Stuart Alderoty

General Counsel,
Ripple

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Stuart Alderoty is General Counsel at Ripple. Stuart brings more than 30 years of legal experience to the role with expertise in financial services and regulatory affairs. He’s been General Counsel and part of the executive leadership teams at CIT Group and HSBC North America Holdings. Stuart also was Managing Counsel at American Express where he served on the leadership team of the President and CEO of American Express’ Consumer Card Business. Stuart began his career in private practice and was a partner with the international law firm of LeBouef, Lamb, Greene and MacRae where he specialized in litigation.

Reginald Rasch

General Counsel – Head of Legal,
Rakuten USA, Inc.

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Reginald M. Rasch is the Head of Legal of Rakuten USA, Inc., the US division of Rakuten, Inc., a global leader in ecommerce and internet services based in Tokyo, Japan. Rasch leads the day-to-day legal operations for the region and his practice includes M&A, strategic investments, commercial transactions, privacy, intellectual property, employment and litigation. Rasch is also part of the Rakuten USA management team and works closely with other executives to drive key strategic initiatives in the Americas region.

Prior to joining the Rakuten Group in 2000, Rasch worked as a corporate associate at New York law firms, Warshaw Burstein, LLP and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLC and Connecticut law firm Cummings & Lockwood.

Rasch is a past President and Board Member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, New York City Chapter and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. He also serves on the Board of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation.

Rasch received his Bachelors of Science degree in Business from the State University of New York at New Paltz and his Juris Doctorate degree from St. John’s University School of Law.

Jonathan Avila

Vice President, Chief Privacy Officer,
Walmart, Inc.

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Mr. Avila joined Walmart Inc. as Vice President, Chief Privacy Officer in October 2012. Mr. Avila is responsible for the worldwide data privacy and records management program for Walmart’s operations involving 11,000 retail locations with more than two million employees in 27 countries, as well as Walmart’s e-commerce websites in ten countries. Mr. Avila previously served as Vice President — Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer of The Walt Disney Company. Mr. Avila initiated the data privacy program at Disney in 2001 and led the development of Disney’s enterprise privacy compliance program covering all of Disney’s online and offline business activities in the nearly 50 countries in which Disney operates.

Mr. Avila began his career as a law clerk to Judge W. Eugene Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Avila later was an associate with Latham & Watkins, and Litigation Counsel with the CBS television network. Before joining Disney, Mr. Avila served as General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer of MValue.com, Inc., a venture capital funded Internet company. Mr. Avila served for five years on the board of directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, including serving as President of the IAPP in 2009.

Mr. Avila graduated with a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Mr. Avila has taught on the subject of privacy law as an Adjunct Professor of the School of Law of the University of Arkansas.

Iris Chen

Deputy General Counsel,
Airbnb, Inc.

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Iris Chen is a Deputy General Counsel in the Legal Department at Airbnb, Inc. where she leads a team of 40 attorneys and legal professionals that support Airbnb’s product, commercial and marketing functions as well as managing the company’s trademark and copyright matters. Prior to joining Airbnb, Iris spent 14 years with Google as a Vice President in the Legal Department where she led a team of 145+ legal team members responsible for supporting global product development and all commercial transactions in North America and EMEA for Google’s advertising, commerce, payments, search, research, health, geo and supporting infrastructure services. Iris is experienced in leading and developing legal teams and advising executives across product, engineering, sales, business development and other functions. Before joining Google, Iris was a corporate associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (2001-2004) and then Ropes & Gray (2004-2006) as an associate in the firm’s investment management practice. Iris is a graduate of Yale College and Columbia Law School.

Outside of work, Iris currently serves on the boards of the Columbia Law School Association and the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.

Nkechi Chukwueke

Corporate Counsel,
VMware, Inc.

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Nkechi Chukwueke serves in the role of Corporate Counsel at VMware in Chicago, IL. Prior to joining VMware, Nkechi was an Attorney at IBM, working in the Washington, DC area. Nkechi has experience in commercial technology transactions, including channel pricing matters, and public sector contracts with the U.S. federal government, state and local entities, and international organizations. She has a reputation for being a diplomatic negotiator and trusted business advisor to her internal clients. In her spare time, she enjoys mentoring law students, playing and coaching soccer and visiting new countries. Nkechi earned her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where she was a recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Award for Academic Achievement, and her B.A. from Stanford University where she majored in International Relations and minored in African Studies.

