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Conflict of Laws and Compliance
Normally conflict of Laws (also called private international law) is defined as the set of rules or laws a jurisdiction applies to a case, transaction, or other occurrences that have...Read more

Haitao Zhang
Director, Legal, Cnpc America, Canada
Best Practices in Managing an In-House Legal Department 
This paper discusses certain best practices in the management of an in-house legal department. Topics covered herewith include the structuring of the legal department within an organisation, managing the legal...Read more
Nicolas Vielliard
Senior Counsel , Shawcor , Netherlands
Will New York’s Indexed Payments for Tier 1 Renewable Energy Credits (“IRECs”) Hurt It’s Voluntary Corporate and Industrial (“C&I”) Renewable Energy Market?
Spurred by an imperative for durable energy offtake, long-term price certainty, improving project economics, and corporate social responsibility to combat climate change, corporate and non-utility industrial (“C&I”) buyers of renewable...Read more

Kingsley Osei
Lead Project Counsel, State University of New York, USA
Copyright Protection of Websites

Russian Civil Code does not explicitly recognize websites as objects of copyright. This does not mean that websites are not protected by copyright, but implies the following questions instead: What...Read more

Vadim Nyunyaev
Head of the Intellectual Property Projects (Ph. D. in Law), Marketing Communications Department, Corporate Communications Block, Gazprom Neft, Russia

Natalia Gulyaeva
Office Managing Partner, Hogan Lovells (CIS), Russia
In-House Legal and Finance Departments: Guardians of the Company?


No other departments work more closely together than the Legal and Finance Departments in supporting all functions of the company and protecting it against risks.
In this paper, we analyse...Read more
Jeremy Stebbing
Financial Controller, ShawCor, Netherlands
Nicolas Vielliard
Senior Counsel , Shawcor , Netherlands
An Overview of the Legal and Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy and Cleantech in Nigeria

Despite having good solar irradiation, and other renewable energy resources, Nigeria continues to suffer power outages owing to, amongst others, inadequate generation, and distribution capacity. Nigeria has formulated several policies...Read more

Chukwunonso Onwuzu
Legal Attorney , Oando Energy Resources Inc., Nigeria

Adebisi Sanda
Governance Manager, Oando Energy Resources Inc., Nigeria
A Whole New Approach to Risk Mapping Through Digital Innovation
Let’s face it: the role of in-house lawyers has never been more complex. It is no longer limited to ensuring that the organisation meets its legal obligations nor providing legal...Read more

Jean-Guy Mahaud
VP Compliance, Governance & Digital, TotalEnergies, France
Governing and Innovating for Good: The Public Private Frontier

What does it mean for an organisation to govern and innovate for good? What principles can organisations enshrine – structurally or otherwise – to ensure the common good is always...Read more

Anna White
General Counsel, EIT Climate-KIC, UK
The Parent Company’s Liability for its Foreign Subsidiary
The limited liability has been the foundation of the corporate legal framework since the establishment of the corporate legal concept, and the parent company and its subsidiary are separate entities,...Read more

Haitao Zhang
Director Legal , Cnpc America., Canada
The Sustainable Contract

Sustainability has been an integral part of Eni and Enel's culture and strategy for years, as well as a real source of economic value, driving a process of continuous and...Read more

Pietro Galizzi
Head of Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Affairs, Eni gas e luce S.p.A, Italy

Edoardo Marcenaro
Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs , Enel Grids srl, Italy