Thought Leadership | Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Professionals

Leaders of regulatory-focused business units not only tackle control and enforcement-related work, but influence and collaborate with broad sets of stakeholders, inspire diverse teams of experts, and develop and road-test new strategies as business operations become increasingly global, nuanced, and sophisticated. But these leaders are often overlooked for broader executive roles and are a source of untapped potential talent within organizations across sectors. Discover the hidden potential of these leaders.

In conversation with Anna-Marie Slot, Board Member of Net Zero Lawyers Alliance

Lawyer and board member Haigreve Khaitan shares what directors should be aware of.

What GCs can bring to the boardroom table beyond legal and compliance expertise.

Expert legal knowledge and high performance may help in your cases, but they don't prepare you to be a successful leader​ for your clients.

In today's world, General Counsels are expanding their purview and impact, embracing the role of Strategic Advisor.

The journey to making equity partner in a law firm is both fraught with challenges and full of learning opportunities.

Lawyers have traditionally been hired for their legal expertise – their knowledge of rules, governance and regulations, their negotiating skills, their ability to navigate an organization out of legal jeopardy. All critical skills, of course, but hardly sufficient to serve in today’s complex business world. Today, an organization needs far more than legal advice from its legal function. Today’s business needs its General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer and its teams of lawyers to be top-notch leaders.

General Counsels (GCs) are in an unique position to transform culture. By taking on four types of leadership roles, GCs can become cultural leaders, creating a strong departmental culture, which disseminates throughout an entire organization.

Law firms have long since served as the last bastions of traditionalism in an otherwise volatile, uncertain world. But now it’s time to change.

140 UK Audit Committee Chairs share what it takes to become an Audit Committee Chair—and succeed in the role.

Female lawyers of Asian descent are climbing the ranks as general counsel and heading the legal departments of Fortune 500 companies at an unprecedented rate.