Jennifer Ivan

Associate General Counsel,
Microsoft Corporation

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Jennifer Ivan is an Associate General Counsel for Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington, where she supports Microsoft’s Security, Compliance, and Management (SCM) group. In this role, she manages a team of legal professionals that provides general counseling and transactional legal support in areas of product development, product marketing, privacy, regulatory and compliance matters. The SCM group is responsible for IT management tools and services like Windows 365 and Microsoft Endpoint Manager, and security and compliance products like Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Information Protection.

She also previously led Diversity & Inclusion for Microsoft’s Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) organization. In this role, she led CELA’s efforts to build and sustain a diverse department that reflects the diversity of our global company, the communities in which we work, and the customers that we serve and to take full advantage of that diversity by creating and nurturing a culture of inclusion that allows individuals and teams to do their best work.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Jennifer was Legal Director for Dell Computer Corporation in Austin, Texas, where she supported the Dell Services organization.

Prior to joining Dell, Jennifer was a Staff Attorney for IBM in Austin, Texas, where she provided comprehensive legal support for IBM’s Server Group.

Jennifer graduated Cum Laude with Honors in Liberal Arts with a B.A. in Political Science and English from the Ohio State University in 1990. Jennifer received her J.D. Cum Laude from the Ohio State University School of Law in 1994. She has served for more than 13 years on the board of Youth Eastside Services (currently Vice President), a non-profit that provides counseling and support programs for children and young adults who are dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, mental health issues, abuse and other difficult issues. She is also on the Next Generation Advisory Board for the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her 17-year-old daughter (Olivia), her 23-year-old son (Parker) and her husband, Donnie.

She can be reached at Jenivan@microsoft.com.

Kevin Lyn

Diversity Committee Co-Chair & Partner,
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

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Kevin Lyn helps global companies create and provide better, more-competitive products for their customers. As a result of his intellectual property counsel, major appliances are more userfriendly, airplanes are more efficient, building materials are more fire-resistant, video games provide an enhanced user experience, medical procedures are more precise and effective, and a whole lot more.

A registered patent attorney as well as a licensed professional engineer, Kevin has invested a career in helping clients, from start-ups to major multinationals, maximize and protect their investments in new products and product improvements, and achieve their business goals.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, he was a product safety testing engineer for Underwriters Laboratories and as a semiconductor processing engineer for Mitsubishi Semiconductor – experience that facilitates his practical, business-focused approach to counseling clients.

Kevin’s practice involves all aspects of intellectual property, with a focus on the development of domestic and international patent portfolios crafted to bring products to market faster, while maximizing the available scope of protection in the client’s markets.

Kevin is Womble Bond Dickinson’s (US) Diversity Committee chair, leading diversity and inclusion initiatives within the firm, and serving as primary liaison to prominent diversity organizations.

David Pilson

Senior Director,
eBay, Inc.

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David Pilson is the Senior Director of Global Compensation, Benefits, & Equity Compliance at eBay Inc. His team is responsible for all aspects of executive compensation, employee benefit, equity compliance, and stock administration in the 34 countries where eBay operates.

Diversity and inclusion is a passion for David. David serves on the Legal Diversity Committee where he co-chairs a workstream dedicated to managing eBay’s legal spend with firms and vendors that share eBay’s commitment to diversity. He also designed eBay’s Legal Internship Program – a unique opportunity for diverse first year law students to immerse themselves in the inner workings of eBay and to experience first-hand, complex legal, regulatory, and public policy issues.

Before eBay, David practiced at a multinational firm where he counseled Fortune 100 companies with respect to their employee benefit and compensation arrangements. He also worked as an FP&A analyst at ConocoPhillips prior to law school. David holds a degree in Economics from Stanford University and a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. He is a native of Houston, Texas and now resides in San Jose, CA.

