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Corporate Conglomerates:
Advantages, Disadvantages, Successes and Failures, Including Case Studies of General Electric and Berkshire Hathaway
This article discusses the rise and fall of corporate structures commonly referred to as “conglomerates.” They represent a collection of different companies, either in distinct industries or concentrated in one...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
How one lawyer discovered the ‘Boomerang Effect’ of Doing Good
A friend recently observed that lawyers (like many other professions) have the potential to apply their work skills to do good for the community.
He noted that practitioners of the legal...Read more
Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer , Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
Legal Transformation? Mirage Turned Reality
For those awaiting transformation of the legacy legal delivery model, it’s been a long, frustrating wait punctuated by high hopes and dashed expectations. The Economist raised legal transformation expectations in...Read more
Mark A. Cohen
Chief Executive Officer, Legal Mosaic, UK
De-risk as You Democratize: Accelerating Innovation and Ensuring AI Act Readiness in 2025
In the few short years since I wrote an article for the International In-House Counsel Journal advocating for the stronger integration of technology into the strategic planning of in-house legal...Read more
Dirk Naumann
Executive Vice President of Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance, and Chief Legal Officer , Orange Business, International
NIS2 & Cybersecurity in Practice: Compliance Challenges
The recently adopted NIS2 Directive places novel and stringent compliance requirements before a wide selection of essential and important entities (energy, transport, food production, telecoms, etc). The actual number of...Read more
Andrej Savin
Professor, CBS LAW, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Employee or Independent Contractor? A Primer on U.S. Law - The Microsoft Case
In the late eighties and nineties Microsoft’s stock and popularity was soaring. At that time, it was arguably the hottest tech company in history. Microsoft was employing thousands of tech...Read more
Andrew Marquardt
Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel, Advantage Tech Inc, USA
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In over two decades as the head of litigation for international companies, I encountered questions of whether cultural differences contributed to our contract disputes with parties in different countries. These...Read more
Michael Mcilwrath
ICC Dispute Resolution Services, CEO, MDisputes, Italy
In-House Legal Counsel Services to the State of Delaware and the COVID-19 Pandemic
This article provides an overview of how in-house legal services are provided to the government of the State of Delaware, discusses the role of the government attorney as a check...Read more
Aaron Goldstein
Chief Staff Attorney, State of Delaware Court of Chancery, USA
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As a General Counsel for almost 25 years, the past 17 with a global manufacturing company, I have had the opportunity to observe employees working across many different cultures and...Read more
Clay Beery
General Counsel, Laitram, L.L.C., USA
Why In-House Lawyers Should Implement a Legal Risk Framework 
As an in-house lawyer, managing legal risks is a critical part of your role. A Legal Risk Framework, used as a critical business document, enables you to speak to the...Read more
Sarah Clark
Chief People and Transformation Officer, The Legal Director, UK