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A Strategic Guide To Managing the In-House Legal Function (5th Edition)

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A Strategic Guide To Managing the In-House Legal Function (5th Edition)

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A Strategic Guide to Managing the In-House Legal Function (5th Edition)

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Over 170 pages of articles written by 28 leading international in-house counsel drawn from all industry sectors.

Determine how in-house counsel organise their legal requirements and allocate work to outside and internal counsel. Examine how the legal function is managed and the tools utilised to ensure that efficiencies are made to improve quality and timeliness of delivery using the most cost effective strategies.

Learn how to: 

  • Segregate the duties of a lawyer from those of the business
  • Become a partner in the business in addition to giving legal advice
  • To recruit the right people to achieve the objectives effectively
  • Manage complex M&A deals
  • Manage new business models, often involving collaboration with third parties including competitors, universities and charities
  • Optimise legal processes and legal knowledge by using technology
  • Manage cybersecurity and appreciate the importance of information governance

Find out about: 

  • The IPR, liability and ethical issues surrounding the use Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • What lawyers, doctors, peacemakers, warriors and magicians have in common
  • The role of the in-house lawyer in information governance
  • The lessons learned from the BP Macondo well blowout incident in writing or amending new and existing contracts
  • How companies will manage the barriers post Brexit and the options for corporate restructuring
  • The impact AI will have on the structure of legal departments and the career development of in-house lawyers
  • Whether traditional IP rights and contract clauses address AI complexities
  • The value of self-regulation
  • The story behind the end of two conglomerates, Enron Corporation & Satyam Computer Services
  • Cleaning up the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in sexual harassment cases
  • The vital role in-house counsel play in helping project teams achieve the desired outcome of an on-time and on-budget project
  • Whether regulators, industry and their legal advisors are ready for the latest emerging technologies

 23 insightful articles written by 28 leading in-house counsel from across the world all in one book

A Strategic Guide to Managing the In-House Legal Function

(FIFTH EDITION)

CONTENTS

Life as an In-House Counsel in the Construction Industry
Joanne Reed, Senior In-House Counsel, Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd, Korea

Those In-house Lawyers That Wear Multiple Hats in the Land of
Online Gambling …
Martin  Lycka, Legal Counsel, The Betfair Group, UK

In-House Counsel as a Business Partner:
A Middle East Perspective
Asim Habib, Legal Counsel, ABB, UAE

When Things Go Wrong
Michael Spivey, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Walmart International, USA

A Glance at Some of the Challenges of the GC Role in Pharma
Galit Gonen, Senior Vice President & General Counsel for Teva Europe, Teva Pharmaceuticals, UK

The European Single Market Post-Brexit:
Managing The Barriers
Maeve Verdon, Associate General Counsel, AIG Asset Management (Europe) Limited, Ireland

The Legal Tech-Train is rolling - better get on board!
Dirk Naumann, Deputy General Counsel, Orange Business Services, Germany

Artificial Intelligence: IPR, Liability and Ethical Issues
Shilpi Sneha, Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India &
Rajat Rashmi, Senior Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, UAE

The Changing Role of Legal Department:
Can Artificial Intelligence Influence it?
Abhijit Mukhopadhyay, President (Legal) & General Counsel, Hinduja Group, London, UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transactions: Thoughts and a Few Tips
Tanguy Carbonnieres, In-House Counsel, Fannie Mae, USA

How to Contract Successfully for Agile Software Development
Andrew Hooles, Legal Director, Fujitsu Services Limited, UK

Information Governance – A Primer
Taa Grays, VP & Associate General Counsel - IG, MetLife, Inc., USA

The Value of Self-Regulation in a Postmodern Society
Newman Debs, Legal Director, Unilever N.V., Brazil

The Story Behind the End of Two Conglomerates:
A Reality Check on Corporate Governance of Enron Corporation & Satyam Computer Services.
Rajeev Uberoi, General Counsel and Group Head Legal and Compliance, IDFC Bank Ltd, India

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Creating Lasting Change
Charlotte Jayaseelan, Solicitor, Legal & Business Affairs, EMEA, Warner Bros., UK

Revisiting Open Source
Dorian Daley, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary,
Ruchika Agrawal, Senior Corporate Counsel, Deborah Miller, Sr Corporate Counsel &
Matthew Sarboraria, Real Estate Services, Legal Services and General Counsel,
Oracle Corporation, USA

Anatomy of a Deal: Good Things Come in Small (and Very Complicated) Packages
Andrew Mayer, Vice President, Legal, Acorda Therapeutics Inc., USA &
Jane Wasman, President, International & General Counsel, Acorda Therapeutics, USA

A Comparative Analysis of US and English Contract Law
Interpretation and Implied Terms
Andrew Taylor, General Counsel, Hesco Group, UK

Participation of Foreign Companies in Public Procurement Tenders in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Richard Bacek, General Counsel, Siemens Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia, Siemens, s.r.o.

