Upcoming Events
Our Global Counsel Leaders substantive events, focused research and analysis reach thousands of General Counsel around the world.
In addition to events organized by Global Counsel Leaders, listed below are events where we are speaking, noteworthy events we recommend, and our recent past programs. To inquire about registering for our programs (or for the complete list), contact us.
Americas In-Person Forum
Balancing Act: Thriving as General Counsel in a Turbulent World
New York City, NY
In today's uncertain landscape, the role of the General Counsel and top team has evolved rapidly, demanding a diverse skill set, more collaboration across the company, and greater agility and resilience.
You are invited to join Global Counsel Leaders members, prominent guest speakers and invited in-house leader guests for interactive panel and roundtable discussions to advance your ability to excel amid diverse demands. Throughout the Forum you will gain insights from diverse leaders, build peer relationships, and exchange strategies and practices.
Agenda & speakers to be announced shortly. Scroll down for latest agenda.
Select guests, peers of our Global Counsel Leaders members, are invited to participate at no fee by invitation, if they meet membership requirements. Space is limited to ensure a participatory discussion.
To request an invitation, please complete the form below.
Forum Agenda and Session Highlights
Wednesday, June 5th
4:30pm: Meet and greet
5pm: Panel discussion: The General Counsel as Transformer
6:15pm: Reception
7pm: Dinner
Thursday, June 6th
8am: Light breakfast
8:30am: Roundtable session: The General Counsel as Strategist
9:30am: Roundtable session: The General Counsel as Promoter & Defender
10:30am: Break
11am: Roundtable session: General Counsel as Influencer
12pm: Casual Lunch buffet
12:30- 1:15pm: Discussion and workshop: Pulling it All Together to Draft Your Plan
1:15-1:30pm: Closing Remarks
Speeding Progress on Digital and AI for Legal: How the General Counsel Can Win Support and Funding
Please join Global Counsel Leaders - a Factor Law community - advancing leadership and executive performance topics for chief legal officers and General Counsel, for a virtual briefing on how the GC can win support and funding for digital and AI.
We’re thrilled to have two excellent speakers (and more to be announced):
Jennifer McConnell, General Counsel, Compass Group North America
David Mainiero, Director – Enterprise Legal Solutions, Factor
Our research and conversations with corporate legal leaders finds that a leading impediment to advancing tech-driven and digital capabilities for Legal is failure to gain budget for these projects. We also find that many General Counsel lack confidence in their “tech savviness” and often resort to small internal improvements such as moving routine tasks to other functions.
Internal steps help but rarely deliver the leaps that your legal team requires to reduce its continually growing workload. Your Legal function needs automated tasks, better data, streamlined contracting and tech-driven processes. Often this requires external support and innovative approaches. How can you succeed at securing executive commitment and the funds required?
Join us for this interactive discussion, where subject matter experts and General Counsel discussion leaders will discuss:
Common errors in project proposals and how to avoid them
Leveraging the skills of Legal Operations and Tech experts
Seeking support outside Legal to articulate the purpose and return on investment
Working with other functions on solutions that will sell
Register today by completing the short form here.
Please note that this event is open only to peers at the level of our Global Counsel Leaders members, dedicated in-house counsel legal or compliance leaders in international companies and institutions. Thank you for your understanding.
Ethics, Politics & Business: How can Legal Leaders Help CEOs and Boards Protect the Organization?
Global Counsel Leaders, the leading participatory forum where corporate & compliance leaders connect, invites our members and dedicated in-house leader guests to join your peers for a virtual roundtable on the GC’s role in reducing reputational risk.
Join us for this interactive discussion, where subject matter experts and General Counsel discussion leaders will share how they actively manage these risks and advise their organization. On March 6th, we will address:
Actions to help executive leaders identify, rank and report on relevant reputational risks in your key markets
Working with corporate comms to guide how the C-suite and customer-facing execs speak about sensitive public and political topics
The Legal leader’s approaches to prepare for and orient the Board to avoid issues that could threaten brand and financial performance
Developing practices to protect one’s own reputation in a business crisis
Please complete the short form to register here.
Please note that this event is open only to peers at the level of our Global Counsel Leaders members, dedicated in-house counsel legal or compliance leaders in international companies and institutions. Thank you for your understanding.
