Chief Legal Officer: The Mistake That Breaks Startups | Derrick Alesevich

In this episode of Aon at the Top, I sit down with Derrick Alesevich, a C-suite executive who's spent two decades building unicorn technology companies in Silicon Valley, to uncover what it really takes to lead legal teams through hyper-growth, billion-dollar acquisitions, and the chaos of early-stage startups. We dive into the stark choice every in-house attorney faces that determines their entire career trajectory, why transparency and communication matter more than perfection at early stage, and the hidden cost of hiring legal counsel too late. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.