Washington, District of Columbia, United States
I lead diverse teams of lawyers, technologists and subject matter experts that build and deploy solutions to enhance knowledge management, innovation, and drive value across our growing catalog of service offerings. My areas of leadership include: Strategic Solutions, combining best in class AI-powered technology, people and workflows to build customized solutions for practice groups and clients. McDermott Innovation Hub, which allows for the submission of ideas and wraps a formal process of analysis and development around new initiatives to ensure proper build cases and adoption. Knowledge Management, combining best KM practices with AI-powered technology to develop internal and client-focused solutions to deliver our best work product across practice groups. McDermott Transaction Services, focused on driving successful M&A outcomes through the use of advanced technology, AI and leveraged workflows around the diligence review process McDermott Discovery, focused on discovery-related technology and data review. Co-Chair, McDermott Innovation Committee. Along with Martha Louks, presented to and advised the Committee on Civil Liberties Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament on Artificial Intelligence in the legal industry.
Lead team of consultants to provide end to end risk mitigation, data workflow, technology implementation, and litigation consulting services for a wide variety of Fortune-100 companies and AmLaw 100 law firms. Lead discussions with current and prospective corporate clients and general counsel to understand potential market for new products and services relating to data lifecycle management. Work across with all facets of Consilio to develop creative, cost-effective solutions to our clients throughout all phases of data lifecycle. Collaborate with product development teams to provide cutting-edge technology and consulting solutions across the managed services spectrum. Work closely with sales professionals to develop and implement comprehensive client solutions at industry-best prices.
Engaged corporate clients to determine data risk profiles and legal spend across their organizations and build solutions tailored to their individual needs. Successfully lead multi-disciplinary team on one of the most complex court-ordered divestitures in U.S. history, comprising over 7 TB of co-mingled data, 3,300+ search terms, 180+ custodians, and 38 distinct data sources for remediation. Developed and implement integrated strategies and solutions for electronic discovery, information governance, and contract lifecycle management for multiple Fortune 100 companies, Law Schools, and Universities. Developed, scoped and priced integrated managed services offering on a monthly subscription basis. Lead hand-picked multi-disciplinary team to develop, launch and implement new litigation preparation-focused product under aggressive timeframes. Consult with a variety of clients across e-discovery topics including, but not limited to, best practices in records and information management, legal hold creation and implementation, custodian and stakeholder interviews, data retention and destruction policies and procedures, defensible review processes, forensic investigations, and project management. Present educational seminars to insurers and corporations on e-discovery best practices and related issues. Participate in budget and resource forecasting on a quarterly and annual basis. Conducted internal assessments, external client assessments, and presentations to fundamentally change the company to a more collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and client-focused culture.