The Forum's mission is to facilitate communication and information sharing of best practices for legal department management among General Counsel and outside counsel and for effective communication between the legal department and executive management.
Formed in 1998 in Dallas as The DFW General Counsel's Management Practices Forum
Expanded from DFW to Texas and became The Texas General Counsel Forum in the Fall of 1999
Held its first Annual Corporate Counsel Conference in November 1999
Published its first issue of Executive Lawyer on February 26, 2000
Overview
The role of General Counsel continues to evolve. Complex issues that demand expertise of the law and highly developed people skills are commonplace in the expanding responsibilities of a General Counsel to his/her corporation, board of directors and employees. Now, more than ever, a forum where solid advice and expert opinions can be rendered in a relaxed atmosphere is needed. The Texas General Counsel Forum seeks to provide that venue.
Mission Statement
The Texas General Counsel Forum strives to improve the professional lives of general counsel and managing counsel in corporate legal departments. TGCF endeavors to be the association of choice serving legal department leaders through meaningful opportunities for peer group interaction and knowledge exchange, mentoring through professional development in best practices, ethics, governance, and compliance, and advocating on behalf of its members in regulatory and governmental arenas.
