Chris Wlach is the Senior Director of Legal at Acxiom, a customer intelligence company. He previously served as the General Counsel of the design and technology agency Huge. Before moving in-house Chris focused on complex commercial litigation at Arnold & Porter. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
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Beyond Redlines for In-House Legal: Partnering with Sales & Product to Streamline Commercial Contracting
Event Description
Redlines are only the tip of the iceberg. Today’s most effective in-house legal teams don’t just negotiate contracts—they drive business impact by building strong, proactive relationships with sales and product teams. By collaborating earlier and more strategically, legal can reduce bottlenecks, improve deal velocity, and enhance the customer experience.
Join us on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 12pm ET as Chris Wlach, Senior Director of Legal at Acxiom, shares how legal can evolve from a reactive gatekeeper to a proactive business enabler. This session will offer practical strategies and tools for aligning with sales and product teams to streamline the commercial contracting process and unlock faster, more collaborative deal cycles.
Key takeaways include:
- How to build trust and workflows with sales teams that improve efficiency
- Strategies for embedding legal into product development without slowing down go-to-market timelines
- Playbooks and tools that reduce contract review cycles and boost deal velocity
- Real-world examples of successful cross-functional partnership
Who Should Attend:
This session is tailored for in-house legal professionals who work on commercial contracts and want to deepen their alignment with the business. Whether you’re a solo counsel or part of a growing legal department, you’ll gain actionable insights to help transform your contracting process into a driver of business success.
There is NO COST to attend this program!
This program is FREE, thanks to our gracious sponsor, Lawtrades! If you can’t attend the live program, the recording will be available for viewing via our paid CLE library, In-House Connect On-Demand!
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