Also known as: johnalber
John Alber is Bryan Caves Strategic Technology Partner and oversees three technology-enabled groups at the firm the Client Technology Group, the Practice Economics Group and the Accelerated Review Team. He joined the firm in following a judicial clerkship. He left the firm in , and served as CEO for a software and database company in the transportation sector from -. In , after having sold his company, he rejoined the firm. John served as a member of the firms Operating Group (its management committee) from -. The groups under his leadership develop innovative web-based, client-facing decision support, training and client communication tools. They have become widely known for client-centric applications ranging from decision support systems that deliver legal advice over the web to sophisticated workflow management applications that go so far as to automatically create legal documents. The groups also develop internal and client-facing knowledge management, project management, project estimation and business intelligence systems and provide highly technology leveraged alternative staffing solutions for engagements of all types. John has written and spoken widely on legal technology subjects and received a number of technology awards, both in the legal field and in information technology generally. Among other awards, he was named American Lawyer Medias first ever Champion of Technology in , given a Lifetime Achievement Award by Law Technology News in and recognized as one of the Top CTOs by Infoworld in . In addition, the firm received recognition as a Top Company in for work pioneered by the Client Technology Group. In , Bryan Cave was recognized as the International Legal Technology Associations Most Innovative Firm for work done by the groups under John's leadership. Specialties Technology Strategy, Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics
