
Head of Israel Desk and Director of Knowledge Management at Morrison & Foerster LLP
Greater New York City Area

Head of Israel Desk and Director of Knowledge Management at Morrison & Foerster LLP
Greater New York City Area
Global leader in legal KM, recognized for innovative, strategic thinking combined with practical implementation skills to achieve business objectives. Experienced in managing multiple projects and motivating KM and IT teams in the introduction of new applications, revision of processes, and consensus building for successful cultural change.
An overview of my professional experience is available at http://tinyurl.com/yvzmx7
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Recent KM Presentations:
“The New Face of CRM,” ILTA KM PG (Webinar, June 20, 2008) Online recording: http://tinyurl.com/57hgye
“Connections in Context,” Enterprise Search Summit (New York, May 20, 2008)
“Electronic filing of emails - automatic vs manual?” Knowledge Management for the Legal Profession (London, April 23, 2008)
“The Client Team Approach: Why it Won't Work (Or what you need to consider to make it work),” Capitalizing On the Client-Focused Practice Support Function conference (New York, March 19, 2008)
“Technology Integration – The New Face of KM,” LegalTech Show (New York, February 5, 2008)
“Using Knowledge Management to Enhance Client Service,” IQPC Legal Technology Exchange (Pinehurst, November 5, 2007)
“Managing Critical Information: Knowledge Management & Enterprise Search,” Legal Week Strategic Technology Forum (Lisbon, June 7, 2007)
“Enterprise Search in a 2.0 World” Keynote Speaker, Enterprise Search Summit (New York, May 16, 2007) PDF: http://tinyurl.com/625y3d
“Emerging tools and technologies for KM and information-sharing” Knowledge Leadership Forum (New York, April 26, 2007)
“E-Disclosure Preparedness — A New Frontier” ILTA Insight 2007 (London, April 16, 2007)
“Content Management Best Practices,” Gartner's Portals, Content and Collaboration Summit (Orlando, March 21, 2007)
"LinkedIn seems like an electronic country club, where people try to make business contacts while pretending to be having fun. Like the club, it's probably harmless unless the individual has too much to drink and shows bad judgment..."
(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)
2003 — Present (5 years)
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(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years)
(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Judiciary industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
Clerk to Justice Mishael Cheshin
LLB, Law, 1991 — 1995
BA, Economics, 1991 — 1995
1986 — 1991
Law Firm KM, New Israel Fund, Israel Venture Network, Israeli Business Forum, ILTA, LegalTech Advisory Board, Garin Reim, Knowledge Management
Most Innovative Information Management Leader of the Year - EIM 2007
Global Tech Leaders Top 100 - Citytech Global Tech Leaders, 2006