Peter A Allard School of Law

Lessons from a Career as a General Counsel

Shari Hosaki has spent 25+ years working as general counsel for some of the world’s most esteemed corporations in numerous countries.  She worked for Cadbury PLC for 20 years in Canada and the UK, covering many different jurisdictions, including Britain, Ireland, Middle East and Africa.  She has also worked at Indigo Books & Music Inc. and was most recently general counsel at HarperCollins Publishers.  Working in-house, particularly at the executive level, requires a range of skills that we don’t learn in law school and fast-paced businesses facing new and ever-evolving challenges keep in-house execs working hard to stay ahead of business and regulatory changes.  Shari will share war stories of working in challenging environments and importantly, the lessons that she learned during her career as general counsel.


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