LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
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We interview Corporate Defense Law Firm Leaders, General Counsel, Legal Consultants, Legal Tech CEOs, former SEC Officials, Partners turned Authors, Law School Deans and Law Professors and more. Both Men and Women from around the United States.
Listen or Download the PDF Transcript and follow along as we discuss Career Advice, Leadership Stories, current Legal Industry trends and Legal Management topics, and much more.
Ep: 59 Yvette Ostolaza on Enjoying What You Do
Yvette Ostolaza | Chair-Elect of Sidley Austin's Management Committee Enjoying What you Do | An American Story | Maintaining an Active Docket | Journalism & Sales | 3 Trends | Band 1 Chambers USA | Valuable Board & Attorney Advice | DE&I Positioning |...
Ep: 58 Deborah Read on Innovating the Legal Service Delivery Model
Deborah Read | Managing Partner of Thompson Hine Analytical Thinking | Leaving the Herd | Four Areas of Innovation | Behavioral Change | The Success of Others | Different I interviewed Debbie Read | Managing Partner of Thompson Hine on Thursday, June 3rd,...
Ep: 57 Pia Flanagan on Why Representation Matters
Pia Flanagan | Chief Operating Officer at CEO Action for Racial Equity Why Representation Matters | 47 Million Black People | Chief of Staff at MassMutual | Adding Value & More Career Advice | Leadership That Makes You Better | Adoption Story | Reading...
Ep: 56 Nancy Lieberman on Being Unstoppable
Nancy Lieberman | Retired Partner from Skadden Being Unstoppable | JD at Age 22 | M&A in the 80s | Skadden’s Youngest Partner | Taking Charge | Carl Icahn | Negotiating Tips | Kansas City Utility Deals | The Ski Accident | Dad’s Inspiration | New Yorkers to Cure...
Ep: 55 Lori Lorenzo on Multiplying Impact
Lori Lorenzo | Managing Director at Deloitte Connecting People & Ideas | Moving the DE&I Needle | Career Advice & Being Curious | Deloitte’s CLO Program | Growing Up Hispanic | Blended Family | Enjoying Life I interviewed Lori Lorenzo | Managing...
Ep: 54 Chris Lewis on Making a Meaningful Difference
Chris Lewis | General Counsel at Edward Jones Civil Rights Heroes | Betting on Yourself | The Buttermilk Group | The Reverse Commute | St. Louis Community & Board Service | Jamaica to NY | Books on the Black Experience | Love for Music & Golf I...
Ep: 53 Norman Wain on Sports and Business
Norman Wain | General Counsel, Chief of Business Affairs at USA Track & Field Sports & Business | Passion in Career | The Finish Line | The Importance of Networking | US Soccer History | Anti-Doping & SafeSport | Gender & Competition | Leadership Books...
Ep: 52 Deanna Sheridan on Authentic Leadership
Deanna Sheridan | General Counsel, Vice President, & Corporate Secretary at Spartan Race Authentic Leadership | Psychological Safety | COVID Benefits | Unconventional Path to GC | Best Career Decision | Nimble as a GC | Girls Rock Boston | ONCE | Dance Parties...
Ep: 51 Megan Belcher on Empowering Women for Leadership
Megan Belcher | SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Scoular Sponsorship | Drinks Among Friends | Uber Connector | Welcome Others to the Table | Womens’ GC Mastermind | Preparing for Board Service | Impacting Communities | Kids, a Puppy & an RV ...
Ep: 50 Michael Moradzadeh on Innovating the Law Firm Business Model
Michael Moradzadeh | Founding Partner & CEO of Rimon Law Innovating the Law Firm Business Model | Silicon Valley Roots | Great Leadership | Creating a High-End Global Law Firm | The Competitive Landscape Post-COVID | Benefits of Non-Attorney Ownership | COVID...
