Featured Speaker

Mr. Danny Thankachan

Director of Practice Technology at Blank Rome LLP
December 2017 – Present, Dallas/Fort Worth Area Law Practice
Responsibilities include advising Fortune 500 and AmLaw 200 clients at the nexus of law and technology. Specialties include the development of Blockchain use cases and its implementation in daily operations, assisting clients on information governance and e-discovery engagements and leading business through change management, organizational turnarounds, and business process improvement.
 
Partner – Legal Transformation at Chain Advisors LLC
September 2017 – Present, Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Chain specializes in deciphering the opportunities and myths of Blockchain and related technology as well as the business and legal considerations facing the industry and the innovators.
 
Instructor at Southern Methodist University – CAPE Program
August 2014 – Present, Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Instructor of E-Discovery I as part of Continuing and Professional Education Program
 
Chief Operating Officer – Tritura Information Governance LLC s.c. Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
May 2016 – September 2017
Tritura is a specialized technology services company that helps organizations gain visibility into their information. Our work enables clients to maximize the value of their information while complying with legal requirements for its use and management. Tritura accomplishes this by providing a range of eDiscovery and information governance services.
 
Litigation Technology Services Manager / E-discovery Consultant
Thompson & Knight LLP
March 2009 – May 2016
 
Danny has made numerous presentations including, “The Blockchain Revolution”, “Future of Legal Technology” and “Blockchain Use Cases.”
 
Education        Cardozo School of Law, JD
UCLA BA, Philosophy