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
The conflict between a corporation’s global standards and national law Legal Business A fundamental principle for multi-national companies is compliance with the law of all nations where they do business. But a…
Dinner with GC: Houston Legal Business PARTICIPANTS Gregory Bopp – Managing partner, Bracewell LLP David DeVeau – General counsel, Kinder Morgan Inc. Jeffrey Kaplan – General counsel, LyondellBasell Susan…
Who do you need to be? Legal Business What is considered important professional ‘news’ for an in-house lawyer? Sure, many will see the changing legal landscape as news,…
Client profile: Michael Shaw, The Royal Bank of Scotland Legal Business The veteran corporate lawyer on memorable moments in deal making and untangling himself from Barclays ‘It was ambition that made…
The new order – the first response for GCs to the post-Brexit environment Sarah Downey A post-Brexit landscape poses many legal hurdles for corporates operating within the UK. Legal Business asks senior in-house counsel how…
Working smarter – eight ideas to upgrade your team James Wood As in-house teams handle more complex work, GCs are coming under pressure to rethink their tactics. Here are eight ideas to…
GC perspectives: Dan Fitz, BT Legal Business I love my career. I haven’t loved it at all times. Over the years it was tough. But over time…
Client profile: Anna Tolley, Anheuser-Busch InBev Legal Business The brewing giant’s legal and corporate affairs director discusses mergers and learning on the job Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) legal…
Keep calm and… The GC guide to handling a crisis Legal Business Cyber attacks, corporate scandals, environmental disaster… just some of the threats businesses face as they go global. Legal Business asks…
‘Trust the lawyers’ won’t cut it Legal Business The report, Mapping the Moral Compass, is the second stage of an initiative to assess the ethical approach of and…
Working smarter Legal Business Let’s start with an assumption: we will reach peak in-house. Though the in-house profession has hugely expanded over the last…
The lexicon of inefficiency Legal Business It is not easy to be an in-house lawyer. Thank goodness, however, because if it was why on earth would…
If it is lonely at the top for your CEO, sort out your reporting lines and help Legal Business Can Dave Lewis save Tesco? Will Bob Dudley turn BP around? Journalists and financial analysts ask these questions, and headline…
Perspectives: Dan Fitz, BT Legal Business I love my career. I haven’t loved it at all times. Over the years it was tough. But over time…
Lost in translation Legal Business ‘There’s a serious danger of a regulator trying to regulate something that it doesn’t understand,’ says Kingfisher group general counsel…
Who do you think you are? Legal Business I’ve been advocating for some time that the ‘Trusted Adviser’ description of in-house counsel and GCs has the potential to…
A new vision for general counsel Legal Business I want to give you an overview of my theory about the inside counsel revolution. It is clear it has…
The big uneasy Legal Business It is the business issue that has dominated headlines for months and represents for UK plc a potentially far more…
Change partners Legal Business IHL: What initiatives has Microsoft and its legal department pioneered to promote ethnic diversity? Mary Snapp: Microsoft’s legal department has…
None so zealous Legal Business ‘I believe very strongly in leading by example,’ says Nokia global head of litigation Richard Vary. Although his legal team…
