Looking carefully at the quotes you shared, the three main themes that emerge are:

Resilience & Crisis Management

Many GCs emphasise how to lead legal teams and the organisation through instability, whether due to economic shocks, regulatory uncertainty, or natural disasters.

Key ideas: balancing compliance with human capital, structured approaches to crisis, calm and clear leadership, safeguarding people while protecting the business.

Examples: Matias Hercovich reducing salaries but keeping the team intact; Armando Martinez turning crises into opportunities.

Technology & AI as Strategic Enablers

Several quotes focus on the adoption of AI and technology to streamline legal processes, reduce costs, and allow legal teams to focus on high-value, strategic work.

Key ideas: AI for contract review, research, workflow automation, and first-level legal analysis; freeing internal teams to focus on business impact.

Examples: Matias Hercovich describing AI enabling answers across jurisdictions in seconds; Luciana Sobrosa using AI cautiously for efficiency while maintaining ethical safeguards.

Strategic & Business-Oriented Legal Leadership

GCs are increasingly positioned as strategic business partners, not just technical advisers. They contribute to M&A, growth, governance, compliance, and ESG initiatives.

Key ideas: embedding legal into business decisions, aligning legal advice with commercial strategy, evaluating external counsel for business value, and fostering cross-functional influence.

Examples: Ruchi Kaushal integrating legal into technology-led resilience strategy; Jorge’s emphasis on regulatory foresight and risk frameworks; Zamira Zapata on regulatory insight shaping strategy.