The General Counsel Conference Midwest: SuperConference 2025 is a premier event designed for legal professionals seeking to enhance their expertise and stay abreast of industry developments. Organized by ALM, this conference offers a platform for in-house counsel, law firm partners, and legal operations directors to engage in meaningful discussions and gain insights into the evolving legal landscape.
The conference covers a wide array of topics pertinent to today's legal environment. Sessions include "Standing Strong in the Rain: Navigating Leadership in Uncertain Waters," focusing on building resilience and agility within legal teams, and "The Road to AI Governance: Crafting a Compliance Playbook to Navigate Regulatory Uncertainty," which addresses the complexities of AI governance and compliance. Additionally, "Leadership Redefined: Cultivating Emotional Intelligence to Build a Culture of Trust" explores the role of emotional intelligence in fostering trust and high performance within legal departments.
Attendees can benefit from numerous networking opportunities, including interactive panels and roundtable discussions. The event also features an expo hall showcasing the latest legal technologies and services. Notable speakers from previous conferences include Betty Jang, Founder and General Counsel at BYJ Law; Tim Brennan, Associate General Counsel at Aon; and Susan Lorenc, Partner at Thompson Coburn LLP.
This conference is ideal for general counsel, associate general counsel, deputy general counsel, chief legal officers, corporate counsel, senior counsel, legal operations directors, and law firm partners. It provides a unique opportunity to gain practical knowledge, discover actionable strategies, and connect with peers to navigate the challenges of the modern legal profession.
Speakers(85)
Adiya Dixon
Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary at Potbelly Sandwich
Aihong Yu
VP, Chief Privacy Counsel at CDK Global, Inc.
Alina Evangelou
SVP & General Counsel at AMLI Residential
Amy Au
Senior Director, Global Legal and Corporate Counsel at BCD Travel
Anastasia Boyko
Legal Futurist at Filevine
Andre Frieden
Global General Counsel at Innova Solutions
Andrew Goldberg
Managing Partner at Laner Muchin, Ltd.
Andrew Maloney
Reporter at ALM
Angela Head
General Counsel at Minitab, LLC
Anne Tyler Hall
Managing Partner at Hall Benefits Law, LLC
Ashley Jackson
Legal Counsel, International Privacy at Mayo Clinic
Ashley Kuruvilla
Corporate Counsel at Insight Legal
Beth Gidez
Associate General Counsel at Diligent Corporation
Betty Jang
Founder and General Counsel at BYJ Law
Carlos G1mez
Legal Tech Advisor at Wolters Kluwer
Carolyn Burbrink
Director, Volume Litigation, Safety & Insurance Litigation at Uber
Chantal Kazay Rivera
Senior Counsel, Commercial Litigation at McDonald's
Charles DeVore
Partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Christina Hynes Mesco
Attorney, Of Counsel at The Prinz Law Firm, P.C.
Cordero Delgadillo
Cybersecurity Counsel at United Airlines
Daniel Laytin
Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP
David Duffy
Partner at Thompson Coburn LLP
Don Liu
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Target
Donna Haddad
VP, Associate General Counsel at IBM Corporation
Doug Graham
Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at LanzaJet, Inc.
Dustin McDaniel
Co-Chair, State Attorneys General Group, Former Attorney General of Arkansas at Cozen O01Connor
Elizabeth Barton
Managing Deputy General Counsel at Chicago Board of Education
Emily Dillingham
Corporate Counsel, Litigation & Regulatory at Kellanova
Eric Macey
Partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Fernanda Beraldi
Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary & Compliance Officer at Aurorium LLC
Greg Andrews
Editor of Corporate Coverage at ALM Global
Janelle Carter Anderson
VP, General Counsel at The Heico Companies LLC
Jason Hall
Chief People & Legal Officer at SunVest Solar, LLC
Jennifer Abernathy
Director, Data Privacy & Compliance Counsel at AAR CORP
Jennifer Lagunas
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary at TerSera Therapeutics
Jenny Holmes
Partner / Deputy Leader, Cybersecurity and Privacy at Nixon Peabody
Jessica Gao
Associate General Counsel at Cars.com
Jessica Gonzalez
Managing Counsel at bp
John Albright
Chief Legal Officer at Hub International LLC
John Koenigsknecht
Partner at Crowell & Moring LLP
John Meyer
General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer at Zeem Solutions, Inc.
