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Event
Sep 9, 2026 · AI Native Law Firm Conference
2026 AI Native Law Firm Conference
Flatiron is sponsoring and exhibiting at the 2026 AI Native Law Firm Conference in New York City.
Article
Aug 19, 2026 · Thomson Reuters Institute
The legal profession's monoculture trap in the AI age
Thomson Reuters Institute published a condensed version of our piece on why AI-first deal work without lawyer supervision collapses into a monoculture of median answers. We make the case for Talent First, AI-powered: human judgment directing the tools, not the other way around.
Article
Aug 2026 · FlatironLaw.AI
The Monoculture (Homogenization) Trap in the Practice of Law
By Leonard T. Nuara and Conrad E.J. Everhard. "AI First" firms are betting that models can replace lawyer judgment. We argue the opposite: because every model draws on the same data, AI left unsupervised converges on the same median answer — fine for commodity contracts, fatal in high-stakes deal work. A Talent First alternative, plus the seven risks every firm should be managing.
Event
Jul 14, 2026 · AM&AA
Anatomy of a Deal: What Worked, What Didn't!
Flatiron co-hosted the AM&AA Northern New Jersey Chapter event, where Lennie moderated a panel of entrepreneurs who sold their businesses — recruited from Flatiron's client base.
Sponsorship
Jun 2026 · Legal Innovators California
Legal Innovators California 2026
Flatiron exhibited and sponsored Legal Innovators California. Lennie Nuara joined the "Law Firm of the Future" panel, sharing how a talent-first, AI-powered practice model is reshaping M&A delivery.
Podcast
May 4, 2026 · The Geek In Review
Flatiron Law Group's Lennie Nuara on Talent-First AI, M&A Workflows, and the Future of Legal Practice
Lennie Nuara joins Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer on The Geek in Review to discuss building a talent-first, AI-powered legal practice. He explains why Flatiron rejects "AI-first" framing, how structured M&A workflows let AI amplify lawyer judgment rather than replace it, and why model monoculture poses a subtler risk than hallucination in high-stakes deal work.
Event
Apr 2026 · Doon Insights
LegalTech 9 — Salon at Bonny Doon
Lennie Nuara will be a panelist speaking on what it means to be an AI Native Law Firm at this intimate think-tank event.
Event
Apr 17, 2026 · PLI
Autonomous Vehicles 2026: Practical Legal Guide for Cars, Trucks, Delivery Robots, and Beyond
Lennie Nuara will be Co-Chairing this new, full day PLI Seminar covering the practical legal landscape for autonomous vehicles and systems.
Interview
Apr 13, 2026 · The Legal Wire
When a Law Firm Is Built Around Legal Tech
Conrad Everhard speaks with Nicola Taljaard of The Legal Wire about building a firm where technology is part of the operating model itself — DEAL DRIVER® and Deal Mentor embedded in the practice rather than layered onto it, an "HI first, AI second" approach, and the efficiency that makes a true flat-fee M&A practice possible.
Event
Mar 2026 · AM&AA
AM&AA Northern New Jersey Chapter
Flatiron co-hosted the launch of the AM&AA Northern New Jersey Chapter as an initial sponsor. Conrad spoke about all things M&A on the M&A panel.
Sponsorship
Mar 2026 · Phase Capital
Flatiron Law Group Sponsors Frontiers 2026 in Nashville
Flatiron was proud to sponsor Phase Capital's Third Annual Life Sciences and Biotech Summit. Kristen F. Johns moderated two panels at the event, which brought together founders, investors, scientists, and operators at the forefront of life sciences innovation. Special kudos to Kavya Sharman, PhD (Phase Capital), the team at Rhodium Scientific, and former shuttle astronaut Mike 'Bakes' Baker.
Event
Sep 30, 2025 · Doon Insights
Reinventing the Law Firm Business Model
Conrad gave a presentation at LegalTech 8 Bonny Doon in Santa Cruz, California on the future of the law firm business model and the efficiency-driven flat-fee approach.
Video
May 2025 · Legal Innovators / Cosmonauts Ltd
CEO Talks: Conrad Everhard & Lennie Nuara of Flatiron Law Group
Exploring the minds behind Flatiron at Legal Innovators California.
Event
2025 · PLI
PLI Internet of Things
Lennie Nuara Chairs, and Kristen Johns speak at PLI's Internet of Things program.
Podcast
Dec 2024 · Law Subscribed
Mergers and Acquisitions + Subscriptions and Flat Fees with Conrad Everhard
Conrad shares how Flatiron Law Group applies subscription and flat-fee models to M&A transactions.
Podcast
Nov 2024 · Technically Legal Podcast
Beyond Billable Hours: Flatiron's Conrad Everhard on a Fixed-Fee and Tech Based Approach to M&A
Conrad discusses his career trajectory and why he left Big Law to build a technology-driven, fixed-fee M&A firm.
Podcast
Aug 2024 · The Geek In Review
Inside Flatiron's Flat-Rate M&A Model with Conrad Everhard
A deep dive into Flatiron's pioneering flat-fee model and its origin story.
Article
May 30, 2024 · Thomson Reuters Forum Magazine
Making Alternative Fee Arrangements Work in M&A
Conrad Everhard and Lennie Nuara authored this piece for Thomson Reuters' Forum Magazine, laying out how alternative fee arrangements can be structured to actually work in M&A — scoping, pricing, and delivery discipline that make flat fees viable on complex deals.
Event
2024 · Stanford CodeX
Stanford FutureLaw
Showcased Deal Mentor — an AI training platform built with Stanford Law School's liftlab.
Event
Ongoing · PLI
PLI Technology & Law
Lennie Nuara chairs two conferences annually for PLI on technology and law — a role held for over two decades.
