Legal Leaders Podcast

Recent Episodes

1. Inside Municipal Law: Matthew Pentz on Serving as a Town's In-House Counsel of 190,000 People

   Sep 15, 2026

   Matt Pentz, Deputy Town Attorney at the Town of Cary, North Carolina, discusses the largely overlooked but expansive field of municipal in-house legal practice. He covers the scope of municipal law across 14 departments serving 190,000 people, the unique regulatory requirements like sunshine laws and public records requests, and his non-traditional path into local government practice through IMLA. The conversation also touches on emerging issues like AI and wearables in public records management.

2. Adrian Moffatt: From Legal Expert to Legal Executive

   Sep 8, 2026

   Adrian Moffatt, Executive General Manager – Legal and Corporate at Ausco Modular, discusses his evolution from legal expert to business leader and how in-house lawyers can build influence, earn trust, and grow beyond the legal function. He shares his approach to enabling the business through the 'bypass' concept, mentoring junior lawyers, and leveraging AI to free up capacity for strategic career development. Moffatt also discusses his personal brand-building on LinkedIn and his email newsletter, 'Legal to Lead,' which has reached over 3,500 subscribers.

3. Dennis Garcia: A Legal Leader's Journey to GC from IBM to Litera

   Aug 27, 2026

   Dennis Garcia, VP and General Counsel at Litera, discusses his 30+ year career in tech legal, spanning IBM, Accenture, and 22+ years at Microsoft before joining the legal tech company. The conversation covers Litera's unified platform bridging practice and business of law, Dennis's mentorship philosophy emphasizing business acumen and relationship-building, and his practice habits including his "Three Strikes" video series and dry-run methodology for public speaking.

4. Sterling Miller on Marketing Yourself In-House: Building Influence, Visibility, and Legal Leadership

   Aug 18, 2026

   Sterling Miller, CEO and Chief Counsel at Hilgers Graben and former General Counsel at Sabre and Travelocity, discusses how in-house lawyers can market themselves and build influence within their organizations. The conversation covers the mindset shift from pure legal expertise to strategic business partnership, the importance of relationship-building, understanding business strategy and financials, and practical tactics for visibility and credibility—both internally and externally through professional networks and personal branding.

5. Jawwad Irshad on transforming legal operations at Tokyo Electron Europe

   Aug 4, 2026

   Jawwad Irshad, General Counsel and Company Secretary at Tokyo Electron Europe, discusses building a modern legal function from the ground up across nine European countries while managing a lean team of four people. He shares how strategic investments in legal technology (specifically LawView) and knowledge management dramatically reduced outside counsel spend while supporting rapid business growth. The episode highlights how legal leaders can demonstrate value through measurable outcomes and operational excellence, positioning legal as a business enabler rather than a cost center.

6. Chip Gentry on building a legal function that drives change at Quaker Windows & Doors

   Jul 21, 2026

   Chip Gentry, Chief Legal Officer of Quaker Windows & Doors, discusses his journey from litigator to in-house counsel at a 77-year-old, family-owned manufacturing company in mid-Missouri. He shares how he's transforming the legal function through process modernization, technology implementation, and strategic business partnership, while simultaneously leading industry advocacy efforts around unfair trade and tariff issues affecting domestic manufacturing.

7. EP 38: Berkeley Law 2L Year Recap - Recruiting, Grading, AI & Law School Culture

   May 17, 2026

8. EP 37: Gusto's CLO Dina Segal on Scaling Legal Teams with AI & Leading for 400K+ Businesses

   May 8, 2026

9. EP 36: Lisa Gorman: From Employment Lawyer to CLO of Eventbrite

   Apr 3, 2026

10. "You've Got to Delight in the Success of Others" | Dennis Adsit on Empathetic Legal Leadership

    Feb 17, 2026