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Be Smart with Social Media

By Dennis Garcia

May 17, 2021

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Be Versatile like Baseball’s Javy Baez

By Dennis Garcia

March 31, 2021

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Major League Baseball (MLB) is my favorite sport and tomorrow is MLB’s Opening Day 2021. In honor of Opening Day, there are lessons that all in-house counsel can learn from the great sport of baseball about the importance of versatility. One of my favorite baseball players is Javier (“Javy”) Baez and he plays for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Nicknamed “El Mago” in Spanish or “the Magician,” Mr. Baez is a very exciting ballplayer for…

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Supply Chain Supplies Opportunities for In-House Counsel

By Dennis Garcia

March 18, 2021

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When I was a kid growing up in the 1980s, Air Supply was a popular music duo with songs like “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” and “Even the Nights are Better.” Nowadays, another phrase with the word “supply” in it – supply chain – is becoming popular across Corporate America and for in-house counsel. Last month, President Biden signed an Executive Order on America’s supply chains. This Executive Order is a must-read for…

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Leadership Lessons from The Hammer

By Dennis Garcia

February 9, 2021

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There’s so much that we can all learn from the iconic Hank Aaron – who sadly passed away last month at the age of 86. When I discovered my favorite sport of baseball as a young boy, Hank Aaron was one of the first baseball stars that I looked up to, I proudly collected his baseball cards (and the picture above is my 1956 baseball card of Mr. Aaron) and in my opinion he is…

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You Have a New Business Client. Now What?

By Dennis Garcia

January 28, 2021

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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 worked hard to build a trusted advisor relationship with her, I also know that this is simply part of the ever-changing business environments that we work in. As in-house lawyers we need to constantly adapt…

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D&I Observations on Dr. MLK Jr’s Birthday

By Dennis Garcia

January 17, 2021

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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 minorities, women, people of color, disabled people and other underrepresented groups in the law – whether it be as employees or in senior positions of authority and influence. As we think about opportunities to advance…

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Communicating with Impact to Senior Leaders

By Dennis Garcia

January 9, 2021

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New Year Resolutions – 2021 Edition

By Dennis Garcia

January 1, 2021

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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 constantly change as lawyers or we risk irrelevancy – and the same can also be said for our personal lives. From my perspective, a specific date is not needed for us to change or to…

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Learnings from Baseball Knuckleballer Phil Niekro

By Dennis Garcia

December 28, 2020

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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 of those baseball immortals here. I’m a big baseball fan and every time I learn about the passing of a ballplayer that I watched and grew up to as a kid, part of my…

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Top 5 Areas for In-House Counsel in 2021

By Dennis Garcia

December 26, 2020

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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 counsel and their legal departments in 2021: Continued Covid-19 Impact: While we end 2020 with the beginning of the extensive Covid-19 vaccination process across the world, there will be no vaccine per se for the…

In-House Consigliere

By Dennis Garcia

Blog Authors

Be Smart with Social Media

Be Versatile like Baseball’s Javy Baez

Supply Chain Supplies Opportunities for In-House Counsel

Leadership Lessons from The Hammer

You Have a New Business Client. Now What?

D&I Observations on Dr. MLK Jr’s Birthday

Communicating with Impact to Senior Leaders

New Year Resolutions – 2021 Edition

Learnings from Baseball Knuckleballer Phil Niekro

Top 5 Areas for In-House Counsel in 2021

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