STRENGTHENING LEGAL PRACTICE IN THE ERA OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Maud Gilet, an associate at Gruia Dufaut & Partners, participated on April 23 in the Emerging Technologies/AI for Businesses Transformation Conference organized by the Belgian Luxembourg Romanian Moldovan Chamber of Commerce (BEROCC) in Bucharest. Maud joined the panel discussion 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, where she shared insights on 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

In her speech, Maud emphasized the growing presence of new technologies as a significant opportunity, not only for legal professionals who choose to integrate them into their practice, but also for citizens and entrepreneurs who benefit from enhanced access to justice. She also highlighted the inherent risks and challenges associated with these advancements, particularly regarding the accuracy and security of data processed by technology. Maud Gilet underscored that potential tensions between technological evolution and the legal sphere can be mitigated through comprehensive education for all on the workings and implications of new technologies, as well as through a proactive approach to establishing a clear and ethical legal framework.

The panel, organized as part of the BEROCC conference during Belgian Week, was moderated by Mioara Iofciulescu, Vice President at OFA UGIR, CEO Atlantis Romania.

Other speakers included Oana Groșanu, Executive Director at Sustainability Embassy of Romania, Antoaneta Pop, Co-Founder at AlertaCUI, Ruxandra Vodă, Assistant Professor of Management at Tiffin University, Paul Lăzia, Business Owner, Risk & Insurance Business Consulting at RMN 360,  Lucian Dumitru, Tax Partner at Mazars Romania.

The law firm GRUIA DUFAUT & PARTNERS was one of the partners of this event.