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How General Counsel Navigate Complexity: A peer discussion on managing today’s rising challenges

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Today’s general counsel must deal with an ever more complex set of realities as they help to guide their companies and avoid risks. From the impact of inflation and how that is influencing costs and outside counsel rates, to the challenges of maintaining closeness to business priorities in a remote working environment, to questions of pay transparency and more, companies of all sizes, whether private or public, must confront these issues. This session is intended to both share the perspectives of experienced general counsel on the panel as well as create a roundtable environment for attendees to share their own experiences and questions.

Please join Thomson Reuters for a discussion with Megha Agarwal Sharma (General Counsel and Secretary, Uniphore Technologies) and Kristen Howell (General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, CrowdStreet) for our inaugural one-hour webinar.

Attendees will:

Receive an update on the current state of the legal market including how corporate law departments are structuring their legal operations functions for the changing reality and how law firms are planning for 2023
Hear from some very experienced general counsel on how they personally are navigating the complexities their companies are facing
Have an opportunity to share their own experiences and ask top-of-mind questions in a facilitated roundtable format

The webinar will be broadcast on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Sign up now and view live or on-demand any time afterward.

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Speakers

William Josten

Senior Manager – Enterprise Content, Thomson Reuters Institute (moderator)

Bill Josten is Manager of Strategic Enterprise in Thought Leadership for the Thomson Reuters Institute. Bill consults with law firms nationally on issues related to law firm profitability, pricing and cost recovery. In previous roles with Thomson Reuters, Bill worked as a senior legal analyst, in account management with several large law firms, and as a Reference Attorney. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, he was an attorney in private practice, an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, and a clerk at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Megha Aggarwal Sharma

General Counsel & Secretary, Uniphore Technologies

Megha Sharma is the General Counsel & Secretary at Uniphore Technologies, a conversational AI-based automation platform, where she helped lead the company through a period of exponential growth. Prior to Uniphore, Megha was the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities and Asst. Secretary at Synaptics Inc. Prior to Synaptics, Megha was Corporate Counsel at Imperva, Inc. where she helped lead the company through its IPO. Megha was recognized as a Next Generation: Women Leader in Tech Law, and is a thought leader on how to manage burnout and balance a demanding legal career. She received her J.D. from Boston University and her B.A. from University of California, San Diego.

Kristen Howell

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, CrowdStreet

Kristen Howell has more than 20 years of legal experience in FinTech, corporate securities, and financial services. Prior to joining CrowdStreet, Kristen was a partner at Am Law 100 law firm Fox Rothschild, LLP, where she led the firm’s national investment funds practice. Kristen previously served as General Counsel for a registered investment adviser with $19B in assets under management and six publicly traded mutual funds. Kristen has been featured on NPR – Marketplace Tech and InsideCounsel, been quoted in Law 360 and other publications, and has spoken widely on FinTech, investments and crowdfunding. Kristen holds a BS in Political Science from Texas Christian University and a JD from The University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder.