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BarkerGilmore Recruits Todd Grice as General Counsel for Bacardi Limited
BarkerGilmore, a boutique firm specializing in legal and compliance executive search and leadership development, has recruited Todd Grice as the new General Counsel of Bacardi Limited. The engagement was managed [...]
A Commentary on the GC’s Expanded Role
The responsibilities of the General Counsel have expanded in recent years, propelling a position once known solely as the head of the legal department into [...]
Clear the Path to Your Own Success: Three Ways Women Lawyers Can Overcome Reluctance to Self-Advocate in the Workplace
By now, most people are aware of the persistent wage and value gaps existing between men and women in the United States. The legal profession [...]
Uh, Oh — There’s a New CEO in Town! What Do I Do?
Strategic Advisor and Coach Noah Hanft is joined by Bart Schwartz, partner at Wilkie Farr & Gallagher and former General Counsel of Assurant, Inc., and Susan Blount, former Executive Vice President and [...]
Insights into the Role of the Modern GC and Succession
A recent report by BarkerGilmore and Chief Executive Group found that CEOs are wanting more from their GCs. They want them to step up and [...]
BarkerGilmore and Equilar Announce Release of New General Counsel Pay Trends Report
The responsibilities of General Counsel have expanded in recent years, propelling a position once known solely as the head of the legal department into a key executive team member [...]
BarkerGilmore Places Luis Machado as General Counsel at TopBuild Corp.
BarkerGilmore, a boutique firm recognized for its best-in-class legal and compliance executive search, advisory, and coaching services, announced that Luis Machado, former General Counsel of CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS), [...]
Hot Topics for Boards — How the GC and CCO Should Respond
Strategic Advisors Haydee Olinger and Marla Persky identify the hot topics on today’s board agendas and how GCs and CCOs should respond to provide board members with the information they need to [...]
Study Finds CEOs Want More from Their GCs. How Should GCs Respond?
In a recent report by BarkerGilmore and Chief Executive Group, 70% of CEOs described their ideal GC as one who acts as a strategic business partner [...]
How to Say “No” to the CEO or Other Business Executives and Provide a Range of Alternatives to Achieve the Business Goals
Strategic Advisors Helen Pudlin, Maureen Brundage, and Noah Hanft share their experience and advice on how to reframe a “no” message into options and recommendations to mitigate legal risk while adding value [...]
BarkerGilmore Adds Legal Operations Pioneer and General Counsel to Strategic Advisor and Coach Roster
Audrey Rubin, nationally acclaimed as both a pioneer of the legal operations function and a preeminent leader in the business of law, with an innovative background in advising law [...]
Legal Work’s In-House Shift Shows No Sign of Slowing
Before the pandemic, legal departments were moving more work in-house and relying less on outsourcing, and industry experts predict this trend will continue long after the crisis wanes because [...]
