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From Legal Compliance to Cultural Competitiveness: The Role of the General Counsel in Risk Management
Reports of spectacular malfunctions at well-known international companies keep hitting the headlines. When we use the word ‘malfunctions’ in this context, we do not mean incidents caused by technical failure...Read more
Thomas Emch
Member of the Management Board, General Counsel, Conzzeta Holding AG, Switzerland
The Globalization of Clinical Trials - Challenges, Opportunities and a Path Forward
In recent years, pharmaceutical companies have expanded clinical research in emerging markets around the world and increasingly involving populations that traditionally have had limited or no access to clinical trials...Read more
Marc Wilenzick
Chief Compliance Counsel, R&D, Pfizer Inc, USA
Justin McCarthy
SVP Global Policy and International Public Affairs, Pfizer Inc., USA
Cara Cuenot
Lead counsel for the BioCorrection Research Unit, Pfizer Inc, USA
Practical Advice for Managing Patent: Litigation for the Small Legal Department Practitioner
In-house counsel for small and medium sized companies often must manage a broad spectrum of transactional, corporate governance, regulatory and litigation responsibilities. While the variety and scope of these responsibilities...Read more
Dan Anixt
President, Turnbull Counsulting LLC, USA
Dealing With Clients and Other Attorneys From Around the Globe: An International Labor and Employment Lawyer's Perspective
All attorneys -- no matter where they practice law and no matter the area in which they practice -- face challenges in dealing with their clients. The same is true...Read more
Steve Cohn
Managing Counsel, Global Labor and Employment Law, McDonald's Corporation, USA
Challenges of In-House Counsel in The Face of Developments in Islamic Banking - A Malaysian Perspective
In response to the aspirations of a large number of Muslims in the country and as an alternative to the conventional method of banking which has been established, the Government...Read more
Nazlan Ghazali
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Maybank, Malaysia
Shahnaz Jamil
Senior Legal Counsel, Maybank, Malaysia
Left to Their Own Devices
The European Union (“EU”) has among its most fundamental goals and principles a convergence of the economies of, and a weakening of internal frontiers between, its member states. Economic...Read more
Patrik Plöen
Head of Legal, Internationa, Markets, Nestlé Skin Health, Sweden
Recent Trends in US Mergers and Acquisitions: Litigation and Regulatory Actions
Both anecdotal and quantitative data confirm that global mergers and acquisitions (‘M&A’) activity collapsed alongside the global financial markets in the second half of 2008. According to Capital IQ deal...Read more
Sam Snider
Vice President & Lead Acquisition Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
Ken Thompson
Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer, Reed Elsevier, Inc., USA
Reading Between the Lines: Competitive Intelligence Through EDGAR Filings
The majority of corporate legal professionals practicing in the United States on behalf of publicly-traded companies (or “issuers,” pursuant to U.S. securities law parlance) are familiar with EDGAR – more...Read more
Russell Boltwood
Lawyer, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., USA
Formulating a Whistleblowing Policy and it's Implementation
In line with best international governance practices, all enterprises, throughout the world, would like to put in place a system through which employees and its business associates may report unethical...Read more
Bala Balakrishnan
In-House Counsel, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India
Co-Ordinating and Managing a Corporate Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) Compliance Programme
The Insurance Mediation Directive (the ‘IMD’) was implemented across the European Union and European Economic Areas (‘Member States’) in order to remove restrictions on the freedom, and ability of...Read more
Ifeanyi Uyanneh
Director, Compliance, Affinion International Limited, UK