As Director of Practice Services, Katherine Lowry leads BakerHostetler’s innovative legal R&D team, IncuBaker, which helps lawyers and clients navigate the intersection of digital business, emerging technology and law. She manages transformational technology initiatives such as augmentation of legal services using AI and intelligent automation, increasing enterprise data maturity and data literacy, developing smart legal contracts, and the delivery of information and research services. Notably, Katherine has led the team in extensive analysis and market research to identify issues that can be automated for businesses post-signature using smart legal contracts and blockchain-based solutions to streamline operations and improve client service.
Katherine is often called upon to share her expertise with numerous organizations at home and abroad, including ILTA, AALL, TEI, ALA, LEI, and her self-created Blockchain Cincinnati Meetup Group, which has nearly 400 members. Through her research and collaborative work, Katherine strives to develop a culture of transformative change in legal analytics, AI and blockchain-based solutions for BakerHostetler and its clients.