The L Suite (TechGC)

General Counsels from leading SaaS companies recently gathered for an offsite in Sonoma to explore the pivotal role of legal leadership in driving growth in a post-downturn landscape. Co-Chaired by Matt Boisen, General Counsel, Highspot, and Jennifer T. Miller, General Counsel, Grammarly. Attendees discussed critical topics, including: ?? How to achieve growth among major organizational changes & uncertainty ?? Post-election changes & their impact on their daily work ?? How to create a scalable compliance framework ?? AI & data governance and practical legal strategies for products powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) ?? Strategies for preparing for & mitigating ransomware attacks Speakers and attendees included: Alexa Summer, Apollo.io Ameet S. Matharu, VP, General Counsel, Malwarebytes Andrew Epstein, General Counsel, Demandbase Beth Lebowitz, General Counsel, Unanet Brendan Groves, Chief Legal Officer, Skydiogm Chad Skinner, General Counsel, Cloudflare Charles Kierpiec, Chief Legal Officer, Tecsys Inc. D. Mara Lowenstein, Global Head of Legal & Compliance, Quantilope Delisha Grant, General Counsel & Vice President, Legal, Addepar Ed Brown, Chief Legal Officer, Forescout Evan LeBon, Head of Legal, Armada Eunice G. Buhler, General Counsel, G2.com, Inc. Hasani Caraway, General Counsel, Notion Jamshaid Khan, General Counsel, FlexTrade Systems Inc. Jason Idilbi, General Counsel, ClearCompany Edward (Jay) Wedge, General Counsel, Clari Ji-Hyun Park, Global Head of Legal, Intercom Joe Faber, General Counsel, Dialpad Inc. Jonathan Vaas, Chief Legal Officer, BambooHR JP Kirkley, Chief Legal Officer, Rhombus Systems, Inc. Lauren Escher Lennon, General Counsel, Scale AI Marie Ma, Chief Legal Officer, Articulate Matt Spohn, General Counsel, Red Canary, Inc. Megan Niedermeyer, Chief Legal Officer, Anaconda, Inc. Melissa Reiter, General Counsel, Jobber Nish Chari, Head of Legal, Alchemy Rachel Harris, General Counsel, Suzy Roy Wang, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Eightfold Sai Sriskandarajah, Chief Legal Officer, LaunchDarkly Sarah Binder, Chief Legal Officer, BetterUp, Inc. Tamisa Greening, General Counsel, Sr. Director, Contracts & Legal, Esri Inc Thomas Umberg, General Counsel, globality Tom Kaweski, Vice President, Legal & Compliance, Kong If you missed this session and want to learn more about this and other great content, events, and networking opportunities available as part of an L Suite membership, visit https://www.lsuite.co/ and apply to become a member. A big thanks to our sponsors: Jon Avina, Partner, Cooley LLP Sarah Axtell, Partner, Latham & Watkins Nicole Brookshire, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP TJ Graham, Partner, Cooley LLP Edward Holman, Senior Counsel, Data Privacy, and Cybersecurity, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Rick Kline, Partner, Latham & Watkins Allison Spinner, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Richard Truesdell, Partner, Davis Polk

For corporate legal departments, choosing a CLM should make life easier. However, selecting the right solution requires research, planning, and forethought. The L Suite recently held a virtual event, “CLM Solutions Showcase: Save Time & Make the Right Decision,” featuring 5 leading CLM providers, Agiloft, Juro, LinkSquares, Pramata, and SpotDraft, and their customers to discuss their solutions and experience. Attendees were those in the process of making their CLM buying decisions,?including GCs who make the decision, Commercial Counsels who will use them, and Legal Ops professionals who will implement them. Hosted by Meg Eason Mericle, Sr. Counsel, Commercial, Privacy & Product, Axios, and Julie Johnson, Legal Operations Manager, Twilio, the event provided attendees all in one place the opportunity to: ?? See demos from 5 leading CLM providers, rather than having to schedule them individually ?? Hear actual GC perspectives on implementation stories and get GCs to answer questions based on their experience ?? Participate in a closed-door interactive panel with industry experts/peers including Hoyun Kim, General Counsel, ExecOnline, Liz Benegas, General Counsel, Memfault, and Andrew Phelps, Sr. Counsel, BigId, ?? that provided a candid discussion on the challenges and successes of CLMs. Areas of Discussion Covered During the Event: ?? How do you know if it's time to get a CLM ??What is the work you need to do before selecting a CLM ??What does an effective CLM selection process look like ??What GCs wish they knew before/during their CLM selection process ??What distinguishes a good selection process from a bad one ??Tips for implementation ??Tips on switching CLM providers Overall, it was full of great insights and networking. If you missed this session, and want to learn more about this and other great content, events, and networking opportunities as part of an L Suite membership, visit https://www.lsuite.co/ and apply to become a member. P.S. - Thank you to the following presenters from the case study session: Akshay Doshi, Spotdraft with Helen Odom, Tailscale Cassidy Kaelin, LinkSquares with Meg Cavanaugh, Commvault Achint Agarwal with JP Son, Verbit Richard Mabey, Juro with Ruchi Kwatra, Veho Prashant Dubey, Agiloft with Sedi Doobay, Integra LifeSciences

