Events

The Forum of Executive Women: 2020 Leadership Symposium

Host:  The Forum of Executive Women Register for this event

DEH Speaker Series Event ~ Debbie Epstein Henry conducts fireside chat with Jill Schlesinger

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 from 8-10:00 AM EST and by webcast BakerHostetler has graciously offered to provide a copy of Jill’s book, The Dumb Things Smart People Do with Their Money and breakfast for all in-person attendees. Register for this event View the invite TOPIC:  Take Control of Your Financial Life DISTINGUISHED GUEST: Jill Schlesinger, CFP®, is the Emmy-nominated and Gracie Award Winning Business Analyst for CBS News. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, on the “Jill on Money” podcast, radio (including her nationally syndicated show, “Jill on Money,” which won the 2018 Gracie Award for Best National Talk Show), the web and her blog, “Jill on Money.” Jill also won a 2018 Personal Finance Reporting Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)/National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). Prior to her second career at CBS, Jill spent 14 years as the co-owner and Chief Investment Officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University. Jill’s first book, The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money, was published in February 2019 by Ballantine Books.

Women Owned Law Symposium on Women Entrepreneurs in the Law

Topic:  Innovation in the Law

Managing Multiple Roles at the Top

Description: Managing Multiple Roles at the Top. It’s lonely at the top. After reaching the coveted C-suite, General Counsel often find themselves without a confidant or ally. The redistribution of roles that led to the GC’s promotion may mean her sponsors and colleagues change. She also may struggle with how to continue to mentor the women rising through the ranks with so many women clamoring for her guidance and limited time. At this event, we will wrestle with the balance of the woman general counsel in managing her corporate reporting relationships while keeping her finger on the pulse of the daily goings on in her department, especially among the junior women she has cultivated along the way. Attendees will leave the discussion with wisdom of how to be an effective multifaceted in-house leader who brings value to the business, her team as well as herself. Register for this event Moderator: Debbie Epstein Henry, Founder, DEH Consulting, Speaking, Writing and Co-Founder, Bliss Lawyers Speakers: Romy Horn, General Counsel, W2O Group Ayssa Harvey Dawson, General Counsel, Head of Legal, Privacy and Data Governance, Sidewalk Labs Sonia Low, VP, General Counsel and Secretary, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Cari Robinson, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Revlon Sponsoring Committee: Women in the Legal Profession | Judith Archer, Chair Co-Sponsoring Committee: Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Committee | Kathy Chin and Matthew Morningstar, Co-Chairs

Executive Presence – Unlocking the Elusive Key to Becoming a Leader

Host:  Brooklyn Law School

Striking the Self-Promotion Balance

National Women’s Law Students Organization Leadership Academy Topic:  Striking the Self-Promotion Balance Register for this event

DEH Speaker Series Event ~ The Psychology of Good People: Debbie Epstein Henry conducts fireside chat with Dolly Chugh

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 from 8-10:00 AM EST and by webcast Paul, Weiss has graciously offered to provide a copy of Dolly’s book, The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias and breakfast for all in-person attendees. Register for this event TOPIC:  The Psychology of Good People.  While it may sound surprising, the path to becoming a good person means letting go of trying to be a good person.  Indeed, many of us work so hard to protect our good person identity that it interferes with our ability to learn from our mistakes to actually become better people.  At this event, New York University social psychologist and TED Speaker, Dr. Dolly Chugh, will illuminate how to achieve a higher standard of being a “goodish person” who still makes mistakes but learns to be better and do better.  With probing questions posed by author and workplace expert Debbie Epstein Henry, Dolly will share findings of her acclaimed book, The Person You Mean to Be:  How Good People Fight Bias.  Dolly will weave together stories and science to provide an entertaining and thought-provoking discussion.  She will inform on unconscious and systemic bias and a sometimes unusual path towards building a more inclusive community.  Dolly will leave us inspired with powerful messages and clear takeaways to enable us to grow to become a better person — where it matters most. DISTINGUISHED GUEST:  Dolly Chugh is an award-winning professor at the NYU Stern School of Business where she teaches MBA courses in leadership and management.  Her research focuses on the psychology of good people.  Her first book, The Person You Mean to Be:  How Good People Fight Bias, came out last year and received rave praise from Morehouse President David Thomas, NYU Law School professor Kenji Yoshino, and the legendary Billie Jean King, amongst many others.  The book was one of six finalists for the Fall 2018 Next Big Idea Club selection, curated by Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink.  Dolly gave a TED Talk last year which was named one of the 25 Most Popular TED Talks of 2018 and currently has over 3.6 million views. Dolly received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her MBA and PhD from Harvard University.

