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Controlling the Legal Department Budget


Level: Advanced
Runtime: 74 minutes
Recorded Date: January 29, 2024
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Agenda

By the end of this panel discussion, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the importance of collaboration between legal teams and business units in the rapidly evolving corporate landscape.
  • Identify proven techniques for strengthening relationships with business units and the C-suite.
  • Recognize examples of responsiveness and resiliency to changing business needs within legal teams.
  • Appreciate the significance of transparency between legal and the business and implement practical tips to foster transparency in their own organizations.
  • Apply the insights gained to enhance the effectiveness of legal-business collaboration within their respective organizations.

For NY - Difficulty Level: Experienced attorneys only (non-transitional)

Description

Amidst an intricate corporate landscape, legal departments are often perceived as cost centers, grappling with the dueling challenges of expected and unforeseen legal contingencies. Yet, the notion that these departments require an unchecked flow of financial resources is far from reality. Many leaders have proven that there are multiple ways to control costs. In this discussion, GCs will discuss the cost management techniques that have resulted in cost savings and/or cost predictability for their departments.

This program was recorded as part of Law.com's Legalweek Conference on January 29, 2024.

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Panelists

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Ellen Hudock

VP, Chief of Staff & Head of Global Operations for Legal & Compliance
GSK

Ellen Hudock currently serves as Vice President and Head of Global Operations for Legal and Compliance reporting to the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GSK and member of the Legal and Compliance Leadership Team with a team of approximately 70 employees responsible for driving Legal and Compliance Service Delivery and digital transformation by designing and delivering simplified processes, optimized service delivery through technology including AI and providing global strategic guidance enabling Legal and Compliance to work more effectively and efficiently and focus on the highest value work for GSK.

Ellen also serves as Chief of Staff for the SVP and General Counsel supporting on strategic planning and organizational design, transformational change management, budget management, analytics and objective setting, external benchmarking, culture and capability, and management of all aspects of the Legal and Compliance Leadership Team meetings.

Prior to this, Ellen served as Head of Operations for Global Pharmaceuticals Legal and was a member of the Global Pharma Core Legal Leadership Team. From 2012-2017, Ellen served as lead Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption investigations lawyer charged to direct and oversee internal ABAC-related investigations and other privileged investigations worldwide and spearheaded development of the Company’s internal investigation platform. From 2005-2012, Ellen was Assistant General Counsel in the Dispute Resolution & Prevention Group managing government investigations, product liability matters and commercial litigation.

Ellen joined GSK in 2005 as Senior Counsel from the Buchanan Ingersoll law firm. At Buchanan, Ellen was an associate in the firm's commercial litigation group. In 1998-99, she was a law clerk to the Honorable Ronald L. Buckwalter in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Ellen received her J.D. degree from the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University in 1998 and graduated magna cum laude from Denison University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature in 1995.

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Andrea Corona

Director of Litigation Management
Zurich N.A.

Andrea Corona currently serves as Assistant Vice President Director of Litigation Management at Zurich North America. She is also Chair of Zurich’s Global Legal Panel Forum. As the Director of Litigation Management, Andrea leads the Legal Bill Review, Regional Litigation Manager and Firm Performance Review teams. She also oversees the management of external law firm performance, and designs and implements business strategies to deliver a centralized and coordinated response to litigated claims.

Andrea is passionate about Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging and has driven efforts to engage outside counsel on this important topic. She is an active member of the Hispanic National Bar Association and was recently appointed to PODER25, the Hispanic National Bar Association’s General Counsel talent pipeline. In addition, Andrea was a participant of the Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy, a coordinated effort of 6 bar associations to strengthen the pipeline of diverse bar association leaders.

Her Juris Doctorate is from DePaul University and her undergraduate degree is from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Zurich North America, Andrea worked for other insurance carriers in various roles and was also in private practice.

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Kim Pryor

General Counsel
JBA USA

Kim Pryor serves as JBS USA General Counsel.

Pryor joined JBS in 2013 as Corporate Counsel and was previously a Commercial Litigator at Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti.

She earned her law degree from the University of Colorado and her bachelor’s degree from St. Michael’s College.

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Ian McDougall

Executive Vice President & General Counsel
LexisNexis

Ian McDougall is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the LexisNexis, Legal & Professional division of RELX Group. Mr. McDougall is also President of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation. A non-profit charitable organization established to advance the Rule of Law.

Mr. McDougall joined LexisNexis in 2004 as Vice President and Legal Director for LexisNexis International (LNI), where he oversaw the legal function for the group, including Regulatory Compliance, Commercial Agreements, IT, Intellectual Property and Litigation. Mr. McDougall was also involved in business strategy, acquisitions and general business planning. At LexisNexis, Mr. McDougall has stepped into varying roles, including Interim HR Director for LNI and Interim Managing Director for LexisNexis New Zealand. In addition, he led the LexisNexis implementation of the U.K. Bribery Act compliance and created the organization’s first broad regulatory compliance review program.

Before joining LexisNexis, he led Legal, HR and Facilities departments at Telco Global Ltd., previously one of the largest U.K. independent telecom providers. Mr. McDougall also acted as Chief European Counsel and Group Company Secretary for Hughes Electronics, a former subsidiary of General Motors Corp. Prior to that, Mr. McDougall served in various legal leadership roles for a number of technology and finance organizations; he also has extensive private practice experience.

Mr. McDougall sits on the United Nations Rule of Law Steering Committee and is a member of the UN General Counsel Advisory Board. Until Mr. McDougall’s move to New York he was a Board Director and Trustee for U.K. charity Peaceful Place, which is dedicated to providing support to sufferers of early-onset dementia. He was also appointed as judge in the Barrister’s Disciplinary Tribunal and is a broadcast cricket commentator in association with the Royal National Institute for the Blind. Mr. McDougall is based in New York.

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