DATE: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TIME: 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT
In partnership with Brightflag

Speakers:
Ryan Gailey, Associate General Counsel, Shopify
Anna Richards, Head of Community, Brightflag

General counsel are under increasing pressure to control outside counsel spend while ensuring their teams and firms can still deliver high-quality legal work.

In this session, Ryan Gailey, Associate General Counsel, Commercial Services and Legal Operations at Shopify, joins Anna Richards, Head of Community at Brightflag, to discuss how GCs can take a more strategic approach to managing external counsel in an AI-enabled legal environment.

Drawing on Shopify’s legal operations journey, Ryan will share practical insights on how technology, data, and structured processes can help legal departments:

• Gain greater visibility
• Strengthen cost governance
• Manage law firms more effectively

Register now to join us live, or to ensure you receive a link to the recorded event should you be unable to attend!