The GC & CIO/CISO/CPO Panel: Privacy & Security - Getting Your GC, CIO, CISO & CPO on the Same Page

Jennifer advises Fifth Third on a variety of matters, including privacy and cyber security, marketing and intellectual property. Jennifer helps her clients manage regulatory and commercial issues related to data collection and use.

Prior to joining Fifth Third in 2014, Jennifer was in private practice, representing financial institutions in commercial litigation and class action defense.

Jennifer received a B.A. in Theatre from The Ohio State University in 2002, and a J.D. from Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2007.

Michelle R. Keating is vice president, secretary and general counsel for Kennametal Inc. In this position, she has global legal responsibility for the company and its legal department and serves as secretary to the board of directors.

Michelle joined Kennametal in 2010. In her previous roles as assistant general counsel and assistant secretary, she was responsible for the company’s SEC and NYSE compliance, corporate governance, legal direction of global mergers and acquisitions, subsidiary management, as well as commercial contracts.

Prior to joining Kennametal, Ms. Keating served as contract manager at WESCO Distribution, where she was responsible for negotiating agreements with the company’s largest customers and suppliers. She recently served as a member of the board of directors of Kennametal India Limited.

Ms. Keating received her bachelor’s degree from Westminster College and her juris doctorate from Duquesne University’s School of Law. 

Devika leverages her background and experience to assist clients in obtaining, protecting, licensing, and enforcing intellectual property rights, with a particular emphasis on technology law in the context of mergers, acquisitions, investments, project development and day-to-day business transactions. She counsels clients in fields such as energy, sports, aviation, software and hardware on digital media, open source software, cybersecurity, and other technology matters. She also has experience with a wide-array of transactions, including commercialization agreements, license agreements, reseller arrangements, collaboration agreements, joint ventures, software development agreements, and patent clearances. Devika has also been designated a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and serves as the Chair of the Firm’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Task Force.

Margaret M. Madden is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel in Pfizer's Employment Law Group. She has been employed at Pfizer since August 1, 2000 and held the position of Vice President and Assistant General Counsel since May 2007. Pfizer's Employment Law Group provides advice and counsel to the corporation on all federal and state employment law and benefits issues and manages outside counsel?s handling of employment law litigation. She also serves on a number of Pfizer corporate leadership teams to provide advice and input to the company from an employment law perspective.

Prior to joining Pfizer, Ms. Madden was a partner at Epstein, Becker and Green. She practiced in both its New York and New Jersey offices, primarily focusing her practice in employment litigation. Ms. Madden serves on the Board of Directors for The Benedictine Foundation and on the Board of Directors for MFY Legal Services, Inc. She also serves on the Business Advisory Council for YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network.

Ms. Madden received her B.A. from Georgetown University in 1982 and her J.D. from Seton Hall University in 1985. She is a former editor of the Editorial Board of the New Jersey State Bar Association Labor and Employment Quarterly. She is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia.