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The Shift: The Pandemic is Accelerating the Expansion of the GC Role

General Counsel were already being asked to be part of strategic business decisions in the company before COVID-19. But the pandemic’s massive upending of business operations, and implementation of new compliance requirements, has cemented the need for a GC to be an agile and innovative business driver.