This is the first in-person meeting for 2016 Pathfinders who were geographically closer to Redmond, Washington, than the other meeting location. The meeting was hosted at Microsoft Corporation.

See below for the meeting agenda, which includes links to the speakers' presentations and handouts. There's also a gallery of photos from the event.

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AGENDA

April 14, 2016

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Welcome Reception at Pearl
Hosted by Lane Powell, PC, with Remarks by Thomas W. Sondag, Vice President, Lane Powell, PC

 

April 15, 2016 

7:20 am

Meet in The Westin Bellevue Lobby for Shuttle to Microsoft

8:00 - 9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15 am

Welcome & Orientation
(Agenda and Speaker Biographies)
Lori L. Lorenzo, Program Director, LCLD
Andrea Greico, Attorney, Microsoft Corporation; 2015 Pathfinder

9:15 - 10:15 am

The Leader Within 
(Handouts: Checklists and Imposter Syndrome Self-Assessment)
Angela Vallot & Mitchell Karp, Partners, VallotKarp

10:15 - 10:45 am

Break

10:45 am - 1:00 pm

Know Thyself: Self-Awareness Using the TypeCoach MBTI Tool
(Handouts: Temperaments and Strengths & Challenges)
Carrie J. Fletcher, Executive Director, Harvard Law School Executive Education

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Lunch
Remarks by Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft Corporation; Chair, LCLD Board of Directors

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Getting to Know the Company: Microsoft
Rima Alaily, Assistant General Counsel, Marketing, Microsoft
Hossein Nowbar, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Cloud & Enterprise Business and Research & Advanced Technologies, Microsoft
Nick Psyhogeos, President, Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Dev Stahlkopf, Deputy General Counsel, HR Legal, Microsoft
Moderated by Jason Barnwell, Senior Attorney, Microsoft; 2016 Fellow

3:30 - 4:45 pm

Microsoft Campus Tours

4:45 - 6:30 pm

Branding, Networking & Relationship Building
(Handout: Branding & Networking Action Sheet)
Elise Holtzman, President, The Lawyer’s Edge

6:30 pm

Board Shuttle to The Westin Bellevue

7:15 pm

Dinner: Dine-Arounds
Dine-Arounds are at the Pathfinders' expense.

 

April 16, 2016

7:20 am

Meet in The Westin Bellevue Lobby for Shuttle to Microsoft

8:00 - 9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30 am

Networking Debrief
Elise Holtzman, President, The Lawyer’s Edge

9:30 - 11:00 am

Case Study: Sponsorship at Wilmer Cutler & Pickering
Carrie J. Fletcher, Executive Director, Harvard Law School Executive Education
Chuck Riley, President, Lane Powell, PC; LCLD Member

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

LCLD Fellows Panel
Caldwell Camero, Senior Trademark Counsel, Fluke Corporation; 2014 Fellow
Jack C. Chen, Assistant General Counsel, Employment Policy & Strategy, Microsoft; 2011 Fellow
Jill R. Long, Shareholder and Director of Professional Development and Diversity, Lane Powell, PC; 2014 Fellow
Elke Suber, Assistant General Counsel, Retail, Microsoft; 2011 Fellow
Katina A. Thornock, Director, Corporate Counsel, Starbucks Corporation; 2014 Fellow
Moderated by Eva Turella, Talent Acquisition Director, Microsoft

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Scenario Work
John Mitchell, “The Purple Coach” and Owner, KM Advisors, LLC

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Leadership Essentials: Build Your Ability to Deliver and Receive Feedback
Chris De Santis, Specialist in Management and Organizational Development

5:00 - 5:15 pm

Closing
Lori L. Lorenzo, Program Director, LCLD

5:15 pm

Board Shuttle to The Westin Bellevue

Additional Resources

Click here to view or download teaching faculty contact information for this Pathfinder meeting.

Click here to access articles written by Adam Grant, New York Times Bestselling Author, on the following topics: Givers, Takers, and Relationships; Personality and Happiness; Originality and Non-Conformity; Politeness, Humor, and Image Management; Leadership and Management; Women and Work; Psychology and Education; and Eulogies.

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Photo Gallery

Photography by Jay Haas