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In this half-day intensive seminar, learn from corporate legal operations professionals with experience establishing a dedicated legal operations staff function. Discover how to assess and prioritize legal department needs and create a legal operations roadmap to advance along the Maturity Model for the Operations of a Legal Department. Explore the basics and best practices in the areas of directing work to the right internal and external resources, managing law firms and vendors, and applying process improvement and automation to improve efficiency in legal service delivery. Plan to have your video and mics on for an interactive session.

Please note: This program is appropriate for legal executives (dedicated legal ops professionals and the GCs to whom they report) in large/medium legal departments.

Confirmed speakers:
Samantha Frasso, Director, Business Manager, TIAA
Vanessa Lozzi, Senior Legal Technology and Litigation Support Administrator, Flagstar Bank, FSB
Lisa Ripley, Director - eDiscovery and Information Governance – Legal, Oracle
Mike Russell, Lean Leader - Legal Operations,Trane Technologies
Kim Tobin, Supervisor, Legal Operations, Coverys
Staci Van Der Snick-Novack, Manager-Legal Operations and Development, McDonald's Corporation
Aaron Van Nice, Vice President, Legal Operations, ADM
Daniel Young, Operations Manager, Boston Scientific Corporation

Samantha Frasso, Director, Business Manager, TIAA

Samantha Frasso is business manager and operation’s lead with TIAA’s Advocacy and Oversight team. Ms. Frasso’s time spent teaching middle and high school science prepared her well for her current role as long-term planning, goal setting and tracking, and communication skills learned in teaching easily translated to operations and project management.  In her work, Ms. Frasso strives to create better efficiency and workflow. She manages the newly created TIAA Outside Counsel Preferred Program. As a member of the COO team, she is responsible for project management, metric design and data analysis, departmental budgeting, vendor management, and departmental communications. 

In addition to her role within A and O, she is passionate about her volunteer service at TIAA. Formerly the co-lead of the NY Chapter of the Diverse Abilities Employee Resource Group, she now co-leads the Physical Accessibility Committee for the same group. As someone who identifies as disabled, she believes in empowering and supporting employees with diverse abilities. Additionally, she serves on the TIAA Volunteer Council Education sub team. 

Ms. Frasso earned a BS from Salve Regina University and an MA from William Patterson University.

Vanessa Lozzi, Senior Legal Technology and Litigation Support Administrator, Flagstar Bank, FSB

Vanessa is assistant vice president and senior legal technology and litigation support administrator with Flagstar Bank, headquartered in Troy, MI. She earned her BA from Adrian College and also has a Paralegal Certificate. Ms. Lozzi is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Paralegal Section, International Legal Technology Association (Relationship Coordinating Team Member and Corporate Project Planning Committee), and ACC Legal Operations. Her background and expertise is unique and diverse. She has worked in both the law firm and in a law department environments. Having this experience brings value to the attorney-client relationship and allows her to understand both sides of the business model. In addition, she has extensive training and knowledge as a paralegal, as well as understanding the technological aspects and challenges the legal industry faces today. Ms. Lozzi has the confidence and ability to manage the legal issues while comprehending and understanding the technical side of the coin which allows her to interface with the IT department. In her current role she responsible for many high level cases, projects, reports and vendor relationships. She is also the administrator for the legal department’s software and other technologies.

Lisa Ripley, Director - eDiscovery and Information Governance – Legal, Oracle

Lisa Ripley is the director of eDiscovery and Information Governance at Oracle. As a peer leader of the Legal Operations team at Oracle, Ms. Ripley has built best practice eDiscovery and Information Governance programs.

She was previously in the Oracle Global Information Security organization. Prior to Oracle, she was the global manager of eDiscovery for Sun Microsystems. Ms. Ripley has a cybersecurity, investigative, legal, and technical background.

Ms. Ripley graduated from the University of Washington and has a MSIT from Regis University. She also has a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification.

