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BarkerGilmore Adds Former Ashland Global Holdings Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Senior VP, General Counsel & Secretary to Strategic Advisor and Coach Roster
Peter Ganz, who most recently served as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ASH), a global specialty [...]
8 Trends for Fortune 500 General Counsel Appointments in 2020
Every year, we see approximately 10% of Fortune 500 companies appoint a new top legal executive. In 2020, 44 lawyers were appointed to the enterprise [...]
Turning Lawyers into Leaders and Developing Successors
Strategic Advisors A.B. Cruz III and Marla Persky discuss the differences between leadership and management, how you can help your high potential performers become legal leaders, and ways to develop a succession [...]
Closing the Aspirational Gap: Study Finds Women and Men Aspire to Become GCs at Similar Rates
In December 2020, BarkerGilmore released its 2020 Aspiring General Counsel Report which investigates current legal counsel who aspire to become General Counsel in their careers. Two [...]
Insights: The Remote Legal Department
BarkerGilmore recently held a webinar on how in-house lawyers can, and should, prepare for their performance reviews in the current, primarily remote work environment. Participants were [...]
Study Investigates Legal Leaders Aspiring to Become General Counsel
Fairport, NY (December 3, 2020) – BarkerGilmore, a boutique executive search firm recognized for helping companies build world-class legal and compliance departments nationwide, released their 2020 Aspiring General Counsel Report today. [...]
Succeeding as a Great Lawyer, Savvy Businessperson, and Indispensable Teammate —The In-House Counsel Imperative
Strategic Advisor and Coach A.B. Cruz, III is joined by Mary Talbott, CLO & Secretary, Gravity Diagnostics, and Shawnte Mitchell, EVP, GC & Corporate Secretary, Zogenix, Inc., to discuss their personal experience [...]
Finding Your Next Job (or Having It Find You)
Strategic Advisor and Coach Maureen Brundage is joined by Sunita Holzer, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Realogy Holdings Corp., and BarkerGilmore Co-Founder and Partner, John Gilmore, to provide helpful dos and [...]
4 Steps to Creating a GC Succession Plan
While most companies acknowledge that a succession plan is crucial for business and leadership continuity, preparing and maintaining a succession plan is a time-consuming process. [...]
Men More Likely to Be Promoted to GC, Women Get Recruited
Men are more likely to be promoted to general counsel, while women are more likely to be recruited externally for the role, according to a study of in-house lawyers [...]
Study Identifies Path Legal Leaders Take to Become a General Counsel
Fairport, NY (October 28, 2020) – BarkerGilmore, a boutique executive search firm recognized for helping companies build world-class legal and compliance departments nationwide, released their 2020 General Counsel Succession Report today. [...]
What’s the Most Common Path to the General Counsel Seat?
General counsel reach the top of the legal department ladder by following a variety of paths and strategies, though some are more common than others. Many chief lawyers got [...]
