What does it mean to own risk instead of advising on it? Ben Jacobs, General Manager of Legal for Strategic Growth & Development at Xero and President of the In-House Lawyers Association of New Zealand (ILANZ), joins Cecilia Ziniti to share how his views on in-house practice transformed, from seeing it as a “backup plan” to realizing it’s one of the most impactful roles in business. Ben leads global M&A and legal strategy at one of the world’s most innovative tech companies. In this e...
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What does it mean to own risk instead of advising on it? Ben Jacobs, General Manager of Legal for Strategic Growth & Development at Xero and President of the In-House Lawyers Association of New Zealand (ILANZ), joins Cecilia Ziniti to share how his views on in-house practice transformed, from seeing it as a “backup plan” to realizing it’s one of the most impactful roles in business. Ben leads global M&A and legal strategy at one of the world’s most innovative tech companies. In this e...
Legal as a Product: David Morris on IPOs, Global Expansion & Building High-Impact Teams
CZ and Friends
48 minutes
2 months ago
Legal as a Product: David Morris on IPOs, Global Expansion & Building High-Impact Teams
What does it look like when a general counsel reframes legal as a growth engine instead of a cost center? Today’s guest is David Morris, a seasoned GC who has led through IPOs, multi-billion-dollar SPAC transactions, and global market expansion. At TripAdvisor, David helped take the company public, opened new markets, including Cuba, and launched a government affairs function that won the license to sell travel into Cuba. Later, he built Vivid Seats’ legal team from scratch, guiding the compa...
CZ and Friends
What does it mean to own risk instead of advising on it? Ben Jacobs, General Manager of Legal for Strategic Growth & Development at Xero and President of the In-House Lawyers Association of New Zealand (ILANZ), joins Cecilia Ziniti to share how his views on in-house practice transformed, from seeing it as a “backup plan” to realizing it’s one of the most impactful roles in business. Ben leads global M&A and legal strategy at one of the world’s most innovative tech companies. In this e...
