The GC is a proactive member of a corporation’s C-Suite, and their role as counsel is often utilized across the organization in different ways. GCs are collaborating with CEOs and COOs, HR and Finance departments to help drive strategic business decisions across the board. As the scope of the GC’s responsibilities continue to broaden year after year, this session will explore the GC’s evolving role, the business challenges they face in risk management, compliance and regulation across different industries, and discuss how they are dealing with the pressures that are keeping them up at night.

 

Speakers:

Eric Dinallo, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Dave Kerstein, Chief Risk Officer, Validity Finance

Brian T. Markley, Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel

James Sheehan, Chief, Charities Bureau, NY State Department of Law

 

Moderator:

Steve Kovalan, Director of Research, ALM Intelligence

In this session, a panel of GCs and in-house counsel will sound off on current hot topics in the news that are impacting litigation, discussing the legal issues that the organization at hand is working through. Panelists will examine what went wrong in each instance, and discuss what the organization could've done to mitigate and/or prevent the fallout. Panelists will also discuss examples of how to mitigate legal and reputational risks in similar scenarios if they were to occur within their own organizations, and share strategies for response.

 

Speakers:

Yelena Ferreira, Associate Director, Assistant General Counsel, Pacira BioSciences

Allison Chock, Chief Investment Officer-US and Legal Counsel, Bentham IMF

D&I has become a priority in the legal industry, and many corporations already have initiatives in place to create and maintain a diverse culture across the workplace. What does a successful initiative look like and which indicators should you use? In this session, GCs discuss the steps they’ve taken to move the needle forward, and evaluate how they measure success.

 

Speakers:
Latoya Asia, Assistant General Counsel, E*TRADE Financial

Ron Peppe, Vice President, Legal & HR, Secretary & Director, Canam Steel Corporation

Eduardo Santiago-Acevedo, Vice President & Senior Regulatory Counsel, Prudential Financial