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Poonam Puri on the role of in-house counsel in navigating ESG

Oct 02, 2024

   

Poonam Puri is a corporate director and professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. She holds the York Research Chair in Corporate Governance, Investor Protection and Financial Markets. For our CL Talk podcast, Puri discussed the role of in-house counsel in navigating ESG in a high-stakes environment. She will deliver the opening address on this topic at Canadian Lawyer’s ESG summit on October 30 in Toronto. Visit www.esg-summit.ca for more information on the ESG Summit.

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