Leadership in Law: In Conversation with Joel Unruch, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Accenture
Apr猫s une ann茅e tumultueuse, venez entendre Joel Unruch, BCL/LLB'03, dans une conversation anim茅e par Joydeep Sengupta, BCL/LLB'08, sur la mani猫re dont le monde juridique s'est adapt茅 et sur le r么le dynamique jou茅 par le leadership. La conversation portera 茅galement sur le parcours professionnel de Joel, qui a dirig茅 en temps de crise et a cr茅茅 un environnement de travail plus inclusif.
Maintenant tous deux bien 茅tablis dans leurs carri猫res respectives, Joel et Joydeep partageront des anecdotes sur leurs propres exp茅riences professionnelles, ainsi que leurs points de vue et leurs conseils pour les jeunes avocat.e.s et 茅tudiant.e.s en droit.
La professeure Allison Christians, doyenne associ茅e (recherche) et titulaire de la chaire H. Heward Stikeman en droit fiscal 脿 la Facult茅 de droit de l'Universit茅 平特五不中, prononcera le mot de bienvenue.
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Joel Unruch, BCL/LLB'03, is Accenture's general counsel and corporate secretary, responsible for leading the company's global legal function. With ultimate oversight for all legal support to Accenture, Joel leads a global team of legal, contract management and government relations professionals. He is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee. Joel joined Accenture in 2011 as assistant general counsel and assistant secretary and became corporate secretary in June 2015. In addition to his responsibilities as corporate secretary, Joel oversaw ventures & acquisitions for legal, which includes global acquisitions, dispositions and strategic minority investments. He also led the legal organization's alliances & ecosystems practice, which drives growth through Accenture's strategic relationships with partners and suppliers, and led the Global Legal Network-a team that delivers a comprehensive suite of legal services.
Admitted to the Paris, New York and Ontario (Canada) Bars, Joydeep Sengupta, BCL/LLB'08, is a member of the Compliance, Investigations and Regulatory team of Mayer Brown's Paris office, within the Litigation and Dispute Resolution department. Joydeep focuses on cross-border litigation, compliance and enforcement matters for financial institutions and corporations, including the resolution of administrative and enforcement proceedings involving regulators and prosecutors. Joydeep has worked in the New York, Paris and Washington, DC offices of global law firms, and has served as a law clerk at the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Toronto. His work on legal innovation was featured in the most recent Financial Times - Innovative Lawyers North America report. Joydeep has also been shortlisted by Chambers Europe in 2021 for an Outstanding Contribution award for his work on promoting greater inclusion in the legal profession in Europepdiv>
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