LBDC | Lawyers’ Business Development Club |
London │ Dublin │ Dubai │ Boston │ New York | San Francisco
Previous guest speakers include:
| The Chairman of Goldman Sachs International | The Deputy Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi | The CEO of PayPal (MENA) | The CEO of Hogan Lovells | The CEO of O2 / Telefonica | The CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi (MENA) | The CEO of PwC (Ireland) | The CEO of Bank of Ireland (UK) | The CEO of Sunderland FC | The CEO of the Law Society of England & Wales | The GC of the Intercontinental Hotels Group | The GC of The Weir Group plc | The GC of Manchester United FC | The Irish Ambassador to Great Britain |
Upcoming guest speakers
New York | The GC of MetLife Inc |
San Fran | The GC of NetApp Inc |
Dublin | The CEO of Facebook (Ireland) |
London | The GC of BT plc
San Francisco | LBDC launches in San Fran
Next Thursday, 21 January 2016
Exclusive Event
with
Guest Speaker
Matthew Fawcett
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of NetApp
sponsored by
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Good afternoon,
I hope you are enjoying your Sunday afternoon. I am very excited about our trip to San Francisco next week.
NEXT THURSDAY (21 Jan): I am delighted and honored that Matthew Fawcett will be our guest speaker next Thursday at the launch of the San Francisco chapter of the LBDC | Lawyers’ Business Development Club | . Matthew is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of NetApp. Matthew has kindly agreed to give us a Talk about his personal career journey.
When: | Thursday, 21 January 2016 |
Time: | 8.30 AM to 9.15 AM | Pre-Event Networking
9.15 AM to 10.15 AM | TALK from MATT FAWCETT, General Counsel |
Sponsor | Goodwin Procter |
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Venue | The Bar Association of San Francisco,
301 Battery Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA |
Cost | FREE |
RSVP | Email: colin[at]lawyersbdc.com |
Matthew Fawcett
Biography
Matthew Fawcett is NetApp’s senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary. Matt leads the worldwide legal team.
Under his leadership, NetApp’s legal team has been recognized for many achievements, including the Best Legal Department of 2014 (Best Legal Departments 2014, Corporate Counsel, June 1, 2014), one of the most innovative departments (The 2013 IC-10: Inside the Legal Profession’s Top Innovators, Inside Counsel Magazine, August 30, 2013), and as a top GC (America’s 50 Outstanding General Counsel, The National Law Journal, March 31, 2014).
Matthew has advised leading technology companies on a variety of issues, including mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and litigation.
Matthew Fawcett: Forbes
Matthew is a frequent contributor to Forbes. You may be interested to read some of his blog posts (links below).
- The Collaborative, Transparent Lawyer
- What’s The Best Advice You’ve Had? (Here Are My Top 9)
- How Your General Counsel Sees Business Blind Spots
About our Sponsor: Goodwin Procter
Goodwin Procter LLP is a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, with offices across the United States and in Europe and Asia. The firm was founded in Boston in 1912.
Our thanks to Brett Schuman and Shane Brun, partners of Goodwin Procter.
PHOTOS | Our Previous LBDC event in New York
You may be interested to see some photos from our previous LBDC event which was held in New York on 30 November, 2015. We had an incredibly inspiring guest speaker; Ricardo Anzaldua (Executive Vice President and General Counsel of MetLife Inc.).
RSVP
It would be great to see you if you were interested in joining us at the launch of the LBDC | Lawyers’ Business Development Club | in San Francisco.
Places will be limited and will be offered on a first-come first-served basis. A waiting list will be in operation once all the places have been allocated.
To RSVP, please email me:
colin@lawyersbdc.com
I look forward to hearing from you.
Colin
Upcoming Talks
Over the next few months, we will have some wonderful LBDC Talks taking place in:
New York
Dublin
San Francisco
London
New York
Guest Speaker: Ricardo A. Anzaldua, Executive Vice President & General Counsel of MetLife Inc.

Ricardo A. Anzaldua
More details: Ricardo Anzaldua guest speaker at the LBDC
DUBLIN
Guest Speaker: Gareth Lambe, CEO of Facebook (Ireland)
More details: Facebook (Ireland) CEO
LONDON
Guest Speaker | Dan Fitz General Counsel of BT plc
More details | Dan Fitz GC guest speaker at LBDC