Joseph Miron
Chief Legal Officer & Managing Director at Equity Group Investments
Joy Frey
General Counsel - North America at RINA North America
Julie Chapman
Head of Legal at LexisNexis
Justin Johnson
President, Chicago | Partner at Latitude Legal
Karen McCullough
Speaker at Karen McCullough & CO
Katherine Frierdich
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Curative Inc.
Katrice Miller
Labor Relations Counsel at Starbucks Corporation
Khanh Josephson
General Counsel at ARcync
Kiley Kio
Sr Consultant II at FTI Consulting
Kimberly Brown
Chief Legal Officer at Sedgwick
Kristin Meister
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Last Energy
Libby Massey
Managing Deputy General Counsel at Board of Education of the City of Chicago
Lisa Davis George
Vice-President & Deputy General Counsel, Litigation at Invenergy LLC
Liz Murrill
Attorney General at State of Louisiana
Marisa Ellis
Regional Director at Robert Half
Matt Myren
General Counsel at Trecora LLC
Melissa Seiler
Assistant General Counsel at Core Spaces, LLC
Meredith Shoop
Head of Labor & Employment Law at Huhtamaki, Inc.
Michael Andolina
Partner at White & Case LLP
Michael Booden
Senior Technology Counsel at Hub International
Michael Carrillo
Office Managing Partner at Practicing attorney at Barnes & Thornburg
Michael Immergluck
Assistant General Counsel at Zoro Tools, Inc.
Monique Bhargava
Partner at Reed Smith LLP
Nathan Leong
General Counsel & Secretary at Memora Health
Patricia Bradley
Vice President, Sr. Associate General Counsel (Formerly with Adtalem Global Education Inc.) at Adtalem Global Education Inc
Rebecca Jones
Chief Counsel, Nutrition at ADM
Reena Bajowala
Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig
Reyner Meikle
President/CEO at Agile Legal
Richard Benson
Director of Legal and EHS at Hot Shot's Secret
Robert Bressler
VP, Assistant General Counsel, Litigation at National Express LLC
Ronak Shah
Assistant General Counsel at Molson Coors
Ryan Harding
Deputy General Counsel at GE Appliances
Ryan McLennan
General Counsel and Chief Administration Officer at Amount, Inc.
Scott Garnick
Head of Americas Legal Commercial Transactions at HERE Technologies
Shannon Clark
Global Director &Assoc. General Counsel, Data Protection & Privacy at CBRE, Inc.
Shawn McGruder
Sr. Associate General Counsel / Principal Equal Employment Opportunity Officer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Steve Borgsdorf
Senior Legal Counsel at Robert Bosch LLC
Steve Mahieu
Deputy General Counsel, Litigation & Intellectual Property at The Kraft Heinz Company
Susan Lorenc
Partner at Thompson Coburn LLP
Tamela Merriweather
Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel at The Northern Trust Company
Theresa Shea
Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Utz Brands, Inc.
Tim Brennan
Associate General Counsel at Aon
Valerie Fleming
Associate General Counsel at CDK Global, LLC
Zhaoying (Dorothy) Du
Head of Global Supply Chain Legal Team at Lenovo
Event Details
- Date
- April 8-9, 2025
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 Chicago, United States
- Swissotel Chicago
- Pricing
- $630 - $1,365
- Audience
- General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Corporate Counsel, Senior Counsel, Legal Operations Directors, Law Firm Partners
- CLE Credits
- Up to 12.5 CLE credits, including 2 Legal Ethics, 1 Mental Health, and 1 Diversity credit.