Mike Russell, Lean Leader - Legal Operations,Trane Technologies

For 25 years, Mike Russell has built teams and designed systems to continually improve legal operational efficiency and value. Mr. Russell is a frequently referenced author and speaker firmly entrenched at the intersection of law practice, technological innovation, and business process expertise in legal service delivery, where he currently lead operations and process excellence for the Trane Technologies (formerly Ingersoll Rand) Global Legal Department.

His journey also includes advising the visionary Clearspire along with nearly 15 years as director, strategic legal Technology for Liberty Mutual Insurance Enterprise Legal Services - transforming a corporate legal department of ~2,000 professionals across 70+ locations with $1B+ managed legal spend.

Early in his career as a customer-centric technical strategist, Mr. Russell focused on infrastructure and knowledge management delivery while serving as IT director for two large law firms (Spencer Fane and Wallace Saunders), as well as working as a regional technologist for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, and database vendor Informix (IBM) technical support & QA teams.

He is certified and experienced across multiple disciplines & technologies, including Asbestos Claims Management (PACE/KCIC), Lean Six Sigma, Cisco, Citrix, eDiscovery (enCase/Relativity), Documentum, GDPR, iManage, Microsoft SharePoint/Servers/Tools, Mitratech, Oracle, Tableau, and numerous other ELM/eBilling/Matter Management and Workflow tools.

 

Kim Tobin, Supervisor, Legal Operations, Coverys

Kim Tobin is the supervisor of legal operations at Coverys, a healthcare education and medical professional liability insurance company. She is responsible for process analysis for legal operations. Ms. Tobin and her team manage the Legal Department’s work flow and the intake of requests for Coverys’ business units seeking legal review. In addition, she also facilitates the Governance Committee and the numerous Coverys Subsidiary Board and Annual Meetings. Her areas of expertise include legal operations, corporate governance, training, budget planning, and matter management.

Prior to joining Coverys, Ms. Tobin worked at Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers as a paralegal and docket clerk, and was previously employed by Manulife and Prudential.  

Ms. Tobin is an active member of the ACC Legal Operations Group, and she recently served as chair of the ACC Legal Ops Internal Resource Management Group. She is also an active member of the Society for Corporate Governance, Massachusetts Paralegal Association, and National Federation of Paralegals Association.

Ms. Tobin received her Paralegal Certificate from Northeastern University and her Executive Office Assistant Certificate in Business Administration and Management from Katharine Gibbs School.

Staci Van Der Snick-Novack, Manager-Legal Operations and Development, McDonald's Corporation

Staci Van Der Snick-Novack is manager of legal operations and Development for McDonald's Corporation. She has been employed by McDonald's for 19 years and in her current role for 4 years. Ms. Van Der Snick-Novack is responsible for the day-to-day operations and professional development of the 300+ global legal department employees with approximately 180 located in the new Chicago headquarters. In her operations role, she has managed department/team budgets, built an outside counsel resource site to include a basic bill tracking tool and a global resource center where communication information is housed for all teams/markets and Legal employees. She managed the headquarter move for the department, facilitated training sessions, organized multiple department meetings to include global members and built a department-wide professional growth program that consists of volunteer internal shadowing and project opportunities for employees at all levels.

Her prior experience consists of being a paralegal and handling Workers' Compensation claims, managing Subrogation and customer Tort claims for McDonald's. Prior to McDonald's, she was employed by a large law firm where she handled customer claims for a large retail store, which included interviewing witnesses and completing store investigations, medical malpractice claims, and some real estate closings.

Ms. Van Der Snick-Novack is the current co-lead of the Internal Resource Group for ACC Legal Ops. She has volunteered with several Pro Bono programs within her Legal Department. She enjoys volunteering with her family at her local Ronald McDonald House and helping seniors and low-income families through the Humanitarian Service Project.

She earned her BA from Northern Illinois University, holds a Paralegal Certificate from Roosevelt University, held a certification in subrogation, and is continually developing herself by attending classes, reading books, or volunteering with organizations such as ACC.

Aaron Van Nice, Vice President, Legal Operations, ADM

Aaron Van Nice is currently vice president, legal operations for Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and is responsible for the technical, financial and operational/administrative processes of the Legal, Compliance, Government Relations departments. This includes driving efficiency and improvements in reporting, ebilling, contract management, workflow automation, and outside counsel spend management. In addition to managing operational processes, he is responsible for strategic planning, goal setting and other key initiatives for the Legal Department. 

