General Counsel and the Board of Directors

WeirFoulds LLP with the ACC Ontario Chapter will be hosting their annual seminar for in-house corporate counsel.

General Counsel and the Board of Directors

*This program has been accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 1.5 Professionalism Hours*

Program Description: When reporting to a board of directors, what are its expectations of general counsel? Recent survey results reflect tension between general counsel’s increased role as a strategic advisory member to the executive management team, and his or her existing independent role of providing legal advice to the board. At this seminar, we will discuss all of the issues that impact on the relationship between general counsel and the board, drawing on real-life experiences from industry panel members.

Panelists:
Harriet Lewis, University Secretary and General Counsel, York University
Terrie-Lynne Devonish, Chief Counsel, AON Canada
Ron Strathdee, General Counsel, Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
Ernest Tuckett, General Counsel, DuPont Canada Company

Moderator: Lisa Borsook, Executive Partner, WeirFoulds LLP

Facilitator: Sanjeev Dhawan, Senior Counsel, Hydro One Networks Inc. and Immediate Past President of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Ontario Chapter

Cost: The presentation and lunch are open to in-house counsel only and is free of charge, but you must register to attend.

RSVP: by Friday, September 27, 2013 to http://generalcounsel.eventbrite.com. For further inquiries please contact the Administrator, Association of Corporate Counsel Ontario Chapter at accontario.registrar@gmail.com.