Ep: 49 Verona Dorch on Leading During Crises
Verona Dorch | Chief Legal Officer of Providence Health Gaining Mission & Purpose | Joining the War against COVID | Streamlining Outside Counsel | Joining a For-Profit Board | Reach Back & Pull People Up | Diverse Attorney Advice | Immigration Story I...
Ep: 48 Jeanie Latz on Board Perspectives
Jeanie Latz | Board and Governance Consultant Better Results with Diversity | Aspiring Board Member Resources | Board Composition Trends | The ESG Question | Signs of Board Effectiveness | Hostile Takeover Story | Bill & Melinda Gates I interviewed Jeanie...
Ep: 47 Mark Roellig on Helping Others Succeed
Mark Roellig | Senior Client Advisor at Perkins Coie Senior Client Advisor at Perkins Coie | Helping Others Succeed | Diverse Perspectives | Embrace Realization | Train People to Leave | What Attorneys Bring Now | Career Advice | Biographies I interviewed Mark...
Ep: 46 Pat Whalen on Driving Value to Clients and Talent
Pat Whalen | Chairman and Managing Partner of Spencer Fane Humility as the Foundation | Scaling with Operational Excellence | 200% Growth | EQ as Competitive Advantage | The Potential of Others | Harvard & Being a Lifelong Learner | The World’s Need for Leaders |...
Ep: 45 Sherry Williams on Recruiter Relationships
Sherry Williams | Senior Legal Executive Working with Recruiters | Insights & Myths | Leadership Lessons | Legal Industry African American Heroes | Race & 2020 | Managing Chaos I interviewed Sherry Williams | Senior Legal Executive and Former VP,...
Ep: 44 Cheryl Heisler on Alternative Careers for Lawyers
Cheryl Heisler | President & Founder of Lawternatives Your JD is a Door Opener | The 4 Steps | BigLaw to Kraft | Ben & Jerry’s | Litigator to Golf Passion | Don’t Ignore your Heart & Career Advice | Mixologist & Cocktail Recipe | Family & Food...
Ep: 43 Kristin Stark on Better Managed Law Firms
Kristin Stark | Principal at Fairfax Associates Law Firm Management Consultant| Hildebrandt & the Golden Years | 3 Reasons for a Merger | Peer-based Leadership | Better Managed Law Firms | Debt & Real Estate | Predicting the Competition | Family I...
Ep: 42 Mary Moorkamp on Decisive Action and Leadership
Mary Moorkamp | Chief Legal Officer of Schnuck Markets Ingenuity, Community & Covid-19 | Relational Leadership | 4th Gen Family Business | Say Yes | Know Your Clients | Five More Minutes | For the Love of St. Louis I interviewed Mary Moorkamp |...
Ep: 41 Craig Katerberg on Leadership & Being General Counsel
Craig Katerberg | General Counsel at Anheuser-Busch Connecting with People | Leaders Who Inspire | The Weekly Email | Hiring Passion & Energy | Love for M&A | ExPat Stories & Family I interviewed Craig Katerberg | General Counsel of...
Ep: 40 Craig Katerberg on Putting People First and COVID-19
Craig Katerberg | General Counsel at Anheuser-Busch Putting People First | 40 Breweries in China | Priorities during Covid-19 | 160 Years of History | Transition to a New Normal | Bringing People Together I interviewed Craig Katerberg | General Counsel...
Ep: 39 Stewart Hirsch on Building Relational Equity
Stewart Hirsch on Building Relational Equity Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** I interviewed Stewart Hirsch | Managing Director of Strategic...
Jeff Groves on Becoming the General Counsel of O’Reilly Auto Parts
Ep: 38 Jeff Groves on Becoming the General Counsel of O'Reilly Auto Parts Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to...
Ep: 37 Bill Henderson on The Business of Law
Bill Henderson on The Business of Law Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to download.) I...
Ep: 36 Shauna Bryce on Legal Career Transitions
Shauna Bryce on Legal Career Transitions Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to download.) I interviewed Shauna...
