The Digital Economy Best Practices Conference 2019, organized by Stanford Law School, is a premier educational event for in-house counsel and practitioners working in internet, e-commerce, mobile, social networking, and cloud companies. This conference brings together leading experts from industry, legal practice, and academia to address current issues facing the digital economy and offer practical solutions for navigating legal uncertainties in online business.
Key topics covered include best practices for diversity and inclusiveness, challenges in brand protection within the digital economy, operationalizing content moderation for platforms and cloud service providers, and the impact of artificial intelligence on intellectual property protection. The program features a roundtable of general counsel from leading e-commerce companies, providing insights into effective legal strategies in the digital age.
Attendees have the opportunity to engage in networking sessions, participate in interactive workshops, and hear from notable speakers such as Kent Walker, Senior Vice President of Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at Google LLC. The conference also offers 6.0 general hours of California Legal Education Credit, making it a valuable event for legal professionals seeking to stay abreast of developments in digital economy law.
This conference is ideal for in-house counsel, legal practitioners, and professionals involved in the digital economy who aim to enhance their understanding of legal challenges and best practices in the rapidly evolving online business landscape.
Speakers(12)
Behnaz Kibria
Senior Policy Counsel at Google
Behnaz Kibria is Senior Policy Counsel covering U.S. Cloud Policy at Google. Prior to this, she was the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), where she served as a principal policy advisor to Ambassador Michael Froman.
Brynly Llry
General Counsel at Celo Labs Inc.
Cecily Mak
Venture Partner at ConsenSys
Cecily Mak is Venture Partner at ConsenSys. She previously served as Chief Business and Legal Officer at Flipboard and SVP & General Counsel at Rhapsody/Napster. She has been teaching Digital Media Law at UC Hastings since 2006 and also serves as an advisory board member/CEO coach to several media and technology start-ups.
Jim Brock
Founder at Trustbot Software Inc.
Jim is a former corporate lawyer and investor turned product builder, now on his fifth startup (third in legal tech). His current projects include Trustbot, Trustlayer.org, and Orrick Labs.
Kent Walker
SVP – Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at Google LLC
Kent Walker has worked at the nexus of cutting-edge technology, policy, and legal issues for over twenty years. He currently oversees Google's legal, policy, and compliance affairs, product policies, philanthropic efforts, and work with governments around the world.
Magan Ray
Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig
Magan Pritam Ray has wide-ranging experience in all facets of employee benefits and ERISA matters, including the design, implementation, and operation of various benefit plans. She focuses on counseling clients on the business impact, strategic response, plan design, and compliance with health care reform.
Reggie Davis
Chief Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer at DocuSign
Reggie Davis is currently Chief Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer at DocuSign and helped take DocuSign from private to public with the second most successful SaaS IPO of 2018. Previously, he was General Counsel at Zynga for 4 years.
Salman Alam
Sr. Director and Assistant General Counsel at Western Digital
Salman Alam is Sr. Director, Assistant General Counsel at Western Digital, a leading provider of data storage technologies and solutions. He is currently lead counsel responsible for managing and advising on legal matters related to product development, product regulatory, and marketing issues.
Scott Andrews
Director at eBay Inc.
Scott leads a team of lawyers counseling all eBay’s businesses globally on trademark, copyright, data-mining, and trade secret issues. He also oversees the vendor compliance system and runs the company’s pro bono program.
Sean Edgett
VP & General Counsel at Twitter
Sean Edgett is Vice President & General Counsel at Twitter. He joined Twitter in August 2012 and became its General Counsel in February 2018. Prior to that, he held various roles at Twitter, most recently as its Vice President & Deputy General Counsel.
Viola Bensinger
Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, Berlin
Zac Cox
Senior Counsel at Reddit, Inc.
Zac Cox is Senior Counsel at Reddit, Inc. He focuses on privacy, intellectual property, and content policy issues.
Event Details
- Date
- June 10, 2019
- Location
- 🇺🇸 Stanford, United States
- Stanford Law School
- Pricing
- Unknown
- Audience
- In-house counsel, legal practitioners, and professionals in the digital economy
- CLE Credits
- 6.0 general hours California Legal Education Credit