Find your market: Alberta Figari Legal Business I studied ancient Greek and Latin in high school and, upon graduation, saw two options for further study: Law and…
Embracing change: Montse Ferrer Legal Business I joined the New York office as a summer clerk in 2008 and started practicing in 2010, shortly after the…
Looking forward: Opportunity in change Legal Business My advice to future lawyers is surprisingly similar to the advice I’d give my younger self as I embarked on…
Nurture your resilience: Sonya Branch Legal Business What drew me to cross the Rubicon from private practice to the public sector was a very strong sense of…
Opening doors: Victoria Bortkevicha Legal Business Changing direction Originally, I thought I would study Law and then move into business; I didn’t want to be a…
Thought Leadership: Becoming a leading voice on the issues that matter Legal Business Why is thought leadership important to a law firm? Kate Gibbons (KG): For us, it means shaping thinking and being…
Why it matters: Matthew Layton Legal Business The challenges faced by businesses have never been so complex, nuanced or international. Delivering the best possible solutions for clients…
Foreword: Laura King Legal Business There is a wider range of opportunities for women in business than ever before. To maintain and increase the momentum…
Introduction: David Burgess Legal Business What would we tell our younger selves if we had the chance? It’s a notion that has provided ample fodder…
Tony West, general counsel, PepsiCo Legal Business Diversity is very much at the core of what PepsiCo believes is needed to build a great organization, not just…
Foreword: Paul Hastings on Diversity Legal Business In today’s globalized marketplace, diversity and inclusion are more important than ever. Yet measurable progress in increasing workplace diversity remains…
Eric Nitcher, group general counsel, BP Legal Business In a company like BP, it is often easier to progress the diversity agenda in functions like legal than when…
Louise Pentland, chief legal officer, PayPal Legal Business Strategy For PayPal as a company, one of our core values is diversity and inclusion – it is not just…
Eric Grossman, chief legal officer, Morgan Stanley Legal Business At Morgan Stanley, we are in the service profession – we don’t make anything. Rather, we serve the communities we…
Dana Rao, vice president of intellectual property and litigation, Adobe Legal Business I’m an electrical engineer by training and then became a patent lawyer. In patent law you need to have a…
Mark Roellig, general counsel, MassMutual Legal Business Diversity for me has been an issue I’ve been passionate about throughout my career. It’s certainly something which has evolved…
Nell O’Donnell, general counsel, Brocade Legal Business A diverse workforce means you have a diversity of experience and a diversity of opinion, which translates into better products…
Mike Cammarota, senior director of legal services, Accenture Legal Business A number of years ago, while interviewing an individual for an open position on my team, he shared a very…
Barclays’ Legal Team Legal Business Rhanda Moussa: ‘Bring your whole self to work’ is our team’s new lens in which we define, progress and measure the…
Alex Dimitrief, general counsel, General Electric Legal Business As a white man, I don’t scream diversity. But as the first-generation son of Russian immigrants who came to the…
