Meeting of the Minds

Mike Haven joins us on the show to share his experience as a pioneer in the growing legal operations space. We discussed stories from his career journey, including why he left Biglaw after making partner, how a chance meeting at a SF Giants game led him to find his way into legal operations, how technology vendors and outside counsel who are interested in working with legal departments should make their pitch, as well as lessons and advice for younger lawyers coming up in their careers. Mike is Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, and Head of Legal Operations at Intel, and Board Member at CLOC, the world's leading association for legal operations. Mike was previously the head of legal operations at two publicly traded companies, and his experience includes building up the legal operations function from scratch. Prior to his in-house career, Mike was a partner at K&L Gates, where he served as outside counsel to sophisticated businesses. Mike's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-haven-057aa1/

JP Son joins us on the show to share his experience making his way from Biglaw to Vonage, and how he leverages technology in his practice. We'll be discussing stories from his experience as a young IP litigator, and how he made the move in-house to a telecommunications company. We'll also discuss his philosophy on how to leverage technology for legal, especially around "do no harm" and enabling his business teams to engage in self service. JP is currently the VP and Legal Counsel at Vonage. Prior to joining Vonage, JP was an associate at Bingham McCutchen. JP has a B.S. in Computer Science from Cornell and a J.D. from the Columbia School of Law. JP's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-son-9567309/

Sarah Feingold joins us on the show to share her experience on the front lines of in-house legal in the startup world. We'll be discussing stories from her career journey, including how she found her way into Etsy as the 17th employee and grew into the General Counsel role during Etsy's dramatic growth. We'll also be speaking about how she's been able to be both a lawyer and an artist through her work on The Legal Madness project. Sarah is currently a NYU Fellow and a co-founder of The Fourth Floor, an initiative to empower women to join corporate boards and create entrepreneurship opportunities. Previously, she was the first General Counsel at Etsy and Vroom. Sarah has a B.A. from Skidmore College and her J.D. from the Syracuse College of Law. Sarah's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfeingold/ Sarah's Website - https://www.sarahfeingold.com/ Legal Madness - https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/engelberg/events/legal-madness-dot-party The Fourth Floor - https://thefourthfloor.co/home

Connie Brenton joins us on the show to share her experience as a pioneer and a community builder in the rapidly growing legal operations space. We'll be discussing stories from her career journey, including why she founded CLOC, as well as her experience with the challenges that come with convincing lawyers to adopt new technologies. We'll also chat about her work driving diversity and inclusion in the legal industry, and her initiative, the Corporate Legal Leaders program. Connie is currently the Chief of Staff & Sr. Director of Legal Operations at NetApp, and the former CEO/Founder of CLOC, the world's leading association for legal operations. Connie holds a JD, an MBA and a BA in Economics. She was named as one of Corporate Counsel's National Women in Law in 2018, honored as one of the 100 Women of Influence in Silicon Valley for 2014 and was selected as one of the top 10 Deputy General Counsel in 2012. Connie's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/conniebrenton/ Corporate Legal Leaders https://cli.corporatelegalleaders.com/

Craig's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-katerberg-70a6373/

Alex Su's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-su/