Canadian Policy and Corporate Governance Recommendations to Address the United States’ Tariffs
Canada is one of the few countries in the world experiencing the most pronounced effects, including financial and job losses, of President Trump’s tariffs (i) upon exports of Canadian goods,...Read more
Richard Leblanc
President, Boardexpert com Inc, Canada
The Current Status of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in U.S. Companies: Challenges, Progress, and Future Directions
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have become central to the missions of many U.S. companies. These efforts seek to address historical inequities, foster inclusive environments, and serve an increasingly...Read more
Mary Kennard
Vice President & General Counsel (retired), American University, USA
UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 - Failure to prevent fraud: Storm in a tea cup?
The Failure to Prevent Fraud offence contained within the UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) finally comes into effect on 1 September 2025 following the release of...Read more
Steve Holt
Partner, Grant Thornton UK, UK
Oishi Ghosh
Forensic Investigation Services Manager, Grant Thornton UK, UK
Ollie Haselden
Assistant Manager within the Forensics and Investigations department, Grant Thornton UK, UK
Corporate culture and in-house legal department performance: an unbreakable bond Strong culture, strong lawyers
Corporate culture is a fundamental element that permeates every aspect of an organization, including a company's legal department. It defines the values, norms, expectations and behaviours that guide employees in...Read more
Alfonso Levote
General Counsel & Investor Relations, Rosetti Marino S.p.A., Italy
How can lawyers and clients best work together?
We often hear about clients and lawyers frustrated with each other. Certainly, both sides would have wished to avoid the disappointment. However, do we know how to forge a healthy...Read more
Eduardo Bereterbide
International Arbitration and Litigation Lawyer, Bereterbide Conseils, France
Rafael Melgarejo Davila
Legal Principal, Anglo American, Peru
Davor Domitrovic
Head of Legal, Quiñenco S.A , Chile
Andy Soh
Global General Counsel, Abdul Latif Jameel , Singapore
Gordon Mccue
Head of Legal Operations, Shell Oil Company, UK
Anil Abraham
General Counsel, SD Guthrie, Malaysia
Mediation: The Jimmy Carter Way!
Tributes have abounded for James Earl Carter, Jnr., the 39th President of the United States of America who died in late December 2024. This virtually unknown Southern peanut-farmer-turned-politician, former Governor...Read more
Siddharth Raja
Partner, Vertices Partners, India
Roopa Doraswamy
General Counsel, Ideaspring Capital, India
How one lawyer discovered the ‘Boomerang Effect’ of Doing Good
A friend recently observed that lawyers (like many other professions) have the potential to apply their work skills to do good for the community.
He noted that practitioners of the legal...Read more
Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer , Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
Payback Time: Trump and EU’s “Exorbitant” Fines vs US Tech Companies
The election of Donald Trump for a second term of the US Presidency is of considerable concern to the European Union (EU), NATO, and states worldwide in general owing to...Read more
Roy Girasa
Professor of Law, Pace University, USA
NIS2 & Cybersecurity in Practice: Compliance Challenges
The recently adopted NIS2 Directive places novel and stringent compliance requirements before a wide selection of essential and important entities (energy, transport, food production, telecoms, etc). The actual number of...Read more
Andrej Savin
Professor, CBS LAW, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Changing Perceptions: How to stop your colleagues from assuming you’re the ‘Department of No’
An in-house colleague of mine once disclosed that he was known as the ‘Sales Prevention Officer’ in one of the businesses he worked for. And this sort of attitude towards...Read more
Sarah Davis
General Counsel, The Legal Director, UK