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

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

Education:

• MBA, Fordham University
• BE, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tel: 646.960.6550
ksinha@counselmgmtgroup.com

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)