How do female lawyers generate business via social media networks?

Clara Ann Gordon

Over two decades, Clara-Ann has built remarkable expertise advising a broad range of Swiss and international businesses on IT and technology transactions, joint ventures, outsourcing, IoT and IT system projects. Clara-Ann also regularly advises her clients on data protection matters including GDPR gap analysis and the implementation thereof, internal data security projects and connected regulatory aspects. Clara-Ann’s practice includes advice on procurement, development, regulatory and compliance projects requiring a thorough understanding of the relevant technology.

Clara-Ann regularly publishes and speaks at national and international conferences on emerging legal issues in technology law. She is recognised as a Thought Leader for Data by Who’s Who Legal 2020. She is former chair of the IBA Technology Law Committee, former IBA LPD Council Member, current officer with the IBA Women Lawyers Interest Group, co-chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee of ITechLaw, member of the Board of Directors of ITechLaw, a member of the INTA Enforcement Committee, former co-chair of IAPP Basel/Zurich KnowledgeNet Chapter and a member of the programme commission ICT – Recht und Praxis – of the Europa Institute at the University of Zurich and President of SGOA – Association for IT Conflict Management.

Lise Lotte Hjerrild

Lise Lotte Hjerrild is specialised in M&A. She advises a number of Danish and foreign companies on all M&A, capital markets and company law matters.

Since 1997, Lise Lotte has led a large number (+100) of private and public M&A transactions, including cross-border purchases and sales of companies, mergers and demergers of listed companies, listings and delistings, take-over bids, structured auction processes and investments in Danish and foreign companies. Further, she has a unique experience in privatisations, especially of airports, energy companies and other utilities, and in worldwide group restructurings.

Lise Lotte was awarded the Women in Law Awards 2017 in acknowledgement of her outstanding legal expertise and contribution within the practice area of Corporate Governance.

Alexander Gendlin

Founder and Managing Partner of the Law Business. Mr Gendlin has been working in the legal sector since 2004 and is consulting law firms and patent attorneys on the topics of Business Development, Law Firm Rankings, Marketing, PR and Sales.

He is a regular speaker on those topics, e.g. at the following venues:

• 11th M&A INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS CONFERENCE – Lecture on the topic: “The lawyer as an entrepreneur: Structured selection and approach of potential new clients”.
• BUSINESS LAW UNIVERSITY: Lecture at the Vienna University of Economics and Business: “The lawyer as an entrepreneur: Market Positioning, Business Development”.
• IBA 2018 Law Firm Management Committee: Table Host on the topic of “Law Firm Management Profitable Clients”.
• MANZ LAW ACADEMY practice workshop „PR, Marketing and Business Development for Law Firms“.
• SINGER FÖSSL ATTORNEYS: Law Business lecture at Singer Fössl Attorneys on the topic of: “Meaning and Usability of Law Firm Rankings for Inhouse Lawyers”.
• UNIVERSITÄT ST. GALLEN (HSG), Seminar “Management for Law Firm Partners”.
• VIENNA BAR – YOUNG LAWYERS´DAY: “The right fee for attorneys”.

Mr. Gendlin is a published author e.g. in the following publications and books:

• Author of the first book worldwide on law firm rankings: „Compass Law Firm Rankings“ (C. H. BECK, MANZ, STÄMPFLI).
• Author of numerous professional articles such as in the LTO "How large must marketing budgets be” or Legal Tech for Law Firms.
• Commentary in “Die Presse” Legal News: “How dubious Law Firm Rankings are damaging the Legal Industry”.
• MP Managing Partner: ”Perfecting the Pitch”

Mariana Norton

Her practice both in Portuguese and Spanish law is focused on cross border M&A, joint ventures, private equity transactions and restructurings. She has extensive experience in renewable energies and infrastructures, advising sponsors, developers and financing entities on creating joint ventures, and acquiring, selling and developing projects.

She regularly acts for private equity investors on their investments and divestments, and represents strategic investors in connection with cross border acquisitions and sales of privately owned companies and assets. She has recently completed a number of major transactions in the infrastructures, energy, retail, real estate and financial industry sectors in Spain and Portugal.

Annalisa Reale

Annalisa advices Italian and foreign clients in matters concerning Employment Law, social security (also in litigation) with a focus on Employment Law aspects of acquisitions, corporate restructuring and management of contracts for top managers of multinationals corporations, companies of the financial sector and other industries. In addition, she offers assistance in matters concerning remuneration policies, compliance programs, international mobility, retention/non compete restrictions and corporate governance issues.

Annalisa has also gained extensive experience in complex corporate restructuring processes, outsourcing, national and international reorganization plans, also with assistance in industrial relations.

Annalisa has been recognized as a leading lawyer by prominent international legal guides such as Chambers and Legal 500. She has received the award "Lawyer of the Year - Labour Dispute" at TopLegalAwards 2018, “Italian Labour Lawyer of the Year” at the Legalcommunity Labour Awards 2016. Annalisa is often speaker in national and international conferences and lectures in courses/seminars of employment law. She is also Global Chair of the Lex Mundi Employment and Labour Practice Group.