Contracting isn’t just legal paperwork - it’s one of the most important operational systems inside any organization. In this episode of Meeting of the Minds - The Legal AI Podcast, hosts Hal Marcus and Memme Onwudiwe sit down with Sofya Mikhelson, Vice President of Contract Lifecycle Management at Fairview Health Services, to explore how enterprise contracting can become more centralized, strategic, and technology-enabled.
What You'll Learn:
Why contract lifecycle management needs governance, technology, and operational ownership
How to build contracting alignment across siloed departments
Why contracts need to be designed with post-signature monitoring in mind
How CLM and ERP integrations can close the gap between contract terms and financial execution
Why AI can improve contract review without replacing human judgment
How templates, playbooks, and decision trees can speed up contracting while keeping legal involved
Why contracting professionals need to think like strategic business partners
About the Guest:
Sofya Mikhelson is Vice President of Contract Lifecycle Management at Fairview Health Services, a nonprofit health system serving communities across Minnesota. With over 25 years of contracting experience across nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and healthcare operations, Sofya brings a deeply practical view of how organizations can build contracting governance at scale. Her work focuses on centralizing contract lifecycle management, improving cross-functional collaboration, integrating CLM technology with enterprise systems, and positioning contracting as a strategic partner to the business.
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