In-house: The client perspectives Aminah Karim Dan Webster, group general counsel at Harrods, discusses what it takes to advise one of the world’s most recognisable department…
The Client Profile: Sonya Rogerson, Bank of China Anna Cole-Bailey Born in Hong Kong to an English father and a Chinese mother but raised in Australia, Sonya Rogerson’s passion for…
Life During Law: Scott Simpson Nathalie Tidman We had Skadden’s 30th anniversary party at Kensington Palace. Very cool. I’ve been here most of those 30 years. I…
The BT interview – ideas from the bath Hamish McNicol Legal Business (LB): Eighteen months in the group general counsel role, what have been some of the key projects since…
Life During Law: David Pester Anna Cole-Bailey My family background is in market trading, selling goods and services, so perhaps I would have gone into that if…
The Client Profile: Sivan Whiteley, Square Hamish McNicol The mobile payment giant’s GC on Jack Dorsey, rationalism, $2k taps and burning $1bn Sivan Whiteley’s legal career began with…
Life During Law: Segun Osuntokun Thomas Alan I was born in Nigeria as one of five children. My parents were medical doctors. My father was one of…
Sponsored briefing: Taking the plunge Chris Crowe The office has made a series of bold lateral hires in the last three years. What is behind this? Suhrud…
Life During Law: David Collins Marco Cillario I’m London born and bred, never lived anywhere else apart from three years in Manchester at university. Went to City…
The Client Profile: Heather Mitchell, The Carlyle Group Anna Cole-Bailey ‘One reason I’m doing this interview is so I can send it to my parents. They’re really important to me.…
Sponsored briefing: Punching above weight Alex Wade You’ve both been at the firm for more than 25 years. What have been your highlights? Richard King (RK), managing…
Life during law: Ian Bagshaw Nathalie Tidman I’m less Marmite than I was. Never been deferential. Having a Mancunian directness, I was brought up by people who…
Life during law: Andy Ryde Thomas Alan It never occurred to me to be a lawyer until sixth form. I went to a regular comprehensive school and…
The Client Profile: Elizabeth Messud, Kingfisher Hamish McNicol Living at the home of an ancient babushka. Rubbing shoulders with bodyguards on share acquisition deals. Arranging licensing deals so…
The Client Profile: Sonya Branch, Bank of England Hamish McNicol Bank of England (BoE) general counsel (GC) Sonya Branch puffs her cheeks as she ponders how much work Brexit has…
Life during law: Dominic Griffiths Nathalie Tidman I didn’t plan a career in law. At school I did those career survey things twice and on both occasions…
Tom Johnson, Federal Communications Commission Alex Speirs I have always been attracted to public service. A number of my colleagues from my time at Gibson Dunn had…
Life during law: Shane Gleghorn Marco Cillario My mother is Irish and my father English. They were first-generation immigrants. I was born a year after my mother’s…
The Client Profile: Christine Dekker, McDonald’s Anna Cole-Bailey Chicago-born Christine Dekker’s decade-long run as legal counsel for McDonald’s has seen her relocate from the US to Shanghai for…
The Client Profile: Hugh Pugsley, HSBC Anna Cole-Bailey ‘Before university I spent a year working in India in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, teaching English, maths and personal hygiene,’…
