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Audra Dial is a senior litigator at Mercedes-Benz USA, where she provides strategic advice about all aspects of litigation. For almost twentry in private practice before joining Mercedes-Benz, Ms. Dial defended and protected companies in a variety of industries, including the automotive industry. Ms. Dial was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in 2018 and 2019 for Technology Law. She has been recognized as a 2013 and 2014 "Legal Elite" for General Practice by Georgia Trend magazine. In 2012, Ms. Dial was recommended by Legal 500 US in the area of Trade Secrets Litigation. Ms. Dial earned her J.D. from William and Mary School of Law. Ms. Dial is involved with the Trade Secrets Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association, Women in Electronic Discovery, and the National Association of Women Lawyers. Ms. Dial received her Bachelor of Arts from American University, where she graduated cum laude in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Paul Bolus has been representing insurance company clients for over 25 years, litigating and managing over 200 cases in federal and state venues across the country. Paul has handled multi-million-dollar cases, including class action lawsuits, regularly representing insurance companies in litigation dealing with health and life issues in just about every context, including major medical, specified disease, cancer, heart, stroke, disability, life insurance, long-term care insurance, securities, annuities, STOLI, department of insurance complaints and litigation, unfair consumer trade practices, deceptive trade practices and agent accounting litigation. Paul is also actively involved in insurance industry organizations. He belongs to the Association of Life Insurance Counsel (ALIC). Paul also belongs to the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and the DRI Life, Health and Disability Committee and the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI).

CiCi Cheng is a trial attorney at Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, a national litigation boutique in Denver, Colorado. She helps clients navigate the intricacies of complex commercial disputes in a wide range of cases, such contract disputes, trade secret misappropriation, and antitrust and unfair competition. As Co-President of the Colorado Pledge to Diversity, she is passionate about the legal communitys investment in real opportunities to create the pipeline of talented, inspirational, and diverse lawyers.  

Ernest D. Holtzheimer is an associate in Montgomery McCracken’s corporate and securities practice group. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and other general corporate matters.  Ernie also serves as an editor of Montgomery McCracken’s Private Business Counsel blog. In addition, he is a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee. Ernie currently serves on the Executive Committees of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Business Law Section and Young Lawyers Division, and as a Business Law Fellow in the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section. As an active community member, Ernie serves on several nonprofit boards including the Special Olympics PA-Philadelphia Executive Advisory Board, The Spruce Foundation Board of Directors, and the Covenant House PA Associate Board. He is also an advisor to an institutional venture fund and an international angel investment group.  

Nelva Smith is a labor and employment attorney with Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. From general day-to-day counseling, to litigation, workers' compensation, and safety and health issues, Ohio employers of all sizes rely on Nelva for employment law guidance. As a member of the firm's Workplace Safety Team, she has defended employers in front of the Industrial Commission on a variety of issues that arise out of Ohio workers compensation matters. She also has experience in safety and health issues, with an emphasis on OSHA. She has presented on several occasions nationally on OSHA topics, and she has twice been a contributing editor to the national treatise on Occupational Safety and Health Law. Nelva has experience defending employers in general employment litigation, charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, charges before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, charges before the National Labor Relations Board, and defending OSHA citations, and she has also successfully handled wage and hour audits b

Stuart Buttrick is the team leader of the Faegre Baker Daniels labor management relations team. He represents employers in labor relations matters, including in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in arbitrations, in litigation and in contract negotiations. Stuart also represents employers in connection with employment litigation and administrative charges. He has defended employers in hundreds of state and federal court cases and administrative charges in multiple states and has handled appellate work before various federal Circuit Courts of Appeal. Stuart also advises clients on personnel and policy issues.  

Alex More is a partner with Carrington, Coleman in Dallas, Texas. Clients engage Alex to advise them on a broad range of issues that include corporate governance, compliance, and negotiation. Alex has significant experience with litigation, including in the areas of fiduciary duties, securities, and fraud. Alex’s clients include public companies and their officers and directors, private companies and business owners, and individuals working in the securities, health care, energy, aviation, automotive, real estate, and other industries. Alex has also focused on counseling clients regarding legal risk and compliance in connection with virtual token and blockchain issues.

Paolo Lanciani is a Business Psychologist with a passion for supporting lawyers and law firms in their marketing, personal branding and leadership development. He offers his skills as a facilitator, coach and assessor to apply psychological know-how and conpetence as a practical tool that supports his clients in facing challenges and taking on new opportunities. Paolo also works with large corporations in Italy, Germany (he is half German), and worldwide.

Mike MacKay became President of Cross Platform Businesses – now Bloomberg BNA Plus – in November 2016. In March 2014, he joined Bloomberg BNA as Vice President, Cross Platform Businesses. In that role, he was responsible for commercial operations, focusing on driving direct and indirect growth. MacKay received a bachelor’s degree in business communications from Calvin College.

Scott Mozarsky acts as President, Legal Division/Bloomberg Law for the Bloomberg BNA. In this role, he is accountable for leading Bloomberg BNA’s Legal Division which, through its flagship Bloomberg Law product, provides workflow platform driven solutions that incorporate tools, news, content, analytics and data that enable professionals to be more successful in their day to day jobs in the Legal, Compliance and Regulatory markets. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Scott held a number of leadership roles during a thirteen-year tenure in the UBM plc Group. As President – Media & Marketing Services for UBM Tech, Scott was responsible for building UBM Tech’s Marketing Services business and driving the evolution of leading websites such as Information Week.com, EE Times, Dr. Dobbs Journal and Light Reading to an online community model tied to UBM Tech’s live events. As EVP, Chief Commercial Officer, of PR Newswire, Scott oversaw PRN's commercial activities worldwide which involved spearheading the company’s efforts

Jaelynn's practice is centered on estate planning, non-profits, and business law. She loves learning about her client's families, businesses, and their plans for the future. Jaelynn began her career as a law clerk in the Fourth District Court of Utah. Through her clerkship, she worked on all manner of cases including million dollar business disputes, high profile murder trials and everything in-between. She has private practice experience in both transactional and litigation matters. Jaelynn strongly believes in the power of connecting and giving back to her profession and community. She donates much of her time to serving on professional boards and is constantly on the lookout for ways to give back to the community at large.

