Content Coordinating Teams

Content Teams

About Our Content Teams

Content Teams review specific areas of focus, target audiences, scope of deliverables and topics assigned to them by the Program Planning Council. Each team develops a list of specific deliverables to be executed by Project Teams.

Corporate Legal

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KM & Marketing

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Litigation Support

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Practice Mgmt

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Security & Compliance

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Tech Solutions

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Learning and User Adoption 

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Leadership & Prof Dev

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Corporate Legal

Key Subject Matters for Corporate include Corporate Legal Office Applications; Business & Legal Process Improvements; Financial Management; Information Governance; Information Technology Operations; Knowledge Management; Leadership/Professional Development; Legal Service Delivery; Litigation Support; Marketing & Business Development; Security; Technology Support Services.

Programming Committee Liaison

Charisma Starr

VP, Legal Operations Manager, Litigation, Legal Department

JP Morgan Chase & Co

Team Coordinator

Reid Cram

Product Marketing Manager

NetDocuments

Members

Danielle Garvey

Partner

Hilgers Graben PLLC

Andrea Shirey

eDiscovery Expert

Bayer Corporation Legal Department

M. Kara Hill

Project Manager

Eversheds Sutherland

Lori Ferguson

eDiscovery Investigations Specialist

Bayer Corporation Legal Department

Tiffani Hamilton-Huynh

Director – Legal Innovation, Technology, and Analytics

DHL Supply Chain, GBS Legal Services

Kim Wolfe

Chief Administrative Officer of Legal

State Street

Thomas Daemen

Associate General Counsel

Microsoft Corporation - Legal and Corporate Affairs

Kristin Burke

Lead Legal Operations Analyst

UKG Inc.

Gabriel Karawani

Co-Founder

Atlas by ClearPeople

Knowledge Management and Marketing

Key subject matters for Knowledge Management include Analytics, AI/Machine Learning, BI, Change Management, Client & Matter Management, Collaboration, ECM, Enterprise Search, Intranets/Portals, Legal Service Innovation, Library and Research, KM Education, KM strategy, QA, and Risk/Compliance.

Key subject matters for Marketing include Analytics, Collaboration, Competitive Intelligence, CRM, Event Management, Innovation, Proposal Automation, and Social Media.

Programming Committee Liaisons

Christiane Matuch

Legal Innovation Manager

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Kat Freeman

Legal Technology Innovation Solutions Analyst

Alston & Bird

Team Coordinator

Jennifer Mendez

Senior Director of Knowledge Management Innovation

Fisher Phillips

Members

Aja Hendrix

Sr. Manager of Business Intelligence

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Tara Patterson

Director of Marketing Operations

Frost Brown Todd LLP

Alejandro Vallellanes

Former Senior Manager, Research and Information Alerts

Baker McKenzie

Paul Giedraitis

CEO

Orgaimi

Aseet Patel

Founder and CEO

PatentOAResponse.com

Esther Wilson

Knowledge Management Business Analyst

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Brendan Miller

Former AmLaw 100 Partner, Turned Legal Innovation Leader

Holly Hanna

Sr. KM Firm Solutions Manager

Perkins Coie

Anthonia Berry

Business Development and Marketing Manager

Carmin Ballou

Vice-President - Data Analytics & Innovation

Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society, Inc.

Mallory Arents

Gen AI Training and Development Lead

Baker McKenzie

Litigation and Practice Support

Key subject matters for Litigation include Claimant databases; Collaboration, deal room, and file sharing platforms; Compliance; Computer forensics and document collections; Data analytics, visualization, and categorization; Document review and Technology Assisted Review (TAR); Document production; Education, training, and professional development; Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM); Electronically stored information (ESI) and other discovery material.

Key subject matters for Practice Support include Federal and state legal framework, structure, rules, and ethics; Information governance and evidence management; International litigation and borderless data; Internet of Things (IoT); Legal Process Management and Improvement; Managed Services and Vendor Management; Matter and Project Management; multi-district litigation; Risk Management, Privacy and Security tools and technology (hardware and software); Trial support and Presentations.

