How Technology is Transforming the Legal Landscape

Randy Rutherford is Vonage's Chief Legal Officer, responsible for the company's global legal affairs, including corporate governance, securities law, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, intellectual property, litigation, privacy, employment, regulatory, and compliance matters.

Before assuming his current post, Randy served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. In this role, he advised senior management and the Board of Directors on matters including corporate governance, securities law, executive compensation, capital markets and mergers & acquisitions. Prior to Vonage, he was a partner at Day Pitney LLP, where he counseled businesses and their boards on corporate governance and securities law, including securities law compliance, self-regulatory organization (SRO) listing requirements, corporate governance, executive compensation, equity and benefit plan requirements, public offerings, private placements, and compliance with public reporting responsibilities, including duties under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Randy earned his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law and B.A. in Political Science from Penn State University.

Javier Robles is the Senior Vice President and the Group Chief Compliance Officer at News Corp.

Kevin oversees the legal function of the Marketing Cloud and Communications and Retail Global Business Units at Oracle. He is responsible for all corporate and commercial activities, including acquisitions, strategic alliances, partnerships, and the spectrum of technology transactions (software, cloud/SaaS, hardware, consulting, outsourcing). He also partners with executive management and key stakeholders to support the product development lifecycle, monitor and mitigate organizational risks, ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements worldwide (including data privacy), and resolve disputes with customers, partners, and vendors.

Kevin has focused on the telecommunications, media, technology, and financial services industries during his career. He has significant knowledge of the challenges and opportunities faced by companies in these heavily regulated and highly competitive industries, including in new and emerging markets. In addition, his tenure at Oracle has provided in-depth insight into disruptive technologies such as cloud computing, big data/analytics, e-commerce, and social media, as well as the data privacy and security issues implicated by their rapid adoption.