A proven senior corporate executive with legal expertise. The impetus for this change is the realization of the impact law has on a corporation and the untapped potential of using legal expertise in a proactive program.
Legal concerns command a continuously growing amount of staff time and budget.
Every aspect of conducting business now has major legal ramifications. Global expansion, alliances, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, antitrust, liability, and crisis management are just a few of the issues facing the general counsel every day. Boards of directors and top management believe using the general counsel as a strategic player will have a positive effect on corporate success. This executive is now part of the offense, not just a technical defense mechanism or a reactionary control. The Ideal General Counsel Based on search assignments for a variety of clients ranging from pre-IPO technology companies to global industrial and service corporations, a distinct profile of today's general counsel emerges.