Only connect: Herminia Ibarra on leadership, collaboration and the future organisation Legal Business GC: Lawyers get very focused on their professional qualifications, but as they rise through the ranks – particularly to the general…
Inclusive growth Legal Business I have responsibility for global diversity for Mastercard. Our chief diversity officer reports to me, along with a team of…
In-house life: John Harrison, Airbus Legal Business GC: You’ve been on a quite a legal journey throughout your career, starting at Clifford Chance and now leading the legal…
Leading the law department: hire the best Legal Business For the inside counsel revolution to succeed, the General Counsel must follow a basic dictum: Hire the best. The key…
Change is imminent Legal Business Alison Gaskins’ remit on joining Barclays’ legal department was formidable. Group general counsel Bob Hoyt told her in no uncertain…
Myths and millennials – separating buzzword from bunk Legal Business As the role of the general counsel in today’s modern corporation continues to evolve, the roles and responsibilities they are…
GC Powerlist: Ireland Teams Legal Business The recent launch of the GC Powerlist: Ireland Teams, hosted in association with McCann FitzGerald in Dublin, was attended by a…
Client Intelligence Report Legal Business Although the interactivity of the online database allows users to draw their own conclusions, The Legal 500 has sifted through…
GC Roundtable – business leader/business partner/lawyer? Legal Business That the role of the general counsel is becoming an increasingly senior and integral part of today’s businesses will be…
Shifting gears – maintaining relevance through revolution Legal Business I’m not a lawyer – I’m a race car driver. But before that, I was the general counsel of a…
The changing talent economy in sub-saharan Africa Legal Business Since the turn of the millennium, Africa has been a hotbed for foreign investment activity. As China’s ‘Go Out’ investment…
Zurich trailblazers Legal Business GC Magazine was excited to host the second in its cutting-edge events series, Trailblazers, in Zurich on 8 June 2016. Once…
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…
