Richard Brzakala Author

RICHARD BRZAKALA Richard Brzakala is a recognized legal marketplace thought leader and expert in legal operations, sourcing, and cost efficiency strategies. He has been a trusted advisor to many senior executives and general counsels, having worked and consulted for numerous FIs, law firms, and government agencies. Richard is a frequent speaker, panelist, and writer, having published numerous articles on a variety of legal ops topics such as legal sourcing, winning RFPs, convergence practices, and creating corporate cost-saving strategies. Richard’s most recent essay, “The Impact of COVID-19 On Future Legal Operations and the Legal Marketplace”, appeared in Horizon Scanning: Modernizing Legal service Delivery (ARK Group). He is a contributing author for Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, chairs a number of legal sourcing discussion groups, and also participates in an executive advisory capacity for a global IT legal service company. In 2017, a leading US publication recognized and awarded Richard with its annual Trailblazers award for his work in developing a comprehensive global methodology for evaluating law firm compliance with cyber security standards. Richard is currently working as the global director of external legal services at a large FI in Canada where his mandate includes the oversight of legal ops, compliance, finance, and risk management practices as they relate to the management of external counsel globally.