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“But I Wore the Lemon Juice”: AI, Confidence, Confidentiality, and the Novel Risks Facing In-House Counsel
Contemporary lessons for international in-house counsel can emerge from strange places. In 1995, McArthur Wheeler and Clifton Earl Johnson robbed two Pittsburgh banks at gunpoint without the disguises typically...Read more
Todd Krieger
Director of International Transactions and Senior Counsel, InterSystems Corporation, USA
A Critical Examination of Albania’s New Data Protection Regime and Its Implications for Employee Privacy 
The adoption of Law No 124/2024 ‘On the Protection of Personal Data’ marks a major transformation in Albania’s data protection framework.1 By repealing Law No 9887/2008 and aligning domestic law...Read more
Enik Pogace
Head of Employee Relations Division , Bank of Albania, Albania
From Gatekeeper to Process Architect: The New Role of In-house Counsel in AI Governance
In an era of accelerated advancement in AI technology, dynamic and variable global legislative approaches to AI risk management, and unrelenting commercial pressure for agile AI adoption, the role of...Read more
Cam-Van (Vannie) Nguyen
Senior Managing Counsel, Office of the Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer, Align Technology, Inc., USA
Karen Jaenike
Legal Director, Strategic Commercial Affairs, Align Technology, Inc., USA
The General Counsel is Not There to Say “No” Legal Brilliance is Table Stakes. What Matters More is Judgment, Trust — And the Courage to Guide Risk Rather Than Avoid it.
After more than four decades in the law — the last ten as general counsel of a major Asian conglomerate, and earlier years in international firms and in-house roles at...Read more
Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer , Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
Anti Money Laundering Risk in Private Credit: Governance Gaps in a Rapidly Expanding Market
Anti–money laundering (AML) risk is structurally amplified in cross-border third-party relationships, particularly within the rapidly expanding private credit sector. Industry estimates place the global private credit market at approximately $3...Read more
Aaron Lee
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Fred Alger & Company, LLC, USA
Sarah Rich
Compliance Officer, Manhattan-Based Global Asset Manager and an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, USA
Fixing the Legal-Procurement Disconnect to Speed Up Contract Review
It’s a familiar scenario: a critical vendor deal lands in procurement’s lap. Commercial terms need to be negotiated, and it heads off to legal. Six weeks pass. The business is...Read more
Marty Gomez
Head of Procurement, iManage, USA
AI Powered Advertising: Navigating Legal Risks
Artificial intelligence or “AI” is fast becoming a commonly used tool for business. What was once novelty is now established in many industries as vital technology to stay ahead or...Read more
Kisha Lyons
Counsel, Marketing Legal, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, USA
The Venezuelan Energy Pivot of 2026: Sovereignty Recalibrated, Sanctions Internalized, and the Emergence of Alignment Risk 
The 2026 restructuring of Venezuela’s hydrocarbon sector represents an unprecedented convergence of domestic legislative reform and extraterritorial regulatory conditioning. Following the January 3, 2026 political transition in Caracas and the...Read more
Haitao Zhang
General Counsel, Cnpc Latin America, Canada
Ecocide as an International Law Crime: The Tension Between Objective and Means
On 9th September 2024, Vanuatu, Samoa, and Fiji formally proposed an ecocide amendment to the Rome Statute, the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court. If adopted, ecocide would become a...Read more
Jürg Gassmann
Director and General Counsel, Envisionation Limited, Ireland
Reconsidering the use of expertise in disputes related to international construction contracts
Our paper aims to describe the evolution of the role of technical experts in avoidance and management of disputes related to international construction contracts, focusing on the energy sector. From...Read more
Edoardo Marcenaro
Former Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs , Enel Grids srl, Italy
Michela Umbro
Legal Counsel, DeliSasson, Italy