Enterprise GC 2025: tackling burnout, managing board relations and future proofing in-house legal teams Georgina Stanley
‘I’ve called firms and asked why someone isn’t a partner yet’ – the female GCs shaking up PE Georgina Stanley
New research shows in-house legal tech adoption surging as Gen AI gains ground Georgina Stanley A survey of more than 150 GCs has highlighted the extent to which technology is transforming in-house legal teams. GC…
The Client Profile: Arm legal chief Spencer Collins on humble starts and career successes Joe Boswell I had a humble start in life – and the hunger I developed from that gave me an edge. After…
‘You don’t want to be the test case for this offence’ – firms face ticking clock as new fraud regime draws near Legal Business With the UK’s new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud coming into force on 1 September, firms that…
Freshfields Central Europe white-collar defence head decamps for Deutsche Bank Theresa Hargreaves Freshfields’ white-collar defence practice head for Central Europe, Simone Kämpfer, has taken a role at Deutsche Bank, where she will…
AI expertise – the new must-have for general counsel Theresa Hargreaves Amid AI’s relentless rise, companies are placing increased emphasis on related expertise when hiring for their in-house legal teams, according…
Merck M&A legal head returns to private practice at McDermott ahead of Schulte merger Theresa Hargreaves McDermott Will & Emery has made a key hire for its life sciences transactions practice with the hire of M&A…
‘It’s beyond competitive advantage, it’s existential’ – Lex Mundi on how AI is reshaping the global legal market Tom Cox As vice president of global markets at law firm network Lex Mundi, Eric Staal is in a privileged position to…
Enterprise GC 2025: tackling burnout, managing board relations and future proofing in-house legal teams Georgina Stanley What does it take to run an effective corporate legal team in a world that is constantly changing amid economic…
FCA unveils £20m legal line-up, with Clifford Chance and Eversheds among firms not reappointed Tom Cox The Financial Conduct Authority has updated its legal services framework with a new four-year panel running from 1 April 2025…
‘Years of progress risk being undone’ – half of legal profession feel their employer is not doing enough on DEI Alex Ryan As scrutiny of diversity policies continues to rise in the US, a new survey of legal professionals has found that…
Opinion: Why UK corporates need third party funding more than ever before Guest Blog Litigators, funders and policy groups are submitting responses to the Civil Justice Council (CJC) review of third party funding, the…
Climate change and collective proceedings: what businesses need to know Guest Blog Collective proceedings are a longstanding mechanism for bringing claims in the US and Australia. They are now a feature of…
‘Co-founding an investment firm was the biggest learning curve of my career’ – Hg GC Samantha McGonigle Georgina Stanley Samantha McGonigle – General counsel, Hg Year of qualification: 2003 Hogan Lovells, 2001-06 Weil, Gotshal & Manges, 2006-19 Farview Equity…
Elite: The rise of the in-house lawyer in private capital Cameron Purse ‘The industry has changed massively. When we started, we were working with single product mid-cap PE shops, and these have…
‘I’ve called firms and asked why someone isn’t a partner yet’ – the female GCs shaking up PE Georgina Stanley ‘No-one should be under any illusion that the hours are fewer, or the work less demanding. You don’t have the…
The Private Equity Elite: the top general counsel in PE Georgina Stanley What does it take to run the legal team in one of the most profitable deal shops in the world?…
High achievers – private equity is changing; meet the elite GCs at the vanguard of the transformation Georgina Stanley From dating apps to entertainment venues, airports to music collections, there’s almost no industry left untouched by the multitrillion-dollar private…
Antitrust renaissance: navigating deals amid agency crackdowns Legal Business Iman Tribak talks to partners at top City firms about the competition challenges facing corporates amid rising regulatory scrutiny.
To live or die in DC – getting deals done amid US antitrust crackdown Legal Business Elite US law firms are stocking up on antitrust expertise as the Federal Trade Commission cracks down on enforcement. Barnaby…
