Daniel Chin, General Counsel at Arrival, has been at the helm of a fast-paced start-up aiming to accelerate the move to zero-emission transportation. Daniel’s three years at Arrival have not been quiet! During his time, the company has received investment and entered into a strategic collaboration with Hyundai and KIA, signed a sizable contract with UPS, secured funding from private investors and agreed to go public via a SPAC merger in Q1 2021. When Daniel first joined Arrival, he wholeheartedly threw himself into the deep end as the only lawyer and quickly established himself as a trusted strategic business partner. Below he shares with Corporate Counsel Advance his tactical handbook on creating a legal function from scratch whilst overcoming the unique challenges that come with an organisation that is rapidly growing.

Corporate Counsel Advance: How did you go from being the only lawyer at Arrival to building and leading a team? How did you ensure you had buy-in from the wider organisation to support the growth of the function?