New Challenges in Cybersecurity: Data Governance and Generative AI
Please join Global Counsel Leaders, the leading industry forum for Chief Legal Officers and senior General Counsel (GC), for a virtual roundtable on cybersecurity.
Join us to hear from cybersecurity specialists and subject matter experts including Dr. Scott Toth, Chief Information Security Officer, Volvo Financial Services, and Jennie VonCannon, Partner in Cybersecurity and Privacy, Regulatory Enforcement, Crowell Moring, and Janine McKelvey, General Counsel - Data, BT for this interactive discussion about:
Addressing new cybersecurity risks presented by Generative AI
How legal teams are acting on the SEC cybersecurity disclosure rule
Complying with changing regulations on cross-border data flow
How the GC’s role is changing in data governance and privacy
Register today by completing the short form here.
Part 2: What Traits Do CEOs Value Most in their Legal Leaders?
Virtual Forum: The Future Ready GC: Reshaping Legal for 2024 Demands
Join us on Wednesday, December 6th and Thursday, December 7th for a two-part virtual event with prominent legal leaders, to help you refine your Legal priorities and strategy for 2024. Bring your questions and comments!
Part 2: What Traits Do CEOs Value Most in their Legal Leaders?
Thursday, December 7th at 11:30am to 12:30pm EST
Key CLO competencies continue changing, but the fundamentals are more important than ever: smart commercial acumen, executive communications skills, and strong emotional intelligence.
Panelists include Will McKinnon, Co-Lead Americas GC Practice, Russell Reynolds, Aaron Kotok, Executive Director, Advance Law, and José González, Chief Legal Officer, Equitable.
This session will discuss priorities to shape the GC’s 2024 agenda:
attributes that CEOs and senior executives most want in their Legal chief,
identifying skills needed and how they can be evaluated
acquiring and retaining talent with the competencies needed
Part 1: 2024 Challenges and Opportunities for the Future Ready GC
Virtual Forum: The Future Ready GC: Reshaping Legal for 2024 Demands
Join us on Wednesday, December 6th and Thursday, December 7th for a two-part complimentary virtual event with prominent legal leaders, to help you refine your Legal priorities and strategy for 2024. Bring your questions and comments!
Part 1: 2024 Challenges and Opportunities for the Future Ready GC
Wednesday, December 6th at 11:30am to 12:30pm EST
A distinguished panel including Aine Lyons, SVP & Deputy General Counsel, VMware, E. Leigh Dance, Executive Director, Global Counsel Leaders, Matt Fawcett, Chief Strategy Officer, Formerly NetApp and Varun Mehta, Chief Executive Officer, Factor will:
Discuss takeaways from our new survey of 50 global corporate legal chiefs.
Share insights on how the GC and her team must lead to meet constant new and shifting demands.
Recommend approaches to overcome barriers to tech-driven advancements and using automation and AI to enable future-ready legal teams.
Autumn Forum Europe
The Future Ready GC: Reshaping Legal to Meet New Demands
The Forum covers a topic of current importance to corporate legal chiefs and their companies, with the agenda designed by our Leaders Circle members. View the latest agenda here.
Participants will hear from and share practical approaches with global corporate CLOs, General Counsel and subject matter experts, including:
Bruce Breckenridge, General Counsel, Business, BT Group
Chris Newby, General Counsel EMEA and UK, AIG
Ed Sohn, Global Head of Capabilities, Factor
Felora Mofidi, Global Head of IP, DXC Technology
Janine McKelvey, General Counsel - Data, BT Group
Jennifer O’Connell, Global Leader of the Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Practice, Russell Reynolds
Joe McFadden, Deputy General Counsel, Legal Strategy Head, McKinsey & Co
Marco Lechner, Legal Director, Accenture
Peter Wiley, Former Chief International Counsel, Disney
Reena SenGupta, Executive Director, RSGI
Mark Maurice-Jones, General Counsel and Head of Legal Services, Nestlé
Aaron Nulty, General Counsel Ireland, Capgemini
Gaucho Rasmussen, Legal Director, Amazon
Bjarne Tellmann, General Counsel, Haleon
Select guests, peers of our Global Counsel Leaders members, are invited to participate at no fee by invitation, if they meet membership requirements. Space is limited to ensure a participatory discussion.
