Legal Strategy for Large Projects: Preparing, Resourcing, and Executing Event-Driven Transformation

 Amy is Associate General Counsel and leads the Global Spend Management (Sourcing and Procurement) and North American Real Estate teams at Aon. A trusted advisor and transaction generalist, she has provided legal advice on commercial contracts, a portfolio of 400+ leases, real estate consolidation and restructuring, and data privacy for storage and transfer in the US as well as internationally. She has also supported legal operations initiatives such as creating a data center for matter management, developing legal department KPIs, and consolidating and standardizing outside counsel billing. 

 Catherine Kemnitz is Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Development Officer at Axiom. Throughout her 9-year tenure at Axiom in senior U.S. and international roles, Kemnitz has brought her extensive legal experience to bear across a range of strategic, commercial, corporate, development and operations roles. In her prior role as Chief Legal Officer, Kemnitz led the global Legal & Compliance, Corporate Development, and Corporate Secretary functions. She is known for her strengths in driving strategic growth and high stakes transformation. Throughout her 23-year career, Kemnitz has carved a reputation for successfully delivering innovative operational change strategies in tandem with meeting performance targets and managing risk. She is a recognized thought leader on issues related to innovation in and the transformation of the legal industry. Kemnitz also focuses on cross-functional collaboration, team leadership, DE&I, and talent retention and development. 

 Heather Jacobson is an experienced operator in the legal industry and leads strategic operations for Axiom Advice & Counsel, Axiom’s Arizona-based law firm. She has over 15 years of experience in the legal industry, with a MBA in finance and operations management and several certifications in AI, account management, project management, and change management. She focuses on enhancing efficiency and leveraging technology to deliver the best possible client experience, inclusive of: transformation initiatives, financial management, client lifecycle management, staffing and utilization, compliance, technology, sales operations, reporting, and large-scale client service delivery support. 

Kelly MacBeth is a former General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer who has worked in financial services for nearly twenty-five years. Kelly has used that deep bench of knowledge across different subject areas to advise clients on a range of complex legal and regulatory matters and has created and implemented a number of bespoke Compliance Management Systems for small and medium-sized financial institutions. Her past work experience includes working with national and international financial institutions, fintech companies, banks and credit unions.