Prior to joining ADM, he was director, legal operations at Baxter Healthcare Company. At Baxter, Mr. Van Nice was responsible for all Legal and Compliance operations reporting to the general counsel. Prior to joining Baxter, he was the director of legal operations for Merrill Lynch & Co., where he was responsible for managing the implementation and usage of end users solutions for matter, document, and knowledge management, as well as other processes such as vendor management and ebilling. Before Joining Merrill Lynch, he was a manager in the Strategic Legal Solutions practice group at Deloitte, helping clients assess and implement operational and technology improvements. 

Mr. Van Nice has a degree from the University of Iowa and is a certified public accountant.

Daniel Young, Operations Manager, Boston Scientific Corporation

Daniel Young is operations manager for Boston Scientific’s Global Legal Department. With a team of five, he manages several work streams from technology, day to day operations, policy and procedures, internal and external firm and third-party business relationships, along with working closely with the finance team to manage legal spend. His team has led several process improvement initiatives from implementing a new electronic billing & matter management system to rolling out a new document management tool, and the latest, kicking off an outside counsel convergence initiative. 

Prior to his current position, Mr. Young was a sourcing manager supporting professional and legal services.  In this position, he managed third party relationships, conducted project bids, negotiated agreements, and informed his stakeholders of industry trends and benchmarks.  

He is co-leading the ACC Legal Ops Metric & Analytics Interest Group and helps to facilitate other ACC conference sessions. He volunteered at Project Citizenship to help immigrants apply for their citizenship. He has led the LGBT employee resource group helping to great a diverse, inclusive work environment across all of our global locations. 

Mr. Young earned his BS from Cleveland State University.

Corporate culture, cybersecurity, and ESG are mission-critical risk areas for today’s boards of directors. This panel will coach in-house counsel on providing the information and metrics to empower the board to properly oversee those risk areas. Examining highly realistic fact patterns, the discussion will illustrate the pitfalls of overreporting, effective ways to deliver bad news, and, regardless of the nature of the conversation, how to communicate in a way that highlights the value of the legal department. There will be no time wasted on clear-cut scenarios; panelists will wade through the murky middle ground that careers are made on. 

Confirmed speakers:
Robyn Diaz, SVP and Chief Legal Officer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Anthony Sharett, EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Meta Financial Group

Robyn Diaz, SVP and Chief Legal Officer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Robyn Diaz is senior vice president and chief legal officer for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  Ms. Diaz oversees the legal affairs, technology transfer, and government affairs departments and manages outside counsel relationships.

Before joining St. Jude, Ms. Diaz was a member of the in-house legal team at MedStar Health, served as an adjunct instructor and academic preceptor with the Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, and was an attorney in the health care group at Crowell & Moring, LLP.

Ms. Diaz is chair of the ABA Health eSource editorial board, and of the advisory board of the University of Memphis School of Law Institute for Health Law & Policy.  She serves on the executive council of the Tennessee Bar Association Health Law Section, the board of directors of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center, and the advisory boards of LogicForce and of the Consero Healthcare General Counsel Forum.  She is past chair of both the Memphis Bar Association Health Law Section and the District of Columbia Bar Health Law Section.

Ms. Diaz received her BA from Brandeis University and her JD from Georgetown University Law Center. She earned a Certificate in Executive Leadership for Healthcare Professionals from Cornell University.

Anthony Sharett, EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Meta Financial Group

Anthony Sharett is the executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Meta Financial Group, Inc. and MetaBank. 

Before joining the Company, he held legal and business unit leadership positions at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, including as the legal leader and interim president for Nationwide Bank. Previously, Mr. Sharett was a partner at BakerHostetler where he was the national co-leader of the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group.  

He is a member of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America.©

Mr. Sharett received his BA from Ball State University and holds a JD from The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law.