To request an invitation, please complete the form below.
Virtual Briefing: 2023 ESG Report
Hear from many of our contributing authors – Legal thought leaders and ESG experts!
Panelists include:
Jose Gonzalez, Chief Legal Officer, Equitable
Helena Samaha, CEO, Lex Mundi
Jeremy Barton, General Counsel, KPMG UK
Silvio Cavallo, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Pillarstone
Kim Yapchai, former Chief Sustainability Officer, Tenneco
John Stout, Partner, Head of Corp Governance & Sustainability, Fredrikson
Moderator: Leigh Dance, Executive Director, Global Counsel Leaders
To request an invitation, complete the form below.
ESG & the Legal Leader: Risks, Roles and Regulatory Outlook
Members and selected guests are invited to participate in this virtual roundtable, with the discussion led by contributing authors to our 2023 ESG REPORT for Corporate Legal & Compliance Leaders, plus a special guest speaker on the regulatory outlook in the US & Europe.
ChatGPT, Bard & Generative AI: Legal Risks & Opportunities
Please join Global Counsel Leaders, the leading industry forum for Chief Legal Officers and senior General Counsel (GC), in conjunction with our sponsor Factor, for a briefing on Generative AI, now a fast-moving topic confronting GC and multi-disciplinary teams across the industry.
We’re thrilled to have a panel of experts to provide an informative 75-minute briefing on Tuesday, June 27th:
Wendy Callaghan, Chief Innovation Legal Officer, Assoc General Counsel, AIG Group
Jessica Block, EVP Market Solutions, Factor
Karen Buzard, Partner & Market Innovation Group member, Allen & Overy
Christian Lang, Founder, LEGA and the NY Legal Tech MeetUp
Following the strong reviews of our in-person session on this topic last month in New York, we are offering a virtual repeat for a broader audience. The complimentary virtual session will cover:
What the GC should know now about Chat GPT, Bard and Generative AI
How GCs currently see the company use ChatGPT and other Gen AI tools
Identifying key risks in the enterprise and Legal’s role in mitigation
We’ll send you a calendar link and dial-in details upon registration. If you have any issues, contact us and we’ll help get it resolved.
Global Counsel Leaders - New York City Spring Conference
What NOW? What NEXT?
The Successful Legal Leader
Global Counsel Leaders gather in-person for the 1st time in >3 years! Together, you will exchange perspectives, share your vision & exchange thoughts on what’s working and not, to fulfill stakeholders’ expectations for corporate legal over the next year. Participants have a chance to listen, reflect, and clarify thinking — with support from case examples and best practices to accelerate progress while your team solves diverse demands that change daily.
Guest Speakers & Panel:
Wendy Callaghan, Chief Innovation Legal Officer & Associate GC, AIG
Karen Buzard, Partner, Allen & Overy
Catie Butt, Executive Director, A&O Consulting
Justin Castillo, COO & General Counsel, BT Federal
Rozan Simoni, General Counsel - North America, COFCO International
Bill Deckelman, EVP & General Counsel, DXC Technology
Jessica Block, EVP Market Solutions, Factor
Jon Pedersen, EVP, Global Head of Practice, Factor
Christine Cason, Deputy GC, Strategy & Legal Services Innovation, Koch Industries
Christian Lang, Founder & CEO, LEGA
Casey Flaherty, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, LexFusion
William McKinnon, Partner - Head of Americas Legal, Risk & Compliance Practice, Russell Reynolds
Leigh Dance, Executive Director, Global Counsel Leaders
In dynamic roundtable discussions, often kicked off with short, expert presentations, Leaders Circle participants exchange practical experiences and candid insights on their approaches and key challenges. Rather than many presentations, the Leaders Circle invites an in-depth exchange among peers who lead the legal/compliance function and must respond to many stakeholders.
Global Counsel Leaders - London Spring Conference
Global Counsel Leaders Circle members meet in London with a select group of invited corporate legal and compliance peers in the region.
In dynamic roundtable discussions, often kicked off with short, expert presentations, Leaders Circle participants exchange practical experiences and candid insights on their approaches and key challenges. Rather than many presentations, the Leaders Circle invites an in-depth exchange among peers who lead the legal/compliance function and must respond to many stakeholders.