What Makes Mediation So Powerful
November 9, 2025
This week I got to participate in a mediation. Even though I’m not a litigator, mediation has always been one of my favorite parts of ...
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2025 LA Times Executive Leadership Awards
June 2, 2025
I am proud to see my partner, Carrie Fogliani, honored as a nominee at the 2025 LA Times Executive Leadership Awards on Monday night! As ...
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From ‘Big Law’ to In-House
May 9, 2025
What does it take to become a world-class General Counsel is usually the question I am asking others on my own podcast Becoming the GC, ...
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Chat GPT Is Not Wisdom, It’s Information
April 9, 2025
“Chat GPT is not wisdom, it’s information.” – Words to live by in 2025. First, I’d like to thank Cody H. for having me as ...
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Don’t Reinvent The Wheel
March 9, 2025
As a very junior associate at Milbank, I was given an assignment at 6 PM to mark up a 50-page agreement by the next morning. ...
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“Becoming the GC” Podcast Episode with Stephen Chu
February 20, 2025
Just in time for your evening (or tomorrow morning) commute… Becoming the GC Podcast episode with Stephen Chu In this episode of Becoming the GC, ...
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Accelerate Your Development
February 9, 2025
Weather matters. And so does finding a great mentor. I moved to Los Angeles for a 2L summer job at Milbank and returned to California ...
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Celebrating 15 Years!
October 9, 2024
By Carrie Fogliani We are so grateful to be celebrating 15 years of GeneralCounselWest, PC. It has been the most fulfilling and incredible journey alongside ...
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Tips to Control Overwhelm with Work
October 7, 2024
Being an in-house lawyer at a healthcare company is hard enough, let’s not make it even harder by failing to arrange our calendars for peak ...
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GCWest’s Own Mary Lang Receives Annual PEACOC Award
June 7, 2024
We are beaming with GCWest pride as we announce that our very own Mary Lang received Radiology Partners’ coveted Practice Excellence and Commitment in Outside ...
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What a GC Wants
February 7, 2024
What a GC wants… When I was a GC, I found that most outside counsel could tell me what the law is. Many could even ...
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Podcast with Joe Schohl: 7 Things I Did To Become A General Counsel
December 19, 2023
Joe Schohl set out to become a public company GC before turning 40. He wrote this goal on a piece of paper and carried it ...
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