There are few who have seen the evolution of legal technology from all corners of the legal industry. But those who worked with and deployed such technology in law firms, legal departments and service providers have come to understand that the opportunities legal technology brings and the challenges it creates are universal, no matter where one works.

Chase D’Agostino knows this first hand. A former associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, D’Agostino next served as commercial counsel at Colgate-Palmolive Co., where he was responsible for procuring legal tech solutions, building vendor relations and designing and implementing contract solutions.