AI Assisted Deals: Contract Drafting, Due Diligence, and Deal Management

Max Kirkham is a Coordinator in Business and Legal Affairs at The Walt Disney Company, where he supports the legal and business operations of 20th Television. He brings a strong foundation in entertainment law, having honed his expertise through law clerk and associate roles at prominent entertainment, technology, and media law firms and studios. Prior to his legal career, Max spent several years working across various aspects of television production and has been an active civic leader in Los Angeles, serving in elected and appointed roles on neighborhood councils.

Clara is a lawyer, who has worked to advance climate solutions across policy, communications and grassroots campaigns for over a decade. She has been a leader in the movement calling for divestment from fossil fuels and investment in climate solutions. At Public Citizen, Clara works at the intersection of climate and financial, as well as projects on climate survivor advocacy, fossil fuel accountability and slowing AI data center expansion until reasonable safeguards to protect communities, air and water can be established.

Wendy Musell is the founder of the Law Offices of Wendy Musell PC. Wendy Musell has dedicated her career since 1999 to holding employers accountable for civil rights violations, representing employees in matters ranging from wage theft and discrimination to whistleblower actions, with particular expertise in cases involving federal and public sector employees. A nationally recognized leader in employment law, she has earned honors including the Daily Journal’s Top 75 Labor and Employment Lawyers in California, Top 100 Women Attorneys in California by Northern California Super Lawyer Magazine, and membership in the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation — a distinction limited to one percent of licensed attorneys. She also serves as a past President of the California Employment Lawyers Association and has been recognized for her legislative advocacy, pro bono work, and commitment to advancing workers’ rights across the state and nation.

Katie Mola is a labor and employment attorney with 15 years of experience advising California public agencies on matters including workplace investigations, performance management, reasonable accommodations, and policy development. Prior to joining PRISM, she held senior legal roles at the California State Auditor and CalPERS, and has a background in private practice representing employers in employment and civil rights litigation. She is an active leader in the California Lawyers Association’s Labor & Employment Section, where she has served on the Executive Committee since 2021 and currently chairs the Education Committee and co-edits the Law Review.

Noah D. Lebowitz brings nearly three decades of exclusive focus on employment law to his work as a mediator at Signature Resolution, with a career that spans plaintiff-side litigation, arbitration, and nine years as a Judge Pro Tem for the San Francisco Superior Court. He co-founded Duckworth Peters Lebowitz Olivier, LLP, and has served as an Adjunct Professor at UC Law San Francisco, an AAA arbitrator, and a court-appointed discovery referee, earning recognition as a Northern California Super Lawyer since 2009 and a Fellowship in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Known for his direct, patient, and candid style, Noah draws on his deep understanding of the legal, emotional, and practical dimensions of workplace conflict to guide parties toward resolutions that are both practical and durable.

Hon. Susan L. Greenberg (Ret.) brings over four decades of Bay Area legal experience to Signature Resolution, including 26 years on the San Mateo County Superior Court bench where she held supervising assignments across Family Law, Civil, and Probate courts and guided the court through the COVID-19 pandemic as Criminal Presiding Judge. Before the bench, she served as a Deputy District Attorney and ran a private civil practice spanning personal injury, family law, real estate, and probate matters. Judge Greenberg is known for her tenacious pursuit of resolution, her candor about litigation risk, and her ability to uncover the true drivers of a dispute — qualities that consistently produce settlements where others have fallen short.

Melissa Hague has long been an advocate for the rights of underrepresented groups and those harmed by institutionalized abuse. From representing women who have been taken advantage of by pharmaceutical and medical device giants to children who were abused as a result of institutional negligence and neglect, she has passionately fought to get justice for survivors who suffer from the permanent effects of trauma. Melissa takes a zealous trauma informed approach with each sexual assault client while fiercely standing up for them against their perpetrators. Melissa is passionate about changing the culture of sexual violence and giving survivors a voice in a safe and secure environment. Her number one priority for each client is that civil justice is part of the healing process and affords each survivor with the ability to take back control and regain their Voice.

Melissa has developed a reputation as a sensitive, compassionate and fearless advocate. Her tenacity for defending assault victims along with her knowledge of the civil court system has allowed her to obtain justice for her clients. While empathetic to her clients and the trauma they have experienced, she is not afraid to stand up to powerful defendants who thrive on intimidation tactics.

Amy Lucas is a seasoned litigator and trial lawyer at O’Melveny & Myers whose practice spans contract, copyright, trademark, right-of-publicity, First Amendment, and other commercial disputes, as well as mass tort and product liability matters, class actions, and emerging risks involving generative AI and intellectual property. She has represented some of the world’s most influential companies across the entertainment, media, sports, technology, pharmaceutical, and consumer products sectors, earning recognition for high-stakes courtroom victories including a complete defense verdict in a California opioid trial involving claims exceeding $50 billion, named the #1 Most Impressive Defense Verdict of 2021 by Courtroom View Network. Amy also maintains an active pro bono practice, having represented clients in federal and state criminal trials, civil litigation, and appeals through the U.S. Supreme Court.

Paul Bost is special counsel in Sheppard’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm’s Century City office. Paul is a holistic trademark and copyright practitioner, representing his clients in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and managing his clients’ IP portfolios. 

Paul manages and participates in all aspects of federal court pre-litigation and litigation. The vast majority of these cases are trademark, copyright, and right of publicity actions. Additionally, Paul manages trademark portfolios, clearance, and prosecution for clients in a variety of industries.

Luis Céspedes was sworn in as Governor Gavin Newsom’s Judicial Appointments Secretary on December 10, 2020, bringing decades of legal, legislative, and public service experience to the role. A Santa Maria native who joined United Farm Workers strike lines at age 15, he went on to earn his B.A. and M.A. from Occidental College and his law degree from U.C. Berkeley School of Law, and built a distinguished career as a Sacramento attorney, co-founder of the Unity Bar Association of Sacramento, and Pro Tem judge and arbitrator for the Sacramento County Superior Court. Named “Distinguished Attorney of the Year” by the Sacramento County Bar Association in 2018 and included in the Daily Journal’s “Top 100 Lawyers” in 2021, Secretary Céspedes has also served in key legislative roles and on numerous boards and commissions, including as chair of the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Commission.