It's hard to get approval to buy legal-specific technology, but you likely already have a suite of Microsoft products and enterprise systems on board. Here is a chance for both legal ops professionals and in-house counsel to learn from peers who have developed innovative applications of existing technology and fostered efficiency and collaboration in ways that might be helpful to you and your legal department. Demos and practical advice about the development and rollout processes will help you get ready to leverage technology you already have. 

Confirmed speakers:
Larry Cohen, Client Operations Director, AARP
Denika Dwyer, Director, Contracts, Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Nick Jaramillo, Attorney – Principal, Cloud Computing, Technology & Commercial Transactions, Microsoft
Chris Kopeck, Senior Manager of Legal Administration, Walgreens
Lorraine A. Bracy-Ward, Legal Operations Manager, PTC Therapeutics, Inc.

Larry Cohen, Client Operations Director, AARP

Larry Cohen uses mature, thoughtful leadership to produce proven results and business innovation. He provides process, issue expertise and contract approval to OGC Clients in the areas of policy, business operations, local engagements events, and partnership agreements. His clients often say “Wow! That was fast” and appreciate his 360 degree approach to problem solving. Known for his responsiveness he understands that it is vital to keep up with the organization, and move at the speed of business.

Mr. Cohen's client-centered approach and “train and trust” mentality have created a strong rapport with those served and supports his strong, results-driven reputation. With his Six Sigma, and MBA background, he possesses a proven skill set to assess issues and deliver innovative, realistic solutions to business problems. In recognition of strong operations and innovative business support, the ACC awarded AARP one of the 2018 Value Champion Awards.

As client operations director, Mr. Cohen provides daily, hands-on support to a team assigned to a client base of 850 internal colleagues. Within this important role, he reviews, negotiates and approves agreements and licensing on behalf of OGC. Additionally, when procedural issues arise, he works to implement frameworks for contracts and process improvements across a wide array of legal issues that are diverse in scope and complexity. In 2011, Mr. Cohen used this same approach when assigned to the AARP Workforce Team. His team was awarded the AARP Education and Outreach Award for Member Relationship Management and Program Delivery. Mr. Cohen believes in being proactive and maintaining world-class service levels. To that end, he implements technology solutions, such as OGC Online, and continuously provides clients with practical, decision-tree based guides to optimize their experiences and help them navigate to appropriate resources. With his sensitivity to the greater business ecosystem, Mr. Cohen drives policy development so that OGC can rise to meet new challenges across the enterprise. In 2009 and 2010, using the same drive and enthusiasm, his team was bestowed the AARP Agent for Social Change and the AARP Impact Awards, respectively. 

Prior to joining AARP, Mr. Cohen managed and developed several computer training centers in Maryland where he put skills obtained from his Johns Hopkins MBA to good use. He also served as an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and was adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, Undergraduate Studies. He is a published Author in The Psychologist-Manager Journal for his paper “Adapting New Technologies to Solve Business Problems” and additionally served as the President of the Board for the Oatland Farms. 

 

Denika Dwyer, Director, Contracts, Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Denika Dwyer is the director of contracts for Arrow Electronics, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries. Operating within the legal department, Ms. Dwyer is responsible for oversight and management of legal shared services and legal operations roles and responsibilities. With a team of over 20 individuals, her responsibilities encompass all facets of contracts throughout its life-cycle, inclusive of the systems, tools, resources, negotiations, administration, and support. All documents requiring signature for both procurement and sale of indirect and direct goods, services, software, and solutions route through her team. All representations, surveys, certifications, UCC filings, government registrations and ESG (environmental, social, governance) review and submittals also fall under her teams' responsibility. She also has responsibility for managing Arrow's supplier diversity program.

Prior to Arrow, Ms. Dwyer crossed industries and roles. She worked more recently in the telecommunications industry as director of procurement. Prior to that, she worked in a variety of roles and industries spanning cable, financial services, sports and entertainment, etc.

Ms. Dwyer has been a panelist at prior diversity and inclusion events in partnership with the Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council.

She graduated with a BA from the University of Denver. Most of her education has come with her many years of experience and in her close workings with in-house counsel throughout her career.

