Category: General Counsel
On #BakersDozen: Alan Bryan of Wal-Mart Talks To High Performance Counsel
Alan is Sr. Associate General Counsel for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. where his responsibilities include leading the Office of Outside Counsel Management and Legal Operations.
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On #BakersDozen: Tom Trujillo – EVP, Deputy GC & COO, Wells Fargo Law Department – In Interview with High Performance Counsel
Tom speaks with refreshing authenticity from a rich well of experience in the legal industry. His voice speaks clearly to both the challenges and opportunities ahead for lawyers and the industry we embrace. As we congratulate him on his new appointment as Deputy General Counsel & COO with Wells Fargo’s Law Department, we invite you to share in what he has to say about the road ahead.
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PRICING LEGAL SERVICES ACCURATELY WITH DATA ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGY – PRESENTED BY LEGAL DECODER, INC.
Pricing legal services has become one of the legal industry’s biggest challenges – both for clients and law firms. Management headaches and maddening business outcomes result from pricing misfires. Learn more in this cutting-edge analysis presented by industry experts, Legal Decoder.
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High Performance Counsel Presents #SELFIESWITHSONYA: Jennifer Salinas of Lenovo – and President of the Hispanic National Bar Association – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som
High Performance Counsel Presents #SELFIESWITHSONYA: Jennifer Salinas of Lenovo – and President of the Hispanic National Bar Association – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som #hipcounsel
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On #BakersBest 4X4 Edition, Issue 4 – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Fernando Garcia, Tom Trujillo, Brendan Burnett & Ed Vidal
On #BakersBest 4X4 Edition, Issue 4 – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Fernando Garcia, Tom Trujillo, Brendan Burnett & Ed Vidal.
At High Performance Counsel, we pride ourselves on asking the right questions – which are typically also the tough questions. So any of these four questions taken from our infamous #BakersDozen interview is arguably an essay in its own right. #hipcounsel
Nancy May: Technoliteracy is the New Black
At this point, all public U.S. Corporate Boards have (or can explain why they don’t have) one or more qualified financial experts on board. This, of course, has been mandated for some time.
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On #BakersBest 4X4 Edition, Issue 1 – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Mark Cohen, Sarvarth Misra, Dennis Garcia & Caleb King
On #BakersBest 4X4 Edition – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Mark Cohen, Sarvarth Misra, Dennis Garcia & Caleb King
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On #BakersBest 4X4 Edition, Issue 2 – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Mary Mack, Jennifer Silverman, Debbie Reynolds & Rashda Rana
At High Performance Counsel, we pride ourselves on asking the right questions – which are typically also the tough questions. So any of these four questions taken from our infamous #BakersDozen interview is arguably an essay in its own right. Welcome to the second issue of #BakersBest – four of the best in the legal industry answering four tough, timely questions. We hope you like it.
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On #BakersDozen: Ed Vidal Executive Vice President and General Counsel of iCrowdNewswire In Interview With High Performance Counsel
We interviewed Ed Vidal, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of iCrowdNewswire for #BakersDozen here on High Performance Counsel.
Ed is a business lawyer with over 30 years of experience in New York and Chicago firms.
Since 2012 he has been General Counsel of an online media startup business, which has matured into two self-sustaining companies.
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8of9 CEO MARY KOPCZYNSKI TAKES ON THE #FEARLESSLAW LEGAL LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW
Mary Kopczynski, J.D./Ph.D. is CEO and Founder of 8of9 – a RegTech company focused on simplifying the complex world of financial regulation. Mary is recognized as one of the country’s leading financial regulatory consultants, having advised some of the world’s largest financial institutions navigating through the technical requirements of complex global regulations such as Dodd Frank, FATCA, Basel, EMIR, AIFMD, Margin Rules and more. Here she tackles questions on cybersecurity, legal innovation and much more for #FearlessLaw.
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On High Performance Counsel: Sonya Olds Som Interviews Reginald M. Rasch Head of Legal and General Counsel for Rakuten USA, Inc. | #SelfiesWithSonya
On High Performance Counsel, Sonya Olds Som interviews Reginald M. Rasch for #SelfiesWithSonya. Reginald is Head of Legal and General Counsel for Rakuten USA, Inc..
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On #BakersDozen: Dennis Garcia of Microsoft In Interview With High Performance Counsel
We were especially delighted to interview Dennis Garcia for this edition of #BakersDozen. Our pleasure in getting to know him is now our pleasure in sharing this interview with you. We’re not allowed to pick favorites but this is way up the list. #hipcounsel
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On #BakersBest 4X4 Edition, Issue 5 – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Sonya Olds Som, Monica Zent, Harry Buck & Laura Maechtlen
On #BakersBest 4X4 Edition, Issue 5 – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Sonya Olds Som, Monica Zent, Harry Buck & Laura Maechtlen. Our #BakersBest 4X4 Series brings together the thoughts and insights of top thought-leaders and practitioners in the space – a coming together around the same questions in a sharing of timely perspective.
