Frederick Paulmann
Frederick H. Paulmann
Education:
- JD, New York University
- MBA, New York University
- BA, Boston College
- Program, Harvard Business School, Finance for Senior Executives
Tel: 646.960.6550
fpaulmann@counselmgmtgroup.com
Experience:
The Counsel Management Group, LLC
- Advise leading law departments on value-based billing implementation
- Analyze alternative fees to improve value
- Provide tools, templates and support to better manage legal budgets
- Craft metrics, cost models and scorecards re law firm financial performance
- Assess and help strengthen preferred provider programs
- Review historical billing data for patterns that drive value
Pfizer Inc, Legal Division, Managing Director, Law Firm & Legal Vendor Management
- Product Counsel, Aricept (#1 prescribed Alzheimer’s medication globally)
- Government Liaison, State AG Outreach
- Litigation Attorney
Kaye Scholer, Litigation Associate
Professional Associations:
- American Bar Association, Past Co-Chair, Budgeting and Billing Subcommittee (Section of Litigation, Committee on Corporate Counsel)
- Association of Corporate Counsel, Law Department Management Committee, Past Vice-Chair, Special Projects
- Working Group on Outside Counsel Management, Founder
Bar Admissions:
- New York, Connecticut, SDNY, EDNY, Federal Circuit
Publications:
- “Managing Value-Based Relationships with Outside Counsel,” August 2011
- “ACC Value-Based Fee Primer,” July 2010
- “What Do Hours Have to Do with Value?” ACC Docket, October 2009
- “Effective Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel,” ACC Docket, November 2008
Speaking Engagements:
- Numerous – available on request
Kamal Sinha
Kamal Sinha
Education:
- MBA, Fordham University
- BE, Stevens Institute of Technology
Tel: 646.960.6550
ksinha@counselmgmtgroup.com
Experience:
The Counsel Management Group, LLC
- Analyze data to build legal cost models, enabling clients to implement value-based budgeting & alternative fees
- Manage CMG’s operational infrastructure, along with CMG’s technology systems
Pfizer Inc, Corporate Functions, Director of Operational Effectiveness
- Spearheaded execution of key initiatives to reduce costs for several corporate functions, including Legal, Information Technology, Finance, Human Resources, and Global Operations
- Managed a team to improve technologies and processes in the Legal Division to deliver savings and better effectiveness
Intrasphere Technologies, Program Manager
- Collaborated with clients to develop innovative solutions to address their business needs
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while exploring new sales opportunities and tracking financials and resources.
Accenture, Senior Manager
- Analyzed business processes and developed strategies to improve client operations and implement business solutions
- Managed key projects across various industries (Government, Pharmaceutical, Travel and Transportation)