<p> Amy is Assistant Vice President, Litigation Management at Allied World in Farmington, Connecticut. As part of her role, she partners with both claims analysts and defense counsel in order to ensure that all phases of litigation, including e-Discovery are conducted economically and efficiently. <br/><br/> Amy is a frequent speaker on topics relating to litigation and technology, including litigation management and cost analytics, electronic discovery, and data security. <br/><br/> She is co-chair of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s eDiscovery Committee and co-chair of ESI Publications sub-committee as well. Amy serves on the Alumni Board of the Quinnipiac University School of Law. She is also a member of the Connecticut Chapter of Women in eDiscovery and the International Association of Privacy Professionals. </p>

<p> Angela R. Elbert is a partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LP in Chicago, Illinois, and a member of the Insurance Policyholder Group. She counsels clients on complex risk management and insurance issues, audits and helps to negotiate insurance policies, and obtains the maximum recovery possible when claims arise. Angela has been described by her clients in Chambers USA as a “leading light” whose “breadth of knowledge is matched only by her commendable work ethic.” She can be reached at aelbert@ngelaw.com. </p>

<p> Angella H. Myers, owner and managing partner of The Myers Law Group, LLP, practices law in Texas and Louisiana. A litigation attorney with extensive experience in insurance related fields, her practice remains anchored in her passion - EPLI. Angella knows business. So, she understands the needs of business owners and how challenging it can be for many owners to handle all aspects of a business while also being aware of and complying with all federal and state law requirements. This is why each and every lawyer at The Myers Law Group, LLP must be well versed in employment law matters. <br/><br/> After obtaining her undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Angella then went on to LSU Law School, graduating in the top of her class in 1997. Angella became licensed in every court in the two states she served before reaching 30, became a law firm partner and then 50% owner in a successful law firm before 35, and founded The Myers Law Group, LLP before reaching 40. Voted by <em>D Magazine</em> as one of the Best Lawyers Under 40, while she hasn’t been “under 40” in a while, she remains dedicated to serving businesses in both Texas and Louisiana. And, her firm works closely with large carriers as panel counsel, defending insureds. <br/><br/> And, if you ask where she gets all the energy to run offices in two states while also practicing law full time, she will readily explain: “I am blessed and privileged to be allowed to do what I love and help businesses in my two favorite states. It’s not ‘work’ when you truly enjoy it.” <br/><br/> <strong>Admitted to Practice:</strong> <br/> All Courts, State of Texas <br/> All Courts, State of Louisiana <br/> United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit <br/> United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas <br/> United States District Court for the Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Louisiana <br/> <br/> <strong>Professional Activities/Associations Speaker at CLE and private functions on employment law:</strong> <br/> Who You Calling Sweetheart? <br/> What Every Manager Must Know <br/> The ADAAA <br/> The ABCs and 123s of Employment Law <br/> Employment Law 101 for Managers <br/> Signs, Signs Everywhere a Sign <br/><br/> <strong>Education</strong> <br/> Louisiana State University - Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration, 1994 <br/> Louisiana State University – Juris Doctorate, 1997 </p>

<p> Brett Shereck rejoined Partner Re US as Head of Pricing in 2013. Prior to rejoining Partner Re, Brett worked at Willis Re from 2007 to 2013 and Partner Re from 2002 to 2007. He has also worked at Aon Risk Consultants and Risk Capital Re. Brett has a BS in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a MS in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. </p>

