2014 Featured Speakers

Featured Speakers Wendy Shiba

Retired Executive Vice President, General Counsel and secretary KB Home Wendy Shiba is a retired corporate attorney and business executive. Prior to retiring, Shiba served as the executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary of KB Home; senior vice tion; and vice president, secretary, and assistant general counsel of Bowater Incorporated. Earlier, she was corporate chair of the -

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Keynote Speaker and Diamond Award Honoree

David Drummond

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer Google

for legal, government relations, corporate development new business development (strategic partnerships and licensing opportunities). Prior to this role, he served as partner in the corporate transactions group at Wilson,

Page and Sergey Brin to incorporate the company and technology companies to help them manage complex -

One-on-One With David Drummond

Featured Speakers Veta T. Richardson

President Association of Corporate Counsel

the legal profession through the establishment of a multi-pronged platform that consisted Diversity & The Bar as in-house counsel at Sunoco, Inc., where her practice focus was corporate governance, Law Department Trends Over the Next 10 Years

Kimberley D. Harris

Executive Vice President and General Counsel NBCUniversal

as deputy counsel and deputy assistant to the president. In this capacity, she advised veloped and implemented the White House response to congressional investigations and managed litigation matters relating to the president. Prior to this, she served as

magna cum

laude

From the White House to In-House: A One-on-One Conversation with Kimberley D. Harris

Valorie Burton

Certified Personal, Author, Executive Coach, and Motivational Speaker

velopment, including Happy Women Live Better, Successful Women Think Differently, Your 5-Minute Personal Coach, and What’s Really Holding You Back? She is founder of

Your Next 10 Years: How to Successfully Reinvent Your Brand

Tribune, LA Times

Ebony magazine. She Oprah Magazine, the Chicago

Featured Speakers Trudy Bourgeois

Chief Executive Officer Center for Workforce Excellence

expert at teaching managers and leaders how to unleash the greatest potential of every employee, Bourgeois is a highly sought-out resource. Dollars and Sense magageois has written numerous articles and white papers, and she contributes regularly to educational materials for corporations, associations and trade groups. Bourgeois has Transitioning to Your Next Opportunity: Developing a 180-Day Plan Toward Action

Nicole Hancock Husband Vice President and Senior Employment Counsel Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Bros. Entertainment, Inc., where she is responsible for managing outside counsel in the defense of employment litigation and counseling clients regarding a wide range of dayto-day employment issues, among other responsibilities. Previously, she was an associate

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cum laude

Ring, Ring...How to Prepare for New Opportunities When They Come Calling Even if You Do Not Feel Prepared

Marcus Jean-Simon

Vice President Bank of America Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Division

division, currently responsible for developing, implementing, and executing upon all invesprimarily focused on helping high net worth individuals, families, and entrepreneurs adopt a -

Financial Management: How to Identify, Address, and Protect your Goals

Featured Speakers Dr. Beverly Tatum President Spelman College

ing in various roles during her tenure there as professor of psychology, department author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Other Conversations About Race The Wellness Revolution

religious studies from Hartford Seminary.

Linda Clemons

Body Language Presentation; Body Talk—It’s Your Move

preneur, Inc., an international business empowerment organization, and she is a -

rewarding future.

Body Language Presentation; Body Talk—It’s Your Move

Norasha L. Williams Partner Cozon O’Connor

nor, where she represents employers on a variety of complex labor and employment litigation matters in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies, such and health services, retail, pharmaceutical, grocery and food services, and oil and gas/ energy services industries. She regularly advises clients on employment and severissues, including employment policies; employee retention; hiring and termination testing; and privacy. She is a member of the Houston Bar Association. Williams earned Closing the Gap for Women of Color in Executive Compensation

Featured Speakers Karrie Johnson Diaz Partner K&L Gates LLP

executive compensation issues. She has broad experience in designing, drafting, and -

Closing the Gap for Women of Color in Executive Compensation

School, cum laude, and served as the editor of the Cornell Law and Public Policy Journal.

