Untapped Value: The Synergy Between Procurement and Legal

"We need to sign the contract tomorrow—can you take a quick look?"
Sound familiar?

For procurement and legal teams, last-minute contract reviews are more than a scheduling headache—they highlight deeper challenges around risk, cost control, and collaboration.

In this on-demand session, Laura A. Garcia, Head of Commercial Legal at Ironclad, joins procurement experts Mathew Schulz and Tom Mills to explore how modern teams are building stronger cross-functional partnerships to accelerate decision-making and drive business value.

Watch now to learn:

- How procurement and legal roles are converging—and what it means for your team
- Why integrated contract management is key to negotiations and risk mitigation
- Real-world strategies for refining vendor review processes
- How to overcome common points of misalignment between teams
- The modern tools enabling faster, more seamless collaboration

About the speakers

Mathew Schulz

Procurement Evangelist, Ramp

Mathew Schulz is the Founder of Matchat, a private community for next-generation procurement professionals. He is a named subject matter expert, strategist, advisor, and former executive with a highly respected voice in the hyper-growth procurement space, having been featured at Amazon, LinkedIn, Spend Matters, DPW, and Forrester. Schulz is the former Procurement Strategist at Airbase, Head of Global Procurement at world-renowned research firm, Forrester, and Head of Global Procurement at PE-backed fintech firm, SS&C Eze. He also served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, receiving the Presidential Unit Citation for his tour in Iraq. He enjoys the art of travel and lives in Boston.

Laura Garcia

Head of Commercial Legal, Ironclad

Laura Garcia currently serves as Head of Commercial Legal at Ironclad, leading the commercial function and providing strategic advice on a broad range of areas including general commercial, regulatory, privacy, procurement, and AI issues. Prior to joining Ironclad, Laura worked as an in-house counsel for Policygenius, Aon, and AIG. Laura has also served as Immigration Counsel for U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Laura is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and received her J.D. from NYLS.

Tom Mills

Procurement Expert, Procure Bites

Tom Mills has 20+ years in Procurement and Direct Buying leadership roles. He's also author of Procure Bites, the weekly newsletter that goes to 15,000+ Procurement professionals and Procurement's top voice on LinkedIn with over 90,000 followers. Tom delivers a signature course called Procurement Soft Skills Mastery which is helping transform and elevate Procurement careers globally.