In-house legal in 2022: what's front of mind?

Bianca is the Director of Legal at Motorway, where she previously held the role of Head of Legal. Bianca is an experienced in-house lawyer, having previously held senior legal roles at REKKI and FarFetch. Before moving in-house, Bianca trained at Slaughter and May and gained experience at international law firm Covington & Burling LLP.

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Rob Chesnut was formerly the General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb, where he was recognized on the Financial Times Global 25 General Counsel list. Rob is an experienced GC, board member, and advisor to tech companies, but he also has a background as a Federal Prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia. Rob is also a bestselling author of the book Intentional Integrity, which was published by St. Martins Press in 2020.

Claudia Saraiva is the Legal Operations Project Manager at ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation. Before joining ABB, Claudia held the role of Senior Legal Operations Manager at Personio where she optimized legal department processes and successfully implemented legal tech solutions such as contract lifecycle management and matter management software.

Scott Brown is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Heriot Brown, an in-house legal recruitment business. In his role, Scott supports leadership teams and GCs in the UK and Europe to source and attract the best legal talent. Before starting Heriot Brown, Scott was an Energy Lawyer for HWL Ebsworth, and a Corporate Solicitor at HBJ Gately, with a wealth of legal experience himself.

Ken Siegel is an advisor in Wilson Sonsini’s Executive Advisory Program, based in Palo Alto. With deep experience across corporate governance, finance, cybersecurity, and intellectual property, Ken offers practical, business-focused guidance to private and public companies in industries like software, semiconductor equipment, and security solutions.

Ken began his legal career at Wilson Sonsini in 1986, becoming a partner in 1993. He later served as a senior legal leader at various technology companies, including as EVP and Chief Legal Officer at Nuance Communications, where he led a team of 60 and advised on global legal matters and board transitions. Previously, as General Counsel at Cyan, he guided the company’s 2013 IPO and its $480 million acquisition by Ciena. He also held executive legal roles at SafeNet, Verigy, Agile Software, and Efficient Networks.

Richard Mabey is the CEO and co-founder of Juro, the intelligent contract automation platform. Under his leadership, Juro has scaled rapidly, backed by $38 million in venture funding from prominent investors including Eight Roads, USV, Point Nine Capital and Seedcamp, and the founders of companies like Indeed, Gumtree and Wise.

Richard trained and qualified at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, working as an M&A associate in London and New York. He gained an MBA from INSEAD, and then spent time at LegalZoom, learning to build legal tech products.

Frustrated by the manual legal processes that slow down businesses, Richard co-founded Juro in 2016, with a mission to help the world agree contracts faster. Beyond Juro, he hosts the "Brief Encounters" podcast, makes angel investments, and supports other ambitious ventures from the boardroom. Richard is a Fellow of the RSA, an adviser to The Entrepreneurs Network and sits as a Non-executive Director of Bright Blue.