Mona Ghude

Partner Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

arrangements, and designing and drafting executive compensation, employment, and client alert IRS Issues Final Regulations on Property Transferred for Services Under Section 83 Closing the Gap for Women of Color in Executive Compensation

Kathryn Holt Richardson Founder and CEO HR Legal Search

than a decade of career counseling to her role as an attorney search consultant, in-

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Closing the Gap for Women of Color in Executive Compensation

Featured Speakers Vicki D. Blanton Founder Blanton Esq.

capacity with increasing responsibilities. Previously, Blanton served as a trial lawyer at Dallas Business Journal. She is the for-

Closing the Gap for Women of Color in Executive Compensation

Maria Rodriguez Partner DLA Piper LLP (US)

foreign corporations in all areas of employment law compliance. She has extensive litigation defense experience, but ultimately prides herself on helping clients resolve distop women lawyers by Super Lawyers and Los Angeles

Daily Journal

the Daily Journal

Association.

What the Tech Savvy In-House Counsel Needs to Know About Privacy, Social Media, and Cloud Computing

Dominique Shelton Partner Alston & Bird LLP

plex commercial litigation, with particular attention to intellectual property and privacy litigation, as well as unfair competition and antitrust matters. She also provides strategic advertising, among others. Shelton has litigated matters involving various state and fedWhat the Tech Savvy In-House Counsel Needs to Know About Privacy, Social Media, and Cloud Computing

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Featured Speakers Rahul Kapoor

Partner Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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structures, intellectual property strategic counseling, technology licensing, open source software strategy, electronic commerce and privacy, supply and distribution agreements, Kapoor has a degree in electrical engineering. He began his engineering career at a -

What the Tech Savvy In-House Counsel Needs to Know About Privacy, Social Media, and Cloud Computing

Sonya A. Johnston

Lead Counsel, Devices Product Marketing Team Microsoft Corporation

She provides legal support and strategic advice for emerging business models and new

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What the Tech Savvy In-House Counsel Needs to Know About Privacy, Social Media, and Cloud Computing

Casiya Thaniel

Attorney Microsoft Worldwide Sales Group

engages with large volume licensing customers in supporting enterprise, on premise and cloud agreements in the East region. She has also focused on helping the business

What the Tech Savvy In-House Counsel Needs to Know About Privacy, Social Media and Cloud Computing

Featured Speakers Daphne Turpin Forbes Senior Attorney Microsoft

and advised her clients on government ethics rules in the state and local govern-

What the Tech Savvy In-House Counsel Needs to Know About Privacy, Social Media and Cloud Computing

Bryan Rutberg Partner AG Consulting

capacity, he helps leaders reach their audiences to persuade, inform, and inspire. His His motto is Create. Communicate. Connect., and his business passion is connecting organizations to their most important audiences—customers, partners, and employees—in has managed global alliances from sales and technical front-lines through to the board-

How to Effectively Make a Presentation with Executive Presence

Gonzalo Smith

Vice President and General Counsel Walmart Latin America

America where he heads the legal department in regions including Argentina, Brazil, -

How to Effectively Make a Presentation with Executive Presence

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Featured Speakers Andrea Zopp

President and CEO Chicago Urban League

Andrea Zopp is a distinguished corporate and civic leader who has led transformative -

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People Management: How to Excel in Supervising People and Get the Best Out of Your Team

Subriana Pierce

Managing Partner Navigator Sales and Marketing

sion of the company is to help companies and individuals navigate the corporate retail Diversity MBA magazine, and The Network Journal. She currently serves on the People Management: How to Excel in Supervising People and Get the Best Out of Your Team

Peter Economy

Best-Selling Business Author Ghostwriter and Developmental Editor

Peter Economy is a best-selling business author, ghostwriter, developmental editor, and Leading Through Uncertainty How Umpqua Bank Emerged from the Great Recession Better and Stronger than Ever; Managing for Dummies; Leadership Ensemble Lessons in Collaborative Management from the World’s Only Conductorless Orchestra; The Management Bible; and many more. has also served as associate editor for Leader to Leader magazine. Economy co-authors

People Management: How to Excel in Supervising People and Get the Best Out of Your Team

websites; and served as the staff management expert for Time

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Featured Speakers Lisa Gilford

Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

oil and gas, aerospace, chemical, manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. Pri-

Developing a Crisis Management and Business Continuity Plan for Your Company

Tracy M. Preston

Senior Vice President and General Counsel Neiman Marcus Group

the areas of employment law, intellectual property, business litigation, contracts, prodpast board and executive committee service in community organizations and profesTransitioning Into the General Counsel Role