<p> Bryan Thornton is the Founder and CEO of Net Reaction, LLC, an internationally renowned forensics and information security planning firm. Having worked with organizations worldwide, large and small, Net Reaction provides real-time intelligence and information security planning services. Focusing on post-mortem analysis of security incidents and data breaches, Bryan’s team is uniquely able to speak to the threats that face organizations today and to help design risk-based information security programs to mitigate those risks. <br/><br/> Bryan believes that information security is more than just an IT problem – it is a management problem, an operational problem and lastly a technical problem. Net Reaction works within an organization’s individual culture to address each of these issues in a holistic manner. <br/><br/> Bryan is a recognized lecturer and author, regularly speaking in person and via media outlets about risk issues, information crime and holistic information security planning. <br/><br/> Bryan lives in Nashville with his wife and three children. <br/><br/> <strong>Work Experience</strong> <br/> <strong><em>Net Reaction, LLC </strong>– Founder and Managing Director</em> <br/> (March 2005 – Present) <br/> Responsibilities include leading forensic response team and information security consulting practice <br/><br/> <strong><em>Lipscomb University</strong> – Adjunct Professor</em> <br/> (August 2010 – Present) <br/> Helped to design and implement a Masters of Science in Information Security, Masters of Science in Healthcare Informatics and Masters of Science in Information Technology Management. Currently lecture on information security, risk assessment, incident response and forensics. <br/><br/> <strong><em>Kroll Inc</strong> – Director</em> <br/> (December 1998 – February 2005) <br/> Introduced to the firm upon the acquisition of System-X. Responsible for the daily operation of a worldwide incident response and forensic team specializing in cyber forensics. <br/><br/> <strong><em>System-X</strong> – Director of Technical Services</em> <br/> (May 1996 – December 1998) <br/><br/> <strong>Cross Section of Experience</strong> <h6>Law Firms</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Torys, LLP</li> <li>Baker & McKenzie</li> <li>Ropes & Gray</li> <li>Macleod Dixon</li> <li>Goulsten & Storrs, P.C.</li> <li>Ellison, Nielsen, Knibbs, Zehe & Antas, P.C.</li> <li>Traub Eglin Lieberman Straus</li> <li>Weil, Gothhal & Manges LLP</li> <li>Godwin Gruber</li> <li>Sidley Austin Brown & Wood</li> <li>Baker Botts</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Companies</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>ScotiaBank</li> <li>Microsoft</li> <li>Educational Testing Service</li> <li>The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey</li> <li>NEC America</li> <li>Raytheon Corporation</li> <li>Globespan Virata, Inc.</li> <li>Advo, Inc.</li> <li>Juniper Networks</li> <li>Saudi Aramco</li> <li>Intel</li> <li>HypoVereinsbank America, Inc.</li> <li>Malden Mills Industries, Inc.</li> <li>International Specialty Products</li> <li>Tyco International, Inc.</li> <li>The United Nations Office of the High Commisioner, Bosnia</li> <li>Egghead.com</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Education</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>David Lipscomb University, B.S. (Engineering Science), May 1998</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Professional Associations</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Publications</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Thornton, Bryan F. Stirling Engines, A Study in Analysis and Design. Nashville: Lipscomb University, 1997</li> <li>Disaster Recovery Planning: A Model of Mitigation by Preparedness. By Bryan F. Thornton. Winter meeting of ACLEA, Boca Raton. March 2002</li> <li>Thornton, Bryan F. Information Security Readiness Program. Nashville: NXG Strategies, 2005</li> <li>Thornton, Bryan F. Incident Response Planning Guide. Nashville: Net Reaction LLC, 2006</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Depositions and Expert Testimony</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>EXE Technologies, Inc., v. Manhattan Associates, Inc. and Michael Flood – Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division: Hudson County Docket No. C-81-03</li> <li>William A. Booth, M.D. and William A. Boothe, M.D., P.A., v. Brent Hanson – District Court of Collin County, Texas 219th Judicial District Cause No. 219-86-05</li> <li>EOG Resources, Inc. v. Bantam Resources L.L.C., Martin Thering, and Robert Apperson in the District Court of Zapata County, Texas, 49th Judicial District Cause No. 5697</li> <li>Physicians Interactive (a division of Allscripts, LLC) v. Lathian Systems, Inc., et al. - United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia </li> </ul> </p>

<p> Carrie Brodzinski is Senior Vice President, Underwriting for the XL Group Insurance segment. She heads the Global Underwriting Solutions team which is responsible for underwriting governance and quality as well as the development of solutions to drive strategies and initiatives. Carrie has over 19 years’ experience in insurance and has held positions as Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer for Financial Lines and product manager for Employment Practices, Fiduciary and Directors and Officers products. </p>