The L Suite recently brought together Chief Legal Officers & General Counsels from leading public companies for insightful exchanges on navigating regulatory pressures, shareholder expectations, and corporate governance, while crafting practical solutions for effective leadership in 2025. Hosted by Kerry Acocella, EVP, GC & Secretary, Datadog, and Kristin Sverchek former President &General Counsel, Lyft. The event included discussion topics including: ?? Corporate law & litigation including recent Delaware case law ?? Best practices for crisis-ready leadership ?? Adapting to regulatory changes and emerging tech, partnering with outside counsel, & leading a high-performing team In addition to the content and connections among community members, many attendees noted that they valued the opportunity to meet our sponsors, Cooley LLP, Fenwick & West, Lawtrades, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and develop/deepen those relationships. Attendees said they came away informed, refreshed, and inspired. Speakers and attendees included: Aaron Schur, GC,? Yelp Inc. Adam Eltoukhy, GC, Samsara Andy Polovin, EVP, GC & Secretary, Tempus AI Andrew Woods, GC & Secretary, Pubmatic Ann Lipton, Professor in Business Law and Entrepreneurship & Associate Dean for Faculty Research, Tulane University Law School Benjamin Lee, CLO, Reddit, Inc Benjamin Adams, CLO, Western Union Casey O'Connor’Connor, CLO & Secretary, Stitch Fix Chad Skinner, GC, Cloudflare Christopher Yap, GC, Canaan Inc. David Schellhase, Advisor, Former GC, Slack Edward Rockwell, SVP, GC & Secretary, EPAM Systems Elizabeth Fisher, GC & Secretary, Amplitude Elizabeth Monteleone, CLO, Bumble Elona Kogan, CLO, Terns Pharmaceuticals? Eric Whitaker, EVP & CLO, 10x Genomics Erika Fisher, CLO, Hubspot Gina Flynn, VP & GC, Exponent, Inc. Jessica Woelfel, GC, CCO & Corporate Secretary, ORMAT John G. Saia, CLO, Guardant Health Jolene Marshall, CLO & Secretary, Smartsheet Ken Hirschman, GC, Udemy Kerry McLean, GC, Intuit Kurt Oreshack, GC, Maravai LifeSciences Larissa Schwartz, CLO, Okta Lindsay Llewellyn, CLO, Lyft Marie Oh Huber, Former CLO, eBay Maximilian Jo, GC, Webtoon Entertainment Melanie Vinson, CLO, Secretary and COO, Confluent Minh Hoang Merchant, GC, Kyverna Therapeutics? Phil Mazzara, GC, Astera Labs Rob Morvillo, CLO, Olo Scott Darling, CLO, Upstart Holdings Sean Edgett, CLO & Secretary, Match Group Sophia Schwartz, GC, Nextdoor Woodie Dixon, CLO & Secretary, Chegg If you missed this event, and want to learn more about how to be in the room where these conversations are happening, visit https://www.lsuite.co/ and apply to become a member. Again, a big thanks to our sponsors who participated: Raad Ahmed, Founder and CEO, Lawtrades Tamara Brightwell, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Brad Goldberg, Partner, Cooley Jon Lenzner, Partner, Fenwick Beth Sasfai, Partner, Cooley Amy Simmerman Partner, Wilson Sonsini Alan Smith, Partner and Corporate Group Chair, Fenwick Ashish Walia, Cofounder, Lawtrades

