I recently attended and presented at the Argyle Chief Legal Officer Leadership Forum at the New York Athletic Club in New York City. Approximately 200 senior General Counsel from large corporations across multiple industries were at the event. The purpose was for these thought leaders to share ideas through speeches, panels and networking about the most pressing issues they face today. 

The one topic that seemed to come up throughout the day was the expanded role of today's Chief Legal Officer (CLO) as business executive, strategist and risk manager. The question that was regularly posed is how the CLO can ensure risk readiness in a world that is global, digital and rich with information and regulations.

I recently attended the Argyle Chief Legal Officer Leadership Forum, held in Chicago. The event brought together over 150 global chief legal officers to discuss the challenges and issues that general counsels face. There were a number of speakers, panel discussions and breakout sessions focused on topics ranging from reducing costs and mitigating risk to tracking the legal impact of technology and social media.

While there, we had the pleasure of introducing Charles Wunsch, the general counsel and corporate secretary of Sprint Nextel. His presentation — "Legal Issue Spotting in a Changing World" — was a thought-provoking look at how rapid technological change has created new issues for legal departments. Here are a few of his key points:

I recently attended the Argyle Chief Legal Officer Forum, a gathering of 200 global corporate counsels to discuss the challenges facing legal departments. IntraLinks was a key sponsor of the event that including a panel introduction, sales introductions to targeted CLOs and a presentation table. IntraLinks also previewed a new enterprise offering that integrates secure legal document repositories, project management workflows and internal/external collaboration. In addition, we were able to interview keynote speaker Tom Sabatino, former General Counsel of Schering Plough (now General Counsel of United Airlines).