London, United Kingdom Janders Dean Legal Knowledge Management & Innovation Conference ANDAZ Hotel, 40 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 7QN
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Inaugural EMEA Event - London, United Kingdom Janders Dean Legal Knowledge Management & Innovation Conference ANDAZ Hotel, 40 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 7QN CONFERENCE SPEAKERS - Friday 15 May 2015 Andrew Baker Global Director of Legal Product & Technology - Seyfarth Shaw As Global Director of Legal Product and Technology for SeyfarthLean Consulting, Andrew is focused on enhancing the delivery of legal services through the use of technology, knowledge management, process improvement, business analysis and project management. In this role, Andrew oversees a team of Legal & Data Solutions Architects and consultants who anticipate, identify, design and drive innovative business solutions. As an attorney and a technologist, Andrew regularly provides technology consultation to clients and Seyfarth Shaw attorneys. Andrew is a proven innovator and has overseen the completion of dozens of complex, legal technology projects. Andrew is a regular speaker on process improvement, legal technology and legal innovation. He has also authored articles on alternative fee arrangement use, legal process improvement and user experience design within the legal environment. Yasmin Lambert Partner - RSG Consulting Yasmin is the Senior Consultant and an equity partner at RSG Consulting. She has worked with the fi rm for the last six years, immersed in the FT Innovative Lawyers programme, RSG-India and many of the other thought-leadership projects RSG undertakes. The many strings to her bow include designing some of the major analytical frameworks behind the Eversheds Board Reports as well as the conceptual frameworks for value in legal services the fi rm has pioneered. She is an accredited Meyler Campbell graduate of the Elements programme and uses her coaching every day with clients and the RSG team. She also teaches on the IE Business School Lawyers Management Programme. With extensive experience in academic research and writing, Yasmin is trained in qualitative and quantitative research and analysis. After fi ve years working in the IT industry, Yasmin worked for the Department of Health in Australia and on a project to develop self-regulation for the further education sector in the UK. Yasmin has a fi rst class honours degree in legal and political philosophy from the University of Sydney, where she also completed graduate studies in economics. Martin Coleman Global co-Head of Regulatory & Investigations - Norton Rose Fulbright and Board Member/Chair of Education & Training Committee, Solicitors Regulation Authority Martin Coleman is a competition partner based in London and Global Head of our Antitrust and Competition practice. Martin has led many cases before the European Commission and UK competition authorities and has advised major businesses, public authorities and national governments on competition law issues. His areas of expertise include merger control (including contested bids); advising complainants and respondents in relation to investigations by competition authorities; competition law compliance and competition law strategic planning. He advises businesses, governments and government agencies. Martin is regularly recommended in the legal texts, with Chambers UK 2010 describing him as “a heavy hitter with a big presence in the market.” and Legal 500 stating “Martin Coleman heads a team that has achieved roles on a series of seminal cases”. Martin is a regular speaker at conferences on EC and competition law topics, and has written books and articles for both specialist and more general publications. E: [email protected] W: www.jandersdean.com CONFERENCE SPEAKERS - Friday 15 May 2015 Andrew Inkester Managing Partner - Nabarro LLP Andrew is Nabarro LLP’s Managing Partner and manages the day to day operations of the fi rm, while also leading the implementation of Nabarro’s strategy. Andrew helps Nabarro translate this strategy into a set of actions. Nabarro’s aim to put clients at the centre of everything they do, and focus on areas where the fi rm is acknowledged as experts, and on fi ve key sectors. The fi rm’s client base is becoming increasingly international. In addition to the above, Andrew is one of Nabarro’s senior Corporate partners, with a 30 year track record of applying deep industry knowledge to high profi le corporate transactions. His legal expertise is centred around M&A and private equity, providing business orientated advice as opposed to the pure letter of the law. Andrew also leads the defence sector off ering at Nabarro and has signifi cant cross-border expertise (particularly acting for US clients within the UK). Andrew holds a CF from the Corporate Finance Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a