SCG Legal October 2024 Newsletter

October 24, 2024
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As we approach the end of 2024, it’s hard to believe how quickly this year has flown by! With just two months left before we welcome 2025, there’s still plenty of time to engage with SCG Legal’s exciting initiatives and set the stage for a successful new year. In this edition, you’ll find important announcements, links to our latest guides and resources, and a recap of our recent Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. Also, don’t miss the Member section, where you’ll find the latest updates from our Member firms.

As always, we value your feedback and ideas. If you have any suggestions on how SCG Legal can better support your practice, your firm, or your clients, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

In Support of Your Success,
Alina Gorokhovsky, CEO
agorokhovsky@scglegal.com
202.580.6527


**SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS**
Our network’s 2025 Board of Directors was elected to service on September 19 during the 2024 Annual Meeting. Each Director serves a three-year term, is chosen from among the network’s more than 12,000 attorneys, and is a recognized leader within their firm and practice area.

SCG Legal’s 2025 Board of Directors

Officers

  • Chair: Celeste Bruce, Partner, Rifkin Weiner Livingston (US: Maryland)
  • Vice Chair: Fabio Guzmán Saladin, Partner, Guzmán Ariza (Dominican Republic)
  • Secretary: Tom Pickthorn, Partner, Mills & Reeve (United Kingdom)
  • Treasurer: Susan Wissink, Director, Fennemore (US: Arizona​)
  • Immediate Past Chair: Paul Plunkett, Shareholder, Larkin Hoffman (US: Minnesota)

Directors 


STRATEGY: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
SCG Legal is partnering with Bunnell Idea Group to further support Members with their business development efforts.

Attend November 13 Webinar > Give to Grow: Finish the Year Strong and Build Momentum for Success in the New Year. Mo Bunnell, founder of the sought-after Bunnell Idea Group and author of Give to Grow, will share actionable strategies for building strong relationships and winning the clients you truly want. Click HERE for additional information and to register. (If you can’t attend the live webinar, register so we can send the recording link directly to your inbox.)

Read the Book > Attendees at SCG’s 2024 Annual Meeting received a copy of Mo’s Give to Grow book with their welcome materials. If you could not attend, the book is available on Amazon. Concepts discussed include:

  • The science and steps to get great at growth. It’s not rocket science, it’s brain science.
  • The Five Lies that keep professionals from becoming successful…and how to remove each from your mind.
  • The Four Gifts to use to deepen relationships and grow your business in ways everyone wins.

Benefit from Complimentary Resources > Mo and his team offer direct access to ​on-demand, complimentary GrowBig business development (BD) courses. Click HERE to:

  • Build Effective BD Habits
  • Align BD Habits Across a Team
  • Accelerate Your Momentum with a BD Campaign
  • Get Your Home Set Up Right and Win More Virtual Meetings
  • Scale A Growth Mindset Across an Entire Organization

For previous SCG webinars on a variety of topics be sure to read SCG’s ‘The Weekly Roundup,’ which should land in your inbox every Monday, and bookmark the Webinars page on our website.

Have an idea for a future professional development webinar topic or speaker?Please contact Membership Coordinator Erin Kane (ekane@scglegal.com).


A LOOK BACK: 2024 ANNUAL MEETING | LOS ANGELES

Last month’s 2024 Annual Meeting (September 19-20) in Los Angeles was a tremendous success! In attendance were 175 Members from 80+ firms representing 38 countries and 37 U.S. states. Thank you to all our speakers, moderators, and facilitators for your time, thought leadership, and candor.

  • Event Online Portal: Meeting details and materials – including agenda, presentations, CLE, pictures, and more – are available HERE.
  • If You Attended the Meeting This is Your Evaluation Survey Reminder > Deadline: October 31
    As a follow-up to our meeting evaluation survey emails, this is a friendly reminder to complete our evaluation form by October 31 if you haven’t done so already. Your candid insights are invaluable in helping us shape future in-person and virtual events that deliver meaningful professional development, business growth, and networking opportunities for all members. Click HERE for the survey and thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts!
  • Gratitude Offered: *HUGE* thank you to our local host/member firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp for their guidance, time, hospitality, and support. Did you know the firm has been around for more than 100 years?! Click HERE to learn about its origins, including deep roots in the entertainment industry.

A LOOK AHEAD: 2025 MIDYEAR MEETING | BARCELONA
Registration will open in December for our 2025 Midyear Meeting scheduled for May 15-16 in Barcelona, Spain at Intercontinental® Barcelona. Please save the date.

As with all our events, this Meeting will be grounded in timely, insightful content focused on external client matters and critical industry topics as well as internal operational efficiencies. Dynamic networking opportunities will round out the agenda.

