CL Talk

Two former GCs on how general counsel can shed the 'Department of No' label

Mar 04, 2025

Bindu Cudjoe is the strategic advisor of Bindustries Consulting and a former executive and chief legal officer in the financial services industry, including Laurentian Bank and BMO as well as a former law firm partner. Judith McKay is the principal and strategic advisor of JEM3 Consulting, a former chief client and innovation officer at McCarthy Tetrault, and a former global general counsel for a Fortune 500 company. They spoke to the CL Talk podcast about how in-house counsel need to shift from being perceived as the “Department of No” to a trusted strategic advisor, and how they can manage the transition.

KPMG Law’s fractional GC model, put to work on Canada’s largest AI data centre project

KPMG Law’s fractional GC model, put to work on Canada’s largest AI data centre project

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Conor Chell on what it really takes to serve as acting GC for the largest private infrastructure investment in Canadian history

Inside Thomson Reuters' legal AI buy-or-build moment

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Legal AI proficiency: what Canadian lawyers keep getting wrong

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HR lawyer Laura Williams on psychological safety, accountability, and inclusive leadership

Correctional Negligence: Holding Canada's Institutions Accountable

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When governments fail people in custody, who holds them to account? A leading civil litigator explains.