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Dealing With Clients and Other Attorneys From Around the Globe: An International Labor and Employment Lawyer's Perspective
All attorneys -- no matter where they practice law and no matter the area in which they practice -- face challenges in dealing with their clients. The same is true...Read more
Steve Cohn
Managing Counsel, Global Labor and Employment Law, McDonald's Corporation, USA
One Day of Leading a Global Legal Team
Looking back to when I first set up the Hutchison-Whampoa Ltd (HWL) legal department 14 years ago, I was a one-woman band. Initially, there was considerable resistance from subsidiary companies...Read more

Edith Shih
Head Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, Hong Kong
More Than Words: Reflections of a General Counsel
As we approach the second decade of the 21st century, general counsel have a unique opportunity to pause and reflect. We began the previous decade with a stock market crash...Read more
Hassan Hassan
Associate General Counsel, Mars, UAE
The Virtual In-House Lawyer - A New Model For The Changing Economic Climate
Over the last century, there have been radical changes in technology and the way businesses operate. However, provision of legal services has remained fundamentally unchanged. The article, therefore, explores traditional...Read more
Claudia Gerrard
Legal Advisor, Ortolan Legal, UK
Formulating Code of Conduct & Ethics
The prospective investors and the stakeholders of any company who want to invest / hold / trade in the stocks of any corporate, want to ensure that the companies, in...Read more
Bala Balakrishnan
In-House Counsel, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India
Responding to Business Pressures on Legal Departments: The Value of The Uniform Task-Based Management System Code Set
Corporate legal departments are facing unprecedented pressure to manage themselves like any other business unit, streamlining costs and improving efficiency. This presents unique challenges to a department that has traditionally...Read more
Mark Poag
General Counsel, DataCert, Inc., USA
Creating a Legal Smart Grid
This article describes the benefits of creating a virtual network, designed to offer part-time lawyers and retirees a way back into the workforce in the most efficient manner, for the...Read more

Iain Jacobs
Managing Director, The Contract Centre, Switzerland
In-House Legal Counsel and Enterprise Risk Management
No investment can be effective in the long term without proper risk management, and the outcomes of inadequate risk management turned out to be expensive. So from a certain perspective...Read more
Zhang Jianbin
In-House Counsel, China Telecom, China
Managing an International Legal Department
Managing a legal department comes with a certain set of challenges. Managing a legal department across multiple sites adds to the challenges. Managing a legal department across multiple sites spanning...Read more
Diane Rodgers
General Counsel, AIG Canada, Canada
A Simple Yet Effective Guide to Managing a Team
There is a wealth of books on management techniques in every bookshop as well as a plethora of academic research into this area. Even if one had the time to...Read more
Rachel Cunningham-Day
Director Legal, Markit, UK