Lawyers Who Lead

In this week’s episode, Sigalle interviews Nicole Kobis, partner at the New Jersey law firm, Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Nicole discusses how she became a lawyer as a second career, her path to partnership, and how she continues to evolve her practice with new approaches. Visit https://www.lindabury.com/nicole-a-kobis.html to learn more.

In this week’s episode, Sigalle interviews Allison West, Attorney, Investigator, Speaker, Trainer and Expert at Employment Practices Specialists. Allison discusses how she dedicates her work towards creating psychologically safe workplaces by investigation, coaching, and training executive leadership. Visit https://employmentpractices.net/ to learn more.

In this week’s episode, Sigalle interviews Lori Landew, General Counsel of Audible, the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling. Lori shares her compelling journey from BigLaw commercial litigator to Boutique Entertainment Attorney, to In-House at Record Labels before ultimately becoming Audible's GC. Lori's story shows that paving pathways means navigating circumstance, people,...

In this week’s episode, Sigalle interviews Victor Morales, Corporate Counsel at Microsoft and former board member and treasurer of the Association of Corporate Counsel's Colorado Chapter. Victor discusses his journey straight into the in-house world and how thinking in strategic steps has helped him achieve his professional goals. Visit https://www.microsoft.com to learn more.

In this week’s episode, Sigalle interviews Anna Radke, Managing Associate of Brand Counsel, P.C., where she represents clients from industries such as fashion, media, manufacturing, and tech. Her work has been featured in publications like Vogue, Glamour, and Elle. Anna discusses her journey from Poland to the U.S., becoming a fashion lawyer, and how embracing different perspectives helps focus he...

In this week’s episode, Sigalle interviews David Mann, Angel Investor at Launchpad Venture Group and former Chief Legal Officer for Dunkin Brands and General Counsel for Marriott International, Inc. David discusses what leadership looks like in phase three of life, a time where he focuses his experience on helping his children grow, funding startups, and mentoring first-time entrepreneurs

In this week’s episode, Sigalle interviews Stephanie Spangler, Associate General Counsel at McKinsey & Co. Stephanie discusses the vital role curiosity has played in her life and the ways in which she promotes the exchange of ideas to the betterment of herself, her team, and the legal profession at large. Visit www.mckinsey. com or read https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/in-the-balance/cul...

In this week’s episode, Sigalle interviews Keith Lee, Founder of LawyersSmack and Chief Marketing Officer at Case Status. Keith discusses the concept of "Edge Knowledge" and how this informs how he fulfills the legal industry's needs around community and case management. Visit https://casestatus.c om , https://www.lawyersmack.co m, and https://associatesmind.com to learn more.

This week, Sigalle sits down with Anta Cissé-Green, Senior Vice Chancellor & General Counsel of SUNY, the State University of New York. As General Counsel, Anta serves as the chief legal officer to the SUNY Board of Trustees, the Chancellor, System Administration and the presidents of the state-operated campuses. Anta manages and supervises the SUNY Office of General Counsel consisting of 45 exper...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Sejal Thakkar, the founder and Chief Civility Officer at TrainXtra, where she helps leaders create positive, safe, and respectful workplaces through customized training and coaching. Sejal is a former employment law attorney, a TEDx speaker (shedding light on The Pain, Power, and Paradox of Bias) and is now on a mission to educate and empower people to create a wo...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Marc Sorini, General Counsel for the Brewers Association, the national trade association for Americas small, independent brewers. Prior to joining the Brewers Association, Marc spent twenty-five years in private practice, twenty as a partner in the Washington, DC office of McDermott Will & Emery. Marc is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Leah Del Percio, founder and CEO of Trustate.   Trustate is an estate administration services provider that works to help Executors, regardless of their circumstances, navigate the complex and incredibly stressful process of settling and administering the estate of a deceased loved one, saving them time, money and providing peace of mind to get through it with som...

