The Evolving Client-Firm Relationship in the Wake of the Pandemic

Moderator:

Ken Crutchfield, VP & GM, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory, U.S.

Panelists:

Natasha Edlow, Director, Strategic Pricing & Project Management at Covington & Burling LLP

Bart Gabler, Chief Information Officer, K&L Gates

Hannah Robinson, Assistant General Counsel, Invenergy LLC

As organizations across the country continue to grapple with the impacts of the pandemic, business leaders have made moves to adapt their systems and processes to ensure survival in a volatile, quickly changing landscape. One area in which we’ve seen significant changes is corporate counsel’s relationships with their outside counsel, as tightening budgets and heightened expectations have prompted corporate counsel to examine their spend on outside law firms – and what value they’re getting out of them. Join our panelists as we discuss trends in client-firm relationships, the pandemic’s impacts on these relationships, and what we can expect in 2022.