Willis Group Holdings PLC is an insurance broker and risk management consultant whose roots extend back to 1928. Headquartered in London, the company also maintains a substantial presence in New York. In all, 17,000 employees do business in 400 offices in 120 countries and amass annual revenues of about $3.5 billion. Basically, the company helps clients in industries including aerospace, health care and construction put together packages to insure against complex risks. They can even buy a policy against extortion.
LEGAL TEAM AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL
General counsel Adam Rosman supervises 170 employees in six departments legal, compliance, secretariat, risk, audit and business continuity. He has 35 lawyers on staff and five secondees attorneys sent by outside law firms to work with Willis. The legal department is split into three groups: North America, United Kingdom and an international group. If the company needs outside counsel for a specific matter, he leaves the oversight to the lawyer responsible for the business location in question, but ultimately Rosman makes the hire.
