Stories from the Collective
At the Center of the Maelstrom
Scaling Boston Dynamics' legal function as Atlas walks out of the lab and into policy rooms that haven't written the rules yet.
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Legal Leaders to Watch: Spring 2026 (Founding Cohort)
Ten in-house legal leaders shaping how counsel works in 2026 — from Boston Dynamics to United Airlines, Ohmium International to Great Gray Trust. The founding cohort of Counsel Collective’s recurring Leaders to Watch series.
The Owner in the Room
Ryan Cohen's GameStop leadership has quietly produced one of the most remarkable corporate turnarounds in modern business — an $8.83B war chest, back-to-back earnings beats, and a bold owner-operator manifesto. Counsel Collective investigates.
Culture as a Collective Act: Inside Patagonia’s People + Culture Leadership
Shannon Ellis and the People + Culture team at Patagonia operate at a rare intersection—where purpose is not aspirational language, but a shared operating responsibility.…
Why Counsel Collective Exists
The internet has become exceptionally good at consumption. Endless feeds. Infinite takes. Constant motion. What it has not done particularly well—at least…
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