(Top left to right) Dri. Heidi Gardner, distinguished fellow at Harvard Law School, and Lydia Cheuk, general counsel at Away. (Bottom left to right): Kelly Slavitt, former general counsel at RB and the ASPCA, and Matt Nolan, chief legal and compliance officer at Safeguard Medical. Key to Business Success: Ingrain Collaboration Into Legal Department's DNA
"Get up from your desk and walk around," one consultant and former GC said.
June 18, 2021 at 01:54 PM
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Laying the groundwork for collaboration—including knowing who and who not to bring in the room, and giving business context to outside counsel—can be the difference-maker between success and failure for general counsel involved in business initiatives.
During the Association of Corporate Counsel's virtual ACC XChange on Wednesday, consultants and legal leaders from Harvard Law School, ASPCA, Away and Safeguard Medical discussed ways to bring a variety of stakeholders to the table to find the best possible solutions to business problems.
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