Legal Leaders
Episodes
EP 37: How to Build a Successful Career in Law: Insights from Dina Segal, CLO of Gusto
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dina Segal is the Chief Legal Officer at Gusto, where she leads legal, compliance, and government affairs for a platform serving over 400,000 small bu...
EP 36: From Employment Lawyer to CLO of Eventbrite - Leading Through IPO, Pandemic, and $500M Exit
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Gorman is one of the most accomplished legal executives in tech. She spent nearly nine years at Eventbrite, rising from employment counsel to Gen...
EP 35: Leading Legal Teams & Managing Yourself as GC with Executive Coach Dennis Adsit
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Dennis Adsit, an executive coach with over a decade of experience helping leaders navigate transitions and build high...
EP 34: Dan Haley, CLO of Flock Safety: Building & Leading Legal Teams at High-Growth Companies
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I spoke with Dan Haley, Chief Legal Officer of Flock Safety, to walk through a career that spans nearly a decade in Big Law and senior legal leadershi...
EP 33: Building the Future of Legal AI with Justin McCallon, Founder of StrongSuit
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Justin McCallon is the Founder and CEO of StrongSuit, an AI platform built to modernize and accelerate core legal workflows.Justin started his career ...
EP 32: Autonomous Vehicle Regulation: A Conversation with Ian Poirier (Toyota Research Institute)
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Poirier is the Associate General Counsel at Toyota Research Institute (TRI), where he works at the intersection of autonomous vehicles, robotics, ...
EP 31: Coupa CLO Julia Taylor: From BigLaw to Eventbrite's $1.8B IPO
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Taylor is the Chief Legal Officer at Coupa and a Berkeley Law alum. We unpacked her path from Big Law to becoming the first lawyer at Eventbrite...
EP 30: Reflecting on 15 Years at Microsoft with Jason Barnwell
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Barnwell just joined Agiloft as Chief Legal Officer after 15 years at Microsoft, where he most recently served as GM and Associate General Couns...
EP 29: Building a Legal Tech Brand with Colin Levy & Innovating the Future of Law
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I spoke with Colin Levy, General Counsel at Malbec, an innovative CLM company. Colin shares his in-house journey, his passion for legal technology, an...
EP 28: The Truth About AI in BigLaw: Why Culture Beats Tech and Veterans Are Leading the Way w/ Reed Smith Chief Innovation Officer David Cunningham
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Cunningham is the Chief Innovation Officer at Reed Smith LLP, where he leads legal tech transformation for 2,000+ lawyers across 34 offices. But...
EP 27: Abboud Chaballout - Founder of Vide Law
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aboud Chaballout was on track to become a doctor. He studied human biology at Cornell, completed a Fulbright, and even worked in healthcare consulting...
EP 26: Reflecting on 1L at Berkeley Law
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with three of my classmates—Alex Kang, Laith Hourani, and Aman Madan—to unpack the highs, lows, and everything in between from our 1L y...
EP 25: Joseph Schohl - 5x Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel & Founder of General Counsel West
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Schohl is a five-time General Counsel and former Fortune 500 CLO who became a public company GC by the age of 35. Over the course of his career...
EP 24: Roger Royse - Partner at Haynes & Boone
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Royse is a partner at Haynes Boone and the founder of the Royse Law Firm. Over his career, he’s advised thousands of startups, built a name in...
EP 23: Jon Gavenman - Partner at Cooley
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Gavenman is a seasoned corporate attorney and partner at Cooley, where he’s been advising startups and public companies since 2008. With a caree...
EP 22: Mark Pike - Associate General Counsel at Anthropic
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Pike is the Associate General Counsel at Anthropic, an AI research and safety company experiencing explosive growth. At the time of this podcast,...
EP 21: Kim Fine & Neil Handwerker - Founders of Ex Judicata
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ex Judicata is an employment platform and job board designed to connect attorneys with nonlegal career opportunities that make the most of their JD.ht...