<p> Chad E. Milton has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in all areas of insurance and risk management for media companies, and is now a partner and founder of Media Risk Consultants. Most recently, he was a founder and partner in ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, a general managing underwriter responsible for both underwriting and claim management of media liability insurance policies. Before creating ThinkRisk, he was Senior Vice President of Marsh, and National Practice Leader for Media and Intellectual Property, where he was a resource to Marsh offices and clients on these issues. While at Marsh, he was twice named Power Broker for Media –Entertainment by Risk & Insurance Magazine. Prior to this appointment in 2000, he was Senior Vice President, Claims and Marketing of Media/Professional Insurance, the nation’s largest underwriter of media insurance. For more than 20 years, he was responsible for managing libel, privacy and intellectual property litigation against all types of media, including being responsible for claims connected to Media/Professional’s office in London. He began his media insurance career at Employers Reinsurance, joining Media/Professional in 1981. Among other activities, he has been a founder and member of the executive board of the Libel Defense Resource Center in New York, chair of the Intellectual Property Law Committee of American Bar Association’s section on Torts, Trial and Insurance Practice, and on the editorial board of the E-Commerce Law Reporter. In addition, he has been a frequent consultant to media companies and associations on loss prevention and risk management. Before beginning his career in law and media insurance, he worked as a reporter, photographer and editor for a daily newspaper in Colorado. He is educated at Colorado College (Phi Beta Kappa), University of Missouri Graduate School of Journalism, and the University of Colorado School of Law. He is named in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World. </p>

<p> Nashville native Charley Hine has built internet products for over half his life. His first job was in the technology department for the City of Brentwood, TN during high school. For a decade he worked on digital content distribution platforms (music, games, books), and was involved in several company buy-outs. Before starting Chain.com, he headed up product development at Ticketfly (the leading competitor to Ticketmaster). In May 2014 he started building Chain.com with a team of like-minded Bitcoin aficionados. Chain.com allows developers and enterprise to more easily connect, build and scale bitcoin block chain data. Chain.com has raised over $13 million in venture capital funding. Charley has his BS in Information Systems from University of Colorado, Boulder, and resides in San Francisco, CA. </p>

<p> Christopher Cooper joined QBE North America as its Media Liability Practice Leader in November 2013. Chris has over 13 years of media and entertainment experience. He previously served in management and underwriting roles with Chubb Specialty Insurance and Torus Insurance focusing on media, privacy and E&O liability. </p>

<p> <strong>Current Responsibilities</strong> <br/> David’s responsibilities include troubleshooting claim related issues across all product lines, marketing AIG Claim’s strength, and participating in Zonal Management Team for the Southern Zone. <br/><br/> <strong>AIG experience</strong> <br/> David has been with AIG for twenty years, the last 9 in his current role. Prior to that he was the SVP of D&O, EPL and ERISA Claims for the US, having come up through the ranks as a D&O Complex Claim Director. <br/><br/> <strong>Other relevant experience</strong> <br/> David practiced law for 8 years in New Jersey and Georgia as a litigator. <br/><br/> <strong>Education & licenses </strong> <br/> Oglethorpe University BA in Political Science 1982, Grad with Honors <br/><br/> University of Georgia School of Law Juris Doctorate 1986, Honors Graduate, Member of Law Review <br/><br/> <strong>One interesting fact about yourself</strong> <Br/> Pick your favorite: <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <lI>Struck by lightning</li> <li>Lived with a Giants player the year they won a Super Bowl in 1990</li> <li>Scored in the top 5% in the Country on Law School Admission Test, 1st person on either side of my family to graduate from college</li> <li>Was working at a law firm that was held hostage to a gunman and was evacuated from building by SWAT Team</li> </ul> </p>

<p> David Cutter is a Partner with Troutman Sanders LLP, resident in the Chicago office. David focuses his practice on insurance matters and complex commercial disputes. David has a diverse practice representing insurers in litigation across many lines of coverage, including director’s and officer’s, professional liability, and general liability matters. David also provides coverage advice in pre-coverage litigation situations, both with respect to substantive coverage issues and contentious claim handling issues such as an insurer’s defense and settlement obligations. In addition to numerous insurance matters in the Midwest region, in recent years David has represented clients with respect to coverage disputes in jurisdictions throughout the country, including New York, California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his law degree from the Catholic University of America. </p>

<p> Dennis Strazulo is the California Managing Partner at Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP and oversees the firm’s San Francisco and Southern California offices. He is an accomplished trial attorney and also provides daily counsel and advice to executives and human resource managers regarding employment issues. He has been named a Super Lawyer by California Lawyer magazine and is panel counsel for many of the country’s largest professional liability insurance carriers. <br/><br/> For nearly 30 years, Mr. Strazulo has represented clients in many high profile employment, directors and officers, professional liability and civil litigation matters. Among his clients are several of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most popular restaurants, and one of California’s largest insurance brokerage companies. <br/><br/> Mr. Strazulo is a frequent lecturer on employment law topics and appeared weekly on the J.O.B. Radio Show – KQKE 960AM in San Francisco discussing current employment issues. </p>