Ark Group 13th Annual Women Legal Conference

Topic:  Strategic Networking:  Making Your Ask a Give Register for this event

Women’s Initiative Summit: Striking the Self-Promotion Balance and The Roadmap to Effective Sponsorship

Host:  Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC

Maximizing Success & Satisfaction in a 24/7 World

Host:  Watermark Topic:  Debbie Epstein Henry conducts fireside chat with Watermark CEO, Kevin Michielsen

DEH Speakers Series Event ~ General Counsel Driving the Diversity & Collaboration Agenda

Monday, September 23, 2019 from 12-2:00 PM EDT and by webcast Co-Hosts:  Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Association of Corporate Counsel, New York City Location: The Yale Club of New York City, 50 Vanderbilt Ave. (between E. 44th & E. 45th Streets), The Grand Ballroom, New York, NY Topic:  General Counsel Driving the Diversity & Collaboration Agenda.  The January 2019 New York Times article reporting on the dearth of diversity in law firm partnership promotions was the latest wake-up-call of the significant diversity challenges plaguing the legal profession.  An Open Letter response, now penned by more than 200 general counsel, pushes for greater diversity in the legal industry as well as tangible steps legal departments can take to inspire outside counsel change.  At this event, a distinguished general counsel and management panel will explore how to collaborate with outside counsel to build a more diverse profession, improve talent development for all lawyers, and achieve better outcomes for clients.  We hope you will join us for this thought provoking, interactive discussion that will explore hiring, developing and promoting diverse talent both inside companies and at the law firms and legal service providers with whom they work. Moderator: Debbie Epstein Henry, Founder, DEH Consulting, Speaking, Writing; Co-Founder, Bliss Lawyers Panelists:  Yen Chu, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, EQUINOX Ernest LaMont Greer, Co-President, Greenberg Traurig, LLP Michele Coleman Mayes, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, The New York Public Library Laurie Poulos, Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, TRANZACT Greenberg Traurig LLP has graciously offered to provide lunch for all in-person attendees. Register for this event

Women Lawyers of Utah; Keynote

Keynote, Fall Retreat Women & Power:  Getting Ambitious About Ambition

The Alternative Path to Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

Host:  The 2019 Lavender Law Conference Register for this event Among the many challenges facing the legal profession is the struggle to increase diversity, inclusion and equity.  Law firms are under significant pressure from clients to present diverse slates when pitching for work.  Often times they’re left struggling to meet these requirements.  What if there was another way to help advance efforts for greater inclusion? What role do alternative legal service providers play in supporting law firms and in-house legal departments? Join us for a lively discussion on how law firms, in-house legal departments and alternative legal providers can partner in harmony to increase diversity and drive us towards greater inclusion and equity.

Her Perspective: Words of Wisdom from Courageous Women Counsel

Host: ACC Foundation’s Global Women in Law & Leadership Symposium, Co-hosted by ACC-NYC Women’s Group Register for this event

Lex Mundi Professional Development Roundtable

Implementing Sponsorship at Your Firm

How Corporate America Is Meeting the Pay Equity Challenge

First Chair Equal Pay Summit; Moderator, Executive Roundtable Register for this event

Networking Beyond the Basics

Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law – DC and Steptoe & Johnson LLP Register for this event The Washington, DC chapter of the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law is pleased to welcome Debbie Epstein Henry, a recognized expert, consultant, best-selling author, and public speaker on careers, workplaces, women and law. Join us for conversation and new insights on taking your networking to the next level. The session will cover making a compelling “ask,” effectively translating personal relationships into professional ones, demonstrating value, gaining access to power circles and venues, and making time for networking despite competing demands outside the office.

The Fourth Floor and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Speak Up: Advocating for Yourself & Your Career

HOST:  Ms. JD Register for this event

Brooklyn Law School