Senior Advisor, Contract Innovation
Brings law firm, in-house, and enterprise legal services experience to contract innovation, process design, and pragmatic legal support models.
Biography
Sumi Trombley practiced in law firms and in-house legal departments for more than a decade before coming to UpLevel Ops. Sumi previously served as Director, Legal at enterprise legal services provider Marshall Denning, LLC, where she managed and trained a team of junior and senior attorneys and developed and implemented resource optimizing processes for RFPs and pre-litigation disputes. She is known for her ability to provide strategic guidance and cost-effective solutions.
Prior to joining Marshall Denning, Sumi was Legal Counsel at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, serving as a de facto general counsel to top enterprise IT outsourcing accounts. She started her legal career at the law firms of Paul Hastings LLP in New York and Latham & Watkins LLP in DC, practicing corporate finance and securities law.
Sumi holds a JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and a BA in Political Economy from Georgetown University. She is based in Maryland.
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Sumi Trombley joins Liz Lugones to discuss why lawyers' instinct to control every risk keeps teams reactive, how to think like an executive and manage what is truly risky, and why the smartest first AI move is one use case with documented ROI.
Host: Liz Lugones, Vice President of Value Experience, Mitratech · Guest: Sumi Trombley, Senior Advisor, Contract Innovation, UpLevel Ops
Matt Patel hosts Sumi Trombley and Stephanie Corey on AI governance, measurable ROI, and real Legal Operations use cases—what works in production, what stalls adoption, and how teams align stakeholders beyond pilots.
Host: Matt Patel, Malbek · Guests: Sumi Trombley & Stephanie Corey, UpLevel Ops
A year-end look at Legal Ops in 2024, covering AI, adaptation, and what signals matter for the road ahead, from Stephanie Corey, Brian Hupp, Sumi Trombley, and Brandi Pack.
Stephanie Corey, Brian Hupp, Sumi Trombley, and Brandi Pack