Ep: 35 Jim Delkousis on True Market Pricing & Solving the RFP Problem
Jim Delkousis on True Market Pricing and Solving the RFP Problem Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcript ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to download.) I...
Ep: 34 Bill Croutch on Cybersecurity & the Fortune 100
Bill Croutch on Cybersecurity & the Fortune 100 Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to download.) I...
Ep: 33 John Tyler on Philanthropy in Education and Entrepreneurship
John Tyler on The Kauffman Foundation's Philanthropy in Education and Entrepreneurship Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the...
Ep: 32 Jill Marchant on Taking Risks in a Legal Career
Jill Marchant on Taking Risks in a Legal Career Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to download.)...
Jay Angelo on Legal Technology and Innovation
Ep: 31 Jay Angelo on Becoming the Head of Legal Technology and Innovation Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to...
Ep: 30 Kent Zimmermann on Law Firm Merger Insights
Kent Zimmermann of Zeughauser Group on Law Firm Merger Insights Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three...
Rhonda Powell, General Counsel of BuzzFeed on News vs. Entertainment
Rhonda Powell on News vs. Entertainment Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to download.) I interviewed Rhonda...
Ep: 28 Jordan Furlong on The Future Legal Industry Landscape
Jordan Furlong on The Future Legal Industry Landscape Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to download.) I...
Jeremy Fudge on Deloitte UK Alliance with BAL
Ep: 27 Jeremy Fudge on Berry Appleman & Leiden Alliance with Deloitte UK Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three...
Ep: 26 Russ Welsh on Growing Polsinelli 90 to 800 Attorneys
Russ Welsh on Growing Polsinelli Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to download.) I interviewed Russ Welsh |...
Ep: 25 Alan Bryan on Legal Operations and Outside Counsel Management
Alan Bryan Discusses Legal Operations and Outside Counsel Management Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to...
Ep: 24 Rick Chung on Private Equity and the Office of General Counsel
Rick Chung Discusses SVP & General Counsel of Bowlmor AMF | The Office of General Counsel as a Growth Strategy | Landing Private Equity Clients | Advice for Private Equity Firms | Coding | Mentor Wisdom Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download...
Ep: 23 Andrew Glincher on Leadership and Values
Andrew Glincher, CEO & Managing Partner of Nixon Peabody, on Leadership and Values Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the...
Ep: 22 Gina Passarella on Building Relationship, Trust & the Media
Gina Passarella, Editor-in-Chief of The American Lawyer on Building Relationship, Trust & the Media Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner...
Episode 21 Jodie Baker on Visualizing Legal Department Data
Jodie Baker Legal Tech CEO Discusses Visualizing Legal Department Data and Legal Tech Trends Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click...
Ep 20 Frank Aquila on Global M&A and Geopolitical Pressures
Frank Aquila Global M&A Partner Discusses Geopolitical Pressures Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots...
Ep: 19 Erik Gustafson Procuring Legal Services & Trends
Erik Gustafson on the Current Trends in Procuring Legal Services Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three...
Manar Morales on Assessing Law Firm Culture
Ep: 18 Manar Morales CEO of Diversity and Flexibility Alliance On Assessing Law Firm Culture Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click...
Mark Smolik: Delivering Value and Accountability to Outside Counsel
Mark Smolik on the Importance of Delivering Law Firm Value and Accountability Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three...
Ep: 16 LeaAnn King – How to Land that In-House Job
Ep: 16 LeaAnn King on How to Land an In-House Job Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the PDF Transcript, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the three dots to...
Tom Clay on Law Firm Merger Combinations
Ep: 15 Tom Clay Spoke to Law Firm Merger Combinations Insights and Wisdom Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the Transcript of this Audio, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and click on the...
Ep: 14 Steve Harper Author and Retired Big Law Trial Lawyer
Author Steve Harper Discusses Law Firm Incentive Structures and Advice for Aspiring Authors Interview with Steve Harper, an Author and Retired BigLaw Trial Lawyer Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcript ***To...
