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Payments Interview with Nadia Dombrowski

Payments Interview with Nadia Dombrowski

Nadia Dombrowski, SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Community Federal Savings Bank How did you initially get involved in this practice area?I originally got involved with payments when I moved in-house to GE Capital from Rogers & Wells, where I had spent the first decade of my practice working on M&A deals of publicly and…

Payments Interview with Tom Brown

Tom Brown, Partner, Paul Hastings Tell us why you love this area of the law?I like working in the FinTech space in part because I don’t think of it as a single area of law, but instead an industry that crosses a number of otherwise different legal domains. For a number of years, I taught…

Payments Interview with Benjamin Hendrick

Benjamin Hendrick, Director, Payments Product Counsel, eBay How did you initially get involved in this practice area?I started my career as an M&A attorney in private practice. But my first in-house job was at Amazon, where there was a willingness to put lawyers to work in areas where they may not have had prior experience.

Perfecting your Elevator Pitch

Perfecting your Elevator Pitch

Last Wednesday Kerwin Associates hosted 100 guests for an in-depth panel discussion focused on perfecting your professional elevator pitch. The event was a continuation of Kerwin Associates’ breakfast series bringing industry leaders together to explore topics aimed at helping women better navigate their careers.

Autonomous Vehicles Interview with Lauren Smith

Autonomous Vehicles Interview with Lauren Smith

Lauren Smith, Policy Counsel of the Connected Car Project, Future of Privacy Forum Personally, what is the most interesting aspect in the convergence of the tech and automobile sectors? I have always been fascinated by technology’s capacity to transform society, and there is no better example right now than connected cars. I love being…

Autonomous Vehicles Interview with Marjorie Harris Loeb

Autonomous Vehicles Interview with Marjorie Harris Loeb

Marjorie Harris Loeb, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP Personally, what is the most interesting aspect in the convergence of the tech and automobile sectors? The integration of technology into vehicles is not new to the automobile industry. Vehicle manufacturers have already integrated advanced sensor technologies into many vehicles to provide intermittent driver assistance and increased control,…

Autonomous Vehicles Interview with Brian Soublet

Brian Soublet, Deputy Director & Chief Counsel, California Department of Motor Vehicles Personally, what is the most interesting aspect in the convergence of the tech and automobile sectors? California traffic fatality data published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the years 2011 to 2015 show that the number of people killed…

Autonomous Vehicles Interview with Mark Altman

Autonomous Vehicles Interview with Mark Altman

Mark Altman, Senior Director, Legal, NVIDIA Corporation Personally, what is the most interesting aspect in the convergence of the tech and automobile sectors? For me, because the technology in the space is reaching such a high level of sophistication, the most interesting aspect is the opportunity for technology to improve the transportation industry for all…

Autonomous Vehicles Interview with Bryant Walker Smith

Autonomous Vehicles Interview with Bryant Walker Smith

Bryant Walker Smith, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of South Carolina Personally, what is the most interesting aspect in the convergence of the tech and automobile sectors? The automotive industry has always been a “technology” sector — first hardware and then software. But the race for automated driving, especially the involvement of Silicon Valley,…