The Evolving Talent Landscape in the Legal Profession - How to Adapt, Overcome, and Thrive - NOT CLE

Trish is an innovative, award-winning chief marketing officer who leads Firmwide marketing and business development programs for Thompson Coburn practice areas and attorneys. A veteran legal marketing executive with 20 years of industry experience, Trish is known nationally for her creative, highly effective approach to in client development, digital innovation, content-driven branding, market-entry strategies, and marketing operations.

Trish has launched client feedback and key client programs, designed and implemented marketing and BD professional development programming, and conceptualized and executed national advertising and branding campaigns. Her industry leadership in the areas of digital marketing and legal marketing innovation have earned national recognition by the New York Law Journal and the Managing Partner Forum. In 2023, Trish began her term on the Legal Marketing Association's International Board of Directors as Member-at-Large.

Patrick Smith is the senior staff writer for The American Lawyer, covering the business of law. He joined ALM in 2019, previously covering business, sports and crime at NY1, The New York Daily News, WNBC and The Bridge BK. He won an Emmy for his coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics for NBC Sports.

He is a University of Illinois graduate with advanced degrees in international relations (Johns Hopkins University) and journalism (Columbia University). Prior to his time in media, Patrick worked in both tech and the arts. He resides in Brooklyn with his family.

Patricia L. Gannon is a partner and chair of Greenspoon Marder’s Immigration and Naturalization practice group, member of the Management Committee, and serves as the Deputy Managing Partner of the New York office at the firm. Ms. Gannon focuses her practice on business immigration. She advises multi-nationals on employment verification matters and develops various compliance strategies and programs. Ms. Gannon, as a member of the Foreign American Counsel, concentrates her international practice on global immigration and provides outbound assistance to foreign companies. She facilitates and organizes global human resources through the implementation of visa and management of global mobility staff.

Ms. Gannon has represented Fortune 500 companies, artists, Olympic athletes, banking, telecommunications and an array of international high net individuals.

Previously, Ms. Gannon was the deputy district counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, where she spearheaded nationwide enforcement initiatives and worked with the Eastern Region Service Centers’ policy and enforcement of employment eligibility verification forms. She also served as a special assistant to U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York where she investigated and prosecuted many complex immigration civil cases.

Ms. Gannon has lectured nationally and internationally on immigration issues to bar associations and industry groups.

Jennifer Fischell is an attorney at MoloLamken LLP, a litigation boutique, where her practice focuses on complex civil litigation and appeals. In addition to her experience in private practice, she has served as a law clerk for Justice Elena Kagan of the U.S. Supreme Court, for Judge Raymond Kethledge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and for Judge Ronnie Abrams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Curtis Elliott is one of the leading tax litigators in the United States. He has over 30 years of experience litigating civil and criminal tax cases, including IRS audits and appeals, and grand jury proceedings. He has extensive courtroom trial experience in the U.S. Tax Court, the Federal District Courts and state courts. His tax advocacy has resolved some of the most complex, high stakes tax cases for clients. Mr. Elliott’s clients include Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial companies, estates and individuals. He works closely with co-counsel and CPA firms. Mr. Elliott is a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel and is very active in the ABA Section of Taxation. He speaks at conferences across the country on tax dispute topics.