Ep: 13 James Fisher Managing Partner of FisherBroyles
James Fisher Discusses his Cloud-Based Model, Leveraging Technology and Talent and Training Young Lawyers Interview with James Fisher Managing Partner of FisherBroyles Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcript ***To...
Daniel Rodriguez – Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Daniel Rodriguez Discusses Innovation Lab, Law Firm Hiring Trends and Non-Attorney Ownership Interview with Daniel Rodriguez, Dean of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcript ***To...
Elliott Portnoy : Law Firm Merger Combinations and Growth Advice
Ep: 11 Elliott Portnoy Offers Seasoned Law Firm Merger Combinations and Merger Advice Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the Transcript of this Audio, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and...
Ep 10: Norm Champ on the Securities and Exchange Commission
Norm Champ Partner of Kirkland & Ellis Discusses Hedgefund Investments and Going Public Listen & Subscribe to this Podcast | Read & Download the Transcribed Episode ***To Download the Transcript of this Audio, click here*** (Look in the top right corner...
Bob Bostrom Podcast on Corporate Crisis and Big Corporate Failures
Ep 9: Part 2 Bob Bostrom Podcast on Lessons Learned From Corporate Crisis and Failures Listen | Subscribe | Read the transcription of this Podcast Episode (Click the play button above to listen to Episode #9) ***To Download the Transcript of this Audio, click...
Ep 8: Part 1 Bob Bostrom on General Counsel Insights
Going In-House Advice and General Counsel Listen | Subscribe | Read the transcription of this Podcast Episode (Click the play button above to listen to Episode #8) ***To Download the Transcript of this Audio, click here*** (Look in the top right corner and...
Ep 7: Sir Alan Hoffman on Strategic Planning
Sir Alan Hoffman Discusses Strategic and Successful Planning for Law Firms Listen | Subscribe | Read the transcription of this Podcast Episode (Click the play button above to listen to Episode #7) ***To Download the PDF Transcript of this Audio, click here*** (Look in...
Ep 6: Kim Johnson of Quarles & Brady
Kim Johnson of Quarles & Brady discusses Legal Innovation, Succession Planning, and Offers Future Firm Chair Advice Listen | Subscribe | Read the transcription of this Podcast Episode. I interviewed Kim Johnson of Quarles & Brady, partner and Firm...
Ep 5: Don Prophete on Today’s Law Firms
Business Development, Client Trends and the Future of Law Listen | Subscribe | Read the transcription of this Podcast Episode. I interviewed Don Prophete of Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete, partner and practice chair of the firm's Whistle Blower...
Ep 4: Richard Supple on Partner Departure Insights
Ep 4: Richard Supple of Hinshaw & Culbertson:Partner Departure Insights Listen | Subscribe | Read the transcription of this Podcast Episode. I interviewed Richard Supple of Hinshaw & Culbertson, the New York Managing partner and Co-leader Hinshaw’s Lawyers...
Ep 3: Aric Press on What Sets a Law Firm Apart
Aric Press of Bernero & Press Discusses Law Firm Management Listen | Subscribe | Read the transcription of this Podcast Episode. I interviewed Aric Press of Bernero & Press about what sets apart average and above average law firms through client...
Podcast Ep 2: Kent Zimmermann on Mergers & Law Firms
Kent Zimmermann of the Zeughauser Group Discusses Mergers & Law Firms Listen to this episode, subscribe to the podcast or read the transcription. I interviewed Kent Zimmerman of Zeughauser Group on the 2016 law firm merger environment, the merger of...
Lee Schreter Chairperson of Littler Mendelson – Diversity and Inclusion
Episode 1: Lee Schreter, Chairperson of Littler Mendelson's Board of Directors, on Diversity and Inclusion, and the Protege Program Listen to this episode, subscribe to the podcast or read the transcription. In this episode #1, I interviewed Lee Schreter, the...