Act like a leader, think like a leader Legal Business So you keep hearing from people like us that you need to function more like a leader in your legal…
In-house life: James Ratcliffe, art loss register Legal Business James Ratcliffe has a curious job – one in which art, argument and puzzle-solving come together across global jurisdictions to…
GC Powerlist: Italy Legal Business Since the advent of the global financial crisis back in 2008, the emphasis in Europe has been on repairing those…
Tracking change for in-house legal departments Legal Business ‘Corporate law departments are under enormous pressure to change. The business has higher expectations than it once did, and law…
Sailing the wind of change: leading the in-house legal function into a world of acceleration Legal Business Until 2003, when the Geneva-based sailing syndicate established by Ernesto Bertarelli won the America’s Cup, landlocked Switzerland and the Swiss…
GC Powerlist: France Legal Business This year has been a testing time for France both politically and economically. With the country remaining in a state…
GC Diversity and Inclusion Report UK Launch Legal Business The launch of GC Magazine’s first special report publication, focused on diversity and inclusion in the UK in-house community, drew an…
The GC’s role in preparing for the (inevitable) crisis Legal Business Crisis management as a theme cuts across a number of different issues that are supremely important to today’s general counsel…
‘I am Sparta!’ ‘No, we are Sparta!’ Legal Business Working at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) wouldn’t suit every lawyer. If you yearn for walls spotted by Damien Hirst, encrusted…
The conflict between a corporation’s global standards and national law Legal Business A fundamental principle for multi-national companies is compliance with the law of all nations where they do business. But a…
Dinner with GC: Houston Legal Business PARTICIPANTS Gregory Bopp – Managing partner, Bracewell LLP David DeVeau – General counsel, Kinder Morgan Inc. Jeffrey Kaplan – General counsel, LyondellBasell Susan…
Who do you need to be? Legal Business What is considered important professional ‘news’ for an in-house lawyer? Sure, many will see the changing legal landscape as news,…
Guest post: The Apple story – a wider perspective Legal Business It really does have it all, yesterday’s Apple story. But you don’t want to read 5,000 words and I don’t…
Shanghai savings: HSF first Western firm to open alternative legal services hub in China Legal Business With international law firms intent on carving up pricey mandates so that chunks can be processed more mechanically by cheaper…
Client profile: Michael Shaw, The Royal Bank of Scotland Legal Business The veteran corporate lawyer on memorable moments in deal making and untangling himself from Barclays ‘It was ambition that made…
Revolving doors: Gibson Dunn adds New York PE strength while Bakers hires two in tax Legal Business US hires were on the cards for Baker & McKenzie and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, while Withers added in Hong…
‘The biggest gun in town’: MasterCard picks Freshfields to defend landmark £14bn class action Legal Business MasterCard, which is facing a £14bn lawsuit in the first major US-style class action in the English courts, has replaced…
Guest post: Tax avoidance penalties – a few notes of caution Legal Business Last week the government published a consultation document which took two big steps to tackle two different, but related, problems.…
Slater and Gordon narrows loss to A$1bn after UK performance improves Legal Business Beleaguered Slater and Gordon has announced it expects to post an A$1.01bn net loss for the 12 months to 30…
In-house: Dialight appoints first GC following management shake-up Legal Business UK-based electronics business Dialight has appointed its first general counsel (GC), bringing in Chris Fussell from business process and technology…
