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Who Does the General Counsel Really Report To: The CEO, the Board, or the Company?
Based on insights from BarkerGilmore's June 2026 General Counsel and Board Alignment webinar. The distinction between reporting relationships and professional responsibility can define the effectiveness of a General Counsel [...]
General Counsel Pay and Retention: A CHRO’s Guide for 2027
How compensation research, leadership effectiveness, and succession readiness can inform General Counsel retention strategies for 2027. Retaining an effective General Counsel involves more than competitive compensation. For CHROs at [...]
What Do Corporate Boards Really Expect from Their General Counsel?
Based on BarkerGilmore's 2026 GC-Board Alignment Gap report and insights shared by corporate directors and former General Counsel during BarkerGilmore's June 2026 executive leadership webinar. Insights from experienced corporate [...]
Meet Senior Director Benjamin Mantica
Benjamin Mantica brings a distinctive perspective to BarkerGilmore's executive search practice, shaped by a career spanning military leadership, business operations, and legal practice. A graduate of the U.S. Naval [...]
How Can General Counsel Demonstrate the Value of the Legal Department?
Based on insights from BarkerGilmore's October 2025 webinar. Measuring legal department performance requires looking beyond costs and activity to the business outcomes legal leadership helps achieve. Contributors: Marla Persky [...]
2026 Chicago In-House Legal Leadership Compensation: Scope, Impact, and Market Trends
Download your complimentary copy of BarkerGilmore’s report on salary trends for in-house counsel in Chicago. BarkerGilmore is pleased to present the 2026 Chicago In-House Legal Leadership Compensation Report. How [...]
BarkerGilmore Releases 2026 Chicago In-House Legal Leadership Compensation Report
New research provides compensation benchmarks and career insights for General Counsel, Managing Counsel, and Senior Counsel across the Chicago market. BarkerGilmore, the nation’s only executive search and talent advisory [...]
A BarkerGilmore 20th Anniversary Executive Profile: Kari Brashear
Kari Brashear, Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, and SVP Corporate Development at Myers Industries, exemplifies the evolution from legal leader to enterprise executive. Drawing on her extensive legal, commercial, and operational experience, she brings a business-focused perspective to legal leadership. Her approach to executive partnership, business strategy, and leadership growth reflects the qualities defining today’s most effective Chief Legal Officers.
Leadership Was Never Meant to Be a Solo Journey: Introducing the BarkerGilmore Leader Exchange
Where do in-house legal leaders go for honest advice when the toughest leadership questions can't be discussed inside their own organizations? Join BarkerGilmore for an introduction to the Leader [...]
Women General Counsels Are Outearning Men Via Better Stock Deals
Senior women lawyers at the largest US companies are bucking the gender pay gap by outearning their male peers, helped by greater success in negotiating stock awards, an Equilar study [...]
2026 General Counsel Compensation Report: Commentary from John Gilmore, BarkerGilmore
To provide additional perspective on the findings in General Counsel Pay Trends, Equilar spoke with John Gilmore, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at BarkerGilmore. In the conversation, Mr. Gilmore discussed the [...]
2026 Public Company General Counsel Compensation Report
Public Company General Counsel Pay Trends featuring data from Equilar and analysis from BarkerGilmore The role of General Counsel (GC) is recognized as a key pillar of support [...]
