Corporate
Mar. 20, 2014
As GC turnover climbs, companies rethink priorities
General counsel movement shot up dramatically last year, and companies have seized on the turnover as an opportunity to place lawyers with more business savvy at the heads of their legal departments.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When Sempra Energy replaced its outgoing general counsel of more than a decade, the company brought on a lawyer whose business background rivaled her knowledge of the law.
"Sempra was looking for a general counsel who had deep business experience, a strong strategic mindset and the ability to bring that business perspective and insight to the table," said Martha B. Wyrsch, who became the ...
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