Event details
February 26, 2026

Event summary

Cooley is a proud sponsor of the L Suite’s “Boardroom Pressure Points: Ethical Duties When Advising the CEO and Board” webinar and is pleased to offer exclusive access to this typically members-only conversation.

Join Cooley partners Beth Sasfai and John-Paul Motley for a discussion on how in-house general counsel operate at a unique crossroads of influence, accountability and ethical responsibility.

Through interactive discussion, they will explore:

  • The client is the organization: A practical review of the lawyer’s ethical duties to the company and how those duties differ from advising individual executives or directors.
  • Advising the CEO versus advising the board: How GCs navigate moments when management and board perspectives diverge, and how ethical obligations shape those conversations.
  • Maintaining professional independence under pressure: Strategies for preserving objectivity and credibility when legal advice is unpopular, inconvenient or at odds with business momentum.
  • Conflicts in the real world: How current, former and third-party relationships create ethical dilemmas in practice, illustrated through real-life scenarios GCs regularly face in high-stakes governance moments.

Speakers

  • John-Paul Motley – Partner at Cooley
  • Beth Sasfai – Partner at Cooley
  • Casey O’Connor – Chief legal officer at Stitch Fix


If you are interested in attending and are not an L‑suite member, please email Erica Koljonen.

 

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