CIO
Peter Lesser
Title
CIO/VP
Small Talk Topics
- Sales rep Jim Moineau says, “He is a very intelligent man, and one of the best CIOs that I have worked with over the years. Peter has been in the role with Skadden now for 18 years. 14 years that I have managed their account and business.”
- Peter enjoys travel
- He has socialized with our CEO Chris MacFarland on a number of occasions.
- He enjoys good wine and fine food
- He is an avid runner.
- Graduate of Brown University
Company
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Company Description
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, typically shortened to Skadden, is an American multinational law firm headquartered in New York City. The company is known for its work on company mergers and takeovers. Ranked 5th on the AMLAW 200. Approximately 1,800 attorneys.
Industry
Legal
HQ Location
New York, New York
# of Branches
25
Revenue
$3 Billion
Sales Rep
Jim Moineau
Current Solutions & Services
- 25 site global Masergy MPLS
- Masergy Manages a second MPLS network procured by Skadden from Lumen: Manage both network and Cisco routers
- Skadden has a large instance of Masergy’s Managed security services: UES – this is a kew tool for their incident response team
Current Opportunities
- We are currently in the middle of a Proof of Concept with our Fortinet SDWAN, this is moving along well. Note: Skadden is Fortinet’s outside counsel – the SDWAN solution is signed for another $88,000 monthly.
- We are also converting the SIEM within the Managed security to Rapid7 and we will look at a dedicated NOC/SOC team for them: uptick of approximately $33,000 monthly.
Share of Wallet Monthly Recurring Charges $
- MASERGY MPLS: $170,000
- Managed 3rd party MPLS/Lumen: $40,000
- Masergy Managed Security: UES: $55,000
- Just signed SDWAN overlay at all Skadden sites $88,000
- Total: $353,000
- Pending: UES upgrade and re-term: + $40,000
- Network is up for renewal May 1, 2025
- Managed Security: July 1, 2024
Issues and/or Executive Support Requested
The one concern that continues since the acquisition is concern with the NOC support and resolution of tickets and the NOC’s understanding of the Skadden environment: Managed Security, sensors, and the networks employ cradle point out of band management and they rarely utilize these correctly, this frustrates Brian Alberino – head of IT Operations (Brian is our main contact)