Kelly Graves

A former Federal prosecutor with extensive experience in law firm management, operations, and organizational development, Kelly brings a broad understanding of legal practice and strategic change to the firm’s use of AI.  Her portfolio spans initiatives from governance to the development of custom AI-enabled workflows and capabilities to responsible AI adoption and training.  Through this work, Kelly focuses on how AI and emerging technologies can enhance the firm’s capabilities and drive greater value and better outcomes for clients.  She also brings a track record of leading strategic change in complex organizations to her work, having led initiatives across a range of law firm functions, including the launch of practice management functions at two global AmLaw 20 firms.

Before moving into law firm leadership, Kelly practiced as a litigator for over a decade, including serving as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey and as a Trial Attorney for DOJ’s Fraud Section.  During her tenure as a Federal prosecutor, Kelly handled a range of complex investigations and prosecutions involving health care fraud, bank fraud, identity theft, environmental crimes, money laundering offenses, and violent crime.  Kelly also previously served as a law clerk for the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco, then-United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York (now of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit).

Kelly also is an NYU-trained Certified Executive Coach and brings a talent development lens to her AI work.  In particular, her background in coaching and lawyer development informs both her approach to the human dimensions of AI adoption and her perspective on how AI is changing the ways lawyers learn, develop, and work.