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
Michele Mayes, general counsel, New York Public Library Legal Business There has been a fair amount of experimentation and implementation initiatives following former Sara Lee GC Rick Palmore’s call to…
Tim Murphy, general counsel, Mastercard Legal Business I have responsibility for global diversity for Mastercard. Our chief diversity officer reports to me, along with a team of…
Karen Roberts, general counsel, Walmart Legal Business Business wins when we welcome and embrace diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Joel Stern, CEO, NAMWOLF Legal Business When I was at Accenture, I managed all of our global outside counsel spend as well as our diversity and…
Caroline Tsai, deputy general counsel, BMO Legal Business BMO has a long history as a champion of diversity and inclusion – it’s a core value and a key…
Amy Weaver, general counsel, Salesforce Legal Business I think it’s absolutely critical for a company to embrace diversity and inclusion. At Salesforce, we operate in a very…
By the numbers: diversity in the US Legal Business To assemble an informed and representative perspective of the legal sector, our quantitative research went beyond considering purely the most…
Shaping diversity: part one Legal Business It’s no secret that the United States takes diversity very seriously. Since the advent of the Bill of Rights –…
Shaping diversity: part two Legal Business Reconfiguring work In terms of gender equality, the point when women have children is still where the biggest drop off…
Shaping diversity: part three Legal Business Mentoring and sponsorship One trend which emerged in the research conducted to support this report, was a much more serious…
Diversity toolkit Legal Business Across the legal sector – from the partner level in private firms and general counsel in major corporates, right through…
Client profile: David Symonds, Johnson Controls International Kathryn McCann The conglomerate’s EMEA GC on forging a groundbreaking sole-adviser mandate and its recent $16.5bn merger In an area of the…
A buyers’ market – The trends and traumas in adviser reviews Kathryn McCann The trend for reduced panels has seen law firms put through their paces by clients eager to drive innovation and…
A tangled web – innovation, IP and patent trolls Legal Business There is no substitute for a good idea In its most broad sense, that sentiment has been the foundation for…
Dissenting perspectives Legal Business In September, GC began its latest series of Dissenting Perspectives events, once again held in tandem with RPC. The series aims to…
Pioneering not preservation Legal Business Have you ever done a Google search for quotes on lawyers? They. Are. Horrible. This quip is fairly typical: ‘It…
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…
