GeneralCounselWest is the name of Joseph (Joe) Schohl's boutique corporate law practice that is focused on providing emerging and fast-growing companies with strategic legal advice to help them grow. Our mission is to provide these companies with access to sophisticated legal counsel at a level traditionally reserved for much larger companies, without having to hire a full-time general counsel.
Joseph Schohl's bio:
Joe is the former General Counsel of a Fortune 500 company and he combines his experience as a senior business executive with over fifteen years of practice as a corporate attorney, serving both in-house and at two of the world's premier law firms. Joe earned his MBA degree from Kellogg Graduate School of Management and finished first in his class while employed as a business unit general counsel for a large, multinational company. He became the general counsel of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500 health care services company, supervising a legal department of 65 people (18 attorneys) and over 100 outside attorneys, all before reaching the age of 40. During Joe's four and a half year tenure as DaVita's chief legal officer the company more than doubled in size, achieving revenues of nearly $6 billion and employing over 30,000 people.
Business Experience
- Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, DaVita Inc.
- Corporate Counsel, Baxter Healthcare
Law Firm Experience
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Education
- Kellogg Graduate School of Management - MBA, with highest honors
- Columbia University - JD, Harlan Fiske Stone scholar
- University of Illinois - BA, Phi Beta Kappa
Testimonials
"Joe is one of those rare folks who is regularly the smartest, most disciplined and informed guys in the room, but still analytical and wise enough to listen intently to what others are saying so that he can incorporate new wisdom or information into his decisions. Through the concept of GeneralCounselWest, Joe is offering to the market a product that is not generally available - unbiased and cost effective internal legal function outsourcing. Using his expertise gathered from managing the legal [...]"
Michael Smith
Principal, Baker & McKenzie
