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The Value Differentiator: Lawyers Who Lead Mindfully
The pressure is mounting on legal organizations to respond to disruptive forces. Law schools are faced with online offerings (MOOCs and degree programs), higher costs, falling enrollments, and a stagnant...Read more
Michèle Huff
Senior Associate University Counsel, University of New Mexico, USA
The Principle of Segregation of Duties Applied to Corporate Law
The Principle of Segregation of Duties was created by the Business area, more specifically in the Accounting and Internal Control field, and refers to the segregation of potentially conflicting duties,...Read more
Felipe Kietzmann
Regional Compliance Officer, Latin America, Alcon Laboratories, Brazil
Horse Sense for Lawyers - Tap Your Somatic Wisdom to Boost Your Performance
Science is increasingly supporting the premise that the majority of communication among humans is non-verbal. Neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author Robert Cooper’s book The Other 90%, How to...Read more
Francie Kilborne
Associate General Counsel, Energy Transfer Partners, USA
A View From the Coal-Face: Corporate Governance Issues in Charging Out and Incentivising In-House Counsel
Information on a company’s costs and risks is crucial to the individuals responsible for the management of the organisation. The in-house legal function has an obvious role to play in...Read more
Jürg Gassmann
Principal, Gassmann Consulting, Ireland
The Future of the In-House Lawyer
Over the past two years, it has been a privilege to work with many senior General Counsel, those who work with them – including a Chairman, a Chief Executive and...Read more
Richard Tapp
Former: Company Secretary and Director of Legal Services, Carillion, UK
The Evolution of In-house Legal & IP Departments
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. This quote, likely incorrectly attributed to...Read more
Michael Kock
Head IP, Syngenta International AG, Switzerland
What Will the In-House Legal Department of Tomorrow Look Like?
How many articles read, how many conferences attended around this question about a vision of the future of in-house legal counsels; but what concrete actions do we need to integrate...Read more
Cécile Kavalses
General Counsel Benelux & The Nordics, Atos, Netherlands
MNCs and the GC - Why it Really Means 'Global Counsel'
In this article, the term GC, traditionally used to refer to General Counsel or the lead legal counsel for a corporation, will be substituted for the more appropriate world-wide sobriquet...Read more
Mark Van De Voorde
Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, Victaulic, USA
Career Transitions: From Law Firm to In-House and, Possibly, Back Again
Many law firm lawyers hope, at some point in their legal careers, to move in-house with a corporate law department. Often they seek to eliminate the pressure to develop business,...Read more
Valerie Fontaine
Partner, Seltzer Fontaine Beckwith, USA
Life as an In-House Counsel in the Construction Industry
I am an English Qualified Solicitor who is currently working as Senior In-House Counsel for Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd (“SECL”) based in Seoul, South Korea; SECL is one of the...Read more
Joanne Reed
Senior In-House Counsel, Samsung Engineering Co.,, Korea