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The general counsel as mentor: this is an underappreciated role, but one that can lead to a more effective board if such a relationship is forged between the general counsel and the directors.

Publication: Directors & Boards
Publication Date: 22-SEP-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
When we think of the roles and duties of general counsel, particularly in relation to the board of directors, I'm guessing that not many Boardroom Briefing readers would think of putting "mentor" on the list.

And yet that is precisely a vital role the general counsel should play in his or her relationship with directors.

I'm indebted to Raul Deju for identifying this overlooked role in an article he wrote for Directors & Boards titled "What a Board Needs from Its General Counsel" [Second Quarter 2005]. Deju, president of Deju Management Advisors Inc., has served in top positions--chairman, CEO, president, COO, as...

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