March 15, 2023 In-Person Roundtable

Building a High-Performing In-House Legal Team

During this interactive and informative roundtable our discussion will explore

• Current challenges and trends of in-house legal teams
• Relevant skills and experience required to be a high-performing legal team in 2023 
• Workload prioritisation and how to adopt a continuous improvement mindset 
• A round-up of the latest technology trends including contract lifecycle management 
• What in-house teams are doing to retain and attract top legal talent 

The roundtable will be led by:

Graham Richardson: Graham is a Partner of Eversheds Sutherland and Head of Konexo outside the US. Graham is a thought leader in the alternative legal services market and is responsible for the development and delivery of Konexo’ s strategy. He has worked with over 100 in house legal teams all over the world including IATA, ADP, Rolls Royce and T-Mobile in the US.

Francesca Turquet:  Francesca is a Partner of Eversheds Sutherland and part of the senior leadership team of Konexo. Francesca joined Konexo in April 2022 after several years in-house as former Barclays Managing Director, and Head of Regulatory Relations for the Americas region. She brings two decades of Magic Circle legal and global financial services experience including extensive board, executive committee, litigation, investigations and regulatory relations experience across retail, business, corporate and investment banking in both the UK and US. She is also skilled in leadership, change and project management in fast-moving and commercial environments. Francesca’s broad expertise support our services, particularly the financial services and consultancy work as well as interim resourcing and remediation projects.

Carmen Brun: Carmen Brun is Head of Konexo in the US. She is responsible for the development and delivery of Konexo’s strategy and services in the US and works closely with Graham and her colleagues around the world on Konexo’s global offerings. 

Prior to leading Konexo US, Carmen was Counsel in Eversheds Sutherland’s Securities Enforcement and Litigation practices and has significant experience managing large, multi-disciplinary, cross-border investigations and representative financial services clients in investigations, regulatory, and enforcement matters involving US regulators.  In addition to her legal background, Carmen has extensive business management experience, having spent considerable time with InterContinental Hotels Group as a General Manager of hotels across the US, including in New York City.