Perspectives: Toby Landau QC Legal Business I have been incredibly fortunate in my career. I feel that very strongly. I come from a long line of…
Perspectives: Robert Khuzami Legal Business My parents were professional ballroom dancers. My father managed the Arthur Murray studios on 5th Avenue. They met in the…
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…
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…
Life during law: Stephen Lloyd, Allen & Overy Madeleine Farman I haven’t the faintest idea why I became a lawyer. I’d signed up to be a management consultant after university…
Client profile: Bjarne Tellmann, Pearson Legal Business The plain-speaking Pearson law chief on driving change and pulling up your role models Last month, Pearson’s high-profile senior vice…
Life during law: Apostolos Gkoutzinis, Shearman & Sterling Legal Business Describe myself in three words? Passionate, impatient and aspirational. I come from a small fishing town in northern Greece most…
Client profile: Oscar Grut, The Economist Legal Business The international news outlet’s long-serving GC discusses the company’s buy-back move and its digital ventures It was third time lucky…
Life During Law: Stephen Paget-Brown, Travers Smith Legal Business My career couldn’t be better. Nice work, nice clients, good money… The culture of this firm lends itself to being…
GC Perspectives – Philip Bramwell, BAE Systems Legal Business I’m of an age where I form part of a group of lawyers who elected to pursue careers in-house from…
Life During Law: Chris Saul, Slaughter and May Legal Business Every time my father got a promotion we had to move. It trains you to fit in with new crowds.…
‘This is a gritty place’: Macfarlanes’ leaders on the hustle it takes to look effortless Legal Business Victoria Young talks to the singular City player about success and bucking the market ‘Strong culture’, ‘high quality’ and ‘entrepreneurial’…
Client profile: Richard Vary, Nokia Legal Business The comms and IT multinational’s litigation head on the takeover of Alcatel-Lucent and its tax battle with India When asked…
Client profile: Tom Melbye Eide, Royal Dutch Shell Legal Business The energy group’s upstream legal chief discusses general counsel’s role as a risk partner and that £47bn deal As BG…
Life during law: Avril Martindale Jaishree Kalia I had no intention of doing law. My father was a detective in the Scottish flying squad. I wanted to…
Life During Law: Monty Raphael QC Legal Business My parents were immigrants from Eastern Europe. My father came after being conscripted against his will in the Tsarist army…
Client profile: John Tribolati, JPMorgan Chase Legal Business The investment bank’s EMEA GC on tackling the growth of global regulation and avoiding potholes along the way. There’s a…
Client profile: Paul van Reesch, Coca-Cola Enterprises Legal Business The soft drink giant’s top European lawyer talks about value and facing pressure from the sugar lobby. As a young…
Life During Law: Stephen Wilkinson, Herbert Smith Freehills Legal Business My summer holidays were spent licking envelopes at my parents printing factory in Hemel Hempstead. My parents were an odd…
