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How to Navigate the Business in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction
It is imperative for a company, irrespective of the place of its incorporation or its headquarters, to seriously consider to what extent and how to comply with the American sanctions...Read more

Haitao Zhang
Director Legal , Cnpc America., Canada
Contract Risk and Reality: Working Towards Balance

“We can’t possibly sign this! How could the client think that this could be considered a fair and balanced contract?” I said, referring indignantly to the thick set of terms...Read more

Terra Potter
Regional General Counsel - Industrial EMEA/AP, Hexcel Composites, UK
Dispelling the Myths and Identifying the Risks for the In-House Lawyer Confronted with Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence
The internet analyst firm Gartner has suggested that there will be 20.4 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020. Cisco Visual Networking Index has commented that “More than one...Read more

Charlotte Stetzel
Regional Legal Counsel, Dnv Gl, UK
Interpretation of the Principle of Stability Applicable to the Terms Governing Subsoil Use in the Context of Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
On December 27, 2017, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed the Code on Subsoil and Subsoil Use (hereinafter - the Code). According to the transitional period provisions, the...Read more
Nurzhan Kakimov
First Level Lawyer, Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. , Kazakhstan
Owner In-House Counsel Concerns in Large Construction Contracts 
When an owner contracts for a new large energy infrastructure project in Canada there are many issues they need to consider before, during and after the contract has been signed....Read more

Shannon Onook
Senior Legal Counsel, TransCanada Corporation, Canada
Going Dutch
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In an era where the location of the commercial centre of Europe remains to be determined, we look at the position of the English Commercial Court (ECC) and that of...Read more
Ingeborg Kuyvenhoven
General Counsel, Petrobras Oil & Gas B.V., Netherlands
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Tim Reid
Partner, Ashurst, UK
Attorney-Client Privilege for In-house Counsel
A lawyer practicing in New York takes for granted claiming the attorney-client privilege no matter whether she/he works in a private law firm or a company, although there are so...Read more

Haitao Zhang
Director Legal , Cnpc America., Canada
Mitigating Risks of Privately Financed Power Projects in
Sub-Sahara Africa ('SSA')
In 2014, the forty-nine Sub-Sahara Africa (“SSA”) countries, with a combined population of more than 800 million, had an installed electric power generation capacity of 92 Gigawatts (GW). This figure...Read more

Kingsley Osei
Lead Project Counsel, State University of New York, USA
Affordable Solar Power for All
In 2015, the international community came together to reinforce the global ambition to tackle climate change. That year, the adoption of the “Paris Agreement” and the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable...Read more

Nicole Iseppi
Project Director, ENGIE & Terrawatt Initiative, UAE
The lawyer’s Paradox: The Link Between Personality and Psychopathology in Lawyers

When it comes to mental health, lawyers appear to be their own worst enemies. Research over the past several decades has identified that certain traits and characteristics correlate with success...Read more
Danielle Brezina
Legal Counsel, Law Branch, Alberta Energy Regulator, Canada