<p> Edward T. McNally II, Esq. is currently the Chief Underwriting officer for Lockton Affinity, with oversight responsibility for all underwriting functions. Prior to joining Lockton Affinity, Edward served as the Vice President & Underwriting officer for CNA's Management Liability and Financial Institution portfolios. In that capacity, he lead a team of product leaders engaged in strategic development, portfolio management, product management, and line of business discipline for the management liability suite of products across CNA . In various leadership roles within CNA, Edward has led the development of strategic and tactical capabilities to allow profitable growth as well as turn-around business segments with profitability issues. Edward regularly contributes to industry publications and participates on industry panels. Edward has also lectured extensively at regional and national conferences on executive liability, insurance coverage issues and the exposures companies face. Edward was a two sport collegiate Athlete, and is an Eagle Scout. Edward received a Bachelors in Political Science from Benedictine College and a law degree from Washburn University. </p>

<P> Jeff is a Claims Manager for Beazley in its Employment Practices Liability claims group and has been with the company since 2010. Jeff handles employment claims for public, private and non-profit sectors. He joined Beazley from a large domestic insurer where he handled Directors & Officers, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary and Miscellaneous Errors & Omission Claims in the private and non-profit sectors. Prior to coming in-house, Jeff practiced insurance coverage law for a medium sized Washington, DC based law firm. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and University of Connecticut School of Law. </P>

John Minett has 30 years of law firm and insurance carrier experience in the insurance/reinsurance industry. Prior to joining Travelers in 2017, Mr. Minett was with Endurance as SVP and Counsel for nearly a decade. Prior thereto, he was a partner at Mendes & Mount where he specialized in D&O, FI and LPL insurance claims coverage, underwriting and client advisory services. Mr. Minett’s extensive in-house insurance carrier experience includes serving in senior Claims positions with Swiss Re, Hartford (Reliance) Financial Products, and AIG. While attending law school, Mr. Minett worked in the Pfizer Corporate Legal Dept., and post-graduation practiced law in NY and NJ for over 10 years specializing in insurance law and commercial litigation. Mr. Minett is a frequent speaker, published author and a recognized authority on D&O, FI, EPL, ERISA/Fiduciary and miscellaneous Professional Liability subjects such as LPL, Broker-Dealer and Cyber-Network Security.

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> John Merchant is the Director of Cyber Insurance at Cyence Risk Analytics. He is responsible for the development and delivery of cyber analytics and insights to customers, as well as bringing new data driven cyber insurance products to the market. Prior to joining Cyence, John spent over 10 years in the insurance industry, primarily focused on cyber insurance product development, strategy and underwriting. John has held positions at Nationwide, AIG and The Hartford. Before joining the insurance industry, he held various strategic sales roles in the technology sector. </p>

<p> Kari Pitts is a graduate of Baylor University, Waco Texas. She received a BBA with her major being in Financial/Insurance Services. Kari has spent her 19 year career in the insurance industry focused on the financial lines. She began on the underwriting side with AIG, underwriting both Directors & Officers/Employment Practices Liability and Professional Liability. After her underwriting career Kari went to the brokerage side where she has excelled by putting the Insured first and focusing on tailoring coverage to fit the unique needs of each individual Insured. Kari’s niche remains D&O/EPLI and Professional liability. </p>

<P> Mr. Nahra is a partner with Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in privacy and information security litigation and counseling, along with a variety of health care and compliance issues. He is chair of the firm’s Privacy Practice and co-chair of its Health Care Practice. He assists companies in a wide range of industries in analyzing and implementing the requirements of privacy and security laws across the country and internationally. He also works with insurers and health care industry participants in developing compliance programs and defending against government investigations into their practices. A long-time member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, he is the editor of Privacy Advisor, the monthly newsletter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and serves on the Advisory Board for the Health Law Reporter, the Privacy and Security Law Report and the Health Care Fraud Report. Mr. Nahra received his law degree from Harvard Law School, and his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. </p>

