On November 12, legalcommunity.ch and inhousecommunity.it celebrated the excellence of the in-house world in Switzerland with its Inhousecommunity Awards Switzerland 2020. The event took place in web edition, in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the world’s largest community of in-house counsel. The award ceremony acknowledged the best in-house teams and counsels of the country […]
Since 2015 women in gc position significantly increased according to a General Counsel Pay Trends report from legal recruiting firm BarkerGilmore and data company Equilar who analyse 500 of the biggest revenue-earning companies in the United States. A trend, however, developing worldwide.
As of September 2020, Baker McKenzie reinforces its Geneva office with five specialists in the fields of White-Collar Crime/Compliance & Investigations, Real Estate and Tax.
General counsel (GC) who spend more time on executive activities (strategic work and supplying business guidance) are more effective than those who spend less, according to Gartner. The “executive” GC are more likely to achieve their personal objectives, have greater influence with other executives and contribute more to corporate outcomes. «In an era where corporate […]
According to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Foundation’s 2020 State of Cybersecurity Report, 71 percent of companies give the chief legal officer (CLO) a key role in leading the organization’s cybersecurity strategy. The report surveyed 586 law departments across 36 countries and 20 industries on a broad range of cybersecurity activities: legal department’s role, policies […]
Alan Braverman general counsel and senior executive vice president for The Walt Disney Co. is America’s highest paid GC. Last year, the manager earned $8 million. In 2019, Braverman’s salary exceeded that of Morgan Stanley’s chief legal officer and executive VP Eric Grossman, who dropped to second place after holding the title as top cash […]
Domitille Baizeau has been appointed on the Council of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and on its Proceedings Committee
Philip Morris (PMI) announced that Suzanne Rich Folsom has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel. In her new position based in Lausanne, Ms. Folsom will report to CEO André Calantzopoulos.
The civil unrest after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by police in Minneapolis on 25, May 2020, reshapes this crisis time also for in-house counsel all around the world
Daines has been a leader in the financial crime compliance industry, primarily focused on anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-bribery, fraud and anti-corruption measures in both the public and private sectors.
