About Damien Riehl

Damien Riehl is a lawyer and technologist with experience in complex litigation, digital forensics, and software development. A lawyer since 2002 and coder since 1985, Damien clerked for the chief judges of state and federal courts, practiced in complex litigation for over a decade, has led teams of cybersecurity and world-spanning digital forensics investigations, and has built AI-backed legal software.

Co-Chair of the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Connected and Automated Vehicles, he is helping recommend changes to Minnesota statutes, rules, and policies—all related to connected and autonomous vehicles. Damien is Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's AI Committee, which is establishing an AI Sandbox to promote Access to Justice (A2J).

At Clio—which combines the Business of Law and Practice of Law (including Vincent, Fastcase, and Docket Alarm)—Damien aids in the expansion of various products, integrating AI-backed technologies into a billion-document dataset from 100+ countries, all to improve legal workflows.