<p> Leib Dodell is an attorney and insurance executive with extensive experience underwriting and managing insurance coverages for media, technology, cyber and intellectual property-related risks. Leib currently serves as a consultant to the industry, helping businesses draft marketing materials and policy wording, implement underwriting guidelines, review and monitor claims, etc. He joined ANV, a Barcelona-based specialty insurance group, in January 2014 to launch a specialty Managing General Agency (MGAs) focusing on media and cyber coverages for the Main Street commercial marketplace. From 2009 to 2011, Leib was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, a start-up MGA based in Kansas City, Missouri. From 2004 to 2009, Leib was President and Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Pro (formerly Media/ Professional Insurance), one of the largest underwriters of media, technology and miscellaneous professional liability in the world. Leib also founded the media liability program at Executive Risk (later acquired by Chubb), and later managed all E&O business for Chubb's Western Zone. <br/><br/> Prior to entering the insurance industry, Leib was an experienced attorney specializing in First Amendment and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Dodell practiced at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Williams & Connolly, where he represented many of its media clients, including The Washington Post and the National Enquirer. Mr. Dodell earned his J.D. <em>summa cum laude</em> from George Washington University National Law Center and his B.A. <em>cum laude</em> from the University of Maryland at College Park. Leib is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). In his free time, Leib is an avid swimmer, cyclist and triathlete, and enjoys romping with his two dogs, Bear and Benji. He is also the author of a book of anecdotes about triathlon entitled <em>Sex, Lies and Triathlon.</em> </p>

<p> Lynn Halper is Senior Vice President and head of Specialty Casualty at PartnerRe in its US operation. She has 30 years of experience in the reinsurance industry. <br/><br/> Lynn has been with PartnerRe since 2003. Prior to becoming the head of Specialty Casualty in 2010 she spent the prior six years as Senior Vice President and Senior Underwriter in the Specialty Casualty Business Unit. <br/><br/> Prior to joining PartnerRe Lynn spent 20 years with Trenwick America Reinsurance Corporation most recently holding the position of Senior Vice President and Manager in the Casualty Division. <br/><br/> Lynn holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Sacred Heart University. </p>

<p> Mike has over 30 years of management liability experience, having been employed by both insurance companies and agencies. He has been specific experience in underwriting, claims, compliance, program management and product management. Mike has worked for The Hartford since 1998 where he currently manages the product team for Hartford Financial Products. </p>

<p> <strong>Overview</strong><br/> Regan joined Wortham Insurance & Risk Management in 2012 and was elected a Managing Director in 2014. She currently chairs the firm’s National Law Practice Group. Prior to that, she worked in public accounting and for a publicly traded insurance brokerage. During her tenure in insurance, she has focused on professional service clients, providing advice on risk management for law firms, non-profit/social service organizations and retail/hospitality. She is actively involved in the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and currently serves on the Board of Directors.<br/><br/> <strong>Education</strong><br/> Texas A&M University - BBA in Accounting, Spanish<br/> Registered Professional Liability Underwriter<br/> Certified Risk Manager<br/> Licensed Risk Management Professional </p>

<p> Richard A. Simpson is a partner with Wiley Rein, LLP in Washington, D.C. He has a national practice focusing on defense of professionals (particularly lawyers) and insurance coverage/bad faith litigation. He previously served, among other positions, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and has substantial jury and bench trial experience. He teaches Trial Advocacy at the University of Virginia School of Law. Mr. Simpson also has substantial appellate experience, having acted as lead counsel in 11 of the federal courts of appeals and in state appellate courts in California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. </p>

<p> Rob’s current role is leading the Bond & Specialty Insurance (Bond) Portfolio Management unit within Travelers. The Travelers Bond product portfolio within this unit includes, among others: Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI), Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (D&O), ERISA Fiduciary Liability, Crime Insurance including Fidelity Bonds, Identity Fraud Expense Reimbursement, Kidnap & Ransom Insurance, multiple classes of Errors & Omissions Insurance and General Partnership Liability. <br/><br/> Prior to this role, Rob was leader of Bond’s Program unit focusing on specialty D&O. In 2005, Rob was named Bond’s D&O and Management Liability Product Manager for privately held corporations including strategic pursuit of General Partnership Liability. In 2003, Rob led of team of dedicated underwriters pursuing Side A/Broad Form D&O coverage for publicly traded corporations. In 1997, Rob led Travelers Bond’s creation of their EPLI product and was named EPLI Portfolio Manager shortly thereafter. While at a predecessor company, Rob specialized in underwriting ERISA Fiduciary Liability, fidelity bonds and excess SIPC products for financial institutions and large commercial entities. He was responsible for managing ERISA Fiduciary Liability product and exposures and was listed in Wyatt’s Fiduciary Liability Survey reports. Rob is a Cum Laude graduate of Siena College. </p>

