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• Navigate regulatory complexity. (1:06)
• Prioritize which regulations to focus on. (3:26)
• Consider what the new U.S. administration means for regulatory risk. (5:51)
• Gauge the outlook for AI regulation and parallels to privacy laws. (7:16)
• Manage the opportunities and risks of generative AI use in the organization. (9:22)
• Maintain a generative AI use policy. (13:07)
• Maximize the return on investment of the legal operations function. (14:30)

In this installment of the Strategic GC podcast excerpt, Gartner Vice President and Chief of Research for General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers Chris Audet and host Laura Cohn discuss the GC’s role in helping organizations navigate the steady rise in the volume and complexity of regulations worldwide.

Listen now to get three action steps on what GC can do, starting with mapping out the risks and opportunities of potential policy changes. Plus, get the inside track on why the EU AI Act could wind up being the most restrictive mandate regulating AI, what GC should do to manage the risks and harness the opportunities of generative AI, and the shifting role of the legal operations function.

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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• Understand how risk management touches all parts of the general counsel (GC) role. (1:48)
• Learn actionable insights for improving the board’s effectiveness at risk oversight. (6:27)
• Bolster risk governance with coordination and collaboration of cross-functional teams. (11:27)
• Enable lawyers to help the business take the right risks to grow. (16:10)

GC play a pivotal role in helping their organizations navigate a complex and evolving risk landscape. In this installment of the Strategic GC Podcast, host Alissa Lugo unpacks the essential role of GC in helping their organizations effectively manage risk and drive organizational success in 2025. Discover how GC can boost board oversight, establish risk governance for risks such as AI and cybersecurity and align legal strategies for business growth.

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Gartner analyst Alissa Lugo helps GC and other C-suite leaders solve their most urgent corporate governance problems. Alissa supports executives on a wide range of initiatives. These include improving board effectiveness, sharpening organizational risk management and oversight, advising on emerging corporate governance trends, managing director life cycle events and developing and improving environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies and programs. Prior to joining Gartner, Alissa was an equity partner for a national law firm in the corporate governance and securities group working on a variety of corporate transactions, securities compliance, securities offerings and corporate governance matters.

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• Learn how regulatory intelligence presents strategic opportunities and potential competitive advantages. (3:14)
• Strategies for how legal leaders can clarify the business case for regulatory intelligence programs. (10:45)
• Understand how to prioritize efforts in developing regulatory intelligence programs. (18:06)
• Understand the various tools that are available in building regulatory intelligence programs. (22:46)
• Learn where to start building a regulatory intelligence program. (27:06)

The global surge in complex regulations has strained internal legal and compliance departments, necessitating robust processes to manage these changes effectively. In this installment of the Strategic GC Podcast, Gartner advisor Daniel Hebda and host Alissa Lugo discuss how general counsel (GC) can build regulatory intelligence programs to meet compliance obligations and identify strategic opportunities for potential competitive advantages.

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Daniel Hebda is a Senior Director Advisor in Gartner’s legal and compliance practice. Daniel helps legal and compliance leaders understand, tailor, and implement best practices in risk management. Daniel regularly speaks to clients on selecting a catalog of risks that represents their risk universe, surveying organizational stakeholders who can identify the likelihood and impact of top risks, developing and implementing actionable risk appetites, matching resources with risk priorities, and communicating effectively and clearly about risk strategy and mitigation plans. Before Gartner, Daniel practiced law and managed staff in the areas of civil litigation (plaintiff and defense), employment law, contracts, nonprofit law, and corporate governance.