13. U.S. Bank GC: This Is What It Means to Know My Business
While law firms often perceive they're doing a pretty good job learning the client business, GCs have unique requirements that are helpful to review. Here's a Q&A with Sarah Stroebel, the Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at U.S. Bank.
April 27, 2021 at 09:11 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Lean Adviser
This Q&A was extracted from a story originally published on Litigation Daily
Meet Sarah Stroebel, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at U.S. Bank, the fifth largest bank in the nation. Based in the company's Minneapolis headquarters, Stroebel leads a team of more than 50 lawyers and legal professionals who handle everything from litigation to employment law to immigration to political law to legal process. Stroebel, who first moved in-house in 2007, practiced earlier in her career as a litigator at Lindquist & Vennum, a firm which has since merged with Ballard Spahr.
Q: Tell us a little about yourself — beyond what's in your LinkedIn bio.
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