Nic Mayne is a J.D. Candidate at Harvard Law School and the former head of Mayne Marketing, a marketing agency specializing in law firm marketing. He is also the author of Market Me: How Marketing Is Changing and Why You Should Too. A former hockey player, Mayne now represents athletes through his latest venture, four|thirteen, with a focus on branding and marketing players to increase sponsorship potential and maximize compensation. He also enjoys working with entrepreneurs and emerging companies through programs like the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project. A past contributor to LawMarketing.com and LegalInk Magazine, Mayne now serves as the Opinion Editor for the Harvard Law Record.  

T. Christopher Wharton is a solo practice attorney in Salt Lake City focusing on family law, criminal defense, and LGBT legal advocacy. Chris graduated magna cum laude from Westminster College before receiving his law degree from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. Chris also studied Anglo-American Jurisprudence at the University of Oxford, and international criminal law at The Hague, Netherlands. He worked in public service and private practice before opening his own firm in 2012. In 2013, Chris helped lead a team of attorneys who submitted an amicus curiae brief to the United States Supreme Court, arguing for equal treatment of LGBT families under the law. In 2015, Chris obtained the first same-sex common law marriage adjudication in Utah and was given an award for “Best Advocate for LGBT Families.” He has also been recognized as a “Rising Star” by SuperLawyers Magazine. As an active member of the legal community, Chris serves on the Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission. He is a mem

Jim An is a 2L at Harvard Law School. He is the editor-in-chief of the Harvard Law Record, which is Harvard Law School's student newspaper.  

Founder and owner of Law Business, Mr. Gendlin has more than ten years of experience in the legal industry as well as more than five years of experience in the following top companies: – Wolf Theiss RA (Head Business Development & Marketing). – Dorda Brugger Jordis RA (Head Business Development). – UBS, Zurich (Project Head of Marketing). – CREDIT SUISSE, Zurich (Head of Marketing within sector). – PricewaterhouseCoopers, Vienna (Consultant Management Services). Responsible for:  – Business Development. – Submissions/Rankings. – Marketing & PR. – Business Models. – Project Management. – Process Management. – Inhouse Counsel Consulting. Together with the C. H. BECK, MANZ and the STÄMPFLI publishing houses, he has produced the first ever book about the Ranking industry titled, "Compass Law Firm Rankings," which is now available in English at Amazon. The book analyzes current Rankings and gives recommendations as to which target groups should use which Rankings and what kind of Rankings should be treat

Erik Ullberg has been an IP and marketing lawyer with Wistrand Advokatbyrå in Gothenburg, Sweden since 2004 and a member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2009. Erik works primarily with advising Swedish and international clients in matters related to IT and technology, intellectual property and advertising and marketing law. He is a member of organizations such as INTA and Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA). He is recommended by Legal 500.

Ari Kaplan, a leading legal industry analyst, is an inaugural Fastcase 50 honoree and a finalist for ILTA's 2015 Thought Leader of the Year award. His most recent book, Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace, was released in Japanese, and Thomson Reuters is publishing the second edition of The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development in 2016. He is the principal researcher for a variety of widely distributed benchmarking reports and has been the keynote speaker for events in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and throughout the U.S. Kaplan is also the founder of the Lawcountability® business development platform and iPhone app, a finalist for ILTA's 2015 Innovative Solution Provider of the Year award, and a two-time Ironman triathlon finisher.

Renee Phillips is a partner in Orrick's Employment Law Group and Co-Head of the firm's Whistleblower Task Force. Her practice includes a full range of employment litigation and counseling, with particular emphasis on Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank whistleblower issues and internal investigations. Renee is also co-author of Corporate Whistleblowing in the Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank Era, the leading treatise on corporate whistleblower law. She speaks and writes regularly on whistleblower law, internal investigations, and other employment law topics. Renee has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Employment Litigation and by the American Society of Legal Advocates as a Top 40 Under 40 Employment Lawyers in New York State.

Lindsey A. Zahn, Esq. is an alcohol beverage and food attorney at Lehman Beverage Law, PLLC. Ms. Zahn has previously counseled wine, beer, and spirits companies on licensing and compliance, federal and state labeling, customs regulations, supplier agreements, and advertising and promotions. She is an award-winning author on wine law, publishes a leading wine law blog called On Reserve, and has traveled to over a dozen wine regions in the U.S. and Europe. Additionally, she has given talks and instructed classes on wine law throughout the country and in France. In 2014 and 2015, her blog was nominated as one of the Top 100 Legal Blogs by the ABA Journal.

Chris Brown was once in your shoes. While working as a full-time corporate lawyer, he struggled to find a web marketing company that understood law firms. And while reading a blog post about “repurposed lawyers,” Chris decided to make the entrepreneurial jump he’d been considering for some time — he left his law firm to create b.Legal Marketing. Today, Chris enjoys working with forward-thinking lawyers who want a professional online presence. Together with his team of marketing strategists and developers, he creates and manages law firm websites for small law firms. Rather than leaving the practice entirely, Chris created Venture Legal so he could continue serving a small number of tech startups in Kansas City. Even though he only practices law on a limited basis, he found that all of his marketing efforts continue to pay off as he gets more calls than he can handle (he refers most potential clients to other firms). His law firm website was even named a top ten law firm website in 2014 by Lawyerist.com. Chris