About the IAPP

Erica Kitaev leads Global Product Management for Practical Law, where she drives product strategy at the intersection of legal expertise and cutting-edge technology. A 20-year veteran of the legal industry, Erica uniquely combines deep legal practice experience with product innovation—having transitioned from partnership at an AmLaw 100 firm, where she practiced in the data protection and litigation groups and was on the early frontier of applying AI-powered solutions to legal practice.

As an early adopter and innovator in legal AI, Erica is a co-inventor on two patents, including technology for AI-driven legal research systems. She is co-author of a popular privacy law treatise and a sought-after speaker on the transformation of legal service delivery through artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

Erica's expertise spans both the practical challenges facing legal professionals and the product strategies needed to solve them at scale.