Covid-19 Special Coverage Presented by Wolters Kluwer Breaking Media

Welcome listeners to this COVID-19 Special Report podcast presented by our friends at Wolters Kluwer and hosted by Evolve the Law Contributing Editor, Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist). This report features Tim Feldman, Vice President and General Manager of Healthcare Compliance & Reimbursement at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. Tim oversees product development across a vast suite of practice tools and workflow solutions to help professionals stay ahead of regulatory developments and effectively manage compliance activities.
 
Episode Resources
Connect with Ian Connett  https://twitter.com/QuantumJurist https://quantumjurist.com/

Ian Connett interviews Dean Sonderegger and Martin O’Malley to discuss the 2020 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey.
 
Highlights
About Wolters Kluwer - 1:09 The survey - 1:31 700 participants in the survey - 2:29 The survey in the pre-COVID world - 3:27 The impact of the pandemic in the legal world - 4:49 Some findings in the survey - 7:15 Optimizing productivity - 10:39 Investing more in technology - 12:00 Takeaways for in-house teams - 15:34 Providing value to customers - 17:29 The use of technology - 18:55 Some predictions - 20:04 The investment in technology - 21:23


Episode Resources
Connect with Ian Connett  https://twitter.com/QuantumJurist https://quantumjurist.com/ Connect with Dean Sonderegger and Martin O’Malley https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/about-us/experts/dean-sonderegger/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/deansonderegger https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/experts/martin-omalley https://nl.linkedin.com/in/martinomalley

Ken and Ian discuss the impact of COVID-19 on GCs. Ken Crutchfield leads the Legal Markets Group of Wolters Kluwer and is responsible for setting the vision and strategic approach with a focus on developing leading digital products. The Legal Markets Group within Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. provides legal professionals across a wide range of markets with expert content and analysis and leading workflow solutions.

Highlights Ken’s role at Wolters Kluwer - 0:08 How the role of the general counsel has changed - 0:36 Is the work of the in-house counsel changing? - 1:43 Type of tools that people can use - 3:18 Wolters Kluwer’s tools - 4:46 What to do as a general counsel during the pandemic - 6:43 Facilitating a reopening of a business - 9:02 A study with the Association of Corporate Counsel - 12:16 Wolter Kluwer’s services - 16:11
Episode Resources
Connect with Ian Connett  https://twitter.com/QuantumJurist https://quantumjurist.com/ Connect with Ken Crutchfield https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-crutchfield-95b79 https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/about-us/experts/ken-crutchfield/

David and Ian speak about the impact of COVID-19 and the role of international lawyers. David Bartolone is the General Manager for the International Group at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. Based in Wolters Kluwer’s global headquarters in The Netherlands, he leads the overall strategy and vision for the international business, and his business unit is known globally for producing products and services that cross boundaries and jurisdictions, with information, insights, and tools that enable professionals to navigate the increasingly global aspect of law.
 
Highlights The impact of the virus in countries - 0:48 Comparisons with 2008 financial situation - 1:40 Being proud of Wolter Kluwer’s approach - 3:28 The role of the lawyer as the result of the crisis - 4:04 Online courts resolutions software - 6:20 Most common questions from his clients - 7:58 Digital access free resources - 8:51 Innovation in the last thirty days - 9:35 Winner and loser practice areas - 10:40 What happened during the great recession - 12:11 Introducing the technology - 15:08 The wellbeing of the employees - 16:02 Advantages of global firms - 19:25
Episode Resources Connect with Ian Connett  https://twitter.com/QuantumJurist https://quantumjurist.com/ Connect with David Bartolone David.Bartolone@wolterskluwer.com  https://nl.linkedin.com/in/davidbartolone https://wolterskluwer.com/

Nicole Pinard is featured in this special report series covering Covid-19 industry disruption, presented by Wolters Kluwer.