In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, host Leslie Gromis Baker of Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney talks with Tom McGough, chief legal officer a UPMC. Tom was a partner at an AmLaw100 firm, where he also served as a member of the executive committee and as chairman of the litigation department. Tom received his law degree from the …

In this episode of Legal Innovators Interview Series, Mark Kornfeld of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney talks with Lauren Dienes-Middlen, a Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Intellectual Property Lead at World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Lauren has been with WWE in various roles for coming up on 20 years. And throughout that time, s…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, host Hala Sandridge of Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney talks with Gerard Solis, general counsel at University of South Florida. Gerard joined USF's General Counsel's Office in 2003 as an Assistant General Counsel and since then, he has worked in multiple practice areas and played a critical ro…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, host Gina M. Polo of Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney talks with Ashwin Krishnan, Vice President and General Counsel with the Miami Marlins. Ashwin has been with the Marlins for more than 10 years now, starting out as an associate counsel before becoming VP and GC in late 2017. During that time…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, hosts Ed Allera and Matthew Fedowitz of Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney talk with Francesco Tallarico, General Counsel at Covis Pharma, a major player in the pharmaceutical space. Covis offers a portfolio of pharmaceutical products providing patients with affordable and therapeutically equival…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, host Gina M. Polo of Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney talks with Jordan Isrow General Counsel at Oxygen Development, a leader in the development and production of high-quality color cosmetics, skin care, hair care, bath & body care, and OTC products. Oxygen Development is an outsourcing partner…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, host Amy Miller talks with Ama Romaine, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at G6 Hospitality. The company is most well known for its biggest brand, Motel 6, with more than 1,500 properties in 49 states, and internationally in Canada, India, and Latin America. Amy and Ama discuss wh…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills talks with Kelly Lefferts, Group Vice President, US General Counsel and Secretary at Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Bloomin' Brands is one of the largest casual dining companies in the world with more than 1,400 restaurants in 49 states and 21 countries and territories. Their brands inclu…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills talks with Rob Edmund, Chief Legal & Talent Officer at K-Force, one of the nation’s leading professional staffing firms. K-Force specializes in providing strategic partnership in technology and finance & accounting services and they serve about 70 percent of the Fortune 100. Crai…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills talks with David Kerstein, Investment Manager and Legal Counsel at Bentham IMF, a litigation finance company that provides funding to plaintiffs and law firms for large legal disputes. Bentham is the U.S. arm of IMF Bentham Limited, one of the oldest and most experienced commerci…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills talks with Janet Lee, general counsel at ANSYS. Craig and Janet discuss the importance of having a deep understanding of your company’s industry; diversity issues in the legal industry; and how GCs are increasingly playing the role of business advisors for their companies.…

In this episode of The Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills speaks with Joe Nauman, EVP and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer at Acushnet Company (maker of golf equipment and apparel) about balancing the use of in-house teams and outside counsel; his company's unique partnership with other golf manufacturers to fight the production a…

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills, speaks with Anne Robinson, the General Counsel and Managing Director of Legal and Compliance at Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment management companies. Robinson was Vanguard's GC in July 2016.In this episode Craig and Anne discuss transitioning to a new organizatio…

In this episode of The Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills interviews John Hall, vice president and general counsel of Implus LLC, an innovative manufacturer of more than a dozen footwear and recreational accessory products.During the conversation, we discuss some of the unique legal challenges of managing so many different brands, how H…