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Isabel Parker is the Chief Innovation Officer at White & Case, responsible for leading the Firm's AI and innovation strategy across its global offices. Isabel heads the Practice Solutions function, which includes the AI and Innovation, Business Intelligence, Operational Excellence, Practice Technology, Research and Market Intelligence, and Knowledge Management teams. Isabel joined White & Case from Deloitte Legal, where she was a partner and global lead for Deloitte Legal's Generative AI practice. Before Deloitte, Isabel served as Chief Legal Innovation Officer and Global Head of Knowledge at Freshfields, where she trained and qualified as a project finance lawyer. Isabel is the author of the book Successful Digital Transformation in Law Firms: A Question of Culture. She has been recognised as one of the ten most innovative lawyers in Europe by the Financial Times. She is a recipient of the European Women in Legal Tech Award and was a 2025 vLex Fastcase 50 Honoree In 2023, she was appointed to the Lawtech UK advisory panel, supporting the UK Ministry of Justice's initiatives on legal technology. Isabel is also an Honorary Fellow of the World Commerce and Contracting Association and frequently speaks on topics related to AI, digital transformation, and the future of legal services. Isabel is admitted to practice law in New York State.