The Legal Innovators Interview Series is hosted by Craig Mills, a shareholder and co-chair of the Litigation section at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. On the show Craig talks to leading in-house counsel from across the country to get their insights on the evolving role of general counsel.
This episode features Janet Lee, General Counsel at ANSYS, a global leader in engineering simulation. If you’ve ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane, driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you’ve used a product where ANSYS software played a role. On this episode Craig and Janet discuss:
- The importance of having a deep understanding of your company’s industry
- Diversity issues in the legal industry
- How GCs are increasingly playing the role of business advisors for their companies