The Principle of Segregation of Duties Applied to Corporate Law
Felipe Kietzmann, Regional Compliance Officer, Latin America, Alcon Laboratories, Brazil

Drilling Contracts: Post Macondo Considerations
Lisa Bagley Brown, Managing Counsel (Retired), Occidental Petroleum Corporation, USA

Owner In-House Counsel Concerns in Large Construction Contracts
Shannon Onook, Senior Legal Counsel, TransCanada Corporation, Canada

Emerging Technologies: Are Regulators, Industry and Their Legal Advisors Ready?
Diane Rodgers, General Counsel, AIG Canada, Canada

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Contents

Page 1
Life as an In-House Counsel in the Construction Industry
I am an English Qualified Solicitor who is currently working as Senior In-House Counsel for Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd (“SECL”) based in Seoul, South Korea; SECL is one of the...Read more
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Joanne Reed
Senior In-House Counsel, Samsung Engineering Co., Korea
Page 7
Those In-house Lawyers That Wear Multiple Hats in the Land of Online Gambling …
Every month the author of this article gives the new souls who have joined his company an induction presentation on the in-house legal and regulatory affairs teams – the presentation...Read more
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Martin Lycka
Legal Counsel, The Betfair Group, UK
Page 13
In-House Counsel as a Business Partner: A Middle East Perspective
In a constantly developing commercial landscape, the role of the In-house lawyer is also adapting. Not only are in-house lawyers in every industry expected to know the law, but also...Read more
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Asim Habib
Senior Legal Counsel, Abb, UAE
Page 17
When Things Go Wrong
Project management skills are often undervalued in legal departments As in-house counsel, we are often called upon to manage or participate in company or departmental projects. These projects can be complex...Read more
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Michael Spivey
General Counsel, Africa & South America, Walmart International, Walmart International, South Africa
Page 23
A Glance at Some of the Challenges of the GC Role in Pharma
In the heavily regulated environment in which pharmaceutical companies operate, success is defined by ensuring corporate compliance with disparate laws and regulations without fettering the creativity and innovation on which...Read more
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Galit Gonen
Senior Vice President & General Counsel for Teva Europe, Teva Pharmaceuticals, UK
Page 27
The European Single Market Post-Brexit: Managing The Barriers
The legal framework on which European based investment businesses operate is based predominantly on European Union (EU) legislation. For example: • Property Casualty insurance - the applicable regulatory regime is primarily based...Read more
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Maeve Verdon
Associate General Counsel, AIG Asset Management (Europe) Limited, Ireland
Page 35
The Legal Tech-Train is rolling - better get on board!
When discussing the future of the legal services profession today, it is practically impossible not to talk about “Legal-Tech”. Entire conferences, so-called “Hackathons”, are dedicated to it , Legal-Tech start-ups...Read more
Portrait image of Dirk Naumann
Dirk Naumann
Executive Vice President of Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance, and Chief Legal Officer, Orange Business, International
Page 45
Artificial Intelligence: IPR, Liability and Ethical Issues
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has captured our imagination and fantasies since a long time. Though we refer AI as modern technology, the first concept of an automated machine known as “Automaton...Read more
Portrait image of Rajat Rashmi
Rajat Rashmi
Senior Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, UAE
Portrait image of Shilpi Sneha
Shilpi Sneha
Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India
Page 53
The Changing Role of Legal Department – Can Artificial Intelligence Influence it?
Inhouse legal has undergone substantive changes in the last few decades. Gone are the days when it acted in an advisory capacity providing legal advices at a very high level....Read more
Portrait image of Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
President (Legal) & General Counsel, Hinduja Group, London, UK
Page 59
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transactions: Thoughts and a Few Tips
Predictive algorithms and computers independently generating output are not new. Some of us remember Deep Blue beating Gary Kasparov. Well, that was in 1997, and there are many antecedents to...Read more
Portrait image of Tanguy de Carbonnieres
Tanguy de Carbonnieres
Deputy General Counsel, Fannie Mae, USA
Portrait image of Christine Reddy
Christine Reddy