I was honored to lead a fireside chat yesterday with Commissioner Hester Peirce for the The L Suite (TechGC) #CryptoGC community alongside Yelena C., Gina Moon, and Tyler Meade. The future is bright, and I am so happy that we have such a collaborative, forward-thinking, innovation-friendly leader at the Commission. Happy Friday, and Other News of Note below. **** The SEC’s Crypto Asset Task Force hosts its first roundtable this afternoon; Treasury requests a stay to provide time to delist Tornado Cash; Hamilton Lane announced the launch of a private tokenized infrastructure offering available to retail investors; Pakistan is set to introduce a regulatory framework aimed at legalizing cryptocurrency for foreign investments, a major shift from its previously restrictive approach; the European Central Bank’s Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the US is “sinning through negligence” and “sowing the seeds of future upheavals” by supporting crypto; Pavel Durov gets his passport back, thanks his lawyers; an EY/Coinbase survey indicates that 83% of investors plan to increase crypto allocations in 2025; Coinbase launches an institutional defi product called “verified pools”; BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund BUIDL passed the $1B mark; Raydium launches a Pump.fun competitor; Solana faces backlash for gender-oriented ad; Securitize and Ethena release an institutional defi blockchain; the UK started the procurement process for the Digital Gilt instrument (DIGIT); 21Shares is set to liquidate two actively managed crypto ETFs as spot bitcoin ETFs hit five weeks of outflows; the combined market capitalization of tokenized US treasury products reached a record of $4.6B, with a 15% growth year-to-date; CME launched SOL futures; Bitnomial launches a whole suite of digital futures products, including ADA, USDC, XRP, DOT, HBAR; OKX suspended a DEX aggregator after it was used by North Korea in laundering funds tied to the Bybit hack; Hayden Davis popped up with a new memecoin, WOLF, despite an Interpol Red Notice; Kentucky passed a crypto rights law; Texas put forth a proposed law with a ceiling on crypto investment; according to a report from Chainalysis and KPMG, Nigeria leads crypto adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa; Walrus Foundation raises $140M; Canary Capital filed to list an ETF that will hold PENGU and Pudgy Penguins NFTs

Excited to host a fun Bowling Night in SF next week with my peers at The L Suite (TechGC)! The L Suite fosters a dynamic community where legal peers share insights and best practices to enhance team collaboration and drive business success. Special thanks to Davis Polk for sponsoring this event.

What does excellent client service look like, and who should define it? Clients should. Yet, without clear communication from clients, law firms are left guessing, resulting in business as usual. Join us on April 2, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:00pm ET in this exclusive webinar, What GCs Want from Their Outside Counsel, where a panel of seasoned General Counsels will share candid feedback and insider tips for what clients want from their law firms, how to deliver outsized value, and ways to grow client relationships. Speakers include: Vanessa Candela, Chief Legal and Trust Officer, Celonis Rob Morvillo, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Olo Danielle Sheer, Chief Legal and Trust Officer, Commvault Moderated by Andrew Dick, VP of Strategic Initiatives, The L Suite ?? This event is for any law firm associate or partner who wants to stay ahead of client expectations and win more business. For full event details and to register, visit: https://lnkd.in/eKjuWR6Y

Thank you ?? to the The L Suite (TechGC) for the opportunity to co-chair the 2025 Saas Offsite General Counsel Summit last week! ? Learning from peers at other high-growth SaaS companies is by far the best way to gain insights into industry trends, navigate risks, and shape the legal industry. Even better are the personal connections and the pleasure of seeing longtime friends and making new ones. Many thanks to the sponsors who helped make this fabulous event possible (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Latham & Watkins, Cooley LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP), and to my co-chair Matt Boisen for being such an amazing partner. I can’t wait for next year!

