Leigh Nager

Leigh Nager is the Head of Legal Affairs for Ericsson in the Market Area Americas. They began their career as a Law Clerk for Judge Emilio Garza at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and subsequently worked as an Associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Leigh served as Vice President and General Counsel for Verizon in the Mid-Atlantic North Region from 2001 to 2010, and later held the position of Vice President of Mobile Commercial Law at Samsung Electronics America from 2012 to 2023. They earned a BA in Government from the University of Virginia and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School.