Jeewon Kim Serrato

Partner & Head of Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity US,
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

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Jeewon Kim Serrato is Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Head of Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity. She advises technology, consumer, and retail companies, financial services institutions, and healthcare organizations on cutting edge issues at the intersection of technology and law, including the design and implementation of GDPR and CCPA programs. Jeewon began her career working as a Legislative Counsel in the US Congress, where she worked with lawmakers to draft and pass legislation relating to data privacy, consumer protection and global crisis management. She continued to provide advice relating to technology and data risks as the top-level executive in charge of privacy at RELX Group and as Chief Privacy Officer of Fannie Mae, where she led, implemented and tested enterprise privacy programs and data protection strategies. She currently serves on the US DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee and the California Lawyers Association’s Antitrust, UCL & Privacy Executive Committee. Jeewon is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and holds a US Secret Clearance. Jeewon was named a 2017 Cybersecurity Trailblazer by the National Law Journal and recognized in Cybersecurity Docket’s “Incident Response 30”, a list of the 30 best and brightest data breach response lawyers. She received her BA from UC Berkeley and her JD from UC Berkeley School of Law. She also received a master-level political science certificate with honors from Sciences Po Paris.

Angela Sherrer

Director and Associate General Counsel, Global Law Enforcement and Safety,
Twitter, Inc.

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Angela Sherrer is the Director and Associate General Counsel of Global Law Enforcement and Safety at Twitter. She plays a key role in the identification and mitigation of the legal risks associated with requests for user data, requests for content removal, efforts to curb online abuse, enforcement of Twitter rules, and Twitter’s ability to comply with legal demands and legal requirements from around the world. Before joining Twitter, Angela was an attorney with the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, where she aided executive branch officials in ensuring the privacy and civil liberties of US citizens were protected in national security programs. Angela previously worked as Assistant Counsel to the Governor of New York State, as an attorney in the National Security Division of the US Department of Justice, as a federal prosecutor, as an Associate Counsel of the New York State Division of Human Rights, and as a local prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She has dedicated her career to public service and global work to protect the fundamental human rights of society’s most vulnerable people.

MJ Abdul-Majid

Corporate Counsel,
Amazon.com, Inc.

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Mujadala “MJ” Abdul-Majid is a Corporate Counsel at Amazon where she focuses on regulatory intelligence, compliance, and strategic engagement while supporting the North American retail business. Ms. Abdul-Majid began her legal career as an associate in the life sciences and healthcare practice of a national law firm. Prior to joining Amazon, she was a regulatory attorney with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration where she focused on regulatory policy development, compliance, and enforcement.

Ms. Abdul-Majid earned her law degree at the Georgetown University Law Center. She also holds a Master’s degree in Biotechnology and Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Maryland. She is a presenter and published author on topics such as regulatory oversight and legislative developments affecting healthcare products and drug and device supply chains. Ms. Abdul-Majid has also been an adjunct professor with University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, and a visiting professor at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. She is originally from Washington, D.C. and, when not helping Amazon move the flywheel through customer obsession, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and four children.

Joi Bourgeois

Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion,
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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Joi Bourgeois leads Orrick’s efforts to promote diverse and women lawyers to leadership in our firm and our profession. She works directly with the firm’s clients who share our commitment to diversity.

She provides coaching to our lawyers to help them advance. She consults with the firm’s practice and office leadership in pursuing their teams’ diversity goals, including recruitment and sponsorship at all levels. In addition, she helps to introduce innovative programs that foster a stronger sense of community among diverse and women lawyers at Orrick and among our clients.

Joi brings to the role 17 years of experience as a professional coach, coupled with the perspective of a former practicing lawyer. As a partner in the talent development firm Greiner, she has coached 1,500+ attorneys at all levels. She has deep knowledge of the unique opportunities and challenges women, ethnically diverse and LGBTQ attorneys encounter in developing relationships with clients and sponsors. She practiced corporate law at predecessor firms to Clifford Chance and Richards, Kibbe & Orbe. She is sought after as a speaker by law schools and professional organizations, including as a driver of diversity initiatives and programming at the New York City Bar Association.