EP 20: Aaron Brogan - Founder of Brogan Law
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Brogan is the founder of Brogan Law, a boutique law firm specializing in cryptocurrency, fintech, and emerging technology. After graduating from...
EP 19: Kevin Liu - Partner at Goodwin Procter
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re joined by Kevin Liu, a partner at Goodwin Procter and a member of the firm's Strategic Technology Transactions and Licensing ...
EP 18: Lindsey Mignano - Founding Partner of SSM
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey Mignano is the founding partner of SSM Law, a WBENC corporate law firm redefining the delivery of BigLaw services at affordable rates. SSM Law...
EP 17: Simi Raina - Head of Legal at Webflow
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simi Raina is the Head of Legal at Webflow—one of the fastest-growing companies on the Forbes Cloud 100 list. Simi’s impressive career has taken h...
EP 16: Ali Alemozafar - Partner at Wilson Sonsini
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ali R. Alemozafar is a partner at Wilson Sonsini. He focuses on IP counseling and works with companies at various stages of growth, from pre-finan...
EP 15: Bradley Krack - Partner at Gunderson Dettmer
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bradley Krack is a partner at Gunderson Dettmer in Silicon Valley. A former engineer and submarine officer, Brad specializes in guiding high-growth te...
EP 14: Mehdi Ansari - Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mehdi Ansari is a partner at Sullivan and Cromwell in New York. He serves as Co-Head of the Firm’s IP and Technology Group and the Firm’s Artifici...
EP 13: First Week at Berkeley Law & Podcast Updates
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 13 is a solo episode where I discuss my first week of law school at Berkeley, the premise of the podcast, and some of my personal interests ou...
EP 12: David Baron - Trial Attorney for 40+ Years & Law Firm Managing Partner
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Baron has been a successful trial attorney for more than 40 years. His prestigious accomplishments include serving as Judge Pro Tempore of the R...
EP 11: Matt Samuels - Senior Product Counsel at Databricks
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Samuels is senior product counsel at Databricks. Before spending the last 5 years in house, Matt focused on IP litigation matters. He spent sever...
EP 10: Stacy Bratcher - Chief Legal Officer at Cottage Health
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stacy Bratcher is the chief legal officer of Cottage Health, one of the largest healthcare providers in California. She has over 20 years of experienc...
EP 9: Toney Jacobson - IP Partner at Fenwick & West
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Toney Jacobson is an IP partner at Fenwick and West, where he has been practicing for the past 14 years. Toney focuses on IP-related issues and has wo...
EP 8: Ashley Pantuliano - Deputy General Counsel at OpenAI
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Pantuliano is the Deputy General Counsel at OpenAI, where she leads the product, privacy, and commercial legal teams. Ashley began her legal ca...
EP 7: Adam Lovingood - General Counsel at Xero
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Lovingood is a technology, media, and internet in-house legal and business executive. Adam has served in the legal function in many industries in...
EP 6: Jason Amsel - 15 Years in Big Law to Starting His Own IP Practice
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and Principal Attorney Jason Amsel is an intellectual property attorney, entrepreneur, and startup advisor. Prior to founding Amsel IP Law, Ja...
EP 5: Tifani Sadek - The Importance of Mentorship, Privacy Issues in the Auto Industry, Autonomous Vehicles, Startup Law
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tifani Sadek is a clinical assistant professor of law and co-director of the Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School. S...
EP 4: Steve Tonsfeldt - M&A Partner at Cooley
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Tonsfeldt is an M&A partner at Cooley based out of Palo Alto. Over the past several years, Steve has led lawyer teams in acquisition transa...
EP 3: Gabriel Kuris - Harvard Lawyer Turned Law School Admissions Consultant
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's interview is with Gabriel Kuris: As a top-rated law school admissions consultant and author of U.S. News’ Law Admissions Lowdown, Gabri...
EP 2: My Journey to Berkeley Law
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss my LSAT and law school application journey.
EP 1: Meet Your Host, Ali Rafie
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Rafie discusses his sales background and why he decided to transition from the tech & software sales world to pursue a career in law.