NALSC 2023 Fall Symposium
Friday October 20th at LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Speaker Bios
9:00–9:10am ET
Welcome by NALSC and Host Latham & Watkins LLP
Mitch Satalof, CEO of Juris Placements, Inc and NALSC President
Michele O. Penzer, Esq., Global Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Recruiting Committee/Former New York Office Managing Partner
9:10–10:25am ET
Keynote Presentation: “Embracing Generational Diversity at Work”
Presenter:
Chris DeSantis (Professional Speaker, Consultant and Author)
10:40–11:20pm ET
Interactive Breakouts/Roundtables/Tour (attend one)
Hot Topics in Partner Recruiting and Group Placements Roundtables
Dan Binstock, Esq., Partner at Garrison & Sisson, Inc.
Anand David, Global Head of Partner Recruitment and Integration at Hogan Lovells
Shannon Davis, Chief Legal Recruiting and Integration Officer at Mintz
Kat Davis, Director of Firmwide Partner Recruiting at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Aglaia Galimanis, Lateral Attorney Acquisition (East Coast) at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and
Victoria Gamble, Partner at Gamble Partner Placement
Jennifer Gillman, Esq., President of Gillman Strategic Group
Deverie Hart, Lawyer Talent Acquisition (West Coast) at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Niki Kopsidas, Chief Talent Officer at Sterlington PLLC
Mitch Satalof, CEO of Juris Placements, Inc. and NALSC President
Tina B. Solis, Esq., Partner/Leader of Financial Institutions & Banking Disputes Team at Nixon Peabody (Tina will be our Roving U-LPQ Expert)
Associate Recruiting Breakout: Who Moves and Why (Including NALP Foundation Statistics)
Jennifer C. Mandery, Vice President for Research of The NALP Foundation
Katie McMahan, Owner and Managing Director of The Lawt
Nuts and Bolts of In-house Recruiting Breakout
Victoria Harris, President of Harris Legal Search
Suzanne Manning, Esq., Founder and Principal at Gravitas Search Partners
Arthur Polott, Esq., Founder of Gateway Legal Placements
Tour of Latham & Watkins’ Beautiful Offices
Peter Alexander, Global Recruiting Manager – US Lateral Associate Recruiting at Latham & Watkins
11:35-12:20pm ET
“Current Topics in Labor and Employment Affecting Legal Recruitment”
Moderator:
Melissa Peters, Esq., Founder at MP Legal Search
Panelists:
Suzzanne W. Decker, Esq., Principal at Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Larry Perlman, Esq., Partner – Labor & Employment at Foley Lardner LLP
Milton L. Williams, Esq., Partner at Walden Macht & Haran LLP
1:20-2:05pm ET
“Moving the Needle: Aligning Law Firm and Agency Recruiters on DEI Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Mid-Career Women and Underrepresented Groups”
Moderator:
Laura Leopard, Founder and CEO of Leopard Solutions
Panelists:
Carmen Kelley, Director of Lateral Attorney Recruiting at Morrison & Foerster LLP
Bahareh Samanian, Esq., Founder of Bahareh Legal
2:20-3:05pm ET
“What is Keeping Managing Partners Up at Night?”
Moderator:
Jordan Abshire, Esq., Founder and Managing Member at Abshire Legal Search, LLC
Panelists:
Nicole D. Fanjul, Esq., Co-Deputy NY Office Managing Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP
Michael J. Kuh, Esq., New York Managing Partner at Hogan Lovells
Cindy Schmitt Minniti, Esq., Managing Partner of the New York Office of Reed Smith LLP
3:20-4:00pm ET
“Measures and Metrics for Success in Social Media”
Presenter:
Shelley Ducker, Principal at Shelley Ducker Rx Communications
4:15–5:00pm ET
“Intro to AI and ChatGPT for Legal Recruiters– What Is It and How It Might Affect Lawyer Hiring, Recruiting, and the Legal Industry as a Whole?”
Presenter:
Zach Warren, Technology & Innovation Insights Lead at Thomson Reuters Institute
Our Goals
In addition to maintaining a strong Code of Ethics, NALSC is dedicated to:
- Enhancing the image of the legal search profession through national public relations;
- Providing education and information on trends and issues in the marketplace;
- Monitoring and responding to legislative and regulatory activity that may impact the legal search profession.