Legal Commentary

When Chris Leslie became general counsel at Hitachi Data Systems, he brought the mindset of Sun Microsystems, where he had served in senior legal positions for 11 years. Sun was aggressive about global compliance issues, particularly those addressing bribery and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Leslie turned to technology tools and training to bring Hitachi up to speed, launching "fiduciary boot camps," using videos, and brought in outside counsel teams to provide in-depth indoctrination.

Thomas Huddleston Jr. profiles Leslie's efforts in "No, Thanks," and Leslie contributes a checklist of seven tips that your firm or company can adapt, in the October issue of Law Technology News.