The event took place at The Standard Club in Chicago:
Mingling before the discussion, Jon Malysiak and Tim Brandhorst of ABA Publishing, which is putting out my forthcoming novel, Supreme Ambitions (which you can pre-order now, and it should ship shortly after Thanksgiving):
Speaking of books, some attendees picked up copies of Bruce MacEwen’s A New Taxonomy: The 7 Law Firm Business Models:
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I welcomed everyone and introduced the panel:
Moderator Brian Dalton:
Joe Borstein of Pangea3, casting a magic spell to make your e-discovery woes disappear:
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith, Esq.:
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Gil Soffer of Katten:
Jason Shaffer of JPMorgan Chase:
The attentive audience:
It’s just like law school — people avoided the front row:
The panelists, posing post-discussion:
After the panel, people returned to mingling, enjoying wine, hors d’oeuvres, and conversation:
Thanks to Laura Kittredge, director of events at Above the Law / Breaking Media, for putting together an amazing event:
Thanks to everyone who joined us in Chicago, both our superb panelists and our guests. We look forward to seeing some of our Texas readers next week in Dallas. Happy Thanksgiving!
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