79: Judgment is Critical – a conversation with JLL, Chief Corporate Counsel, Mackenzie Phillips
The Need for Blended Legal and Business Advice. Mackenzie Phillips is an Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Counsel at JLL. Prior to assuming this role formally, she was in the same role as a member of the Axiom Legal team. She also advised Orbitz Worldwide on governance and security matters while at Axiom. With additional…
78: Going, Going, Gone with MetLife’s General Counsel, Ricardo Anzaldua
Lawyer to Lawyer Selection and Fee Negotiation is History Ricardo Anzaldua served as EVP and General Counsel to MetLife until June 30th of this year. He is currently serving as special counsel to MetLife’s CEO. Prior to joining MetLife he was an SVP and Associate General Counsel at The Hartford Financial Services Group, following a partnership at…
77: Drop the Resentment with Harvard Law School’s Scott Westfahl
Bridging the Law Firm Generation Gap Professor, Scott Westfahl, is the Director of Harvard Law School Executive Education. He leads his organization in their mission to support and develop lawyers across the arc of their careers as they advance to new levels of leadership and responsibility. He teaches law firm leaders, partners, associates and general…
76: Creativity and the Legal Ecosystem with CLOC Leaders Connie Brenton (NetApp) and Mary O’Carroll (Google)
Putting An End to the Mundane Today’s guests are not only leaders in the field of legal operations – but are on the forefront of transforming the legal ecosystem – through their leadership within CLOC – the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium. The first of two guests on Episode 76 is the Chief of Staff and…
75: The Business of Law with Goodwin’s COO Mike Caplan
And the Practice of Law COO of Goodwin, Michael Caplan manages his firm’s business, financial and administrative operations – focusing on growth strategy and execution. He’s worked with over 30 different General Counsel during his career – many while running a legal operations consulting business. Michael Caplan Bio Today’s law firm environment is more competitive…