Programming committee Liaisons

Chris Acosta

Managing Director of Legal Support Services

Morrison Foerster

Phil Weldon

Director of eDiscovery & Litigation Support Technology

Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP

Team Coordinator

Monique Sever

Litigation Support & eDiscovery Supervisor

Harper Grey LLP

Members

Shannon Stevens

Knowledge Management and Lobbying Coordinator

City of Greensboro - Office of the City Attorney

Meredith Perlman

Senior Counsel

Hilgers Graben

Shawn McClurg

Director of Practice Solutions

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Michael Wagner

Associate Director

Morrison Foerster

Martha Louks

Director of Technology Services - McDermott Discovery

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Kathy Dallaire

eDiscovery and Litigation Support Coordinator

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Mike McBride

M365 Modern Workplace Engineer

Bricker Graydon

James MacGregor

Managing Director

Ethical Discovery

Paul Park

Director, Data Breach, Cyber and Data EDiscovery Solutions

BDO

Deborah Savadra

Application Support Specialist & Trainer

Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC

Practice Management

Key subject matters include Analytics; Artificial Intelligence; Bitcoin; Budgeting; Business Intelligence; Business Skills; Change Management; Client Facing Services; Client-Firm Relationships; Collaboration; Document Contract / Language Analytics; E-Billing; Financial Management Tools; LPM; Matter Management; Pricing; Pricing Dashboards and Tools; Project Management; Process Improvement; Time Capture; and Vendor Management.

Programming committee Liaisons

Daniel Wood

Director of Counsel Assistance

Womble Bond Dickinson

Team Coordinator

Damian Priamurskiy

Legal Project Manager

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Members

Alina Antonov

Senior Information Technology Project Manager

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Mike Ertel

Director of Practice Innovation

Crowell & Moring

William Grady

Director of Information Technology

Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP

Emily Ludwikowski

Manager: Practice Technology

Mayer Brown LLP

Julia Messam

Practice Management Coordinator

Wendy Larson

Paralegal Process Manager

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Rakyesh Itekar

Practice Head

V Group Inc.

Kate Hathaway

Innovation Project Manager

Greenberg Traurig

Security and Compliance

Key subject matters for Security include Access Control; Authentication Services; Awareness Training; BC/DR; Cloud; Cybersecurity; DLP; Data Privacy; Email Protection; Incident Management and Response; Intrusion Prevention and Detection; Log & Event Management; Mobility; Physical Security; Professional Codes / Ethics; PKI Standards and Frameworks; and Threat Intelligence.

Key subject matters for Compliance (Information Governance) include Analytics and Dashboards; Change Management; DMS; ECM; Information Retention; Matter Lifecycle Management; Policies; and Risk Management. 

Programming Committee Liaison

Leigh Zidwick

Senior Director, Information Governance

DLA Piper LLP

Team Coordinator

Elizabeth Suehr

Director of Legal Risk Systems & Strategy

Jenner & Block LLP

Members

Christopher Cummings

Director of IT and Operations

Klein Hornig LLP

Sarah Luiz

Assessment Lead

Conversant Group

Daryl Irby

Vice President, Business Development

SecurIT360

Sarah Prause

Information Governance Senior Analyst

Latham & Watkins

Madeleine La Cour

Director, Risk and Compliance Operations

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Kevin J. Foster, Sr

Cybersecurity Operations Coordinator

White and Williams LLP

LaToya Deese-Richardson

Application Analyst

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Sharifa Elam

Chief Information Security Officer

HWG LLP

Samuel Smith

Information Governance Senior Analyst

Latham & Watkins LLP

Technology Solutions

Key subject matters include Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery; Cloud; ECM; Education and Training; IP Telephony; Mobility; Office Suite; Open Source; Remote Access; User Adoption, Quality Assurance, Support Tools; Windows; and Virtualization.

