Chek Tsang Foo, SVP, deputy general counsel, NTT Legal Business When I moved in-house around 20 years ago I knew I wanted to work in the IT industry. The pace…
Chee Hoong Pang, Head of Legal Asia, WSP Legal Business For GCs, technology is very much a love-hate relationship. We love using technology and are increasingly reliant on it, even…
Marcus Clayton, general counsel and company secretary, Adelaide Brighton Cement (Adbri) Legal Business The number one goal of innovation in our legal team, in an organisation manufacturing basic commodities, is to be able…
Risk aversion Legal Business As the saying goes, “Ask a hundred lawyers and you’ll get a hundred answers”. Ask over a hundred lawyers about…
Ivy Wu, head of legal for Greater China, DXC Technology Legal Business Digital transformation is a hot topic right now and DXC Technology is an industry leader in this field. We leverage…
Carl Watson, general counsel – Asia, Arcadis Legal Business Arcadis may not compete (yet!) with Apple in the brand recognition stakes, but in the world of environmental engineering its…
The Social Network Legal Business Networking, as any diligent MBA-holder will tell you, is essential for an eye on corporate leadership. But finding the time…
Faz Hussen, general counsel and director, government relations, McDonald’s Legal Business Most of our software is built in-house and customised for the legal team’s own use. Using home-grown software has two…
Per Hoffman, vice president and head of legal affairs and sourcing, North East Asia, Ericsson Legal Business Asia is a very impressive part of the world where people are generally more technologically driven. It is this drive…
Greg Chew, general counsel and chief legal officer, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Legal Business Legal innovation is not only about technology, but the way lawyers operate. Most lawyers used to see an in-house role…
Janette Loh, General Counsel, Canon Singapore Legal Business I’m certainly not someone others would describe as tech-savvy, but I do believe in the value of digital transformation at…
Tech support Legal Business A tech-savvy company does not necessarily have a tech-savvy legal team. Nor, for that matter, does it necessarily encourage the…
Kenji Tagaya, general counsel, executive officer and head of the legal group, JERA Legal Business JERA is one of the largest energy companies in Japan but it is also a relatively new company established as…
Sheldon Renkema, general manager legal, Wesfarmers Legal Business It’s fair to say that legal operations in Australia has evolved differently to the US, where businesses typically have much…
Editor’s Letter Legal Business Lawyers across the world like to talk about rubber stamping things, even though few who qualified in the last 15…
Foreword: Ramon Moyano Legal Business On behalf of all of World Services Group, I am delighted to welcome you to the third edition of our…
Zero-sum gain Legal Business Legal tech is becoming big business in the Asia Pacific region, so much so that the Singapore Academy of Law…
Falling angels Legal Business Seemingly unable to move on from damaging #MeToo allegations; suggestions of an inappropriate drinking culture; an incomplete UK move to Bishopsgate;…
Der Freshfields-Skandal Legal Business It’s 9 September in the German parliament. Stefan Liebich of the democratic socialist party, Die Linke, stands up to quiz…
Modern Working In Unprecedented Times Legal Business At the best of times, the role of the in-house counsel is marked by loosely defined and ever-expanding boundaries. It…
