AI Distribution Agreements in the Technology Channel: A Practitioner’s Guide

Artificial intelligence is not just a technological shift. It is a contract risk multiplier across the technology supply chain. As AI products and solutions scale rapidly, distribution agreements increasingly...Read more
Craig Carpenter
Advisory Board Member and Counsel, DRM Worldwide, USA

Rich English
Of Counsel, R.E. is Of Counsel with Slater Law Group APC---Collaborating with Craig Carpenter--CLO (In House)-MS Companies in the US , USA
The Legal Sector in Times of Conflict: Impact, Lessons, and Strategic Direction in the Middle East
The recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East has created a level of uncertainty that directly affects the legal sector across the region. Law firms, in-house legal teams, and...Read more

Hadi N. El Kadi
Group Chief Legal Officer, Al Habtoor Group, UAE
Your next crisis won’t start in your company – it will start in someone else’s
A fire breaks out in a factory in Norway. A car plant in England falls silent.
That was the chain reaction that forced Jaguar Land Rover to halt production this spring....Read more

Winona Chan
Legal Counsel, Moneybox, UK
Antitrust Compliance in the Age of the New Whistleblower Incentive Program
Antitrust compliance has been, and should continue to be, near the top of any company’s global compliance program checklist. With the potentially massive private civil awards in the United States...Read more

R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA
Artificial Intelligence and Its Interplay with M&A: A Techno Legal Perspective for In House Counsel

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping full mergers and acquisitions lifecycle, from strategy and deal origination through due diligence, valuation, execution, integration and post closing dispute management. Traditional AI, Generative AI...Read more

Pallavi Puri
Partner, DMD Advocates, India

Rajan Gupta
Sr. Visiting Researcher, Artificial Intelligence & Innovation (AI&I) Lab, UAT, Mexico, India
The AI Readiness Gap: Why Your Contract Data Isn't Ready for AI (And What to Do About It)
Something familiar is playing out inside legal departments right now. A new category of technology arrives with credible promises, vendors multiply overnight, and professionals rush to adopt new tools before...Read more

Cat Carroll
Head of Legal Operations, iManage LLC, USA
Between Board Neutrality and Control: Reimagining Hostile Takeover Defences in India with Lessons from Delaware and Asia-Pacific

Hostile takeovers have traditionally played only a limited role in the mergers and acquisitions landscape in India. This is attributable primarily to the ownership structure of most listed Indian companies,...Read more

Vikas Agarwal
Co-Founder, LegaLogic Consulting, India

Neha Deshmukh
Legal Advisor, LegaLogic Consulting, India
“But I Wore the Lemon Juice”: AI, Confidence, Confidentiality, and the Novel Risks Facing In-House Counsel
Contemporary lessons for international in-house counsel can emerge from strange places. In 1995, two Pittsburgh bank robbers applied lemon juice to their faces, confidently believing it would blur their appearance...Read more

Todd Krieger
Director of International Transactions and Senior Counsel, InterSystems Corporation, USA
From Gatekeeper to Process Architect: The New Role of In-house Counsel in AI Governance

In an era of accelerated advancement in AI technology, dynamic and variable global legislative approaches to AI risk management, and unrelenting commercial pressure for agile AI adoption, the role of...Read more

Cam-Van (Vannie) Nguyen
Senior Managing Counsel, Office of the Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer, Align Technology, Inc., USA

Karen Jaenike
Legal Director, Strategic Commercial Affairs, Align Technology, Inc., USA
The General Counsel is Not There to Say “No” Legal Brilliance is Table Stakes. What Matters More is Judgment, Trust — And the Courage to Guide Risk Rather Than Avoid it.
After more than four decades in the law — the last ten as general counsel of a major Asian conglomerate, and earlier years in international firms and in-house roles at...Read more

Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer , Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore