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2020: In-House (and House) Turned Upside Down

In this paper, we look back at 2020 to assess the impact the pandemic has had on our lives, both personally and professionally, and on the legal profession as a...Read more
Nicolas Vielliard
Senior Counsel , Shawcor , Netherlands

Viviane Bordin Vielliard
Independent Legal Consultant , PostNL , Netherlands
Doing More with Less: Structuring Legal Knowledge to Transform Your Legal Department


‘We have to do more with less’ – has been the predominant ethos of in-house legal teams since the 2008 financial crisis. In the intervening decade, companies have strived to...Read more
Martin Kwedar
Senior Counsel and de facto General Counsel to i360, Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC, USA

Erik Smetana
Political Compliance Specialist, Koch Companies Public Sector LLC, USA
Leaning in and the Rules of Attraction – One Legal Team’s Experience of Engaging Internal Clients in a Fast Growth Tech Business


How should a small legal team in a fast growth fintech business engage with internal clients? How do we make sure that we are doing the right work at the...Read more
Sharon Evans
General Counsel, TotallyMoney, UK

Stephanie Woods
Senior Legal Counsel , TotallyMoney , UK
One Company’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
I first learned about a strange new virus emanating from Central China during a business lunch meeting in Tokyo in mid-January 2020. My Japanese colleague knew few details about the...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., USA
Sustainability Management: The Role of the Legal Department

In recent years we have observed a rising internal and external pressure on companies to improve their sustainability-related performances; companies responded with an exponential increase in sustainability reporting and planning...Read more
Federico Piccaluga
General Counsel, Duferco Participations Holding SA, Switzerland
In-House Counsel’s Guide to Surviving Without Business Travel
Business travel may not return to its pre-pandemic levels for many years, but the need for face-to-face meetings to negotiate complex transactions has not diminished. While technology has helped facilitate...Read more

Todd Krieger
Director of International Transactions and Senior Counsel, InterSystems Corporation, USA
Managing Compliance Risk in a COVID and Post-COVID World



Managing risk can be complicated in the best of times, and the challenges associated with risk management become even greater when combined with the tremendous disruption caused by a global...Read more

Fabiana Lacerca-Allen
Chief Compliance Officer, Cipla, USA

Tatiyana Akers
Associate Director, Compliance, Aimmune Therapeutics, USA
Laura Hamm
Sr. Director, Corporate Compliance, Aimmune Therapeutics, USA

Brenda Crabtree
Director, Compliance Auditing and Monitoring, Aimmune Therapeutics, USA
Executive General Counsels - Lawyers Going Beyond Just Law
The COVID-19 pandemic has inundated lawyers in corporations with a multitude of challenges. In the past year, in-house lawyers aka General Counsels (GCs) have been providing valuable guidance to their...Read more

Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer , Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
Paper Title International Pharma Congresses during Covid-19
Pharmaceutical congresses and conferences are one of the preferred resources for doctors to learn about new research, treatments and indications . Such congresses in 2020 have become ‘virtual’ in response...Read more
Geraldine Benjamin
English Solicitor, Bailhache Labesse Trustees, UK
Qui Custodiat Custodiens?
Almost every business engages in quality control as part of its day-to-day operations. This can be a boon to your business, or it can be a horrible problem when litigation...Read more

Charles Cowan
Managing Partner, Analytic Focus, USA