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International In-house Counsel Journal


The International In-house Counsel Journal is concerned with the exchange of ideas of In-house Counsel representing commercial organisations from all sectors and jurisdictions around the world. Each quarterly issue contains papers based on case study experience of In-house Counsel in the main disciplines of commercial law from different jurisdictions.

Content is overseen by the IICJ Editorial Board that meets 4 times a year to discuss content and determine which papers are accepted for publication. The board is drawn from a range of industry sectors and jurisdiction with considerable international knowledge.

A peer reviewed journal published electronically 12 times a year and in print form 4 times a year, delivering papers written by In-house Counsel covering the major areas of law:

Antitrust/Competition Commercial Litigation Contracts Corporate Governance Data Protection Employment Health and Safety Intellectual Property Management Taxation

From the following key business sectors:

Banking and Finance Energy Healthcare IT Industry Insurance Pharmaceutical Telecommunications

Please visit the IICJ Library to see all the published papers, which includes more business sectors and areas of law

Recent Papers
Advocating for Pro-Technology Regulations in the Drive to Improve Road Safety in the US

Michelle Fenty, External Counsel, Transurban , USA
Madeline Meckes, Corporate Counsel, Transurban , USA
Lakshmi Williams, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, North America, Transurban , USA
Artificial Intelligence: Use Cases are trending but there are more Questions than Answers!

Joseph Bambara, Attorney at Law, WithersworldWide/UCNY, USA
Climate Change Litigation: A Corporate Perspective

Edoardo Marcenaro, Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs , Enel Grids srl, Italy
Lucrezia Albanese, Head of Regulatory and Antitrust Legal, Corporate, Regulatory and Antitrust Affairs, Enel Italia SpA, Italy
Contracts as a Learning Cycle

David Orozco, Bank of America Professor of Business Administration, Florida State University, USA
Envisioning the Impact of the Digital India Act 2023

Ajay Bhargava, Partner, Khaitan & Co LLP, India
Hemant Kumar, Group Legal Advisor, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, India
Impact of Financial Regulations on Information and Communication Technology Providers

Andreas Gustafsson, Senior Advisor, Nasdaq, Sweden
Sofia Skroubi, Senior Associate General Counsel, Nasdaq , Sweden
The Establishment, Composition, and Functioning of a Special Committee of a Board of Directors

Richard Leblanc, President, Boardexpert com Inc, Canada
The future challenges of the legal department: what will general counsel become?

Alfonso Levote, General Consel & Investor Relations, Rosetti Marino S.p.A., Italy
The Right to Explanation in Algorithmic Decision-Making

Pakhi Garg, Co-founder & Tech Lawyer, World Cyber Security Forum, India
WeWork’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy and leases in Brazil

Juliana Bastianello Baldin Martins, Managing Director - Legal Affairs, GTIS Partners, Brazil
Nicholas Minoru Fernandes Yoshino, Associate - Legal Affairs, GTIS Partners, Brazil

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