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‘A good general counsel should do three things,’ says National Grid’s Alison Kay: ‘Manage the legal requirements of the business,…

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‘There’s a palpable sense of innovation in the legal industry,’ says Casey Flaherty, founder of legal technology consultancy Procertas. ‘But…

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For general counsel struggling to manage the administrative and regulatory burdens of the role, a head of operations has become…

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Nailing the issue of what makes a high-performing in-house function, with the emphasis on operational sophistication, has become the Holy…

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Legal spend is the second-largest ‘cost centre’ for £21bn global banking giant Barclays. This tantalising statement is in the bank’s…

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Alex Novarese, The In-House Lawyer: How do people feel about the service from law firms? Simon White, Cognizant: There are…

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Corporate crises are on the upswing. A faster-paced R&D cycle, improved but riskier technology, 24-hour news… the list of triggers…

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Policing in-house counsel The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a consultation in January on whether in-house lawyers at finance houses…

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Consider this a call to arms or an acknowledgement that I can use all the help I can get but…

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Alex Speirs: Now less than a year out from the UK’s scheduled withdrawal from the EU, how would you characterise…

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Edward Murray, 60, co-founded Allen & Overy (A&O)’s derivatives practice in 1991 while still a senior associate and was until…

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The penultimate session of the 2018 Commercial Litigation Summit drew a large audience to hear the views of the most…

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UK Immigration – Rumsfeld déjà vu Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and… There are few UK organisations where EU…

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GC: Tell me about your role and how you came to be at Asics. Supriya Gogia (SG): Asics opened its…

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When Brent Irvin joined Tencent as group general counsel nearly nine years ago, the Chinese upstart company was already a…

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GC: Technology in finance is a hot topic – especially here in Hong Kong. What are your perspectives on this…

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‘You have to, to serve these markets, re-imagine how money can be managed and moved, because there’s going to be…

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Anti-corruption and anti-bribery practices are a particularly pertinent issue at present, as next year the OECD will conduct its first…

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GC: Can you tell me a little bit about your background, how you came to be working in-house, in the…

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Tugbay Ekinli, VP and associate general counsel, emerging markets Nicola Fell, VP and associate general counsel, head of legal operations…