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The Rule of law and Populism
I will discuss two concepts; the rule of law and populism. Specifically, I want to look at the effect of one on the other. I should point out that these...Read more

Ian McDougall
EVP & General Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
“All Sold Out” – Employment Practices: The Virtual Tour
As we continue to zoom in and out of each other’s lives, the curtain rises on the global stage with an inconsistent tempo for in-house counsel managing employment issues. We...Read more

Susan Friedman
Area Vice President & Group Coverage Counsel, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., USA
Decentralized Finance and Distributed Autonomous Organizations: on the Rise
The traditional finance market is centralized. Central authorities issue the currency that powers our economy. Centralized financial organizations, e.g., banks, control our assets. Hence, the ability to regulate the flow...Read more

Joseph Bambara
Attorney at Law, WithersworldWide/UCNY, USA
Contract Design and Simplification – is this now a must-do?
Is the pendulum shifting? In a fast, technology-driven world, business stakeholders are keen to move away from dense walls of text in contracts. Increasingly, they understand that contracts are a...Read more

Paula Doyle
Chief Legal Innovation Officer, World Commerce & Contracting , USA
Implementing a Robust Compliance Program in a Remote Environment



Implementing an effective Compliance program can be complicated and challenging in the best of times, especially when you operate globally in a rapidly changing environment. These challenges and complexities have...Read more

Fabiana Lacerca-Allen
Chief Compliance Officer, Cipla, USA

Tatiyana Akers
Associate Director, Compliance, Aimmune Therapeutics, USA
Laura Hamm
Sr. Director, Corporate Compliance, Aimmune Therapeutics, USA

Brenda Crabtree
Director, Compliance Auditing and Monitoring, Aimmune Therapeutics, USA
Trying Civil Cases Remotely During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This article addresses the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic (“Pandemic”) has had on civil trial practice in the United States’ federal and state court systems. It discusses objections that...Read more

Joseph Aronds
Vice President and Chief Litigation and Trial Counsel, Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc., USA
‘LawWithoutWalls’ Program in the Eyes of an In-House Counsel
Are you an in-house lawyer seeking a unique conference opportunity that assembles hundreds of students and professionals to develop real-world solutions to challenges that your business currently faces? Read...Read more

Alda Loureiro
Regional Legal Counsel, Americas, Wäsrtilä North America, Inc, USA
Financial Interest Insurance: An Important Companion for Global Business

According to an African proverb, if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Anyone who has traveled the globe—or even a modest...Read more

Elliott Foster
Managing Counsel, Travelers Insurance, USA
Doing More with Less: Structuring Legal Knowledge to Transform Your Legal Department


‘We have to do more with less’ – has been the predominant ethos of in-house legal teams since the 2008 financial crisis. In the intervening decade, companies have strived to...Read more
Martin Kwedar
Senior Counsel and de facto General Counsel to i360, Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC, USA

Erik Smetana
Political Compliance Specialist, Koch Companies Public Sector LLC, USA
One Company’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
I first learned about a strange new virus emanating from Central China during a business lunch meeting in Tokyo in mid-January 2020. My Japanese colleague knew few details about the...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., USA