EVENT
Your Roadmap
to Where Legal Leads
Explore the workshops, demos, and insights showing how legal leaders are turning complexity into clarity.
KEYNOTE KICKOFF
Resilience, leadership, and forging your path
On Tuesday, October 21 at 9:00am, DiliTrust’s Rupali takes the stage of Terrace Ballroom 1&2 to introduce Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Lindsay Czarniak and powerhouse NFL agent and attorney Nicole Lynn. This isn’t your typical keynote—expect a raw conversation on what it takes to win, own your career, and lead with grit in industries built on competition.
LIVE DEMO
Lead or be led: the Dilitrust 360° demo experience
Join Patrick Christensen on Tuesday, October 21 at 1:00pm in the ACC Innovation Lounge (Exhibit Hall) for a no-fluff look at how legal can cut through chaos. This live demo proves how one AI-native platform clears the roadblocks at the crossroads of compliance, tech, and innovation—because where legal leads, business follows.
Workshops that put legal in the driver’s seat
Data is exploding, and GCs are being asked to keep pace without drowning in it. This session shows how legal leaders can take the wheel—simplifying retention, privacy, and compliance so the business moves forward without the fear.
When: Monday October 20th at 12:15 PM
Where: Booth #515
Hosted by: Maura Dunn & Rupali Patel
Featuring Contract Lifecycle Management and Entity Management
Drafting is easy. Managing is where legal leads. This session explores the ABCs of modern contracting: automation, business alignment, and communication that turns data into decisions. See how effective CLM simplifies negotiations, accelerates execution, and transforms contracts from risk management to business advantage.
When: Monday October 20th at 2:45 PM
Where: Booth #515
Hosted by: Kulia Warner
Featuring Contract Lifecycle Management
Lawsuits are only part of the story. From investigations to compliance inquiries, eDiscovery is about staying ready before the storm hits. See how legal leaders use proactive discovery to reduce costs, stay compliant, and protect reputations.
When: Monday October 20th at 4:30 PM
Where: Booth #515
Hosted by: Gabe Gross
Featuring eDiscovery
Poor governance creates risk; strong governance builds resilience. This session explores how centralized oversight of entities helps legal lead with confidence, avoid compliance slip-ups, and reinforce trust with regulators, investors, and boards.
When: Tuesday October 21st at 10:15 AM
Where: Booth #515
Hosted by: Cyril Godet & Rupali Pate
Featuring Entity Management
Matters aren’t just boxes to check—they’re insights that shape risk, cost, and business strategy. Learn how modern matter management gives legal leaders real-time visibility and transforms data into decisions that drive the business.
When: Tuesday October 21st at 2:30 PM
Where: Booth #515
Hosted by: Bruce Kuennen, Vandana Dhamija, & Dessa Davidson
Featuring Matter Management and Ascent ELM
Voices from the front of the pack
Meet the leaders driving the conversation at ACC 2025, from visionary workshops to hands-on demos that show where legal leads next.
Gabe Gross
Head of eDiscovery | DiliTrust
Gabe’s the guy who turns client challenges into creative solutions. With 25+ years in software, content, and services, he brings a rare mix of strategy, empathy, and hustle. At DiliTrust, he helps in-house legal teams modernize how they manage discovery, investigations, and subpoena responses, reducing time to insight while controlling budget and risk.
Rupali Patel Shah
Head of Legal Solutions & Alliances, North America | DiliTrust
A strategist with a human touch, Rupali brings equal parts precision and heart to every conversation. An experienced in-house counsel, she turns complex legal and commercial challenges into bold, practical solutions, and does it with the humility and humor that make her a force people actually want to follow.
Bruce Kuennen
Head of US Operations | DiliTrust
Bruce has spent most of his career helping legal teams evolve—from manual, paper-based processes to secure, insight-driven systems that deliver real business value. As President of DiliTrust North America, he’s focused on one mission: helping legal leaders simplify complexity and build trust through technology that empowers, not overwhelms.
Vandana Dhamija
Founder & CEO | Legal Operations Consulting, LLC
Vandana lives at the intersection of law, business, and change. As the founder of an award-winning, women-led consultancy, she helps legal teams turn operations into strategy, and chaos into cost savings. She doesn’t just streamline; she redefines.
Maura Dunn
President | TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC
Maura doesn’t just advise on transformation; she’s been leading it! With deep experience across the public and private sectors, especially in regulated industries like energy, healthcare, and finance, Maura brings sharp analysis and grounded pragmatism to every conversation. Expect insight with the gravitas and authority that only comes from hands-on practice.
Kulia Warner
Corporate Attorney | SRD Legal Group
Kulia’s career is proof that there’s no single road to leadership. From Navy spouse to contract powerhouse, she’s built a reputation on creative problem-solving, empathy, and unstoppable energy. At ACC, she’s all about showing how perspective fuels progress.
Dessa Davidson
Head of Customer Success, US | DiliTrust
Dessa doesn’t just manage customers—she builds believers. Known for her mix of precision and personality, she leads teams that make clients feel seen, heard, and unstoppable. If “success” had a fan club, she’d be president.
Cyril Godet
VP, Legal Expertise & Alliances | DiliTrust
With decades of experience and a career that spans from AXA to Etam, Cyril is a walking bridge between legal precision and technological innovation. He’s the kind of lawyer who speaks both code and contract fluently. And he uses both to keep legal ahead of the curve.
Patrick Christensen
Account Executive | DiliTrust
Patrick brings a sharp focus on using AI to make legal operations smarter, faster, and more human. With a background in business development and digital transformation, he helps clients see how technology can simplify governance, strengthen compliance, and unlock real business value—one partnership at a time.
Lead, don’t follow
Availability is limited.
Secure your meeting today and see firsthand how legal can lead with speed, efficiency, and trust.
We look forward to seeing you in the city of Brotherly Love.