“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
Anti Money Laundering Risk in Private Credit: Governance Gaps in a Rapidly Expanding Market
Anti–money laundering (AML) risk is structurally amplified in cross-border third-party relationships, particularly within the rapidly expanding private credit sector. Industry estimates place the global private credit market at approximately $3...Read more
Aaron Lee
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Fred Alger & Company, LLC, USA
Sarah Rich
Compliance Officer, Manhattan-Based Global Asset Manager and an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, USA
Ecocide as an International Law Crime: The Tension Between Objective and Means
On 9th September 2024, Vanuatu, Samoa, and Fiji formally proposed an ecocide amendment to the Rome Statute, the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court. If adopted, ecocide would become a...Read more
Jürg Gassmann
Director and General Counsel, Envisionation Limited, Ireland
Personality Disorders and Their Manifestations in the Corporate World: An Analysis of Psychopathological Influence on Organizational Dynamics
This scientific article explores the intersection between Personality Disorders (PDs) and the corporate environment, analyzing how the psychopathological manifestations of individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD),...Read more
Thiago Veloso
Legal Director, Hydro Extrusion Brasil S.A., Brazil
In-House Counsel as an Independent and Trusted Governance Advisor
In-house counsel may have a challenging role in working with other management, reporting to the board of directors, and having a duty to the company. There are governance matters where...Read more
Richard Leblanc
President, Boardexpert com Inc, Canada
Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Mind An Insight from the Inside on how AI Is Reshaping Legal Psychology, Professional Judgment, and Leadership Across the Legal Profession 
Across today’s corporate and professional landscape, legal advice is expected to be delivered faster, with greater clarity, and under increasing commercial and reputational pressure. Decision-making cycles have shortened, tolerance for...Read more
Hadi N. El Kadi
Group Chief Legal Officer, Al Habtoor Group, UAE
Corporate Compliance in a Fragmented Regulatory Landscape
As multinational companies expand into diverse and rapidly evolving markets, legal and compliance teams face increasing pressure to navigate fragmented regulatory frameworks while upholding consistent global standards. This paper draws...Read more
Moutaz Abdullat
General Counsel, Fererro , UAE
PromptCraft’s Gray Zone: Owning Agentic AI Workflows Without Owning Ideas
As organizations operationalize AI, competitive advantage increasingly resides in “promptcraft”: curated prompts, agentic workflows, system instructions, and the evaluation infrastructure that reliably elicits high-value outputs and actions from models and...Read more
John deVadoss
Co-Founder, NeuralFabric Corp. (acquired by Cisco Systems), USA