Cat Casey

Chief Legal AI Futurist

The Masters Conference

Cat Casey is not a guest who drops in for a keynote and disappears. She is the throughline.As Masters AI’s Chief Legal Futurist and founder of TechnoCat, she brings more than two decades of earned trust, helping lawyers understand what AI actually means for their work, their judgment, and their future. She sets the tone, cuts through the noise, and keeps every conversation grounded in how the legal profession really operates.

Brad Blickstein

CEO

Blickstein Group

Brad is a legal industry futurist—he has developed a national reputation for his insight into the changing ways that legal services are being consumed and delivered in the modern marketplace. As CEO of Blickstein Group, Brad focuses on helping legal service providers better understand and serve their clients while providing information about law departments and legal operations. A highly respected legal industry strategist and futurist, Brad has been responsible for multiple initiatives that have created a deeper understanding of—and driven change in—the market for legal services. Before most corporations even had legal operations departments, he launched his Annual Law Department Operations Survey, which remains the most comprehensive survey on the topic. He also conceived the long-running Annual Legal Spend Survey, the Legal AI Efficacy Report, and in 2020, the Annual Legal Pricing & Project Management Survey. Like much of Brad’s work, these surveys bring clarifying, evidence-based knowledge to subjects that more frequently inspire conjecture and fear. Brad is a frequent speaker and writer who has contributed regularly to Above the Law and Legaltech News. Before consulting clients in the legal industry, he was among a small team that launched Corporate Legal Times (now Corporate Counsel), the first publication directed to in-house counsel. He subsequently led a management buyout of the media company behind the publication and served as its chief executive. Brad is a fellow in the College of Law Practice Management, an invitation-only organization of judges, lawyers, academics, and others dedicated to excellence in law practice management. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Pra Chandrasoma

Head of Legal

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Pra Chandrasoma is a technology attorney and General Counsel at BENlabs, a Bill Gates-owned AI SaaS company. He is a frequent speaker on AI governance, data privacy, and the evolving regulatory landscape shaping the future of technology and law.

Dr. Cain Elliot

Chief Legal Futurist

Filevine

Dr. Cain Elliott is the Chief Legal Futurist at Filevine, the leading legal work platform for law firms and businesses across the United States of Canada. Cain develops solutions to bring Filevine to clients in a variety of professional services. He previously served as the CIO at Margolis Edelstein and taught philosophy at a variety of institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the University of Warsaw. Cain is a philosopher and technologist, skilled in knowledge management, leadership, and technology. His work happens at the intersection of innovation and best-practices. With a Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D) focused on building, creating, and finding new ways to learn, Cain advances a big-picture view on the future of legal work.

Sheila Grela

Sr. Paralegal

Buchalter

Sheila Grela is a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS), NALA Certified Paralegal (CP), and Advanced Certified Paralegal (ACP) in eDiscovery, recognized for her leadership, service, and impact across the legal technology community. In 2022, she received the Gayle O’Connor GO Spirit Award in recognition of her contributions to the field.Since joining Buchalter in 2022 as a litigation paralegal, Grela has supported complex litigation matters while strengthening efficient, defensible discovery workflows. Previously, she worked at Procopio (2017–2022) and Dentons (2015–2017), where she developed a strong foundation in litigation support, case management, client service, and discovery strategy within large law firm environments.Beyond her litigation work, Grela actively advances education and collaboration across the eDiscovery community. She serves on the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) Global Advisory Council and contributes to the EDRM Testimony Evidence Reference Model Project, an initiative focused on improving the management, accessibility, security, and accuracy of legal transcripts while addressing emerging technologies, ethics, and privacy standards.In addition to her professional accomplishments, Grela is a respected writer and trusted voice in the legal and eDiscovery community. She contributes to EDRM, NALA, and eDiscovery Today as a guest blogger. She is deeply committed to equipping legal professionals with the right tools to navigate the evolving workplace, with a particular focus on developing durable skills such as critical thinking, and technological fluency. In 2025, she authored five articles that generated more than 5,000 reads on JD Supra, including over 1,700 reads for her widely recognized piece, “Transforming Challenges into Opportunities: The Case for Durable Skills.”A pioneer in the paralegal field and a dedicated advocate for professional growth, Sheila champions education, mentorship, and community engagement. She anchors the Virtual Lunch with Leaders series, a collaborative program with SDPA, EDRM, and Practice Aligned Resources that brings together industry leaders for meaningful discussion. The series has hosted more than 300 sessions, connecting practitioners with industry leaders for practical discussion, education, and career growth. She also serves as Director of the San Diego Chapter of Women in eDiscovery, supporting community engagement and advancement. At a Women in eDiscovery conference, she led a hands-on session focused on building durable skills essential for long-term success in the legal profession.Grela’s impact reaches beyond her own professional achievements. Through her work, she expands access to education, strengthens professional communities, and helps practitioners navigate change with confidence. Her selection as a 2026 finalist for ILTA’s Lifetime Achievement Award reflects her lasting contributions to mentorship, innovation, and excellence in eDiscovery.

