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The Trump Administration’s New Era of Enforcement Policies and the impact on U.S. Multinational Companies
In response to the Trump Administration’s “America First” agenda , the principal agency responsible for administering U.S. immigration benefits, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), has issued a series of...Read more

Dorothy Capers
Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel , National Express Group , USA
The Necessary Evolution of Diversity & Inclusion:
The Three “Rs” (Recognition, Relationships and Respect for all) Critical to Building a Truly Inclusive Workplace

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is top of mind for every forward-thinking organization. Yet, despite their best intentions and efforts, organizations continue to struggle to build truly inclusive workplaces – where...Read more

Lauren Zajac
Chief Legal Officer, Globoforce, USA
That’s Not the Way We Do It Here: Reconciling Sandbagging Provisions for Multinational Buyers

Although any number of provisions in an M&A purchase agreement can, and are, negotiated with a wide range of individual outcomes, there is often an overarching set of market norms...Read more

Scott Macbeth
Senior Legal Counsel, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., USA
The Resale Price Maintenance (and Minimum Advertised Price) Conundrum Post-Leegin: State and Federal Law at a Crossroads
As one of the counsel for Respondent in the Supreme Court’s Monsanto Company v. Spray-Rite Service Corporation decision, it has been difficult since 2007 to acknowledge that vertical...Read more

R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA
Suing your Regulators: A Case Study from a General Counsel’s Perspective

On February 9, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the Circuit Court) reversed a decision by the District Court and ruled in favor...Read more

Elliot Ganz
General Counsel, The Loan Syndications and Trading Association Inc, USA
The Boundaries of Internal Corporate Investigations Relative
to Employee Privacy Rights; A Case Study

Corporate internal investigations often involve the complex yet delicate balance between employer and employee rights. An already complicated situation is additionally challenged by a veritable Pandora’s Box of difficult employment...Read more

Chaim Levin
Chief Legal Officer, Compagnie Financiere Tradition, USA
Creating Efficiencies in Drug Discovery and Development Using Artificial Intelligence
The recent growth of machine learning applications using artificial intelligence (AI), ranging from drug discovery to improvements in patient care, has coincided with increased investments from pharmaceutical and technology companies....Read more

Priya Mannan
Associate General Counsel, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, USA
Details Matter: Mitigating M&A Post-Closing Purchase Price Disputes

A post-closing purchase price dispute is never a pleasant experience. I would venture a guess that no one reading this would willingly be involved in a dispute at all, much...Read more

Jerry Hansen
Partner, Forensic Risk Alliance, USA
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transactions: Thoughts and a Few Tips


Predictive algorithms and computers independently generating output are not new. Some of us remember Deep Blue beating Gary Kasparov. Well, that was in 1997, and there are many antecedents to...Read more

Tanguy de Carbonnieres
Deputy General Counsel, Fannie Mae, USA

Christine Reddy
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Deputy Corporate Secretary, Federal National Mortgage Association, USA
Evolution of Agile Lawyering In-House Counsel as a Strategic Asset



In-house counsel faces a new reality and challenge. The world and business have gone from analog to digital. Innovation, speed, digital technology and the internet have transformed how to manage...Read more
Michael Grazio
Assistant General Counsel, Products and Innovation, Mastercard, USA

Jonathan Anastasia
Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Cyber & Intelligence Solutions, Mastercard, USA

Paul Petta
Chief Franchise Officer, Mastercard, USA