Over one day, the interactive discussions will combine panels of women lawyers discussing the top legal issues facing in-house counsel in employment, privacy, IP, trade regulatory compliance in addition to leadership and career development skills and tips needed for women to rise in their organizations or get noticed by other companies. Validity team members Wendie Childress and Laina Hammond will lead discussions on:
Tips for successful arbitration and litigation | 12:00 PM-12:50 PM ET
- Practical guide on handling parallel proceedings
- Calculating damages
- Dealing with fraud and corruption claims
- Exploring recent competition investigations and outcomes
Wendie Childress, Portfolio Counsel
Validity Finance
Lisa Davis George, Director and Senior Litigation Counsel
Discover Financial Services
Jennifer Recine, Partner
Kasowitz Benson Torres
Sara Margolis, Partner
MoloLamken
Proactively and effectively managing a successful legal department | 3:15 PM-4:00 PM ET
- Building a successful in-house legal department
- Tips for executing growth with a limited budget for headcount, technology and outside counsel
- Monitoring stress and mental well-being
- Negotiation strategies with outside counsel
- Learnings from managing challenging times and team uncertainties
Laina Hammond, Investment Manager
Validity Finance
Nicole Bearce, Global Head - Litigation
Conduent
Mariëlle Reints, VP of legal
Elastic
Cinda Serianni, Associate General Counsel
Gilead Sciences