This week, Sigalle sits down with David Schnurman, CEO of Lawline, and the mentor of our host for nearly a decade. Lawline is the leading provider of online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) in the country. The company recently celebrated serving over 150,000 attorneys with over 5,000,000 courses completed. David is also the past president of Entrepreneurs Organization New York. David is the author...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Scott Daniels, Senior Director of Benefit Policy Intelligence at Comcast. Scott is responsible for overseeing health and employee benefit legislation and regulatory activity. Before assuming this role, Scott oversaw Comcast's absence management and disability programs. Scott was a practicing attorney for nine years in the New York metropolitan area focusing predom...

This week, Sigalle sits down with James Gatto, co-head of the Blockchain team and Games team at Sheppard Mullin. James has been a thought leader and has provided strategic advice for more than 30 years, working on all aspects of intellectual property and technology law, especially ones driven by new business models and/or disruptive technologies.  James has been involved with blockchain since 2012...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Sidney O. Minter, the corporate counsel for Advanced Auto Parts, where he provides advisory and risk management support to the business' key stakeholders. He is also an active participant in the Minorities in the Profession Committee and the Burlington Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Sidney has received numerous recognitions for his work, including B...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Cheyne Scott, a civil litigation attorney and Partner and Chief of Diversity and Inclusion at Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC. Cheyne is also The Spiritual Litigator, a Certified Life Coach, and helps women and minorities make Partner without burning out. Cheyne has presented seminars and written about the importance of mindfulness and self-care for attorn...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Doug Passon, a litigator of twenty-five years and an internationally recognized expert in video advocacy who has been featured in several publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and The Atlantic. Doug combined his passion for film and law to create the documentaries he uses in legal advocacy for sentencing and post-conviction proceedings. H...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Tony Thai, the CEO and Chief Engineer of HyperDraft, a legal tech company that aims to modernize the practice of law to make practicing law more enjoyable. Tony is a former M&A/venture capital attorney who has worked in Big Law and as an assistant general counsel of large and mid-sized enterprise technology companies. Prior to becoming an attorney, Tony was a full...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Chintan Panchal, a founding Partner at RPCK, Rastegar Panchal, a global boutique law firm, and head of the firm's New York office. Under Chintan's direction, RPCK has developed a dedicated impact investing practice, advising both mission-aligned investors and social enterprises. The firm works closely with clients to execute capital investments in both emerging an...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Leslie Mehta, Chief of Staff and Counsel to the CEO at the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority and a lawyer with nearly 20 years of legal social advocacy experience. In 2021, Leslie's work with pRETTy Brooke earned her an award nomination by the Disability Law Center of Virginia. Up to this January, she was on a commissioner appointed by former governor...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Devika Tandon, Senior managing counsel at FIGS, a healthcare e-commerce company that recently went public last year. Devika’s core passion is in the intersection of startup environments and the law, with a background in fin-tech, drone-tech and other corporate environments. In her spare time, Devika is spending time with her 3 month old son, trying to catch up on...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Jisha Dymond, the global lead for risk management and regulatory compliance at Twitter, and a board member of Behind the Book, a nonprofit that inspires literacy engagement through immersive programs for New York City students from underserved communities. Learn the career path, perspective, and advice of a child of immigrants who became a top lawyer at one of Ame...

This week, Sigalle sits down with Michele Richman, Chief People Officer at Lawline. Michele has been at the forefront of hiring and developing top talent in the legal education industry, and under her leadership Lawline has been recognized as one of the best and most innovative places to work by Crain's New York, Wall Street Journal, Magazine, Entrepreneur.com, New York Post and Law.com. Michele b...

In this episode, Sigalle sits down with Angelica Cesario, the Director of Attorney Education and Development at Lawline, where she develops the content strategy for Lawline's entire online course offering. Angelica's passion is making the legal profession better, and making a large scale impact on life and learning for lawyers. Visit www.lawline.com to learn more.