Nick Jaramillo, Attorney – Principal, Cloud Computing, Technology & Commercial Transactions, Microsoft

Nick Jaramillo is an attorney with Microsoft Corporation, based in Microsoft's Chicago office. At Microsoft, Mr. Jaramillo leads the legal support function for a $2 billion enterprise commercial business covering 7 states and 400+ business clients. In this position, he focuses on cloud computing transactions (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS) and practices at the intersection of law, technology, and business to provide legal support for a large, complex, and rapid growth sector of the company. Mr. Jaramillo also provides general counsel to the business on global privacy and data protection, consulting and support services, corporate citizenship, compliance, intellectual property, and licensing.

 

Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Jaramillo worked in various senior legal positions at Motorola Mobility and InnerWorkings, Inc. as well as a corporate lawyer in the Chicago office of a prominent international law firm. His career has been spent shaping and negotiating a wide range of sophisticated IT and related commercial agreements such as those related to Digital Transformation, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, IT & business process outsourcing, consulting services, high tech component manufacturing, and product support arrangements. Mr. Jaramillo received his JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and his BA from University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign.

Chris Kopeck, Senior Manager of Legal Administration, Walgreens

Chris Kopeck is currently senior manager of legal administration at Walgreen Co., working in the legal operations function since 2013. His daily work touches all areas of legal operations at the company, including legal hold and eDiscovery.   

With over 30 years of service to Walgreen Co., Mr. Kopeck began his career in field operations, leaving the stores to work at the support center in 2000. His corporate support center experience includes stops in Marketing, Pharmacy Purchasing and the Legal Department, where he worked in Litigation and Regulatory Services prior to starting the legal operations function in 2013. 

As time allows, he volunteers with the Walgreen Co. Legal Department Pro Bono Program. Mr. Kopeck is also active within the ACC Legal Ops Community, chairing the 2019-2020 Tools and Technology Interest Group, as well as actively participating in the Internal Resources Management and eDiscovery & Information Governance interest groups. He also serves on the ACC Legal Ops Conference Planning Committee.

Lorraine A. Bracy-Ward, Legal Operations Manager, PTC Therapeutics, Inc.

 

Lorraine Bracy-Ward has been in her current role since December of 2018. Prior to this role, she was intellectual property operations manager. In her time at PTC Therapeutics, Inc., Ms. Bracy-Ward has lead several IP/Legal system implementations. Currently, she is responsible for the corporate legal and intellectual property budget management; as well as the tools, technology and process management. 

 

As a first generation college graduate and product of teenage parents, Ms. Bracy-Ward dose not believe in “can’t”. To her, it’s all a matter of, “when”.  If anything, life has been a humbling experience which has taught her to absolutely, “treat others how they want to be treated”.

 

Following California, several U.S. states have been developing their own privacy legislation, in some cases overlapping with existing regimes and in other cases setting forth a new framework. GDPR enforcement actions continue to shed light on the law's requirements, at times extending its reach beyond what was initially anticipated. This virtual roundtable invites participants to share tips on structuring a privacy program that is flexible enough to address the evolving privacy patchwork.

Confirmed speakers:
Victoria Gage-Bernheimer, Data Privacy Counsel, Accenture LLP
Amy Yeung, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, Lotame

Victoria Gage-Bernheimer, Data Privacy Counsel, Accenture LLP

As privacy counsel for Accenture, Vicky Gage-Bernheimer provides data privacy legal guidance to Accenture focusing on compliance with HIPAA, security services offerings, EU-GDPR and V&A.  She consults with Accenture businesses and offerings counsels on incorporating privacy by design into new technology solutions and offerings, including privacy reviews for health-related offerings which leverage Artificial Intelligence.   She further advises on privacy and security risk assessments and negotiating global data privacy contractual agreements.  

She is a privacy legal professional with extensive global experience in privacy, corporate, field legal offices, compliance, financial services, healthcare, claims, technology and litigation areas.  She has previously served as data privacy officer at Avanade Inc., assistant general counsel, privacy at Aon Corporation, privacy senior manager at Allstate, and trial counsel for Allstate Insurance Company. As data privacy officer, North America, Ms. Gage-Bernheimer was responsible for facilitating compliance with Avanade's Privacy Policy, data management policy, and global regulations in connection with the protection and processing of personal data by Avanade.   She focused on HIPAA, building privacy and security into mobile application development, and advising information technology stakeholders and executive leadership on data protection and security regulatory requirements. She also advised on privacy matters for global client and supplier contracts.

