As the role they play within their companies becomes more important, and more pressured, so the general counsel's ability to say 'no' to senior management has grown. But this new found power has its drawbacks. Sophie Evans reports from the IBA's corporate counsel forum in Amsterdam
March 02, 2005 at 07:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
“Is this what we signed up for?”
The question, posed by Rio Tinto’s general counsel, Charles Lawton, at the International Bar Association’s (IBA’s) corporate counsel forum in Amsterdam on 24 February, is telling.
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