By: Amber Razzano

Steve Lauer is a practicing attorney and a current adjunct professor at Wake Forest University School of Law. Lauer’s course is titled “Thinking Like an In-House Lawyer.” This course focuses on law firms that represent business entities must understand the needs and expectations of those entities in order to deliver a legal service that provides higher value to the business. Lauer has an extensive background in the corporate law environment. Lauer received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Lauer has authored over 100 articles on topics relevant to corporate compliance and corporate legal service. Prior to becoming an in-house attorney, Lauer was in private practice for six years. He currently “consults with corporate compliance departments regarding the structure and operation of corporate compliance and ethics programs . . . and with law departments and law firms on the value of legal service.” Lauer has served over two years as Corporate Counsel for Global Compliance Services in Charlotte, North Carolina, improving the ability of business operations to comply with data protection rules in the European Union and other jurisdictions. Lauer also spent extensive time as an Assistant General Counsel for The Prudential Company of America increasing management of legal affairs in the real estate environment. Lauer’s panel at the Wake Forest Journal of Business and Intellectual Property’s Spring Symposium, Lawyering in the Future: Impact of Technology on the Law, will focus on developing legal software and technology’s impact on legal practices, client relations, and other similar issues.  Steve will be speaking on our first panel from 9:00 to 10:30 am.