Microsoft Purview
DSPM
Information Protection
Compliance
Data Lifecycle Management
Canalini Consulting Group is a boutique Microsoft governance firm built for the specific demands of Am Law 100 and 200 practices. Since 2016 we have helped leading firms protect privileged and confidential data across cloud, on-premises, and now AI, with a depth of Microsoft Purview and governance expertise that generalist consultancies cannot match. We are small by design, senior by default, and accountable for outcomes.
To help Am Law firms adopt AI and modern technology with confidence, by making their most sensitive data provably governed, so innovation never comes at the cost of client trust.
A legal industry where every firm can embrace AI without hesitation, because governance is built into the foundation rather than bolted on after the risk appears.
Am Law firms do not have ordinary data. They hold privilege, ethical walls, client confidences, and matter economics that demand a higher standard of protection. We built Canalini specifically for that reality. Our work is the diligent, methodical discipline of governance: knowing where sensitive data lives, controlling what every tool and person can do with it, and proving it when clients and regulators ask. It is careful work, and it is the work that lets a firm move fast without breaking trust.
We work almost exclusively with Am Law firms, so we understand privilege, ethical walls, and the confidentiality standards that generalist IT consultancies overlook.
Deep, hands-on expertise across Microsoft Purview, DSPM, Information Protection, DLP, Insider Risk, and Compliance, applied to real firm environments, not slideware.
Our clients stay with us for years because governance is ongoing. We are a partner that grows with your firm, not a vendor that disappears after go-live.
Founder & CEO
Leads client strategy and delivery across CCG's Am Law and enterprise relationships. Since founding CCG in 2016,
Principal Architect, Purview & Copilot Studio
Leads CCG's global delivery team, architecting the governance frameworks behind every Copilot and agent deployment we ship.
Principal Engineer, End User Compute
The engineer behind CCG's most demanding infrastructure migrations. Corey's expertise spans complex Am Law environments...
Business Development Manager
Michael leads business development at Canalini, building the relationships that bring Am Law 100 and 200 firms into the fold. Consultative by nature,
Accounting & Finance Manager
Your point of contact for billing, contracts, and financial governance on every engagement. Natasha ensures every CCG client relationship....
Principal Architect, Enterprise Microsoft Solutions
Greg brings more than 25 years of enterprise Microsoft expertise to Canalini's most complex engagements, with deep mastery of Microsoft 365....
Supported by a vetted bench of senior consultants and engineers that scales with engagement size — all operating under the same access-governance standards we help our clients build.
• IT Director, Am Law 100 firm
Canalini brought clarity to a complex governance environment. Their team understood the unique demands of Big Law and helped us strengthen security, compliance, and data control without disrupting the way our teams work.
• IT Director, Am Law 100 firm
Canalini brought clarity to a complex governance environment. Their team understood the unique demands of Big Law and helped us strengthen security, compliance, and data control without disrupting the way our teams work.
• IT Director, Am Law 100 firm
Canalini brought clarity to a complex governance environment. Their team understood the unique demands of Big Law and helped us strengthen security, compliance, and data control without disrupting the way our teams work.
Michael founded Canalini in 2016 to close a gap he saw in the legal technology world: Am Law firms needed a partner who understood both the Microsoft platform and the exacting confidentiality standards of legal practice. A decade later, he has built Canalini into the Microsoft governance partner of choice for Am Law 100 and 200 firms navigating the shift to AI.
Relationships come first in everything Michael does. Clients describe him as a straight shooter who acts in good faith and stands firmly behind his brand, and that reputation has become the foundation the firm is built on. He leads client strategy and delivery across Canalini's Am Law and enterprise relationships, guiding legal leaders through Copilot, data governance, and the diligent work of protecting privileged data in a new era. For Michael, earning and keeping a firm's trust is the whole point, and it is why so many of Canalini's client relationships have lasted for years.
Denesh is the technical force behind Canalini's most advanced work, architecting solutions across the full Microsoft stack: Purview and Data Governance, Copilot Studio and AI agents, Entra ID, CI/CD pipelines, M365 Security and Azure infrastructure. He sets the standard for delivery, leads the firm's most cutting-edge governance, infrastructure & security engagements, and mentors the engineering team that lets Canalini scale. When a deal needs real architectural depth, Denesh is the one Am Law clients ask for.
Corey is the engineer behind Canalini's most demanding infrastructure migrations, with more than 25 years across Citrix, Azure Virtual Desktop, and the identity foundations that keep Am Law environments secure.
He specializes in the complex, high-stakes environments where reliability and security are non-negotiable. Just as often, though, it's his calm, friendly demeanor that clients remember: unflappable under pressure and genuinely easy to work with, Corey has earned a loyal following of firms who ask for him by name.
Michael leads business development at Canalini, building the relationships that bring Am Law 100 and 200 firms into the fold. Consultative by nature, he helps legal IT leaders navigate Microsoft governance, Copilot, and AI adoption, working closely with our technical team and Microsoft partners to match every firm with the right solution. He is known for turning first conversations into long-term partnerships.
Natasha owns Canalini's finance and operations function, from accounting, invoicing, and financial reporting to delivery logistics, vendor relationships, and engagement governance. A CPA candidate with an MBA in Accounting and a background in forensic accounting and financial systems, she brings the disciplined, methodical stewardship that keeps the firm running smoothly and its engagements aligned to strategy.
Rincipal Architect, Enterprise Microsoft Solutions
Greg brings more than 25 years of enterprise Microsoft expertise to Canalini's most complex engagements, with deep mastery of Microsoft 365, identity, messaging, eDiscovery, and automation. He embodies what Canalini stands for: diligent, methodical, and relentlessly high-standard, and clients genuinely love working with him. Whether architecting a firm's identity and messaging foundation or automating the work that keeps it running, Greg is one of the architects Am Law firms trust with their hardest problems.
