Latest news with #Jurist
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ironclad Taps Former Google, Snowflake, Docusign, Skadden Executives for Key Leadership Roles
As the company surpasses 2 billion contracts processed, Ironclad appoints new CTO, Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Go-to-Market SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ironclad, the leading AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform, today announced it has appointed Sunita Verma as Chief Technology Officer, Elise Bergeron as Chief Strategy Officer, and David Simon as Senior Vice President of Go-To-Market. The executives join Ironclad's leadership team three months after Dan Springer, former Responsys and Docusign CEO, joined the company. Sunita Verma brings over 25 years of technical experience to Ironclad, including senior leadership roles at Google, Yahoo, and Symantec. Most recently, she served as CTO at overseeing research and technology for the platform. Before that, Sunita spent over 17 years at Google where she served as General Manager and Vice President of Google's Core Labs team and led the engineering, product, strategy and operations teams with a strong focus on enterprise and ecosystem transformation through the use of generative AI. "Pushing the boundaries of innovation for enterprises – and using the power of technology to solve problems – has been the driving force of my career," said Sunita. "Contracts are such a universal problem and opportunity. Every company uses them, but there is an incredible amount of value that gets left on the table. The business impact that Ironclad unlocks is an enterprise dream - and I look forward to building upon existing momentum and innovation for our customers." Elise Bergeron comes to Ironclad from Snowflake where she worked as SVP Product Marketing and Communities, following their acquisition of the company she co-founded, Stride Software. She previously served as VP of Marketing for SalesforceIQ/Einstein at Salesforce, and has held leadership roles at Facebook and Vistaprint. "Ironclad has already transformed CLM for thousands of customers, and we're just scratching the surface of what's possible," said Bergeron. "With over 70% of customers already using our AI solutions, and the advances we're seeing in AI as a whole, the opportunity ahead to drive exponential value for our customers is massive. I'm incredibly excited for what's to come." David Simon joins from Docusign, where he spent six years as Group VP of Sales focusing on Contract Lifecycle Management solutions. Throughout his career at companies like Oracle, SuccessFactors, CallidusCloud, and 6sense, Simon has focused on helping organizations scaling value selling and driving superior outcomes for customers. "Ironclad has already had a banner year - we've now processed over 2 billion contracts for more than 2,000 customers like OpenAI, Cisco, and Shell, and are seeing fantastic adoption of our AI tools like Jurist, which has grown weekly active users by 190% quarter-over-quarter," said Dan Springer, CEO of Ironclad. "Sunita, Elise, and David joining our team will accelerate the next phase of business growth at Ironclad. We are doubling down on our people, and our culture, at Ironclad - our greatly talented employees are going to be our most valuable asset as we push forward." Ironclad welcomes legal veteran Eric Friedman as newest board member The company today also formally announced that Eric Friedman, former chair and executive partner at Skadden, has joined its board. Friedman retired from Skadden in December, 2024 after leading the firm for 15 years. Friedman will work closely with Ironclad executives to help develop new AI products for the legal industry. Friedman also serves on the boards for the University of Pennsylvania's law school, Litera, and the Mount Sinai Health System. "AI is transforming the legal industry, enabling lawyers to produce high-quality work in less time and to focus their efforts on the tasks they do best - the ones that require judgment and critical analysis," said Friedman. "I'm excited to be working with Ironclad at this transformative time to help drive further innovation for legal teams across the globe." "Eric's experience and reputation as Skadden's chair and executive partner, and as a premiere M&A lawyer for over 35 years, are tremendous assets for Ironclad. We are exceptionally fortunate to have him on our board," continued Springer. About IroncladIronclad is the leading AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform, processing billions of contracts every year. Contracts power every business, yet managing them can be slow and costly. Global innovators like L'Oréal, OpenAI, and Cisco trust Ironclad to collaborate and negotiate on contracts, accelerate deals while reducing risk, and turn agreements into strategic business assets. Ironclad is the only platform powerful enough to manage contracts across any department, from sales agreements to a procurement contract or NDA. The company is backed by leading investors, including Accel, Sequoia, Y Combinator, BOND, and Franklin Templeton. For more information, visit or follow us on LinkedIn and X. Media ContactPaul View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Ironclad Inc.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Yahoo
