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• Understand what executive orders (EOs) are, what legal effect they have and how they are used. (2:53)
• Develop strategies for how legal leaders can quickly evaluate and then prioritize relevant EOs. (6:40)
• Learn the types of workforce-related EOs that have been issued (11:28) and focus areas for legal leaders. (14:47)
• Learn the types of EOs related to trade policy and supply chain that have been issued (17:58) and focus areas for legal leaders. (19:53)
• Understand how legal leaders can lean in during this uncertainty (26:21) and general counsel’s (GC’s) recommended next steps. (29:57)

The flurry of EOs issued by the new U.S. administration has amplified the uncertainty that organizations have been grappling with for some time. In times of uncertainty, GC can be a strategic partner to the board and management by synthesizing rapidly changing regulatory and social expectations and conveying the strategic implications of various actions.

In this installment of the Strategic GC Podcast, Gartner Vice President and Chief of Research for General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers, Chris Audet, Gartner Vice President Research Key Initiative Leader, Abbott Martin, and host, Alissa Lugo, discuss EOs, including EOs related to workforce and trade policy, what Gartner has been hearing from clients, evaluation and prioritization tips and how GC can proactively address the uncertainty.

Eager to hear more? The Strategic GC Podcast publishes the last Thursday of every month. Plus, you can listen back to past episodes here: The Strategic GC Podcast (2024 Season).

About the Guest

Chris Audet is vice president and chief of research for Gartner’s assurance practice. For nearly two decades, he has worked closely with leading general counsel and chief compliance officers. He currently identifies, designs and executes research to meet the expanding portfolio of in-house legal and compliance teams, covering topics that include compliance program management, legal and compliance technology and compliance risk management. Before Gartner, he worked for the Association of Corporate Counsel. Chris is retired from the practice of law in the state of New York.

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