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Convertible Contracts:The In-house Counsel Perspective
For its fast track projects, the Oil & Gas industry privileges Lump Sum contract types even in cases where definition of the project is not sufficiently advanced.
“Fast-tracking” can be...Read more
Cristina Montanaro
Senior Legal Counsel, TechnipFMC, Italy
The Challenges In-House Lawyers Face Today 
A few years ago it was quite simple to be an in-house lawyer. Basically, the lawyers were hired to manage litigation, give advice and counsel to support all areas of...Read more
Claudia Marufuji
Legal Director, Flextronics International Tecnologia , Brazil
FOSS Governance Programs: Why do You Need One?
Free and Open Source Software (“FOSS”) has been an established part of software coding for some time. In the words of “FOSSCON 2017”:
In the early days FOSS was primarily...Read more
Michelle Carusone
Vice President and Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., USA
Business as Usual?
Recent (1) criminal penalties paid by Volkswagen, (2) the bankruptcy filing by Takata and (3) the plea bargains by two ex- Penn State University officials, and the conviction of its...Read more
Robert Alpert
President/In House Counsel, Icalm Group, USA
Liability Issues in Advanced Robotics: An Introduction for European In-House Counsels
On February 16th 2017, the European Parliament adopted the Resolution on Civil Law Rules on Robotics, to address legal and ethical issues emerging from technological developments in the field of...Read more
Corrado Druetta
Senior Legal Counsel , COMAU S.p.A., Italy
Civil Recovery Litigation – Strategically Navigating a Maze
Any organization that has done business in India knows the unique challenges that are faced when it comes to approaching the Judiciary for the legal recovery of dues. The statistics...Read more
Divya Kumat
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary, Datamatics Global Services Limited, India
The General Data Protection Regulation in the Spanish System: The Data Protection Officer
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to replace the Directive 95/46/EC, effective May 25, 2018. In accordance with the principle of primacy of the EU law, the...Read more
Robert Rubió
Head of Legal, Union for the Mediterranean, Spain
India’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Regime & Global Economic Influence
In today’s competitive business world, Intellectual Property (IP) has increasingly assumed a vital role with the rapid pace of technological, scientific and medical innovation and is increasingly proving to be...Read more
Harish Suryavanshi
Senior Corporate Counsel , Tech Mahindra Limited, India
How Legal Departments can Strategically Contribute to Corporate Success
“Historically, the in-house counsel position was considered a dusty professional legal service essentially dealing with dispute resolution; rarely was the in-house counsel expected to be involved in strategic thinking”....Read more
Christian Haitz
Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer , Heritage B, Switzerland
Is Your Data Protected? A Look at Cybersecurity Regulations in the US and EU
In recent years, cybersecurity has become one of the largest issues facing senior management and boards of directors in regulated industries. As technology progresses and the sophistication of hackers has...Read more
Stephen Shine
Chief Regulatory Counsel, Prudential Financial, USA
Renee Wilson
Paralegal, Prudential Financial, USA