Generative Legal Where Leaders Shape
the Future of AI and Law

Name: Generative Legal: Cornell Tech
Start: 2026-11-04T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-04T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Cornell Tech

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Announcing our next gathering

Cornell Tech, NYC

November 4, 2026

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“I've attended hundreds of conferences in this generative AI era, and none matched the “bang for the buck” speaker firepower of Generative Legal. At this moment in history, it was impressive to hear from so many changemakers who are shifting our industry toward good (for good). If this event is reprised, I'll be the first in line to get my ticket!”

Damien Riehl

Solutions Champion, Clio

“There's no better way to grapple with what this technology means in practice than informed, humble, and challenging conversations with peers who are actually living these decisions. I've found no better place to have such conversations than Generative Legal.”

Max Metzler

Senior Group Legal Counsel, Global AI Strategy, Ericsson

“Generative Legal was one of the most substantive and thoughtfully curated legal AI gatherings I have attended. The name itself feels right for this moment: we are entering a generative era in technology, and the conference created the kind of serious, high-quality dialogue that this moment demands.”

Israel Ismail

SVP & General Counsel, Signify Americas

Revisit Stanford 2026

Generative Legal is an invite-only gathering of decision-makers from across the profession. The challenges of AI adoption don't respect the traditional boundaries between us, and our conversations don't either.

The cost of attendance is complimentary. We are intentionally independent and vendor-neutral. Our commitment is to the quality of the dialogue, not to any particular technology or provider. Discussions run under the Chatham House Rule, so participants can speak openly about what's working, what isn't, and what they're grappling with behind closed doors.

Note from the Generative Legal co-founders

Generative Legal: Cornell Tech

The Program

Cornell Tech, NYC · Wednesday, November 4, 2026

9:00 AM

Opening remarks

David Reiss

Wheelock Family Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship Law, Cornell Tech

9:15 AM

Introduction to Generative Legal / State of the Technology

Robert Mahari

Head of Claude for Legal, Anthropic

Co-founder, Generative Legal

What’s actually possible with legal AI today, and what’s still on the horizon? This opening presentation offers a grounded overview of the current state of generative AI for legal applications — how foundation models are evolving, which breakthroughs matter most for legal work, and where the technology still falls short. Attendees leave with a clear-eyed understanding of AI’s capabilities and its limits.

9:45 AM

Keynote conversation with Stuart Levey

Stuart Levey

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Oracle

In conversation with

Simon Consedine

Partner

Three Crowns

10:45 AM

The Client Perspective

What do in-house leaders actually want from AI-enabled law firms? Hear directly from the people buying legal services about their expectations for outside counsel. Are they demanding AI-driven efficiencies? Do they trust AI-assisted work product? How are they weighing a firm’s AI capabilities in pitches and panels? This session surfaces the client voice and helps firms understand where the market is heading.

Panelists

Gary Hood

Chief Legal & AI Officer

Duracell

Ali Rathod-Papier

Partner

Andreessen Horowitz

Lucky Vidmar

Head of IP and AI Litigation and Associate General Counsel

Microsoft

Michele Wong

Head of Technology & Products Legal Affairs

Ericsson

Moderator

Hugh Carlson

Chief Executive Officer, Three Crowns

Co-founder, Generative Legal

12:00 PM

Keynote conversation with Liz Forminard

Liz Forminard

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Johnson & Johnson

In conversation with

Robert Mahari

Head of Claude for Legal, Anthropic

Co-founder, Generative Legal

1:30 PM

The Legal Team in 2029

The legal team of 2029 may prove a meaningful departure from today’s. As AI absorbs the junior work that once filled the ranks and sustained the billable hour, teams are adding engineers and other AI specialists in their place. Alongside this, what that team can actually do turns increasingly on access to frontier models, compute, and data. This session convenes leaders rethinking who sits on the legal team, how their work should be priced, and whether frontier technology will continue to be available to lawyers across markets.

Panelists