LawAhead Center and Nestl e9 Explore the Future of the Corporate Legal Function
The LawAhead Center at IE Law School hosted Leanne Geale, General Counsel of Nestlé, on June 16, 2025. During her visit, Geale presented Nestlé's Legal & Compliance transformation strategy, aimed at building a "future-ready" legal function.
She outlined how the redesign prioritizes modernization, digital transformation, agility, and resilience to tackle global challenges such as fragmented regulation, human rights, sustainability, and data governance. Geale also highlighted the importance of building strong partnerships with law firms based on trust, operational efficiency, and the ethical use of technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Her visit reinforced the LawAhead Center’s role as a leading hub for applied legal research, innovation, and strategic collaboration in response to the global challenges shaping the legal profession.
Speakers(1)
Leanne Geale
General Counsel at Nestlé
Leanne Geale is the General Counsel at Nestlé, overseeing the company's Legal & Compliance transformation strategy aimed at building a 'future-ready' legal function. She focuses on modernization, digital transformation, agility, and resilience to address global challenges such as fragmented regulation, human rights, sustainability, and data governance.
Event Details
- Date
- June 16, 2025
- Location
- 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
- IE Law School
- Audience
- Legal professionals, corporate counsel, law firm partners, legal scholars