January 15th, 2010 by Megan Olendorf

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With over a million lawyers on LinkedIn, we’re excited to have the very first lawyer on LinkedIn as a speaker at the upcoming Avvocating Conference.

Doug Mandell, an expert in the social networking and consumer internet space, was LinkedIn’s first General Counsel and member of the Executive Team in 2007 and 2008.

Currently, Doug is the managing partner of the Mandell Law Group, PC, a boutique law firm he founded in 2001 specializing in technology transactions, corporate, employment law and general counsel services. Clients of MLG include Fortune 100 companies such as Seagate Technology LLC; venture backed companies such as LinkedIn and 23andMe; as well as entrepreneurs and executives.  Doug is also passionate about working with startups and is currently counsel for several technology companies including: Originate Labs; Motiv Power Systems; and Soar BioDynamics, where he is general counsel, secretary and a member of the management team.

Doug developed early expertise in the consumer-internet space as Vice President & General Counsel of eMemories in 2000, one of the first online photo-sharing sites. Shortly after launching Mandell Law Group, PC, Doug also served as General Counsel of Tornado Development, an early unified messaging software company funded by Intel Capital and GE Capital.

Before founding MLG, Doug was an attorney with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco, California, where he was a member of the Employment and Intellectual Property practice groups.  Doug began his career at Littler Mendelson in San Francisco.

Doug received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Washington University and studied International Relations at the London School of Economics. He received his law degree with honors from Tulane Law School.

On Thursday, January 21 at 1:00PM, Doug will provide an interactive demonstration, going beyond the basics of a simple profile at LinkedIn, to uncover how lawyers can become power users to connect with other lawyers and prospective clients.  Attendees will also receive an advanced understanding of LinkedIn’s paid offerings to determine if it’s a worthwhile investment for your firm.

Are you coming to the Avvocating Conference? Tickets are still available!

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