She is currently serving as membership chair for the ACC Health Law Committee.

Amy Yeung, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, Lotame

Amy Yeung is general counsel and chief privacy officer at Lotame, Inc, a global big data analytics company in the publisher and marketing space. In this role, Ms. Yeung leads all legal, compliance and privacy functions at Lotame.  Ms. Yeung joins Lotame from Comscore, where she served as deputy general counsel, leading efforts to bring the company back to the public markets after it was delisted, including building the data privacy and compliance programs in alignment with new and upcoming regulations. Prior to Comscore, Ms. Yeung was general counsel at AI platform Dataminr during its midmarket expansion, analyzing public data and social media for high-impact events and emerging risks. Before Dataminr, she was assistant general counsel for global video game publisher ZeniMax, guiding this accelerated-growth company through emerging and evolving regulation around data, privacy, and protecting children.

 

An accomplished leader in the legal field, Ms. Yeung earned a JD from Duke University School of Law and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Earlier in her career, Ms. Yeung practiced at Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr and clerked on the Delaware Court of Chancery. She serves on the leadership team of the Law Department Management Network of the Association of Corporate Counsel, is a board member of the Duke University Alumni Association, and recently completed her term on the board of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

 

This session will provide practical tips, tools, and real-world examples on building a strategic plan for Legal Operations. Speakers will explain processes to align Legal Ops initiatives to the immediate needs of the Legal Department and the longer-term goals and strategic priorities of the GC’s leadership team, which are all connected to the mission of the Company. 

Confirmed speakers:
Reese J. Arrowsmith, VP, Head of Legal Operations, Campbell Soup Company 
Andrea Kochensparger, Division General Counsel, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
Brandee Martinsky, Legal Operations Manager, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Reese J. Arrowsmith, VP, Head of Legal Operations, Campbell Soup Company

Reese is the Chair, ACC Legal Operations and VP, Head of Operations, Legal, Compliance and Public Affairs for Campbell Soup Company, where he works with the General Counsel to develop and lead a “best-in-class” law department operations function with a primary focus on aligning the department’s day-to-day operations with business strategy. Legal Operations oversees running the daily operations of the department, including strategic planning, finance, information technology, law firm and vendor management, client service, and human resources. 

Prior to this position, Reese was the VP, Head of Operations, Law, Compliance and Public Policy for Lincoln Financial Group. There he oversaw running the daily operations of the department, including strategic planning, finance, information technology, law firm and vendor management, client service, and human resources.

Andrea Kochensparger, Division General Counsel, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Andrea Kochensparger is the division general counsel, head of global legal operations for Zimmer Biomet. She is a seasoned executive with international experience across a broad range of leadership and legal areas. She is currently working to build a global operations function in a large medical device organization. Recent initiatives include the implementation of a Global CLM system to be used by all company functions, and an outside counsel spend project that identified savings of over 6 million dollars in two years. This outside counsel project also resulted in the 2018 Thomson Reuters Golden Cheetah award. She believes in being a strategic business partner for her clients, and constantly searches for ways to provide additional value to the business. Her technical experience cuts across a broad range of areas, including legal operations and project management, leadership, commercial transactions, M&A, regulatory affairs, litigation and risk management, labor and employment, and lobbying and government affairs.

Prior to joining Zimmer Biomet, she spent years in the life sciences industry, previously having served as general counsel of Roxane Laboratories. 

Ms.  Kochensparger spends much of her free time volunteering and has assisted various organizations in establishing their non-profit organizations. She is also the volunteer executive director for the special needs animal rescue Speak for the Unspoken, a completely volunteer based foster organization.

Ms. Kochensparger is a graduate of Michigan State University. She received her JD degree at Western Michigan’s Cooley Law School.

