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William (Bill) Josten is Director of Client Value and Commercial Strategy with Honigman LLP, where he aligns the firm’s legal services with evolving client needs and business goals. He works with firm leaders to develop client-focused service strategies that are competitive, practical, and efficient. Formerly a practicing attorney of nearly 20 years, Bill brings a wealth of knowledge on how law firms operate and succeed.

Before joining Honigman, Bill spent over a decade in various roles at Thomson Reuters, most recently Senior Manager of Enterprise Legal Thought Leadership for the Thomson Reuters Institute. Through Thomson Reuters, he published more than 100 reports on the global legal market and worked closely with law firms around the world on issues and opportunities for law firm profitability, pricing, cost recovery, and sustainable business growth strategy.

Yuliya LaRoe is the founder and CEO of LeadWise Group, an award-winning law firm consulting and coaching company. For nearly 15 years, she has coached and trained over 5,000 lawyers at AmLaw 100 and 200 firms nationwide.

Prior to founding LeadWise, Yuliya practiced law at an AmLaw 100 firm for nearly a decade. She holds a J.D. from USC School of Law, an MBA from Boston University, and is a Professional Certified Coach credentialed by the International Coaching Federation.

Yuliya’s expertise has been featured by the ABA, NALP, PDC, ALM, Law Practice Today, and Attorney at Work.