Cari K. Dawson Partner Alston & Bird LLP

where she concentrates her practice on complex litigation matters, with particular

National Law Journal named Developing a Crisis Management and Business Continuity Plan for Your Company

Featured Speakers Sandra Phillips

Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.

by Inside Counsel Phillips was featured in Lovick’s Diversity Career Journal’ Diversity Journal’s How to Create a Crisis Management Program and Business Continuity Plan for Your Company

Reginald Turner Partner Clark Hill, PC

employment, healthcare, government and public affairs, education, and economic de-

in the peer review guides The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Crain’s Detroit Power Lawyers Boardroom Simulation: How to Effectively Advise the CEO and Board of Directors at Quarterly and Annual Meetings

Charisse R. Lillie

Vice President of Community Investment of Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast Foundation

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Boardroom Simulation: How to Effectively Advise the CEO and Board of Directors at Quarterly and Annual Meetings

cum laude

Featured Speakers Singleton McAllister Partner Hutch and Blackwell

technology, manufacturing, and transportation. She represents companies and trade associations throughout a wide range of industries and government relations matters related to international trade, transportation, energy, and healthcare. She has been a lister serves on the board of directors of public utility holding company Alliant Energy.

Boardroom Simulation: How to Effectively Advise the CEO and Board of Directors at Quarterly and Annual Meetings

Leslie Thornton

Vice President and General Counsel WGL Holdings, Inc. and Washington Gas

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Boardroom Simulation: How to Effectively Advise the CEO and Board of Directors at Quarterly and Annual Meetings

Taa Grays

Chief of Staff to the General Counsel MetLife

closely with the general counsel and his leadership team to collaborate and coordinate enterprise and legal affairs deliverables and to champion various departmental initiatives mittee, co-chairs the technology governance committee, and is an executive member of litigation section. Her practice consisted of handling various federal and state lawsuits Boardroom Simulation: How to Effectively Advise the CEO and Board of Directors at Quarterly and Annual Meetings

Featured Speakers Joey Novick Special Presentation Improv for Lawyers

Improv for Lawyers: A CLE to Enhance Trial, Negotiation, Mediation, and Day-to-Day Skills

Precious Murchison Shareholder Greenberg Traurig

trial lawyer who focuses on defending companies and individuals facing government-reinspector general investigations, represents business organizations and individuals in reizes in preparing corporate executives and directors for criminal and civil proceedings fraud, contract and regulatory disputes, business torts, and international arbitration.

Network magna cum laude,

Journal’s She was a member of Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy.

Improv for Lawyers: A CLE to Enhance Trial, Negotiation, Mediation, and Day-to-Day Skills

T. Warren Jackson

Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Chief Ethics Officer DIRECTV

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Improv for Lawyers: A CLE to Enhance Trial, Negotiation, Mediation, and Day-to-Day Skills

Featured Speakers Jenae A. Daley-Henry

CPA and CFE director Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

tigations, dispute consulting, and reorganization services. Her areas of expertise include -

elor of Business Administration in accounting, magna cum laude

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MBA In-a-Day for Lawyers

Rashida MacMurray-Abdullah Senior Manager Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

cial investigations and transactions. Her engagement experience includes assisting clients -

MBA In-a-Day for Lawyers

Elene Karanicolas

Senior Manager Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

domestic and global clients in a variety of industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, retail, service, real estate, pharmaceutical, and aerospace and defense. She has provided consulting services on a number of engagements involving buy-sell disputes, forensic accounting, corporate investigation, and securities litigation. She has provided such services to global companies in the manufacturing and technology industries in assessing

MBA In-a-Day for Lawyers

Making History—A Look at a Move to IAS 37 from Long-Standing FAS 5 and Its Effect on Buy-Sell Transactions—Internally Published. Karanicolas received her Bachelor of Arts

Featured Speakers Tamika Tremaglio

Principal Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

has spent considerable time investigating executive conduct, vendor relationships, and improper and fraudulent behavior by employees, vendors, contractors, executive direc-

MBA In-a-Day for Lawyers

Michelle L. Cross

Director Deloitte Financial Advisory Services

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petitive analysis, supporting the development and implementation of international business

