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International Edition

Nominations Open for the 2024 Middle East Legal Awards

By Kasvi Sehgal | November 2, 2023

The region's premier legal awards celebrate outstanding achievement and will include awards for success in each of the GCC countries.

2 minute read

International Edition

'The Role Needs to be Backed Up': Why GCs are Demanding More Boardroom Power in Tough Times

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 2, 2023

Tensions are simmering within corporate corridors as an increasingly complex regulatory landscape and an unsteady market push the relationship between a company's General Counsel and its C-suite to the limit.

9 minute read
International Edition

Senior Santander Lawyer Dies After Illness

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | October 31, 2023

The bank said it is devastated by the passing of Lola Conde, who had been at Santander for almost 25 years and was head of its corporate legal division.

2 minute read

International Edition

Why the Southern Hemisphere's Largest Fish Market Outsources Its Legal Work

By Christopher Niesche | October 30, 2023

Saying that a lot is going on at the Sydney Fish Market is not a fish tale. General counsel Michael Guilday is a busy man and he's more than happy to employ outside counsel—as long as they act as if they're in-house lawyers.

5 minute read
International Edition

In Cost-Saving Bid, Legal Departments Snatching Back Work From Law Firms

By Trudy Knockless | October 30, 2023

A newly released survey found departments also are trying to save money by switching from large law firms to smaller ones, and by leveraging artificial intelligence.

2 minute read
International Edition

Standard Chartered Names Next GC for Global Investment Banking

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | October 27, 2023

The new addition was named GC of the year at the 2022 African Legal Awards.

2 minute read
International Edition

Senior Canadian Pharma GC Joins Fasken in Montreal

By Gail J. Cohen | October 23, 2023

Robert Quesnel was head of legal affairs at Paris-based Sanofi for 15 before joining the national law firm.

2 minute read
International Edition

Number of Women on Public Boards Increasing in Canada, Says Law Firm Report

By Gail J. Cohen | October 16, 2023

Law firm Osler has been tracking diversity disclosures at public companies for nine years. The numbers for Indigenous people and persons with disabilities are still very low.

3 minute read
International Edition

UK Approves Microsoft's $69B Activision Purchase, Removing Deal's Final Hurdle

By Greg Andrews | October 13, 2023

The companies made concessions to win the blessing of the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, capping Microsoft president Brad Smith's 21-months-long quest to shepherd the deal through a regulatory maze.

2 minute read
International Edition

'On The Fly': How In-House Lawyers are Managing AI Risk for Their Companies

By Becky Pritchard | October 12, 2023

The past six months has seen an explosion in interest in AI that has left the in-house legal community rushing to develop guard rails for its ethical and compliant use at their organisations.

7 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Longtime Dell Attorney Joins UnitedLex as First GC

By Hugo Guzman | February 15, 2024

CEO James Schellhase praised Renee Meisel, saying she "has built a career simplifying complicated legal issues into business-enabling operational solutions in both startups and global Fortune 500 companies."

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

GC's Signature Deal Under Assault by Boeing Critics

By Chris O'Malley | February 15, 2024

"The promises Boeing made" in its deferred prosecution agreement "are hollow," said Paul Cassell, a University of Utah criminal law professor representing families of 737 Max crash victims.

7 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Lofty-Sounding 'Chief Legal Officer' Title Becomes Bargaining Chip in Talent Hunt

By Hugo Guzman | February 14, 2024

The title suggests "this is someone who's going to be a strategic business leader and adviser," said Sonya Olds Som, global managing partner of Diversified Search Group.

3 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

The 'Company Applicant' Conundrum: CTA's Impact on Law Firms

By Ashleigh Taylor | February 14, 2024

The most salient element of the CTA for legal practitioners is the definition of the "company applicant" and the required disclosure that this individual is mandated to provide. Understanding and interpreting this definition thrusts law firms into a complex decision-making process, raising fundamental questions about their internal processes, the kind of personal information they are prepared to submit, and, most importantly, how they interact with their clients.

7 minute read
Legaltech News

Best Use of AI, Most Innovative Legal Ops & Innovator of the Year, In-House: Ford Motor Company

By Stephanie Wilkins | February 13, 2024

"Embracing innovation isn't an option, but a necessity—it positions legal departments as change catalysts that can spark industry-wide transformations," said Darth Vaughn, Managing Director, Legal Ops+ and Litigation Counsel at Ford Motor Company.

8 minute read
Corporate Counsel

'Take the Ego Out of It': Why a CLO Made Finding His Successor a Multiyear Process

By Trudy Knockless | February 13, 2024

"In our case, a Fortune 500 CLO was not what we needed. Somebody who had been part of a large legal department was not what we needed," said Richard Parr, a senior adviser at TAG.

8 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Practical Guidance for Minimizing FCA Exposure After 'SuperValu' and 'Polansky'

By Ronald C. Machen, Christopher E. Babbitt, Carrie M. Montgomery and Nathaniel W. Reisinger | February 13, 2024

The Supreme Court decided a pair of False Claims Act cases last year that collectively expand both the corporate risks of FCA liability and the opportunities to defeat potential FCA litigation.

9 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Former Air Force GC Takes Legal Reins of Airbus-Backed Space Station Startup

By Hugo Guzman | February 13, 2024

Thomas Ayres, who oversaw 2,600 attorneys while Air Force legal chief, also is a former chief legal officer of the U.S. Space Force, which protects U.S. and allied interests in space.

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Exxon General Counsel Sails Past Mandatory Retirement Age But Remains in Post

By Greg Andrews | February 12, 2024

A company spokesperson said Craig Morford is still the legal chief and hasn't retired, even though on Saturday he turned 65, the age that forced his two immediate predecessors into retirement.

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Your First 100 Days as GC: How to Expand Your Impact in a New Organization

By Marnie Seif | February 12, 2024

Upon taking office, President Franklin D. Roosevelt got right to work creating and passing legislation to alleviate Americans' suffering caused by the Great Depression. His very productive first months in office—now known as The First 100 Days—set a precedent for leaders who want to make an impact quickly.

5 minute read

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