CTA from the Institute of Taxation. Sarah McNulty Head of Sales - Axiom Sara McNulty is UK Head of Sales at Axiom, the world’s most innovative provider of tech-enabled legal, contracts and compliance solutions for large enterprises. At Axiom, Sara oversees the strategy and growth of London’s Commerce & Industry and Diversifi ed Financial Services practice areas along with managing the wider offi ce. She has extensive experience working with innovative General Counsel to improve their operating models and deliver value back to the business. Sara joined Axiom from Simmons & Simmons where she trained and practiced as a commercial litigator. Priya Lele Principal Process Improvement Lawyer - Streamline (BLP) Priya is a dual-qualifi ed lawyer (Advocate in India and Solicitor in England and Wales) with over 14 years’ experience. A corporate fi nance lawyer by background, she uses legal process improvement and legal project management techniques to create processes to support effi cient and seamless service to clients. Priya completed her LLM (in Corporate Law) at the University of Cambridge and worked as a Research Fellow there before joining the London offi ce of Ashurst LLP. As a Senior Associate, Priya gained signifi cant experience in international M&A and Equity Capital Markets transactions. Priya joined BLP as a Corporate Finance Knowledge Development Lawyer in 2012 before moving into the Streamline, Legal Process Improvement (LPI) team as a Process Improvement Lawyer. Priya conducts Streamline workshops for clients as well as BLP legal teams. Priya explores and delivers new ways of working through specialist process design, continuous improvement, project management and innovation. Priya is involved in client and strategic projects across the fi rm. Priya has a Yellow Belt and is currently working towards a Green Belt certifi cation in Lean Six Sigma Organisation Development. BLP’s Streamline approach was shortlisted and Highly Commended for both “Most Innovative Law Firm in Client Service” at the FT Innovative Lawyers Award 2014 and “Innovation of the Year” at the Modern Law Awards 2014. It received further recognition as part of BLP’s Integrated Client Service Model, which was shortlisted and achieved a “Standout” ranking for “Innovation in Value Resourcing” at the FT Innovative Lawyers Award 2014. Libby Jarvis Legal Projects Manager - Herbert Smith Freehills Libby oversees the development and delivery of strategic initiatives and competency programs in the Australian region combining the disciplines of project management, process improvement and knowledge management. This is driven by a desire to continually improve the way the fi rm manages and delivers legal services, and responds to the changing expectations of clients. On a practical level, Libby and her team do this by partnering with clients, client teams, internal pricing specialists and matter teams to design and implement tailored frameworks and processes. Libby is a qualifi ed PRINCE2 Practitioner. Prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills in 2012, Libby worked for ten years as a litigation lawyer, six of which were spent in London where she worked in-house for Glaxo SmithKline and later as a Senior Associate with a major international law fi rm where she was responsible for project managing large-scale and complex litigation. E: [email protected] W: www.jandersdean.com CONFERENCE SPEAKERS - Friday 15 May 2015 Sue Anderson Director of Programs - ARA Retail Association (Australia) Sue has over 20 years of experience working with leading Australian retail brands and property groups. Having held Senior Management roles within a number of organisations in Visual Merchandising, Operations, Buying and Marketing, and currently working broadly in the retail industry as a Consultant, Sue specialises in guiding retailers in areas that impact on customer’s perception, specifi cally Visual merchandising, Marketing and Customer Experience. Currently Sue is a senior director at the Australian Retailers Association, with responsibility for delivering training programs and defi ning industry standards of best practice education for the industry. Sue is also a director of consulting business, Retail Capabilities, which delivers retail education, training and consulting services to organisations in the property and franchise sector. Sue holds several qualifi cations including a Bachelor of Business (Management) and an Executive MBA. Although not on Sue’s formal bio - Janders Dean believe it only right to highlight that Sue (always selfl ess and humble) is also quietly a Board Member of Australian charity The Kids’ Cancer Project. Sue has been instrumental in lobbying the Australian Government to raise awareness about the importance of childhood cancer research and funding, and the need for the introduction of leading treatment facilities that are not currently available in