Global Relationship Firm Conference

Chicago 2025

The Fairmont Millenium Park 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago - Illinois 60601 United States

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Agenda


08:30

Registration


09:30

Welcome

Ian Gray

Ian Gray European Chair

Herbert Short

Herbert Short (US) International Partner

Lino Mendiola

Lino Mendiola Global Co-CEO and US Chief Executive


10:00

Lessons from Tenneco

kevin freeman

Kevin Freeman Vice President and Chief Counsel, Finance & Transactions, Tenneco

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Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas Managing Partner


10:45

Refreshment break


11:15

Bridging global legal needs: International insights from US In-House Counsel

josef malik

Josef Malik Chief Legal Officer, Carver Companies – International

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kurt hadley

Kurt Hadley Senior Counsel, Employment Law and Litigation, Ingredion

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katherine sams

Katherine Sams Chief Legal Counsel DeLaval

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Sam Harmelech

Sam Harmelech Associate General Counsel, Real Assets Legal & General – Asset Management, America

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Herbert Short

Herbert Short (US) International Partner


12:00

Navigating legal terrain: Addressing challenges and opportunities in location technology and software-defined vehicles

scott garnick

Scott Garnick Head of Americas - Commercial and Legal Transactions HERE technologies

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Rachel Reid

Rachel Reid Partner, Head of Artificial Intelligence, US


12:45

Lunch


14:00

Breakout sessions: See the reverse of your badge for timings and locations of each session

1 - Shine a Light : Team building for global impact (in conjunction with Impact 4 Good) (International Ballroom)

The goal of this teambuilding event is to learn about extreme energy poverty and assemble sustainable solar lights for students. Our group will work in teams of two to build the lights, which are shipped to children worldwide through the nonprofit SolarBuddy, whose mission is to unite a global community committed to illuminating the futures of all children.

2 - Delivering successful transactions in a complex global regulatory environment (State Room)

This session will focus on opportunities for collaboration between Eversheds Sutherland and relationship firms. In the session, we will explore the key theme and trends arising from global M&A, what this means for effective cross-border service delivery across relationship firms and what has worked well. Given the theme, audience insights and participation are welcomed.

Eric Knai

Eric Knai Partner Head of International M&A

Josh Shapiro

Josh Shapiro Partner Head of Competition and Antitrust (US)

nigel cooke

Nigel Cooke Partner

3 - Global Capital Connect: Driving collaborative success in private markets (Ambassador Room)

This interactive session will focus on opportunities for collaboration between Eversheds Sutherland and relationship firms. In the session, we will explore the scale of opportunity in private markets, showcase successful private markets cross-border deals that Eversheds Sutherland and relationship firms have done around the world, and test your knowledge of the private markets with some trivia!

Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen Partner Global Head of the Financial Services Sector Group

ted cominos

Ted Cominos Partner (US)

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16:15

Break


16:45

Helping businesses around the world to understand global trade, tariffs, government action and regulation

Michael Skordeles

Mike Skordeles Senior Vice President, Head of U.S. Economics Truist Advisory Services, Inc.

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Ian Gray

Ian Gray European Chair

xu ping King & Wood Mallesons

Xu Ping Partner, King & Wood Mallesons

Alexander Niethammer

Alexander Niethammer European Managing Partner


17:45

Closing reflections

Ian Gray

Ian Gray European Chair

Herbert Short

Herbert Short (US) International Partner


18:00

Networking reception

Floor plan


Global Relationship Firm Conference Floor plan

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