Excited to speak at The L Suite's 2025 Euro Summit tomorrow with one of the best in the business, Corinna Mitchell.?Please join us on mainstage for the last session of the day, The Road Ahead: Funding, Scaling, and Liquidity Considerations for GCs.?This is the ultimate session of the day to talk about the ultimate event(s) for scale-up innovative companies.? Thank you to The L Suite (TechGC) and my fellow panelists, Corinna and Reuven Young from Davis Polk

The L Suite hosted its first gathering of GCs and Legal Ops professionals on March 5 in San Francisco. Thanks to the power of our members, the event sold out long in advance and enabled open, transparent, and informative dialog. Overheard at the event: ?? “The opportunity to have so many GCsS and Legal Ops professionals at the same table discussing these problems from their different lenses, it just felt like such a critical learning opportunity for me.” ?? “I think the small group sessions have been very beneficial. I feel like people are being very open and vulnerable talking about their wins and losses. You know, hearing what looks like a win and what looks like a loss from a GC’s perspective is giving me valuable knowledge.” ?? “The community has been instrumental to my career growth. It's provided me with the opportunity to network with a group of senior Legal Ops professionals.” Thank you to all the members who came out and so openly and generously shared with and supported their peers:? Stephanie Adamson King, Playco Global (Co-Chair) Seshma Kumararatne, Patreon (Co-Chair) Jo Vong, Plaid (Speaker) Ken Callander, Value Strategies LLC (Speaker) Michael Meehan, Howso AI (Speaker) Mike Bombace, P2P.org (Speaker) Stephanie Corey, UpLevel Ops (Speaker) Adrienne Leder-Schriner, Form Energy Amanda Cincotta Zscaler Amy Liu, Sword Health Andrew Woods, PubMatic Brandi Pack, UpLevel Ops Cailin Sakaue, Modern Health Camille Zhou, Passport Labs Crystal N., Faire Wholesale David Evans, Nextdoor David Melaugh, Element Biosciences Devang Shah, Pivot Bio Doug Mandell, Inflection AI Dylan Lowrey, Nium Elizabeth Miller, Delta Dental Fitzann (Fitz) Reid, Hunterbrook Grace Hsu, Lunar Energy D. Isabel Ajuria, Inceptive John Charles Francis Quimpo, Yelp Josh Furman, Canva Kathryn L. McCall, Trustly Kshitij Dua, HashiCorp, an IBM Company Leah Meyer, Mistplay Linda P. Drucker, Atomic Vest Lorena Alfaro, PubMatic Matthew Chiu, Electronic Arts Megha A. Sharma, Uniphore, (formerly) Michael Blum, Formlogic Nish Chari, Alchemy Pete Su, Moley Robotics Rosanna Royal, Lyra Health Sarah Binder, BetterUp, Inc. Sagar Thakur, Nium Stephanie Ding, Intrinsic Innovation LLC Susan Goodhue, Affirm Thomas Chow, Chia Network Thomas Scott, Tools for Humanity Timothy Choe, Hive AI Vincent Sheu, SkyLink And thanks again to our partners Tyler Finn & Marshall Deutz with SpotDraft and Gabriel Buigas & Valerie Charles with Integreon for sharing their expertise with our community! Coming Next – Our Spring Legal Ops Forum is coming up in New York City on March 20thTo learn more visit: https://lnkd.in/ehuuX7ix Want to be in the room where it happens and attend events like these? Learn more and apply to join the community: https://lnkd.in/gTdsH_TV #LegalOps #GC #Law #AI #NYC

Looking forward to leading this roundtable session, together with Raj Mahapatra, at the The L Suite (TechGC) 2025 Euro Summit on Wednesday. In an era defined by rapid change and complex challenges, the role of the General Counsel has evolved from legal advisor to strategic architect. The conference, ‘GC as Architect: Anchoring Success, Building Resilience’ will explore how today’s legal leaders can design resilient frameworks to navigate uncertainty, drive growth, and fortify their organisations for the future. In this session, we’ll be exploring a common theme for GCs – dealing with an ever-increasing workload, while resources may be limited, and with life going on in the background. Managing this balance is integral to performance and leadership. We’ll focus on actionable insights and practical strategies for coping, resilience-building, and supporting your team. Before the session, I'd love to hear your thoughts and strategies - whether you're a lawyer or not ?? * This is a general title for the session and not a personal reflection of my current working environment ?? #LSuite #TechGC #leadership #legal #growth #resilience #success