TMAE Summit RoundtablesYou Can Manage: Effective Leadership Skills at All Levels
Bri Van Til | September 23, 2026
We’ll be making the most of our time during the lunch hour at the TMAE Summit by hosting small roundtable discussions on a variety of relevant topics. Each roundtable will have a host assigned to lead the discussion with pertinent questions, allowing you to share knowledge and resources and get to know your fellow conference attendees.
Roundtable Description
The skill sets required to be a good worker and to be a good manager are often significantly different, and there is no manual for being an excellent leader. Management requires earning trust, setting expectations, and knowing when to step in versus step back, and those challenges only compound as a team grows or changes shape.
In this roundtable, Alt Legal CEO Nehal Madhani will lead a discussion about what effective management looks like in practice, for those looking to become managers for the first time and those wanting to sharpen their existing skills. Participants will discuss:
- What skills signal readiness for a first management role
- How to build trust and communicate clearly with a team
- When to delegate and when to stay hands-on
- How to structure good reporting and feedback systems
- Why difficult conversations matter, and how to handle them well
View all TMAE Summit Roundtables here.
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Roundtable Host
Nehal Madhani, CEO, Alt Legal
Nehal Madhani is the founder and CEO of Alt Legal, a company that provides IP docketing software used by thousands of organizations to prepare, manage, and monitor millions of IP filings and deadlines every day. Before founding Alt Legal, Nehal practiced law at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He is actively involved in the trademark community, having previously served on the Trademark Public Advisory Committee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and as chair of the International Trademark Association’s Trademark Administrators Committee. He earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a Certificate in Business and Public Policy from the Wharton School, and a B.A. from Northwestern University.