MBA In-a-Day for Lawyers

Donna Epps

Partner Forensic and Dispute Services Anti-Fraud Consulting Service Line Leader Deloitte Financial Advisory Services

regulatory, due diligence, anti-fraud/anti-corruption programs and controls, and dispute engagements. She has serviced clients within several industries, including telecommunications, technology, consumer business, manufacturing, and oil and gas. In her current role, anti-fraud programs and controls consulting; and fraud response management. She is a MBA In-a-Day for Lawyers

Featured Speakers Michelle Brauer Abidoye Counsel Ford and Harrison LLP

on employment, litigation, and labor relations. She regularly counsels employers on best practices for privacy and data protections that include employee internet usage

experience has proved to be a valuable asset to her practice. She is also co-chair of Ius Managing a Data Security Breach

Debra Hatter Partner Haynes and Boone LLP

range of industries including restaurant and food services, technology, energy, media, -

Managing a Data Security Breach

Sherrie L. Farrell Office Managing Member Dykema

among others. Farrell advises clients on all aspects of disputes and business, including a broad range of complex litigation matters. Farrell also had the primary responsibility litigation. She provides counsel to area businesses on regional government and pubThe Best Lawyers in America for Managing a Data Security Breach

cum laude.

Featured Speakers Faith Knight Myers

Global Privacy Leader and Vice President McKesson Corporation

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Managing a Data Security Breach

Wanji Walcott

Senior Vice President and Managing Counsel American Express

nineteen years of broad experience counseling diverse service businesses, she leads a team that provides global legal support for prepaid products, digital commerce initiatives, mobile payments, social media, complex technology contracts, big data initiatives, and shared services. Prior to her position at American Express, Walcott practiced law at Network Journal’s

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Managing a Data Security Breach

Obiamaka P. Madubuko Partner McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Benchmark

Litigation

pro bono activities including representing clients in domestic violence, immigration and asylum cases. Further, she mentors lawyers, law students and high Managing a Data Security Breach

magna cum laude

Featured Speakers Delida Costin General Counsel Pandora

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advised on issues related to compliance, securities law, digital media, privacy, data protection, and online advertising. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern The General Counsel’s Role in the Age Technology

Lee C. Cheng General Counsel Newegg, Inc.

States. He created the Newegg Foundation to facilitate and encourage community -

Star in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s also held leadership positions including serving on the board of the Asian American magna cum laude -

The General Counsel’s Role in the Age Technology

Mary Snapp

Deputy General Counsel Microsoft

matters, including complex commercial transactions, intellectual property licensing, development/design of products and services, compliance issues, and regulatory matters.

The General Counsel’s Role in the Age Technology

Journal of International Law

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Featured Speakers Michelle Banks

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer The Gap Inc.

General Counsel Roundtable: Effective Strategies for Transition

degrees in law and economics.

Kim Rucker

Executive Vice President Corporate & Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Kraft Foods Group

her role, she leads the legal, corporate governance and corporate affairs functions. Prior -

General Counsel Roundtable: Effective Strategies for Transition

Featured Speakers Suzanne Rich Folsom

General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Governmental Affairs United States Steel Corporation

transformed the legal and compliance program, setting a gold standard for that industry.

Previously, Folsom served as the deputy general counsel and chief regulatory and com-

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General Counsel Roundtable: Effective Strategies for Transition

Debra Martin Chase

Emmy-Nominated and Peabody Award Winning Television and Motion Picture Producer President - Martin Chase Productions

Sparkle, JustWright, The Princess Diaries, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and The Cheetah Girls -

Enterprise

Black Past CCWC Honoree Provides A Look Back At Key Lessons

Teri Plummer McClure

Senior Vice President of Legal, Compliance and Public Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary UPS

dent of operations for the central Florida district, where she was responsible for all aspects Past CCWC Honoree Provides A Look Back at Key Lessons

Featured Speakers Teresa Sebastian

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Darden Restaurants

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Past CCWC Honoree Provides A Look Back at Key Lessons

magna cum laude

Michelle C. Ifill

Senior Vice President and General Counsel Verizon

al enterprise solutions legal organization. Previously, she was vice president and -

Past CCWC Honoree Provides A Look Back at Key Lessons

Laurie N. Robinson Haden

Founder and CEO Corporate Counsel Women of Color & Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel CBS Corporation

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CCWC Founder and CEO

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Featured Speakers Marilyn F. Booker Managing Director Head of Urban Markets Group

torney by training and has practiced in the areas of criminal defense litigation, municipal recognized by Savoy

