Welcome to the 10th edition of OIG Shorts. In this post we discuss why it’s important that Chief Legal Officers (and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officers) have meaningful, real-time involvement in the key legal, organizational, reputational, and business discussions/decisions of their companies, as well as direct access to the CEO and the Board. This idea has come to be known as “having a seat at the table.” While significant progress has been made over the years in this regard, still not every CLO is asked to pull up that chair. Many continue to be relegated to the proverbial Thanksgiving kids table.