LDO Technology Management Spotlight

Reese Arrowsmith is vice president, head of operations, legal, compliance and public affairs for Campbell Soup Company, where he works with the general counsel to develop and lead a “best-in-class” law department operations function with a primary focus on aligning the department’s day-to-day operations with business strategy. He oversees running the daily operations of the department, including strategic planning, finance, information technology, law firm and vendor management, client service, and human resources.

Prior to this position, he was the vice president, head of operations, Law, compliance and public policy for Lincoln Financial Group. There he oversaw running the daily operations of the department, including strategic planning, finance, information technology, law firm and vendor management, client service, and human resources. Mr. Arrowsmith has been in two in-house legal departments, worked as a consultant in the legal management consulting practice at Duff and Phelps, and for a legal software vendor in the consulting practice at Mitratech.

In his 10 years of industry experience, Kausheek has held a variety of technical and management roles in consulting, telecommunication and pharmaceutical space.

In July 2014, Kausheek was named to his current role as Head of IT EFP Legal services at Boehringer Ingelheim. His global team supports the Legal functions in the countries with consulting, project activities, and operational support for key capabilities such as Legal Hold management, eSignatures, eDiscovery collections, legal matter management & ebilling, contract management, trademarks & intellectual property documents management, IP cost portfolio and physical records management. The global eDiscovery Collections team also reports to him that performs the collections for legal matters across the globe. In his current role, Kausheek has led efforts to harmonize processes globally; driven efficiencies and defensibility through technology adoption, smart resource management, robust workflows and solid documentation.

Kausheek holds an MBA and engineering degree. His mantra is learn, unlearn and relearn with a passion for new and evolving technology. He is always looking to step forward into growth rather than step back to safety. He was a Judge in Connecticut Invention Convention, STEM volunteer teacher for Junior Achievement and a mentor to youth venture teams as a part of Ashoka program. Kausheek enjoys his life in Ridgefield, CT with his wife and his newborn son Kleem.

Mr. Flaherty is a litigator turned in-house counsel turned legal operations consultant who has spent his career focused on leveraging legal expertise through process and technology. From setting up the legal operations function in a Fortune 5 company to building the world’s largest legal project management team inside the world’s largest law firm, Mr. Flaherty is at the forefront of the multi-disciplinary delivery of legal services to meet the needs of business at scale and pace. A legal tech founder himself, Mr. Flaherty is also keenly aware of the digital transformation imperative after a decade in the legal trenches (post-graduation from the University of Southern California School of Law). Mr. Flaherty is a prolific speaker and author, including Unless You Ask, a guide to data-driven dialogue for law departments and law firms published by the Association of Corporate Counsel.