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Stephen McGarry President, AILFN Stephen McGarry, BA, MA, JD, LLM (Taxation) As the founder of
WSG he grew it to more than 21,000 professionals in over 650 offices. As the founder he
grew Lex Mundi to become the world's largest law firm network whose 160 members
now have 21,000 attorneys in 600 offices. WSG and Lex Mundi have more than 2% of all
the lawyers on earth whose members bill their clients an estimated $120 billion dollars
annually.
Christopher ACC Europe President; Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Hewlett
Murphy-Ives (Invited) Packard Enterprise Regional General Counsel for EMEA, Latin America, Canada
and Legal Department Communications including responsibilities covering the
following:
- Managing team of 140 lawyers and legal professionals
- Examples of initiatives in current role:
• Created numerous Business focused Legal Practice Groups to bring lawyers across the
region together, share best practices and create tools and guidance
• Legal ‘centers of excellence’ for sharing best practices and guidance notes with other
regions in HP Legal
Michael Napier Michael Napier was awarded the CBE in 2005 following a long and successful legal career
championing the reform and modernisation of the civil justice system. As a QC and
solicitor (non practising), Mike was voted ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in the 2012 Legal Business
awards for 30 years as senior partner leading Irwin Mitchell ‘from a small Sheffield
practice to the national powerhouse it is today on the brink of becoming a pioneering
ABS firm’ (it now is). An accredited mediator focussing on the delivery of fair and
pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
Michael Reiss von GGI Global Alliance, Global CEO & Member of the Board of Directors. Michael is
Filski, LLM also director of a Swiss based Family Office and Consulting Firm, having over fifteen
years’ experience in advisory services. He is accredited as observer to the European
Parliament and serves in the Advisory Committee of EGIAN (European Group of
International Accounting Networks and Associations, www.egian.eu) and is the
Chairman of AILFN (Association of International Law Firms Networks).
Tony Reiss Author, Speaker, Coach, Consultant of two volumes of THE BD HANDBOOK FOR
LAWYERS: Prospects to Advocates and Pitch Perfect. MA, Oxford University, St
Catherine's College, MPhil, University of Reading, Principal Tutor, MBA for Lawyers,
Centre for Law Firm Management, Nottingham Trent University, Tutor, IE Business
School, Lawyers Management Programme, Madrid & London,Executive Coaching
Practitioner, Certified Master Coaching Practitioner
Michael Roch Global Practice Head, Internal Consulting Group 20+ years in alliances, joint
ventures, partnerships. Resolve intimate strategic & organisational challenges.
Knowledge-intensive sectors, financial services, technology, energy. Europe, Africa, Asia,
North America.
Neil Rose (Invited) Founder and Editor, Legal Futures. Kevin is a qualified solicator and has been a legal
journalist since 1995. He is the founder and editor of Legal Futures, a news-driven
website providing market intelligence for law firms of the future. He is a recognised
market commentator on ABSs, legal regulation, and the future of the market. Formerly
deputy editor of the Law Society Gazette.
WSG he grew it to more than 21,000 professionals in over 650 offices. As the founder he
grew Lex Mundi to become the world's largest law firm network whose 160 members
now have 21,000 attorneys in 600 offices. WSG and Lex Mundi have more than 2% of all
the lawyers on earth whose members bill their clients an estimated $120 billion dollars
annually.
Christopher ACC Europe President; Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Hewlett
Murphy-Ives (Invited) Packard Enterprise Regional General Counsel for EMEA, Latin America, Canada
and Legal Department Communications including responsibilities covering the
following:
- Managing team of 140 lawyers and legal professionals
- Examples of initiatives in current role:
• Created numerous Business focused Legal Practice Groups to bring lawyers across the
region together, share best practices and create tools and guidance
• Legal ‘centers of excellence’ for sharing best practices and guidance notes with other
regions in HP Legal
Michael Napier Michael Napier was awarded the CBE in 2005 following a long and successful legal career
championing the reform and modernisation of the civil justice system. As a QC and
solicitor (non practising), Mike was voted ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in the 2012 Legal Business
awards for 30 years as senior partner leading Irwin Mitchell ‘from a small Sheffield
practice to the national powerhouse it is today on the brink of becoming a pioneering
ABS firm’ (it now is). An accredited mediator focussing on the delivery of fair and
pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
Michael Reiss von GGI Global Alliance, Global CEO & Member of the Board of Directors. Michael is
Filski, LLM also director of a Swiss based Family Office and Consulting Firm, having over fifteen
years’ experience in advisory services. He is accredited as observer to the European
Parliament and serves in the Advisory Committee of EGIAN (European Group of
International Accounting Networks and Associations, www.egian.eu) and is the
Chairman of AILFN (Association of International Law Firms Networks).
Tony Reiss Author, Speaker, Coach, Consultant of two volumes of THE BD HANDBOOK FOR
LAWYERS: Prospects to Advocates and Pitch Perfect. MA, Oxford University, St
Catherine's College, MPhil, University of Reading, Principal Tutor, MBA for Lawyers,
Centre for Law Firm Management, Nottingham Trent University, Tutor, IE Business
School, Lawyers Management Programme, Madrid & London,Executive Coaching
Practitioner, Certified Master Coaching Practitioner
Michael Roch Global Practice Head, Internal Consulting Group 20+ years in alliances, joint
ventures, partnerships. Resolve intimate strategic & organisational challenges.
Knowledge-intensive sectors, financial services, technology, energy. Europe, Africa, Asia,
North America.
Neil Rose (Invited) Founder and Editor, Legal Futures. Kevin is a qualified solicator and has been a legal
journalist since 1995. He is the founder and editor of Legal Futures, a news-driven
website providing market intelligence for law firms of the future. He is a recognised
market commentator on ABSs, legal regulation, and the future of the market. Formerly
deputy editor of the Law Society Gazette.
