In-House/Outside Counsel Collaboration: Getting the Most Out of Your Outside Counsel Relationships

This panel brings together corporate patent counsel to discuss, candidly and from the client side, what actually makes an in-house/outside counsel relationship work — and where it tends to break down. Moderated by Shruti Costales, founder of her own patent law firm, the discussion will draw on her perspective representing corporate clients, paired with panelists who manage those relationships from inside the company. The result is a conversation that looks at collaboration from both directions rather than a one-sided "how to manage your law firm" webinar. Panelists will speak candidly to what has worked (and what hasn't) in their own experience managing outside counsel relationships, giving attendees — whether in-house or at a firm — practical takeaways they can apply immediately.