From the newly minted position of "Pricing Director' to the debates on third party funding of litigation, changes are underway in how legal services are negotiated and priced. Look at the tools and changes taking place and how they impact and improve options for firms moving into the future.
Akin Gump, Houston, TX
Toby Brown is the Director of Strategic Pricing & Analytics for Akin Gump. In this role he works with firm partners and clients in developing pricing arrangements and service delivery models that drive successful relationships. Prior to this, Toby served in similar roles for Vinson & Elkins and Fulbright & Jaworski,
Toby presents and publishes nationally on legal pricing, project management, marketing and law practice management. He was named to The National Law Journal's 2013 list of Legal Business Trailblazers & Pioneers.
Toby received his BS and MS in Economics from the University of Utah. He maintains the ABA award winning 3 Geeks and a Law Blog with 2 colleagues at www.geeklawblog.com. He is active on Twitter as @gnawledge and can be found on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/tobinbrown.