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The Evolving Role of the Legal Function: A Strategic Comparison Between the Middle East and Common Law Models
Across today’s corporate world, the legal function has moved from the background to the centre of business life. It is no longer a department that reacts once decisions are made,...Read more

Hadi N. El Kadi
Group Chief Legal Officer, Al Habtoor Group, UAE
Fixed-Fee Arbitration for SMEs: Predictability, Access and Commercial Confidence

Arbitration has long promised a flexible, neutral, and expert route to resolve cross-border disputes. Yet for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the in-house lawyers who support them, it has...Read more
Ian Whitehurst
Barrister, Exchange Chambers, UK
Derek P. Auchie
Professor, University of Aberdeen's School of Law, UK
The rationality of legislators and business realities in M&A processes – the changing role of in-house lawyers – from advisors to strategic partners.jpg&w=256&q=75)
The current regulatory environment in the European Union, but also in Poland, poses challenges for businesses that go beyond the traditional legal framework. Dynamic legislative changes, often introduced without public...Read more
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Magdalena Kawczynska
Legal Director/CEE&Baltics , Ayvens, Poland
Herding Cats – Engaging External Counsel
In this article I explore the challenges and opportunities faced by in-house lawyers in effectively engaging and working with their private practice counterparts. Managing professionals working together in a law...Read more

Clive Davies
Legal Business Consultant, Clive Davies Consulting, UK
Visa-based labor migration in modern Russia: Maintaining an open labor market under external restrictions
Labor migration has long been a normal and necessary part of any country's economy. For many countries, it means not only an influx of labor, but also access to knowledge,...Read more
Anastasia Maslova
Lawyer, LEVINE Bridge LLC, Russia
Regulation Best Interest 5 Years Later 
The adoption of Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) marked one of the most consequential shifts in US securities regulation since the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It replaced the long-standing...Read more

Steven Trigili
Chief Compliance & Risk Officer, Garden State Securities, Inc., USA
Can a General Counsel’s Achievements Live on Post-Retirement? A Personal Story
The following is a personal story based on my own experience as a General Counsel of a foreign bank (the “Bank”) operating in the United States. I joined the Bank...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), USA
Managing Risk in Data Center Construction: The OEM’s Challenge in a Multi-EPC Contracting Model

Monqez Rass
ME & CA-Deputy Legal Director, Huawei Tech (UAE) FZ-LLC, UAE
Risk-Based Digital Compliance and Organisational Roles in EU Regulation
This article examines the organizational side of digital compliance in companies operating under key EU regulations (GDPR, the AI Act, NIS2, and the DSA). A common thread across these regimes...Read more

Andrej Savin
Professor, CBS LAW, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Contract Negotiation and Review Chaos: The Hidden Productivity Crisis
Contract negotiation remains surprisingly chaotic despite decades of legal technology advancement. Lawyers employ wildly inconsistent review methods – some run redlines and work off of the redlines. Others directly edit...Read more

Jeff Dritz
Associate General Counsel, iManage, USA