‘Take the hard problems’: Oracle, Zippo GCs on landing the top job

Counsel with decades of experience at Oracle, Zippo and NBA Properties said aspiring legal leaders should act like a leader by taking on difficult tasks, hears Tom Phillips at the INTA Annual Meeting.

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