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Lessons Learned from GCs Behaving Badly (Allegedly): A New Chapter

Contains material from May 2026
Lessons Learned from GCs Behaving Badly (Allegedly): A New Chapter
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It is always better to learn from someone else’s mistakes. In this session, examine examples of in-house counsel allegedly (or admittedly) behaving badly—from alleged assaults and slurs to embezzlement—and what in-house counsel can learn from those situations. Also, discuss examples of in-house counsel allegedly being punished for doing the right thing.

Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Slides

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 0.75 | 0.75 ethics
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2027

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Sessions

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1. Lessons Learned from GCs Behaving Badly (Allegedly) (May 2026)

Joseph T. Clees

0.75 0.75 0.00 0.75 | 0.75 ethics
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Session 1 —39 mins 0.75 | 0.75 ethics

Lessons Learned from GCs Behaving Badly (Allegedly) (May 2026)

It is always better to learn from someone else’s mistakes. In this session, examine examples of in-house counsel allegedly (or admittedly) behaving badly—from alleged assaults and slurs to embezzlement—and what in-house counsel can learn from those situations. Also, discuss examples of in-house counsel allegedly being punished for doing the right thing.

Originally presented: Apr 2026 Corporate Counsel Institute

Joseph T. Clees, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. - Phoenix, AZ