<p> Scott Schmookler is a partner in the firm's Chicago office. Mr. Schmookler's practice focuses on insurance coverage, cyber security and commercial litigation. <br/><br/> Mr. Schmookler frequently is retained to represent insurers in complex coverage disputes across the country. He has extensive experience representing insurers in coverage disputes, particularly in the areas of fidelity bonds, directors and officers insurance, and professional liability insurance. He regularly represents domestic and international insurers in coverage evaluation and litigation, has drafted policy language for different types of policies, and has developed different types of policies for a major insurer.<br/><br/> Mr. Schmookler regularly counsels clients on insurance issues relating to technology, cyber crime, cyber security, and data breaches. Representing insurers in claims under commercial crime policies, computer crime policies, cyber security policies, and data breach insurance policies, he provides advice of insurance claims arising from data breaches and cyber attacks, coordinates remediation and regulatory responses, and litigates coverage disputes. Mr. Schmookler has been active in working with insurers in the development of new insurance programs and manuscripted coverages relating to cyber security and data breaches.<br/><br/> Mr. Schmookler also has extensive commercial litigation experience as he counsels corporate and individual clients. His experience includes the successful resolution of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty cases, defense of actions against condominium and real estate developers, and the misappropriation of trade secrets. He counsels corporate clients and financial institutions on UCC issues involving negotiable instruments and banking related matters. He has represented clients in various types of banking disputes, and has extensive experience with Artlcle 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code. <br/><br/> Mr. Schmookler is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Fidelity Law Association and the Surety Claims Institute. He is a frequent lecturer and scholar in the area of insurance coverage, cyber security and data breaches, fidelity and surety. <br/><br/> <strong>Admissions</strong> <br/> Illinois<br/> U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois<br/> U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan<br/> U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan<br/> U.S. District Court, Western District of Iowa<br/><br/> <strong>Memberships</strong> <br/> Illinois State Bar Association<br/> American Bar Association<br/> The Fidelity Law Association<br/> The Surety Claims Institute<br/> </p>

<p> Steven Balmer is currently a 2nd Vice President in the Bond & Specialty Insurance division of the Travelers Insurance Group. He holds the position of Product Manager for Commercial Crime and Kidnap & Ransom Insurance products. Mr. Balmer joined Travelers in 2000. Prior to that time he held a number of underwriting and management positions over a 24 year career at Reliance Surety Company. He is a past Chairman of the Fidelity Advisory Committee of the Surety & Fidelity Association of America. He is a member of the ISO Crime and Financial Institution Ad Hoc Advisory Panels. Mr. Balmer holds a B.S. in Business Administration from The Pennsylvania State University. </p>

<p> Steven Mandell is a founding member of Mandell Menkes LLC in Chicago, Illinois. He is a 1982 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and has concentrated his practice in matters involving media, intellectual property and information technology law. <br/><br/> Mr. Mandell has represented radio and television broadcasters, book, magazine and newspaper publishiers and film and video game producers in the defense of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, defamation and invasion of privacy actions. He has also represented various national media organizations in the prosecution of access proceedings. </p>

<p> Thomas Kang is the Director of Privacy Claims in ACE USA’s Professional Risk Claims division, where he manages ACE’s privacy claims team. He oversees privacy, data breach, network security, and technology Errors & Omissions (E&O) liability claims, specializing in the management of high risk first party data breach responses and large multi-jurisdictional class action lawsuits. Thomas also develops and oversees the Data Breach Team, a panel of data breach response specialists in order to optimize cost effective solutions for ACE policyholders. His responsibilities include identifying claims trends, analyzing legal developments and resolving coverage issues to proactively manage policy responses to privacy and data breach claims. <br/> <br/> Prior to joining ACE, Thomas was an associate at Mendes & Mount, LLP, representing various insurance carriers in the resolution of high exposure professional liability cases. He also advised clients regarding coverage and policy drafting issues. Thomas is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law. </p> <p> Thomas Kang is the Cyber Product Manager of Harford Financial Products. <br/><br/> Thomas joined the company in December 2014. As the Cyber Product Manager, Thomas is responsible for the strategic development of privacy and network security insurance products and related risk management services. He also oversees the development and execution of cyber related underwriting strategy and operations across Hartford Financial Products to ensure tailored cyber risk solutions for The Hartford’s clients. <br/><Br/> Prior to joining The Hartford, Thomas served as an Assistant Vice President and Director of Privacy Services at ACE Group. <br/><br/> Thomas is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law. </p>