Hosted dinner | BY INVITATION | NEW YORK

When the board asks what legal spend actually bought

General counsel and legal operations leaders compare how they answer the board's questions about outside spend, and what they have stopped paying for this year.
Date
Sep 30, 2026
Time
18:30 to 22:00
Location
New York
By invitation only
12 spots, 3 open

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Agenda

  • Which line item on your outside spend cannot be defended when you say it aloud?

  • What did you bring back in-house last year, and what actually happened to cost?

  • Where is your board asking questions that legal operations cannot answer yet?

  • What is the one metric you wish you had two years ago?

Who will be there

10 to 12 general counsel and heads of legal operations at public and late-stage private companies.

General counsel
In-house legal operations
CFO and finance leadership
General counsel and legal operations leaders compare how they answer the board's questions about outside spend, and what they have stopped paying for this year.

Further details

Chaired by a Northwind partner, identified on the night. No firm materials are handed out, and no follow-up is made by the business development team.

Private room in midtown Manhattan, confirmed on the day. Doors 18:30, close 22:00.

Dinner and wine are covered by the host.

About Northwind Legal

Northwind Legal advises technology companies and financial institutions on complex commercial matters. These dinners bring general counsel together to talk about the parts of the job that do not fit into a webinar.