Our team shares a common vision.

Enabling Lawyers to Practice Law is the guiding principle and the animating call to action of The Knott Group. We use a Just Good Enough approach to problem solving, rather than the all-too-common “the sky is falling” rhetoric that often results in more motion than forward movement. This philosophy drives all Knott Group business activities and is shared by the leadership team that propels our company forward.

Prashant Dubey

Prashant Dubey, CEO

Over the past 23 years, Prashant Dubey has helped corporations save millions of dollars of operating and capital expenditure, reduce risk and increase revenue. He has led companies that serve clients throughout North America, Asia and Latin America, across numerous industries, such as healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, discrete and process manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, transportation and energy.

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Sam Panarella

Sam Panarella, President

Sam Panarella has extensive experience helping public and private companies throughout North America, Asia, Latin America and Europe craft proportionate and actionable solutions to business process, risk management and legal challenges. Panarella has specific experience and expertise in helping corporate legal, IT, RIM and risk management departments lower the costs and risks inherent in core business processes, including litigation and discovery, information governance, commercial contracting, IP portfolio management and regulatory compliance.

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Lynne Smith

Lynne Smith, Director of Marketing

Lynne has created visual identities and integrated marketing communications for notable companies worldwide. She has helped fuel brands like Ansell, Applied Biosystems, Bacouz-Dallous, Shure, Sloan Valve, The University of Phoenix and Wells Fargo. She is the brand steward for The Knott Group and embodies our Just Good Enough philosophy in formulating brand strategy, communication design and marketing program strategies for the company. Lynne enjoys the rigor of bringing clarity to complexity and reason to chaos – passions which support the mission of The Knott Group – Enabling Lawyers to Practice Law.

Thomas J. Sabatino

Thomas J. Sabatino, Jr., Co-Chair of Advisory Board, General Counsel of UAL Corporation

Mr. Sabatino is General Counsel, Senior Vice President, and Corporate Secretary of UAL Corporation, the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines. Prior to joining UAL, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Schering-Plough Corporation, where he was responsible for overseeing the legal operations of the company, including: formulating corporate legal policy and supervising inside and outside counsel and directing corporate activities pertaining to corporate communications, federal legislation, government relations and corporate security. Prior to joining Schering-Plough, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Baxter International, Inc.

Eva M. Kripalani

Eva M. Kripalani, Co-Chair of Advisory Board

Ms. Kripalani was most recently General Counsel of Knowledge Learning Corporation (KLC). While at KLC, her responsibilities included the management and oversight of legal and regulatory compliance, corporate governance, government and community relations, corporate communications and internal audit. Prior to joining KLC, Ms. Kripalani was a partner with Stoel Rives LLP, a leading NW corporate law firm.