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International In-house Counsel Journal


The International In-house Counsel Journal is concerned with the exchange of ideas of In-house Counsel representing commercial organisations from all sectors and jurisdictions around the world. Each quarterly issue contains papers based on case study experience of In-house Counsel in the main disciplines of commercial law from different jurisdictions.

Content is overseen by the IICJ Editorial Board that meets 4 times a year to discuss content and determine which papers are accepted for publication. The board is drawn from a range of industry sectors and jurisdiction with considerable international knowledge.

A peer reviewed journal published electronically 12 times a year and in print form 4 times a year, delivering papers written by In-house Counsel covering the major areas of law:

Antitrust/Competition Commercial Litigation Contracts Corporate Governance Data Protection Employment Health and Safety Intellectual Property Management Taxation

From the following key business sectors:

Banking and Finance Energy Healthcare IT Industry Insurance Pharmaceutical Telecommunications

Please visit the IICJ Library to see all the published papers, which includes more business sectors and areas of law

Subscribers benefit from:

  • Receiving a print copy of the International In-house Counsel Journal quarterly.
  • Online access to all published papers.
  • Writing articles.
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  • Updates on how commercial law is being practiced locally, nationally and internationally.
  • Discovering the latest methods of successfully managing the in-house counsel function.
  • Finding out how in-house counsel develop and expand their practices locally and abroad.
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Recent Papers
“All Sold Out” – Employment Practices: The Virtual Tour
Susan Friedman, Area Vice President & Group Coverage Counsel, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., USA
A Whole New Approach to Risk Mapping Through Digital Innovation
Jean-Guy Mahaud, VP Compliance, Governance & Digital, TotalEnergies, France
Black Swan: The Aftermath
Safir Anand, Senior Partner and Head of Trademarks, Contractual & Commercial IP, Anand and Anand, India
Decentralized Finance and Distributed Autonomous Organizations: on the Rise
Joseph Bambara, Attorney at Law, PowerTouch, USA
Diversity & Inclusion in The New Work Environment
Claudia Marufuji, Legal Director, Flextronics International Tecnologia , Brazil
Drafting Commercial Contracts Some Practical Ideas
Christopher Parr, Director, Courtney Consultancy Ltd, UK
Governing and Innovating for Good: The Public Private Frontier
Anna White, General Counsel, EIT Climate-KIC, UK
Individual and Collective Corporate Liability in the European Union and the United States
Anna Wennäkoski, Senior Specialist , Ministry of Transport and Communications , Finland, Finland
IPO from the GC perspective – “a marathon and a sprint”
Neil Murrin, General Counsel and Director, Regulatory Affairs, Trainline PLC, UK
Merger and Acquisition During Covid 19 Situation – Strange Experience
Abhijit Mukhopadhyay, President (Legal) & General Counsel, Hinduja Group, London, UK
The New Digital Landscape Digital Smarts – A Post Covid Necessity for Leaders
Jeffery Tan, Group General Counsel, Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
The Parent Company’s Liability for its Foreign Subsidiary
Haitao Zhang, Director Legal , CNPC America Ltd., Canada

Readers' Opinion

“Through this subscription, I could keep abreast with the progress and development of other regional laws.”
Angeline Yee Yi Wei
Vice President
Maybank, Malaysia
“The International In-House Counsel Journal provides an excellent forum for examining many of the critical IP issues that face global businesses today.”
David Koris
General Counsel/Head IP
Shell International B.V., Netherlands
“The IICJ brings relevant legal input and information to any internationally active lawyer. It helps bridging conflicting solutions and to manoevre within the relative uncertainties that international law brings.”
Martin Strnad
Head Legal Global Corporate
Zurich Insurance Company, Switzerland
“The IICJ is excellent resource for the in-house practitioner. The articles are always practical and germane to the issues that most general counsels face daily. ”
Bryan Yeazel
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (Former GC)
Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc., USA
“Simply professional, by professionals”
Peter Bergson
General Counsel
Fingerprints, Sweden
“The IICJ is one of the most current and comprehensive journals I haver ever read, as it is not limited to pure theoretical papers written by academics. Practitioners can benefit a lot by reading interesting practical papers.”
Andreas Koutoupis
Director, Head of Governance, Risk & Internal Audit Services
Mazars Certified Auditors, Athens-Greece, Greece
“The IICJ is a great journal not only for academics but for professional and day to day practitioners.”
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager
Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, Greece
“My subscription to IICJ provided me with access to critical thinking by some of the worlds must brilliant attorneys. ”
Hyattye Simmons
General Counsel
DFW Asian American Citzens Council, USA
“I have been reading the various article to keep myself updated on trends and developments.”
Anne Wilkes
Independent data protection consultant
ACW Privacy Consulting, UK