Last week I learned that one of my senior business clients – who is a Microsoft Corporate Vice President – took on a new leadership position within Microsoft. While I was initially disappointed since she’s an outstanding leader and I
Dennis Garcia
Dennis Garcia is a legal professional who publishes blog content focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence and law. His writings explore how AI impacts various legal practice areas including employment law, ethics, intellectual property, data privacy, regulatory compliance, sustainability, cybercrime, competition law, and legal operations. He discusses the evolving role of AI in legal jobs, the ethical use of AI tools by lawyers and managers, and the importance of transparency and trust in AI applications within the legal industry. His work addresses the challenges and opportunities AI presents to legal professionals, law firms, and corporate legal departments.
Latest from Dennis Garcia - Page 6
D&I Observations on Dr. MLK Jr’s Birthday
As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and reflect upon his legacy, it’s an important reminder that the legal industry has more work to do to advance diversity and inclusion.
We all know about the continued lack of…
Communicating with Impact to Senior Leaders
…
New Year Resolutions – 2021 Edition
After a very challenging 2020, it’s great to see 2021. Happy New Year!
While I know that many folks make official New Years resolutions, I have never been much of a New Years resolutions type of guy. We need to…
Learnings from Baseball Knuckleballer Phil Niekro
Yesterday I learned of the unfortunate death of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro. Sadly, Mr. Niekro is the 7th Hall of Fame player that has died in 2020 and a few months ago I wrote about two…
Top 5 Areas for In-House Counsel in 2021
After an unprecedented and highly tumultuous year in 2020 we are all looking forward to a new year in 2021! 2021 will continue to present important opportunities and challenges for in-house counsel. Here’s my “Top 5” focus areas for corporate…
Increasing Your Visibility in a Virtual World
Last week I delivered a presentation to our Microsoft Legal Department Latinx employee community about strategies for remaining visible – and increasing your visibility – in the workplace despite working in a remote environment. As we all know not being…
Lessons Learned from Lou Brock & Tom Seaver
During this past week two icons from the baseball world – Lou Brock and Tom Seaver – sadly passed away. They largely played during the same era and according to ESPN, as a hitter Mr. Brock faced Mr. Seaver…
In-House Counsel Need to be Customer-Obsessed
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella likes to say that “trust cannot be claimed – it can only be earned.” As in-house counsel we must always remember that we need to earn the trust and confidence of our clients every day as…
My “10 Cs” of Crisis Leadership
Last month I served as a speaker on an Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) – Chicago Chapter webcast entitled “Writing a global pandemic playbook – Crisis control: Effectively managing teams and protecting organizations in the era of COVID-19 cyber-attacks and…