Guest post: Stop being proactive, stop being commercial, stop being nice Legal Business I made a mistake. It was in 1989. I went in-house and found I was good at my job. It…
Guest post: ‘Stockholm syndrome’ in legal services – GCs are captured by their advisers Legal Business A caricature may reveal a truth… ‘Why, if there is all the talk of change, is change so slow?’ One…
In-House: JPMorgan Chase & Co General Counsel sells $2.58 million-worth of shares Legal Business Despite not having made it into the latest top 100 salary-based compensation rankings of US general counsel (GCs), the earning…
In-house: Lend Lease appoints Mark Packer to EMEA general counsel as Patrick Gloyens departs Legal Business Global property giant Lend Lease has promoted senior legal counsel Mark Packer as its general counsel (GC) for the Europe,…
GE’s top lawyer holds on to first place in compensation rankings with new entries from Blackstone and Coca Cola Legal Business The latest US general counsel (GC) compensation rankings have seen General Electric’s (GE’s) top lawyer Brackett Denniston hold on to…
In-house: Threadneedle looks to fill GC spot after Philip Reed resigns; Weatherford brings in Dianne Ralston as GC Legal Business Leading City asset manager Threadneedle Investments is looking to fill its general counsel (GC) role following the resignation of high…
Numbers crunching – the rise of KPIs for the progressive client Legal Business Traditional methods of assessing external legal advisers’ performance are giving way to a more formalised approach. Legal Business examines the…
Profile: Carol Hui – Heathrow Airport Holdings Sarah Downey Heathrow’s legal chief on early responsibility, legal satnavs and runway three. While most general counsel (GCs) at major companies will…
Careers counsel for aspiring lawyers: Roche’s Funke Abimbola Legal Business Roche UK managing counsel Funke Abimbola (pictured) has embraced diversity in both her widely varied in-house activity and in her…
In-house: Groupon’s latest offer is a new GC Legal Business Chicago-headquartered online deals company Groupon has appointed Dane Drobny as its new general counsel (GC).
GC Power List – Summer Reception 2014 Legal Business The GC Power List Summer Reception was held on the evening of 11 June, with RPC as lead sponsor. The…
Deutsche Bank appoints new global head of regulatory affairs Legal Business Following the departure of Deutsche Bank’s compliance and regulatory affairs chief Andrew Procter to Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in March,…
Genus turns to Shire Pharmaceuticals to fill GC and company secretary role Legal Business Following the return of Tom Kilroy to Misys, Genus, a leading provider of bovine genetics and reproduction services yesterday (June…
A bit of hustle, a bit of love – GCs expect attention and pitching from advisers Legal Business In our focus on Nabarro this month the firm comes in for some criticism at the hands of an important…
Barclays’ Americas chief Michael Crowl set to join UBS Legal Business Barclays’ high-profile managing director and general counsel (GC) for the Americas, Michael Crowl, is to head UBS’ US wealth management…
Sainsbury’s unveils new panel as Lloyds appoints insurance GC Legal Business Significant in-house announcements in May saw King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin and TLT awarded first-time spots on Sainsbury’s panel,…
Profile: Simon Dowson-Collins, HarperCollins UK Sarah Downey The media lawyer talks about daytime TV and taking the top spot at the publishing giant. Although not recommended for…
Second Best – The Pros and Cons of Borrowing Your Talent Legal Business The secondment has long been leant on by corporates to plug holes in their resources but, as the economy recovers…
In-house: Ben Sherman’s GC moves to Myla; DfT’s former GC Muttukumaru joins Monckton Tom Moore Lee Gage has left Ben Sherman after five years as general counsel (GC) to join luxury lingerie retailer Myla in…
ITV pulls in panel firms in new development programme as it launches ‘gold plated’ CSR scheme Legal Business ITV is taking steps to embed its law firms in the fabric of the organisation by involving them in a…