  • If you have suggestions for speakers and/or session topics, please email CEO Alina Gorokhovsky (agorokhovsky@scglegal.com) as soon as possible.

NOW AVAILABLE: SCG LEGAL DIRECTORIES & GUIDES
To support a greater understanding of business and legal considerations in different jurisdictions around the world, SCG produces and/or promotes regional guides and practice group directories. Titles (below) are linked to current versions and are updated as new details are available.

US Elections and Legislative Wrap Up Guides 

  • Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter (US: Ohio) 2024 Election Guide: This guide was created to provide insights on candidates endorsed by major trade associations and business groups or recognized favorably by various organizations for the November 5 general election. It offers an excellent overview of both Federal and Ohio state races.
  • Fennemore (US: Arizona) Arizona State 2024 Legislative Wrap UpThis guide is particularly valuable for international companies interested in investing in Arizona. The state is rapidly emerging as a national hub for semiconductor manufacturing, with major players like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Intel, as well as one of the largest concentrations of data centers in the country.

Doing Business in… Guides

Practice Group Directories

Interested in creating a guide/report for your location?Please contact Director, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives Michele Bisceglie (mbisceglie@scglegal.com).


CONNECT & COLLABORATE: REGION & PRACTICE GROUPS MEETINGS
The purpose of these affinity initiatives is to connect lawyers across the globe for information sharing related to region and practice, supporting potential collaborations on client, business development, and thought leadership opportunities (e.g., joint podcast, panel participation, article co-authorship, etc.).

Regional Meetings
Occurring throughout the year, these meetings are open to any Member located or with interest in the jurisdictions represented. Below is the balance of meetings for 2024. The schedule for 2025 is forming now and will be shared in December with all the regions as well as in the next network newsletter.

Team Asia and Pacific Rim
Meetings have concluded for 2024 and will start again in January of 2025.

Team Canada
November 14 > 11 am EST

Team Europe
December 10 > 9:00 am EST

Team Latin America & Caribbean
December 19 > 12:00 pm EST

United States
Group 1 (East Coast) > October 29: 11:00 am EDT

Group 2 (West Coast) > October 29: 2:00 pm EDT

For all regional meetings, participation is coordinated through your firm’s Voting Representative (VR). Please reach out to your VR if you are interested in any of the groups mentioned above or to CEO Alina Gorokhovsky (agorokhovsky@scglegal.com) if you have an idea for a new one. If you are unsure who your SCG VR is, click HERE to access our member directory.


OPPORTUNITY: GLOBAL SPIN
At no extra cost and inclusive of full production support, SCG supports Member firms with pod/webcast opportunities through its Global Spin platform, a prime vehicle for business development and networking.

Click HERE for the current catalog of episodes including…

  • NEW > Women in Law and Leadership Series: Journey to Success has released its new episode featuring Vinita Mehra of member firm Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter (US: Ohio) and Shivpriya Nanda of member firm JSA (India) sharing why – and how – they became successful lawyers.
  • Coming in November > An Update on the H-1B Lottery with Mary Kate Fernandez of member firm Adams and Reese (US: Louisiana)
  • Coming Soon > Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Series

Have an idea for a topic? Want to partner with another member on a Global Spin episode? Please contact Membership Coordinator Erin Kane (ekane@scglegal.com) to coordinate details.


NETWORKING: WORLDWIDE INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES
SCG monitors Member attendance at global industry events to help facilitate connections and/or potentially sponsor networking opportunities. Below are some of the events SCG is tracking for on-site Member meetups and invitations (if/when appropriate) to additional networking opportunities with clients.

If you would like to suggest other events be added to this list, please email Membership Coordinator Erin Kane (ekane@scglegal.com).


REMINDER: TRACKING REFERRALS = IMPACT
As you know, it can take numerous interactions to build the rapport and establish the trust that enables client referrals. Once that foundation is laid, referrals become nearly seamless, and members invest in each other’s success naturally.

As member-to-member client referrals occur, please help SCG track them. Doing so is critical to:

  • Offer a clear picture of membership value, especially for annual member firm renewals and prospect member firm invitations;
  • Ensure acknowledgement of/credit to the referring firm; and
  • Ensure the firm receiving a referral has an opportunity to profile their practice/s.

To ensure accurate tracking, please copy CEO Alina Gorokhovsky (agorokhovsky@scglegal.comon referral emails, if possible. If that’s not possible because of client confidentiality, please send Alina a separate email sharing disclosable details (i.e., the firm you referred the client/matter to and, as able, the related practice or industry). If you have any questions/suggestions about this request, please contact Alina directly.


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