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On #SelfiesWithSonya: Tom Sabatino: Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Aetna, Inc. In Interview With Sonya Olds Som For High Performance Counsel
On #SelfiesWithSonya: Tom Sabatino: Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Aetna, Inc. In Interview With Sonya Olds Som For High Performance Counsel
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On #SelfiesWithSonya: Raymond R. Ferrell, EVP General Counsel & Corporate Secretary with DexYP – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som for High Performance Counsel
On #SelfiesWithSonya: Raymond R. Ferrell, EVP General Counsel & Corporate Secretary with DexYP – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som for High Performance Counsel. #hipcounsel
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On #SelfiesWithSonya: Maria C. Green, Senior Vice President and General Counsel with Ingersoll Rand Company – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som for High Performance Counsel
On #SelfiesWithSonya: Maria C. Green, Senior Vice President and General Counsel with Ingersoll Rand Company – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som for High Performance Counsel. #hipcounsel
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On #SelfiesWithSonya: Christine M. Castellano, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer with Ingredion Incorporated – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som for High Performance Counsel
I started my career as a litigator, but what I truly love is bringing deals together and working with business teams to launch new projects, mitigate risks or reach agreement with counterparties.
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On #SelfiesWithSonya: Michelle C. Ifill, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel with Verizon Corporate Services – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som for High Performance Counsel
On #SelfiesWithSonya: Michelle C. Ifill, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel with Verizon Corporate Services – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som for High Performance Counsel
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The Three Horses Of The Legal Apocalypse Ride Forth
I coined the phrase when we first launched High Performance Counsel: the three horses of the legal apocalypse. These stood for data, tech and finance – in any order. The power in these elements in play is vast – truly transformative for the legal industry – and the horses are running. #hipcounsel #3horses
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On #SelfiesWithSonya: LaTanya Langley – Vice President & General Counsel of BIC International – In Interview With Sonya Olds Som
As I child, I always new I would be a lawyer. I was obsessed with court shows and I often had trials with my dolls. Women’s rights was always an agenda for me even at a young age.
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On #BakersDozen: Debbie Reynolds In Interview With High Performance Counsel
On High Performance Counsel: Debbie Reynolds is a global thought-leader and advisor to Fortune 500 Companies on data privacy and electronic evidence handling in high-stakes litigation. We invited Debbie to tackle the infamous #BakersDozen interview and we’re sure you’re going to enjoy what she had to share.
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HPC Presents: Ekumene “E” Lysonge In Conversation with Sonya Olds Som on #SelfiesWithSonya
High Performance Counsel (HPC) presents a series of one-to-one interviews hosted by Sonya Old Som will top legal industry practitioners – combining serious insights with a personal touch and a little fun. We call this #SelfiesWithSonya.
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On #BakersDozen: The Hon. Mr. Justice Graeme Mew In Interview With High Performance Counsel
On #BakersDozen High Performance Counsel interviews the Honourable Mr Justice Graeme Mew who was appointed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in December 2013. He sits on the senior trial court in Canada’s largest province, exercising civil, criminal and family jurisdiction – and also on the boards of the Ontario Superior Court Judges Association and the Sports Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada.
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IS YOUR ORGANIZATION SPEAKING JABBERWOCKY? BOARD GOVERNANCE EXPERT NANCY MAY OPINES.
In Through the Looking Glass, Alice’s comment on the nonsense poem, Jabberwocky, was: “It seems very pretty, but it’s rather hard to understand.” Board Governance expert Nancy May opines on the use of jabberwocky by organizations. The legal industry is no exception.
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How Much Cash Ya Got?
Picture this: someone knocks on your door. When you answer, the first thing they ask is: “How much cash ya got?” Expert Contributor on Board Governance, Nancy May, shares a few thoughts on the challenges and opportunities presented for Board governance by activist investors.
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ON #FEARLESSLAW: PEARSON GC & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER BJARNE TELLMANN
Bjarne P. Tellmann is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Pearson and a member of its Executive team. A FTSE 40 company with 36,000 employees in over 70 countries, Pearson provides a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners. Here he talks to High Performance Counsel as part of our exclusive #FearlessLaw series.
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On #BakersDozen: Fernando Garcia, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Nissan and Infiniti in Canada
Fernando Garcia is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Nissan and Infiniti in Canada. An acoomplished lawyer, he tackles the infamous #BakersDozen and speaks to the journey he has taken from earliest youth to present day – and his well-earned success.
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So You Want To Join A Board? The Inside Scoop On Who Makes The “A” List.
It’s time to fill another vacancy on your board. You’ve laid out what you have and what you don’t have, and where you want the board to go. You’ve also assembled a “robust” list of candidates to start with.
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On #Cybersecurity: Addressing The Cyberthreat To Law Firms – Expert Chuck Brooks Interviews Jon Loew, CEO Of AppGuard
The legal industry faces significant challenges in embracing the issue of Cybersecurity – and in responding to the growing Cybersecurity threat. It is also a top-of-mind issue for a growing number of clients who turn to their legal advisers for strategic direction. Here, HPC Cybersecurity Expert Contributor Chuck Brooks interviews the CEO of AppGuard, Jon Loew.
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Board Governance Expert Nancy May Poses A “Quick And Dirty” Board Director Evaluation
Leading Board Governance expert Nancy May sets out key questions in evaluating potential Board Directors.
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The Faces of the Modern Legal Industry