Michelle Cooke

Partner,
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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Leader of Manatt’s IP Protection and Enforcement practice, Michelle Cooke helps IP owners build, protect and monetize assets domestically, internationally and online. She advises clients on brand strategies, online content, digital assets and real estate, international IP protection/enforcement, sale/acquisition of IP, trade secrets and privacy/data security.

Adopting a global perspective on preplanning, management and vigilance to promote IP value and lay the foundation for exploitation of the global marketplace. She has particular market knowledge of the entertainment, media, consumer products, apparel, and healthcare industries.

Michelle advises clients on trade secrets, privacy and data security, helping them minimize liability exposure and act when there has been unauthorized access and use of their IP. She assists companies in addressing phishing, email impersonation of employees and related brand rehabilitation. Additionally, Michelle leads dispute proceedings against infringers and counterfeiters, including administrative proceedings, customs seizures and online take-downs, as well as manages international litigation.

Michelle received her B.A. and J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law, and is admitted to practice in California and Washington, D.C.

Albert Giang

Partner,
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

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According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, Albert “has built an impressive track record for passionate advocacy on some of the most pressing legal issues – a pillar of influence in the technology, appellate and pro bono fields.”

Albert’s litigation practice focuses on technology companies and startups, by defending disruptors faced with legal challenges and helping new business models navigate existing regulations. His clients include some of the most respected companies in the sharing economy and e-commerce space. In addition to defending clients as outside litigation counsel, he has been asked to serve two stints in-house at a leading technology company and provides strategic counseling on cutting-edge regulatory issues, governmental compliance, class actions, and complex consumer and employment disputes.

Albert also specializes in appellate litigation, having represented clients in numerous cases in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and California appellate courts. Albert has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Minority Lawyers by the Los Angeles Business Journal, one of the Best Under 40 by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and a Rising Star in the appellate field by Super Lawyers and Los Angeles magazines.

Albert is a graduate of Stanford Law School (With distinction) and Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude, Psychology).

Sakina Hassonjee Sharp

VP Attorney, Enterprise Shared Services,
USAA

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Sakina Sharp leads the Enterprise Experience Counsel and Enterprise Operations Counsel teams that provide legal advisory services to Enterprise Operations (including Corporate Services, Privacy and Security, and Global Services Delivery), Chief Technology and Digital Organization (including Innovation and Design), and Enterprise Strategy and Marketing.

Prior to her current role, Sakina led the Property and Casualty Insurance Company’s Staff Operations, where she was responsible for leading the Change Management, Process Excellence, Quality Management, Supplier Governance, Advocacy & Resolution, and Development teams. Before that, Sakina led CEO, Member Relations, where her team ensured a collaborative and disciplined approach for addressing consumer and regulatory complaints with the goal of exceptional member experience and actionable insights to the business.

Prior to her roles in business and operations, Sakina managed a General Counsel team that provided legal advice to USAA’s enterprise staff agencies. In her 12 years as corporate counsel at USAA, Sakina served as the attorney for the Contact Center, Enterprise Advice Group, Privacy Office, Digital, and Marketing, with most of her career focused on Property and Casualty Insurance matters.

Sakina came to USAA from Allstate Insurance Company in Chicago, where she was an insurance regulatory attorney. Sakina is a graduate of New York University and Brooklyn Law School. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and a SAFe 4 Certified Agilist. Sakina has served on the board of the Association of Corporate Counsel – South Texas Chapter.

Teena-Ann Sankoorikal

Partner,
Covington & Burling LLP

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Teena Sankoorikal is a commercial litigator who has handled numerous high-profile, complex civil litigation, and intellectual property disputes.

Teena is a member of Covington’s Evaluation Committee, and she serves as the Ombudsman for the New York office.

She has advised multinational companies on a variety of matters relating to the following:

• Misappropriation of trade secrets
• Breach of contract
• Business torts
• Fraudulent misrepresentation
• Tortious interference
• Unfair competition
• Patent litigation
• Trademark infringement
• Copyright infringement

In addition, Teena is a fellow of the Yale Science and Engineering Association, Inc., a member of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, a member of the South Asian Bar Association of New York, and a member of the selection committee for the Don H. Liu’s Scholars’ Program.