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Before You Turn On Copilot: What a Governance Readiness Assessment Actually Finds

The gap between “we deployed Copilot” and “we deployed Copilot safely” is a short assessment, and it almost always finds more than leadership expects. Reading time: about 7 minutes • Topics: Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Purview, Data Governance, Oversharing, Legal   Copilot doesn’t hack your data. It uses your permissions. That single sentence explains why […]

When One Tool Isn’t Enough: Governing AI Across Every Platform Your Firm Uses

Your firm isn’t running one AI tool. It’s running several. The firms adopting AI most safely govern the data underneath all of them, not each app one at a time. Reading time: about 6 minutes • Topics: AI Data Governance, Microsoft Purview, Copilot, Harvey, CoCounsel, ChatGPT, Claude, Legal At most firms, AI governance comes last, […]

Locking Down Copilot Studio Before Your Agents Go Live

AI agents don’t wait for governance to catch up. Here’s how to establish the guardrails before the first agent touches a client matter, not after. Reading time: about 6 minutes • Topics: Copilot Studio, AI Agents, Microsoft Purview, Entra ID, Governance, Legal Building an AI agent has never been easier. Governing one has never been […]

Governed BI: Putting Purview Sensitivity Labels on Power BI and Fabric

Your dashboards are only as governed as the data behind them. Here’s how to bring firm-financial analytics into Power BI and Microsoft Fabric without turning a dashboard into a data-leak. Reading time: about 6 minutes • Topics: Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Microsoft Purview, Row-Level Security, Data Governance, Legal Everyone wants the dashboard. Almost no one […]

Greg Gillette

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.

Natasha Romanova

Manager of Finance and Operations

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.

Michael Warren

Senior 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, 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.

Corey Tracey

Principal Engineer, End User Compute

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.

Denesh Harrilal

Principal Architect, Purview & Copilot Studio

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.

Michael Canalini

Founder & CEO

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.