Brandee Martinsky, Legal Operations Manager, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Brandee Martinsky is legal operations manager for Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. She has been key to the Department’s continuous development and strategy deployment.  She is responsible for leading and supporting the Legal Ops team with strategic planning, project management, and metrics measurement in alignment with general counsel’s objectives.  Additionally, she is tasked with identifying opportunities for creating efficiency and savings, sharing best practices, and improving processes within the Legal Department’s organizational structure, systems, and technologies.

After joining Zimmer Biomet, Ms. Martinsky has supported the legal department in various roles of increasing responsibility.  During her tenure, she was responsible for the implementation of the Legal Department’s e-Billing system and since then has managed a number of related projects and driven the adoption of best practices for approving invoices, work streams, matter management, and vendor relationships.

Ms. Martinsky earned her BA from Indiana University and an AAS from Ivy Tech Community College.

If you want better outcomes, think positive! The benefits of positive psychology are well-documented, not only for personal well-being, but also for productivity and professional success. This session gives legal professionals a roadmap for rewiring unhelpful thought patterns and developing a positive emotional style.

Confirmed speaker:
Elina Teboul, Founder, The LightUp Lab

Elina Teboul is an executive coach, consultant, and the founder of The LightUp Lab. Ms. Teboul seeks to inspire and empower people and organizations to flourish through positive psychology, mindfulness, and coaching training. She is a frequent writer and speaker at conferences and law schools. She began her legal career practicing at Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP in the investment management group and explored in-house legal work at Credit Suisse. 

Ms. Teboul is passionate about philanthropy and worked for a foundation as both legal counsel and philanthropic adviser. She is a frequent writer and speaker at conferences and law schools. Elina serves on the ABA Well-Being Committee Sub-Committee for Lawyer Wellbeing Week and on the NYC Bar Association Mindfulness & Well-Being in Law Committee.  Ms. Teboul serves on the ABA Well-Being Committee Sub-Committee for Lawyer Wellbeing Week and on the NYC Bar Association Mindfulness & Well-Being in Law Committee.  

Ms. Teboul holds a BA from New York University and a JD from Columbia Law School. She is currently pursuing her executive coaching degree through the Columbia Coaching Certification Program and is a candidate for her MA at Columbia University, Teacher’s College.

Here’s the thing: you can be innovative without being transformative, but you can’t transform without being innovative. In this session, we will discuss the many dimensions of transformation – not just the oft-cited “people, process and technology,” but also the strategy that sets it in motion and the performance measures you need to keep it on track and correct course along the way. We will explore the solutions sets that include obvious choices – such as doing the work to catch up to best practices in important areas - as well as the experimentation, innovation and culture change involved in entering untrodden territory. Plus, we will cover the sequencing necessary to get from improvement to innovation and then on to transformation.

Confirmed speaker:
Bradley Rogers, Chief Operations Officer and Chief of Staff - Law, Gov't Relations, Reg Affairs, and Corp. Secretary, TIAA

Brad Rogers is the chief operations officer and chief of staff for Law, Government Relations, Regulatory Affairs, and Corporate Secretary at TIAA. For more than a decade at TIAA, he has been driving the design and execution of game-changing capabilities and business disciplines across the enterprise. Currently, he is responsible for transforming the entire legal and operations function including the operating model, staffing plan, technology roadmap, vendor strategy (including offshore and outside counsel) and, employee culture and engagement. In his previous role at TIAA as the operational excellence leader for Asset Management, he led a radical reinvention and major re-engineering of the alternative asset business, delivering innovative operating capabilities and infrastructure for the Global Real Estate investing business, helping to propel it to #2 in the world, more than tripling assets under management, including assets from global institutional investors.

Prior to joining TIAA, Mr. Rogers shared his transformation leadership experience at Bank of America, JP MorganChase, GE Capital, and Arthur Andersen Consulting.

Mr. Rogers has a bachelor’s degree in Aerodynamics, Thermodynamics and Economics from the University of Colorado and an MBA in Competitive Strategy and Quantitative Methods from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, and is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Recently, he received an executive management certificate in Artificial Intelligence from MIT’s Sloan School of Business.