Columbus hotel housing homeless residents, pets shuttered for crime, safety issues
A group of homeless residents and their pets were turned out over the weekend after a Southeast Side hotel was shut down due to crime and safety issues. The Community Shelter Board had been paying the Loyalty Inn, 5910 Scarborough Blvd., since mid-December to house 30 people with pets who could not stay in regular shelters, according to the board's spokesperson Níel Jurist. The group came from homeless camps the city ordered vacated in December. On Saturday, the Loyalty Inn closed as part of an agreement between the hotel's current owner and the City Attorney's Office Property Action Team, which has been working with the property for years, according to Pete Shipley, a spokesperson for City Attorney Zach Klein. In 2021, the Franklin County Environmental Court declared the Loyalty Inn a public nuisance and ordered the owner or any subsequent owner to make improvements. The Loyalty Inn's current owners have failed to follow the court's order, according to Shipley. Columbus police have been called to the hotel about one hundred times over the last year and the most recent State Fire Marshal inspection found seventeen violations, per Shipley. "This is a really challenging case for us because we're in between a rock and a hard place," Klein told The Dispatch. "God forbid, something would happen where someone was shot or there was a fire, we would be open to genuine criticism of why didn't you do more." Klein said his office was willing to give the owner until the end of the month to shut down to give residents of the hotel time to relocate, but the owner decided to shut down early. The shelter board program was scheduled to last through the end of March, according to Jurist. The shelter board was paying between $43 and $49 per night for the rooms. Jurist said alternative shelter options were offered to the homeless residents impacted by the hotel closure, including the chance to go into a traditional shelter and their pets would be sheltered at the Franklin County Animal Shelter, but they all declined. She said some chose to return outdoors while others found other accommodations, such as with friends or family. "This situation highlights the critical shortage of deeply affordable housing. If adequate housing were available, hotels and motels would not be utilized as for emergency shelter options," Jurist said. More Shelter Board news: Community Shelter Board fires employee with anti-Muslim YouTube page jlaird@ @LairdWrites This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Loyalty Inn, Columbus hotel that housed the homeless, has shut down
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
Columbus hotel housing homeless residents, pets shuttered for crime, safety issues
A group of homeless residents and their pets were turned out over the weekend after a Southeast Side hotel was shut down due to crime and safety issues. The Community Shelter Board had been paying the Loyalty Inn, 5910 Scarborough Blvd., since mid-December to house 30 people with pets who could not stay in regular shelters, according to the board's spokesperson Níel Jurist. The group came from homeless camps the city ordered vacated in December. On Saturday, the Loyalty Inn closed as part of an agreement between the hotel's current owner and the City Attorney's Office Property Action Team, which has been working with the property for years, according to Pete Shipley, a spokesperson for City Attorney Zach Klein. In 2021, the Franklin County Environmental Court declared the Loyalty Inn a public nuisance and ordered the owner or any subsequent owner to make improvements. The Loyalty Inn's current owners have failed to follow the court's order, according to Shipley. Columbus police have been called to the hotel about one hundred times over the last year and the most recent State Fire Marshal inspection found seventeen violations, per Shipley. "This is a really challenging case for us because we're in between a rock and a hard place," Klein told The Dispatch. "God forbid, something would happen where someone was shot or there was a fire, we would be open to genuine criticism of why didn't you do more." Klein said his office was willing to give the owner until the end of the month to shut down to give residents of the hotel time to relocate, but the owner decided to shut down early. The shelter board program was scheduled to last through the end of March, according to Jurist. The shelter board was paying between $43 and $49 per night for the rooms. Jurist said alternative shelter options were offered to the homeless residents impacted by the hotel closure, including the chance to go into a traditional shelter and their pets would be sheltered at the Franklin County Animal Shelter, but they all declined. She said some chose to return outdoors while others found other accommodations, such as with friends or family. "This situation highlights the critical shortage of deeply affordable housing. If adequate housing were available, hotels and motels would not be utilized as for emergency shelter options," Jurist said. More Shelter Board news: Community Shelter Board fires employee with anti-Muslim YouTube page jlaird@ @LairdWrites This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Loyalty Inn, Columbus hotel that housed the homeless, has shut down
