Top female in-house leaders have reflected on their experiences of completing M&A transactions within their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what lessons can be taken from the past extraordinary 12 months.

Centrica general counsel Ailsa Longmuir and Sarah Binder, chief development officer and formerly general counsel for Pizza Hut Europe (Yum! Brands), emphasised the difficulty of negotiating on screen during the U.K. Women, Influence and Power in Law 2021 conference on Wednesday.