Programming Committee Liaisons

David Schrag

Director of Information Technology

Crowell & Moring

Cindy Foellmer

Applications Manager

Sidley Austin LLP

Team Coordinator

Thomas Witherspoon

Senior Systems Support Engineer

Sidley Austin LLP

Members

Mazdak Araghrez

Global Service Excellence Lead

Suresh Annamalai

Senior Manager of Digital Innovation

Proskauer Rose LLP

Tara Saylor

Intranet and Web Tools Manager

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Shannon O'Connor

Legal Systems Manager

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Bill Bice

CEO

nQ Zebraworks

Corey Thomas

Chief Technology Officer

Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C.

Clarence Anderson

IT Manager

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Paul Grant

Enterprise Architect

RPC

April Heimerl

Manager

Epiq Advisory for Law Firms

Iris Ramirez

IT Technical Support Specialist

Sidley Austin LLP

Learning and User Adoption

Key Subject Matters for Learning include Change Management; Delivering Application Training; Learning Management; Systems; Onboarding; eLearning Modules; Documentation; Knowledge Base & Portal Development; Training Needs; Analysis; Developing a Training Strategy.

Key Subject Matters for User Adoption include Change Management; Success Metrics & ROI Measurement; Leadership Advocacy; Stakeholder Engagement & Communication Plans; Phased Rollout Planning; Feedback Loops & Improvement Cycles; Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement; Continuous Learning Programs; Digital Adoption Platforms; Adoption Analytics & Usage Reporting.

Programming Committee Liaisons

Carrie Remhof

Director of Firm Intelligence

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Asima Macci

Manager, Training and Quality Assurance

Bennett Jones LLP

Team Coordinator

Carolyn Humphreys

Sr. Learning and Change Management Consultant

Traveling Coaches

Members

Rachel Baiden

Global Technology Training Manager

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

TaShika Lewis

Manager of User Education

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Adrianna Boris

Learning Management Analyst

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Aaron Barbee

Senior Learning and Development Trainer

Thompson Coburn

Toni Okimura

Sr. Project Manager, Operational Excellence

Jenner & Block

Erik Miller

Innovation Manager

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Megan McMillin

Practice Innovation Manager

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Virginia Ong

Legal Innovation Manager

Greenberg Traurig

Kenneth Crowley

IT Business Partner - Education & Change

Howard Kennedy

Floor Blindenbach

CEO

Organizing4Innovation LLC

Leadership & Professional Development

Key subject matters for Leadership include Change Management (Organizational); Critical Thinking; Dealing with Conflict; Emotional Intelligence; Giving Feedback; Generational Issues; and Innovation Structure. 

Key subject matters for Professional Development include Leadership Development Skills; Managing Teams; Mentorship; New to Legal; Personal Development; Personality Management; Professional Development; Relationship Management; Soft Skills; and Virtual Leadership.

Programming committee Liaisons

Harriet Joubert-Vakyles

Senior Manager of Legal Process Improvement

Michael Best

Adam Wehler

Director of eDiscovery and Litigation Technology

Smith Anderson

Team Coordinator

Brendan Miller

Former AmLaw 100 Partner, Turned Legal Innovation Leader

Members

Melissa Brown

Learning & Development Manager

Holland & Hart

Melanie Prevost

Senior Director of Infrastructure and Technical Support Services

Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P.

Christine Dauchez

Director of Knowledge & Innovation

Paul Weiss

Helen Stocklin-Enright

Legal Project Manager

Perkins Coie

Andrea Webster

Associate Director of Legal Innovation and Operations

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp

Natasha Tucker

Director, Business Development Operations

Bennett Jones LLP

Missy Thames McDonough

Technical Project and Implementation Manager

Bricker Graydon

Stephanie Carty

Senior Manager, Real Estate Practice Group

Goulston & Storrs, P.C.

Kelby Ballena

Specialist

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Raquel Lewis

Technical Program Manager

Intapp