For those of us who have championed the idea of “general counsel as global business strategists,” KPMG’s most recent study is a welcome validator of the essential points we’ve emphasized.
“Over the Horizon: General Counsel Report 2014” follows up on KPMG’s pioneering 2012 study “Beyond the Law,” which assessed the extent to which GCs are now business strategists, particularly as they’re positioned vis-à-vis corporate boards. For a communications professional, the report has additional value in its emphasis on risk management and crisis prevention, including rich anecdotal evidence and attributed comments by top in-house lawyers.
