Colin Levy

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Colin Levy

General Counsel

Malbek

Background

Colin S. Levy is a recognized voice in legal technology, dedicated to helping the legal industry move beyond tradition and toward smarter, more effective ways of working. As General Counsel at Malbek, he operates at the center of Contract Lifecycle Management, giving him a practitioner’s perspective on how technology reshapes the way legal teams operate day to day.

Colin is the author of The Legal Tech Ecosystem, co-author of CLM for Dummies, and editor of the Handbook of Legal Tech. His writing and commentary appear regularly in Today’s General Counsel, and he serves as a judge for the American Legal Technology Awards. Beyond his work at Malbek, he advises startups and invests in emerging legal technology, staying closely connected to the companies and founders building the next generation of tools for the industry.

Colin’s focus has always been on making legal innovation practical and approachable. He believes that technology should serve the people doing the work, not the other way around, and he brings that perspective to every stage, page, and conversation he’s part of.

Education

  • Certificate in Legal Innovation and Technology, Suffolk University Law School
  • J.D., Boston College Law School
  • B.A. with Honors, Trinity College, Hartford CT.

Awards

  • Fastcase 50 2022 Honoree

Professional - Membership

  • CLOC, Board Member
  • LGBTQ Bar Association, Member

Blog posts

How to Create Standardized Contracts in a CLM?
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Standard Contract: How to Create Standardized Contracts in a CLM?

Most organizations think they’ve solved contract standardization because they have a folder full of templates. Yet legal teams still find themselves reviewing the same NDA for the fifteenth time this quarter, sales reps are still sending out unauthorized clause variations, and procurement can’t tell you whether last month’s vendor agreements match this month’s. The gap […]

BAA-Business-Associate-Agreement
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BAA Agreement: What Does BAA Stand for? What Does BAA Compliant Entail?

If your organization handles Protected Health Information through third party vendors, you already know that getting a Business Associate Agreement or BAA agreement in place is supposed to be straightforward. In practice, it rarely is. As healthcare organizations expand their vendor ecosystems and adopt cloud infrastructure, AI tools, and SaaS platforms, the complexity of maintaining […]

Contract Intelligence in Repository
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What Is Contract Tracking? The Key to Gaining Visibility Across the Contract Lifecycle

Every contract tells a story. The problem is that most organizations have lost the plot. Contracts govern virtually every commercial relationship a business enters into, from vendor agreements and customer deals to employment terms and partnership arrangements. Yet for all their importance, contracts are strikingly easy to lose track of. They scatter across shared drives, […]

Other media appearances