Network Journal

magna cum laude, from

Financial Management

Michael J. Brathwaite

Vice President, Financial Advisor, Urban Markets Group Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Because You Can’t Take It With You; How to Get Your Affairs in Order to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones

Financial Management

The Honorable Stephen C. Robinson Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

on a range of litigation matters including corporate internal investigations, government enforce-

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A View From The Bench

Featured Speakers The Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall United States District Court for the Central District of California Los Angeles, California

A View From The Bench

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams U.S. Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit

A View From the Bench

The Honorable JAY C. GANDHI United States Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California

Securities Litigation: A Practical Guide A View From The Bench

Featured Speakers Carol Moseley Braun Ambassador President - Good Food Organics

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holding ability, environmental sustainability, and social ethics. Ambassador Braun serves on ™

“Lean In”: What Women of Color Can Do to Make Their Voices Heard and Impact Felt in Corporate America

Judge Glenda Hatchett The Judge Hatchett Show, Author, and Former Board Member of The Gap, Inc. and ServiceMaster Company

Judge Hatchett,

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manager of public relations. She is the founder of Parent Power Now, the premiere Dare to Take Charge and Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say. She has previously served on the America. Presently, she serves on the board of advisors of the Atlanta Falcons Foot“Lean In”: What Women of Color Can Do to Make Their Voices Heard and Impact Felt in Corporate America

Judge Penny Brown Reynolds

Founder - The Judge Penny Brown Reynolds Foundation, Inc. Family Court with Judge Penny

personality. She presides over the syndicated television show Family Court with Judge Penny

“Lean In”: What Women of Color Can Do to Make Their Voices Heard and Impact Felt in Corporate America

mer prosecutor and assistant attorney general. She is the author of 7 Steps to Peace of Mind. Additionally, she is the author and co-editor of Women and the Law: A Guide to Women’s Legal Rights in Georgia cum laude

Featured Speakers Michelle Craig Partner Adams and Reese LLP

Employment team. Her clients include schools, fast food companies, offshore companies, home improvement retailers, entrepreneurs, and other small businesses. In addition,

of the Young Professionals group. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern Moderator

Tyree P. Jones Partner Reed Smith LLP

complex class action litigation involving commercial, employment and civil rights claims. He maintains a thriving national litigation practice and provides daily advice and counsel to clients on issues ranging from executive transitions in mergers and -

Moderator

Debra Langford CEO The Langford Company

activation to the multicultural audience; diversity and inclusion strategies; and the development of top-tier diverse candidate pipelines through exclusive events. A for creating, setting, and advancing the inclusion and business diversity strate-

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Featured Speakers Pallavi Mehta Wahi Partner K&L Gates LLP

complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on corporate and intellectual property litigation including Internet law. She is experienced in all aspects of large case litigation, including -

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Debra Martin Chase Jaimme Collins

Emmy Nominated and Peabody Award Winning Television and PartnerProducer Motion Picture Adams and Reese LLP President - Martin Chase Productions

practice in the areas of commercial litigation and general business. She has experience in litigating complex matters, defending and conducting depositions, preparing witnesses for trial testimony, and interviewing and investigating sensitive and internal -

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Elicia P. Spearman

Human Resources Leader and Expert

Elicia Pegues Spearman has experience as a senior-level in-house employment attorney and human resources leader. She has in-depth employment litigation and human resources

Aetna, splitting her tenure between the law department and human resources department.

After serving as associate general counsel, she transitioned into the human resources de-

Moderator

Featured Speakers Vanessa A. Scott Partner Sutherland

Vanessa A. Scott is a partner at Sutherland. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience

Closing Gap for Women of Color in Executive Compensation

Hector Espinosa Partner K&L Gates LLP

cum laude Improv for Lawyers: A CLE to Enhance Trial Negotiation, Mediation, and Day-to-Day Skills

Kakoli Caprihan Partner Greenberg Traurig

Moderator

cum laude

Featured Speakers Michelle Lee Flores Partner Cozen O’Connor

ployment law published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal Employment Law360 and Los Angeles Business Journal ters in publications such as the Los Angeles Times and been a guest legal commentator on KUSI San Diego The Roger Hedgecock Show and Fox 5 San Diego

Closing Gap for Women of Color in Executive Compensation

laude

magna cum