K&L Gates Client Conversations with Craig Budner

K&L Gates Client Conversations with Craig Budner


Latest Episodes

Client Conversations: Interview with Bill Farrell, Managing Director and General Counsel at Longford Capital
August 19, 2020

With early family roots as coal miners in Pennsylvania, Bill Farrell’s father was able to go on to become president and CEO of one of the largest U.S. trade organizations. By watching his father’s success in both business and family matters, Bill...

Client Conversations: Interview with L. Song Richardson, Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law
July 09, 2020

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews the Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, with joint appointments in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and in the Department of Asian...

Client Conversations: Interview with Dr. Heidi Gardner, Harvard Law School Distinguished Fellow, Center on the Legal Profession
June 24, 2020

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews .  Growing up just outside Lancaster, Pennsylvania in Amish Country, Dr. Gardner went on to live and work on four continents, including as a Fulbright Fellow, and for McKinsey & Co. and Procter &...

Client Conversations: Interview with Maria Varsellona General Counsel & Company Secretary Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd, Switzerland
June 11, 2020

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews Maria Varsellona, General Counsel & Company Secretary Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd, Switzerland.   The Covid-19 pandemic has caused disruption around the globe. As...

Client Conversations: Interview with Ken Hersh, Co-Founder and Former CEO of NGP Energy Capital Management and President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center
May 28, 2020

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews . Working alongside , Ken co-founded and was the former CEO of (NGP), a premier private equity investment franchise in the natural resources industry managing over $20 billion of cumulative committed capital...

Client Conversations: Interview with Rich Nichols, Sports Crisis Management Advisor and Former Olympic Contender
May 20, 2020

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews , who grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of factory workers at the height of America’s racial tensions in the 1970s.  He made his way to Dartmouth and was a two-time All-American...

Client Conversations: Interview with A. H. Algosaibi & Bros. General Counsel Brett Walter
May 11, 2020

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews , General Counsel at .  Listen to how this Wyoming native, turned from being a sociologist to a big-law-firm attorney, and then went in-house to a Saudi Arabia company.  Brett is currently guiding the...

Client Conversations: Interview with Mo Bunnell, CEO and Founder of Bunnell Idea Group
April 07, 2020

In this episode, Craig Budner has a conversation with Mo Bunnell of the Bunnell Idea Group.  The Bunnell Idea Group (BIG) teaches professionals a practical methodology for being great at business development.   We focus our...

Client Conversations: Interview with Hans Albers, Chief of Staff at Juniper Networks & President of ACC Europe
January 22, 2020

Interview with Hans Albers - President at ACC Europe and Chief of Staff & Associate General Counsel International Legal Services at Juniper Networks Featuring Craig Budner, Global Strategic Growth Partner at K&L Gates Key Takeaways: 1. Hans...

Client Conversations: Interview with Megaport General Counsel Anna Tichborne
September 04, 2019

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews Anna Tichborne, General Counsel of Megaport. Megaport was founded in Australia by industry expert and entrepreneur Bevan Slattery, who aimed to create a platform that gave customers  access to elastic...