Local Committee

The agenda is planned by the local planning committee with input from both in-house and private practice lawyers with knowledge of current events and initiatives in the United States. The local planning committee includes:

• Dimitri Timmer, Microsoft, Chair
• David Crane, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
• Rohit George, Mayer Brown
• M. Georgia Gibson Henlin, Henlin Gibson Henlin
• Ingeuneal Gray, American Arbitration Association
• Jim Markwith, Symons Markwith LLP
• Peter Ruby, Goodmans
• Sinem Sahin, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
• Philipp Schröder, HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte
• Katie Staba, K&L Gates
• Elisabeth Symons, Mann Symons LLP
• Mark Wittow, K&L Gates

Committee oversight and guidance is provided by:

• Rob Weiss, Neal Gerber Eisenberg, ITechLaw President 2017-2018
• Christian Frank, Taylor Wessing, ITechLaw President 2018-2019
• Ira Schwartz, Parker Schwartz, Program Chair
• Claire Bernier, ADSTO, Program Vice-Chair
• Jessica Franken, Quarles & Brady, North American Conference Chair
• Anne Sutton, Sidley Austin, North American Conference Vice-Chair