BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:349165c3c0fd646855c462ddb5896d24499 CATEGORIES:WIT.Connect Programs SUMMARY:WIT.Connect: Embracing the Potential of Tech in Legal and Compliance DESCRIPTION:
This WIT.Connect will discuss how legal professionals and tea ms can embrace the technological transformation. This multi-dimensional con versation will focus on:
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Melanie Condron
Compliance & Ethics Attorney, Government Contracts at Accentur
e Federal Services
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Melanie
Condron is Senior Counsel responsible for the legal team that manages the e
thics and compliance program at Accenture Federal Services. They ensure bes
t-in-class corporate governance and day-to-day enterprise support. Frequent
ly addressed topics include Ethical AI, data privacy, conflicts, anticorrup
tion, competition law, combatting human trafficking, and whistleblower righ
ts. Before joining Accenture’s federal practice, Melanie specialized in gov
ernment contracts work at IBM, where she focused on transactional-related i
ssues including FAR, DFAR, special agency clause consulting, and contract s
tructuring.
Melanie is a member of the state bar of Ohio and register
ed as Corporate Counsel in Virginia. She has served in multiple leadership
roles for the Association of Corporate Counsel. She received her Bachelor o
f Arts from the University of Cincinnati and her Juris Doctor from the Univ
ersity of Dayton Law School. Outside of the profession, Melanie is a wife a
nd mother, an avid runner, and a volunteer for Lucky Dog Animal Rescue.
Antonia Dumas
Attorney, InfoLawGroup LLP
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om/in/antonia-dumas/
Antonia Dumas is an attorney at InfoL
awGroup LLP, a national boutique law firm focused on privacy, advertising a
nd technology law. Her diverse experience gives her insight into daily ope
rations and data processing activities across industries. She has a keen e
ye for identifying potential cybersecurity and data privacy vulnerabilities
and once identified, applies practical solutions to mitigate risk. Antoni
a has a passion for understanding data and navigating the intersection betw
een privacy, security and technology. She guides her clients in their compl
iance efforts to protect both business interests and consumers.
Stephanie Scruggs and Jessica Zurlo
Attorneys, Bradley Arant
Boult Cummings LLP
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linkedin.com/in/jessica-zurlo-96042149/
Stephanie
Scruggs and Jessica Zurlo are attorneys in the Washington DC office of Brad
ley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. In addition to their law degrees, their tech
nical degrees provide them with the opportunity to advise clients with proc
uring, maintaining, and enforcing intellectual property portfolios. Both a
re registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and e
njoy obtaining patents in a wide range of technologies for clients ranging
from startups to large public companies. In addition, they appear on behal
f of their clients asserting IP rights and defending against allegations of
infringement in federal district court and before the International Trade
Commission.
Jessica received her J.D. from the University of New
Hampshire School of Law and her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Rens
selaer Polytechnic Institute. Stephanie has a J.D. from George Mason Unive
rsity School of Law, a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the
University of Mississippi, and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
from Virginia Tech. Prior to practicing law, Stephanie consulted with For
tune 500 companies in project system capital effectiveness and project feas
ibility evaluations in the pharmaceuticals, chemicals, consumer products, p
etroleum and heavy industrial arenas. She also conducted biological warfar
e agent and biosensor research with the Naval Research Laboratories in Wash
ington, D.C.
Outside of the profession, Jessica enjoys spending
time with family and friends, exploring hiking trails in the DC area, and s
upporting the Washington Nationals. Stephanie is a mom of four and fitness
enthusiast who enjoys spending any down time at the river.
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