Kathy Zhu is the co-founder and CEO of Streamline AI, a Legal Process Management platform purpose-built for in-house legal teams to handle intelligent intake, workflow automation, collaboration, data/knowledge management, and reporting. Kathy was most recently Associate General Counsel at DoorDash, where she spent 4 years building a commercial legal and legal operations function from the ground up and supported the company’s growth from 4 billion to over 70 billion in valuation. Kathy started her career as a corporate lawyer at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, advising 30+ startups through venture financings, M&A, and IPOs. Following that, she spent 4 years at Medallia, a customer experience management software platform, where she was promoted to Director, Commercial Legal. In her free time, Kathy is a dedicated meditator, goldendoodle mom, and SCUBA enthusiast.
Penny Tehrani-Littrell –
Penny Tehrani-Littrell is a Managing Director and General Counsel with over two decades of legal, regulatory, and compliance experience at large multi-national companies, both in the financial services/investment banking and consumer products/retail sectors. At Accordion, she oversees the firm’s global legal and compliance matters while acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the consumer products/beauty-wellness/retail space.
Before joining Accordion in 2023, Penny was the Acting General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Revlon Inc. (formerly NYSE: REV). In her role, she was responsible for the global legal, compliance and physical security functions of a $2.2B+ iconic consumer products company with a large portfolio of brands (including Elizabeth Arden), offered through omni-channels in over 150 countries worldwide. She served as Revlon’s Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors and as a member of Revlon’s executive leadership team.
Prior to joining Revlon in 2021, she spent 20 years in the financial services and investment banking industries, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Legal for Nomura, a Japanese global investment bank.
Leveraging her operator experience at Revlon and Nomura, as well as her deep industry expertise in the finance, investment banking, and private equity space, Penny is now an SME when it comes to driving value for beauty/fashion-based companies.
Penny graduated magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School (J.D.) and cum laude from Binghamton University (B.A.). She is a member of the Bar in the State of New York.
FREE LIVE CLE CREDIT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL (FRACTIONAL GCs, GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS, & ALSP ATTORNEYS INCLUDED) AND SUBSCRIBERS TO IN-HOUSE CONNECT ON-DEMAND.
IF YOU ARE A LAW FIRM ATTORNEY YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND OUR LIVE EVENTS BUT UNLESS YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED TO IHC ON-DEMAND, WE WILL NOT BE PROCESSING YOUR CLE REQUESTS.
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This program is pending CLE credit in the following states: Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming and Wisconsin.
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We do NOT provide CLE for: Mississippi or Arkansas.
This program is appropriate for newly admitted attorneys and experienced attorneys.
Translating Legal Wins into Business Value: A Playbook for In-House Counsel
Event Description
Is your legal team consistently called in only after ideas have fully formed or when there’s already a crisis? If you’re hearing phrases like “black box”, “department of ‘no’” or “department of slow” used to describe legal, you’re not alone. Many in-house legal teams have a serious marketing problem, and it’s costing them credibility, resources, and career advancement opportunities.
This webinar will explore how you can position yourself and your team as strategic business partners (not just problem-solvers), because your value goes far beyond just legal expertise. You know it, we know it … and now’s the time for everyone else to know it.
Join two powerhouse legal leaders who’ve cracked the code on transforming legal from cost center to value creator:
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Penny Tehrani-Littrell – Managing Director & General Counsel at Accordion, commercially-minded in-house legal leader who’s mastered the art of “thinking like an owner” and speaking the language of business growth.
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Kathy Zhu – Former DoorDash AGC, Head of Commercial Legal who supported the company’s growth from 2,000 to almost 15,000 employees. Kathy led with a mission-first approach, creating a brand for her team that was centered around delighting business partners, accelerating outcomes, and operational efficiency. She ultimately co-founded Streamline AI to address the biggest pain point she faced during her 10+ years of legal practice.
You’ll learn:
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How to make the mindset shift from the “risk guardian” to a “business owner”
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Vocabulary changes that transform perceptions about legal and separate order-takers from strategic advisors
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Why your personal brand directly impacts your team’s resources
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How to build trust with business partners
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How to position yourself as someone known for helping to land deals, not just review them
Register now and transform how your organization perceives legal, and start being the legal team known for driving growth.
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