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Garden State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Forum

We are pleased to announce that the Garden State Bar Association will host its inaugural GSBA Corporate Counsel Forum at Prudential. We would appreciate you sharing with your network as we invite members of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association to register.

This Forum will explore thought leadership, networking, and dynamic dialogue about diversity in the corporate law sector.

The GSBA Corporate Counsel Forum is scheduled to take place on November 4, 2019, at the Prudential Plaza Building in Newark, NJ from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Participants for the forum include:

Moderators:

  • Dean Burrell, Principal, Burrell Dispute Resolution
  • Shirell A. Gross, Founder & President, Measure of Ambition LLC

Speakers:

  • Wiley S. Adams, Chief Legal Officer, PGIM, Prudential’s Global Investment Management Business
  • Mikeisha Anderson Jones, VP, Global Diverse Executive Engagement, American Express
  • Teresia L. Bost, General Counsel, Quartet Health
  • Linda M. Gadsby, VP & Deputy General Counsel, Scholastic Inc.
  • Derek Hardy, Environmental Manager, Mont Construction Co., Inc.
  • Jelani Roper, VP & Corporate Counsel, PGIM Global Partners & Institutional Relationship Group
  • Sheea Sybblis, Senior Counsel, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Rita K. Warfield, Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Law Group, BD
  • Jewel Watson, Corporate Counsel, The Prudential Insurance Company of America
  • Jonathan Wright, Associate Director, Senior Counsel, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.

And More!

The Corporate Counsel Forum is free of cost, thanks to our sponsors Prudential and Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP. However, registration is required and space is limited. The cocktail reception is open to Forum attendees only.

The registration link for the program can be accessed below:
https://2019gsbacorporatecounselforum.eventbrite.com

2019 Corporate Counsel Forum Committee Members:

Dean Burrell, Principal, Burrell Dispute Resolution
Natalya G. Johnson, Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP
William Rogers, GSBA President, Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP
Jelani Roper, VP & Corporate Counsel, PGIM Global Partners & Institutional Relationship Group
Andrene Smith, Director, Policy Development, External Affairs, Prudential Financial
Kenya Tyson, Dean, Rosemont College
Rita Warfield, Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Law Group, BD
Simone Wilson-Brito, McCarter & English LLP

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