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
Redefining Confidentiality Contracts as Risk Mitigants for AI-Driven Disclosure
This paper discusses the evolving landscape of confidentiality risks associated with the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in corporate environments. As organisations increasingly leverage AI, traditional confidentiality mechanisms,...Read more
Omavuaye Akintola
Associate General Counsel, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) P.J.S.C., UAE
Energy Security and New Geopolitical Equilibria Legal Implications for Businesses The Role of the General Counsel Between Law, Corporate Diplomacy, and Geopolitical Risk Management
In recent years, energy security has emerged as one of the central issues on the global geopolitical agenda. The war in Ukraine, tensions in the Middle East, the Red Sea...Read more
Alfonso Levote
General Counsel & Investor Relations, Rosetti Marino S.p.A., Italy
The In-House Counsel's Identity Crisis: How Inhouse Counsel Can Improve Their Value
“When are you coming back to legal practice?”
This question, from a young associate surprised me. I was called to the bar twenty years ago (when he was seven years old)....Read more
Allan Rwakakooko
Lawyer, Umeme, Uganda
“The US innovates, China replicates, Europe regulates” What is the role of general counsel in this scenario?
The US innovates, China replicates, and the EU regulates is a punchline in the policy debate; but beyond whether it is true or not there is certainly a tendency in...Read more
Alfonso Levote
General Counsel & Investor Relations, Rosetti Marino S.p.A., Italy
Redefining the Role of the In-House Counsel: Lawyering to Make a Better World
As part of our vocation of service we, the in-house lawyers, have a duty to keep abreast of new legal challenges. Failing to do so in an ever volatile regulatory...Read more
Emilio Hernandez
Corporate solicitor , Iberdrola, Spain
Climate Change Litigation: A Corporate Perspective
Lucrezia Albanese has a vast experience in litigation having formerly worked in the Relevant Litigation function of Enel SpA Legal Department and being at present Head of Regulatory and Antitrust...Read more
Edoardo Marcenaro
Former Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs , Enel Grids srl, Italy
Lucrezia Albanese
Head of Regulatory and Antitrust Legal, Corporate, Regulatory and Antitrust Affairs, Enel Italia S.p.A. , Italy
Navigating the Transition: Strategies for Shifting to In-House Legal Teams
In today's dynamic legal environment, organizations are encountering a unique blend of challenges and opportunities. Within the ever-evolving intersection of law and business, organizations find themselves at a crucial juncture....Read more
Jatin Jalundhwala
Joint President Legal and Company Secretary, Adani Group, India
Compliance Monitoring
One of the most relevant pillars of a compliance program is monitoring. The Brazilian Clean Companies Act (Law N. 12,846/13) provides that the compliance program will be evaluated according to...Read more
Cristina Leite
Procurement Risk & Compliance Senior Consultant, Hydro, Brazil
The Specially Protected Trade Marks: Lack of Clarity from the International Perspective
World history of trademark regulation is quite long-standing. Derived from antic and medieval jurisprudence where Lex Cornelia or general delict rules were used as a legal frame for the merchant...Read more
Vadim Nyunyaev
Head of the Intellectual Property Projects (Ph. D. in Law), Marketing Communications Department, Corporate Communications Block, Gazprom Neft, Russia
Oksana Morozevich
Intellectual Property manager, Marketing Communications Department, Corporate Communications Block, Gazprom Neft, Russia