Bowe Kurowski

Litigation Support Department Chair

Buchalter

Bowe Kurowski is the eDiscovery Department Chair at Buchalter LLP with more than two decades of experience building, scaling, and modernizing discovery operations inside complex law firm environments. He created the first ABA approved eDiscovery curriculum at the university level on the West Coast, led Litigation Support teams at several Am Law 100 firms and national service providers, has won awards from ALM and the ACLU, and was a #1 best-selling author on Amazon in the legal category. He has a passion for helping people, advising attorneys and firm leadership on defensibility, efficient workflow design, cost control, and the practical integration of emerging technology into legal practice.

Sherry Levian Wallach

CEO & Founder

JustaNovus LLC

Sherry Levin Wallach is the CEO and founder of JustaNovus LLC focusing on AI integration with enhanced commercial results for attorneys, law firms, and legal organization with a focus on cross boarder expansion and special counsel to the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County. She served as President of the New York State Bar Association 2022-2023. Levin Wallach Co-Chaired the Chief Judge of New York’s Committee on the New York Bar Exam and is a member of the New York Chief Administrative Judge’s Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the New York Courts.She is a leader in integration artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies into the legal profession, laws, and regulations. Levin Wallach is the co-chair of the NYSBA International Section’s Technology Committee and a member of the NYSBA Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology. She is an Officer of the International Bar Association (IBA) and a Delegate to the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates. She is an officer of the IBA Access to Justice Committee, and a member of the IBA’s Technology Committee, Bar Issue’s Commission, Technology Committee and Criminal Law Committee. Levin Wallach assisted in drafting the IBA’s “The Future Is Now: Artificial International and the Legal Profession.”Levin Wallach is a Board member of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL). She serves on its Legislative Committee and co-chairs its Technology Committee.She develops and lectures at continuing legal education programs for NYSBA, The International Bar Association, SOMOS, New York University School of Professional Studies, University of Florence, Fordham Law School, New York University School of Law, Barcelona Bar Association, ALM LegalWeek, NFT.NYC, TechnoEast, UIA Conference of International Lawyers, NYSACDL, NYSDA, CDANY, the Virgin Islands Bar Association, and the Westchester County Bar Association.In 2022, LevinWallach served on the Advisory Board for New York University’s Emerging Technologies Collaborative. Levin Wallach is co-founder of the NYSBA Young Lawyers Section Trial Academy. She coached the Pace Law School Mock Trial Team, taught at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy at Hofstra University School of Law and enjoys coaching and judging mock trial competitions.Levin Wallach served as the Deputy Executive Director of LASW for 2019-2025. She began her career in the District Attorney’s Office of Bronx County. She practiced with the law firm of McAloon & Friedman, PC, where she handled medical malpractice defense and then went on to be a principal at her law firm Wallach & Rendo, LLP.Levin Wallach earned her Juris Doctorate from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and her undergraduate BBA from George Washington University.

Gina Taranto

Executive in Residence, Language Technology & AI Innovation

EDRM

Dr. Taranto, is a linguist, applied scientist, and leading voice for pragmatic innovation in legal technology. She is a sought-after advisor for AI workflows and validation protocols and is an active participant in the rapidly evolving world of AI Governance. Dr. Taranto was part of the team that built the Discourse Analysis group at H5 (now Lighthouse) and later built the Linguistics, Analytics and Data Science Group at ProSearch. She is widely recognized for her expertise across the spectrum of Technology Assisted Review (TAR) technologies, especially in conjunction with their use to aid in the safeguarding of sensitive and private information. Her passion for analytics extends to supporting healthy workplace culture and measuring team happiness and success. Recently named an AI Visionary, Dr. Taranto is a published author and often speaks on responsibly leveraging language technology to meet modern business needs.

Brett Tarr

Head of Privacy & AI Governance

OneTrust

Brett Tarr currently leads the Privacy and AI Governance functions at OneTrust, a global leader in privacy and AI Governance software that enables responsible use of data and AI. In this role, he is responsible for embedding governance, transparency, and pragmatic guidance into how the business operates. Brett has spent the last 20 years solving complex data challenges in the legal arena, including privacy, AI Governance cybersecurity, e-discovery, information governance, and legal operations. Known as an innovator and change agent, he focuses on building holistic solutions that break down enterprise silos and support good data hygiene across the entire information lifecycle. He specializes in program building, including having built multiple privacy programs, incident response programs, information governance programs, AI governance programs, e-discovery programs, and vendor management programs.Brett focuses on business enablement by combing elements of people, process, and technology to support enterprise strategic goals in a way that mitigate risk and optimize costs. With extensive experience in architecting technology solutions for legal departments, his technology deployments average 97% satisfaction ratings within 6-12 months post-implementation. Brett has experience working in a full spectrum of legal roles, including litigating at national law firms, developing programs for e-discovery providers, and serving in-house legal roles for numerous corporations, bringing a well-rounded perspective that enables him to work across business lines and build high-performing cross-functional teams. Brett is also frequent author in major publications and has spoken more than 40 times at various industry conferences in the past 15 years.Brett received a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law, along with a Masters in Business Administration from the J. Mack Robinson School of Business at Georgia State University, and earned his bachelors in history and psychology from University of California at Los Angeles.