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Deputy Corporate Secretary, Federal National Mortgage Association, USA
Page 67
How to Contract Successfully for Agile Software Development
Read more
Portrait image of Andrew Hooles
Andrew Hooles
Legal Director, Fujitsu Services Limited, UK
Page 75
Information Governance – A Primer
Information is a key corporate asset. “Data is growing faster than ever before and by the year 2020, our [data universe] will grow tenfold to around 44 zettabytes or 44...Read more
Portrait image of Taa Grays
Taa Grays
VP & Associate General Counsel - IG, MetLife, Inc., USA
Page 85
The Value of Self-Regulation in a Postmodern Society
Far from attempting to exhaust the legal treatment of self-regulation, this work sets out to outline some of its nuances, thus contributing to an uplifting intellectual dialogue on the subject Today...Read more
Portrait image of Newman Debs
Newman Debs
Legal Director, Unilever N.V., Brazil
Page 91
The Story Behind the End of Two Conglomerates: A Reality Check on Corporate Governance of Enron Corporation & Satyam Computer Services.
The concept of “Governance” dates to ancient human civilization whether it was the Indus Valley Civilization or the Mesopotamian Civilization. In a modern-day scenario “Corporate Governance” is "the system by...Read more
Portrait image of Rajeev Uberoi
Rajeev Uberoi
General Counsel and Group Head Legal and Complinace, Idfc Bank, India
Page 95
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Creating Lasting Change
Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a new issue but has recently been put in the spotlight following the birth of the #MeToo movement. Towards the end of 2017,...Read more
Portrait image of Charlotte Jayaseelan
Charlotte Jayaseelan
Solicitor, Legal & Business Affairs, EMEA, Warner Bros., UK
Page 103
Revisiting Open Source
Not so long ago, software industry leaders and academics debated the viability of open source and related business models. While open source debates and criticisms have evolved, much confusion...Read more
Portrait image of Dorian Daley
Dorian Daley
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Oracle, USA
Portrait image of Ruchika Agrawal
Ruchika Agrawal
Senior Corporate Counsel, Oracle Corporation, USA
Portrait image of Matthew Sarboraria
Matthew Sarboraria
Real Estate Services, Legal Services and General Counsel, Oracle Corporation, USA
Portrait image of Deborah Miller
Deborah Miller
Sr Corporate Counsel (CAPs), Oracle Corporation, USA
Page 115
Anatomy of a Deal: Good Things Come in Small (and Very Complicated) Packages
Acorda is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies that restore function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. Acorda recently completed the acquisition of Biotie Therapies, a...Read more
Portrait image of Jane Wasman
Jane Wasman
President, International & General Counsel, Acorda Therapeutics, USA
Portrait image of Andrew Mayer
Andrew Mayer
Vice President, Legal, Acorda Therapeutics, USA
Page 123
A Comparative Analysis of US and English Contract Law Interpretation and Implied Terms
Contractual disputes frequently arise out of disagreements between commercial parties around ambiguous or incomplete contractual terms. Negotiating parties will seek to incorporate the terms of their commercial arrangement within a...Read more
Portrait image of Andrew Taylor
Andrew Taylor
General Counsel, Hesco Group, UK
Page 135
Participation of Foreign Companies in Public Procurement Tenders in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Public procurement tenders represent for many companies an important source of business opportunities and their results represent significant portion on their revenues. Sectors like energy, healthcare, infrastructure construction are in...Read more
Portrait image of Richard Bacek
Richard Bacek
General Counsel of Siemens Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia, Siemens, s.r.o., Czech Republic
Page 141
The Principle of Segregation of Duties Applied to Corporate Law
The Principle of Segregation of Duties was created by the Business area, more specifically in the Accounting and Internal Control field, and refers to the segregation of potentially conflicting duties,...Read more
Portrait image of Felipe Kietzmann
Felipe Kietzmann
Regional Compliance Officer, Latin America, Alcon Laboratories, Brazil
Page 147
Drilling Contracts: Post Macondo Considerations
This paper will discuss new issues in drilling contracts following the litigation regarding the BP Macondo well blowout incident. Considering the tens of billions of dollars in damages that were...Read more
Portrait image of Lisa Bagley Brown
Lisa Bagley Brown
Managing Counsel (Retired), Lisa B. Brown, Esquire, USA
Page 153
Owner In-House Counsel Concerns in Large Construction Contracts
When an owner contracts for a new large energy infrastructure project in Canada there are many issues they need to consider before, during and after the contract has been signed....Read more
Portrait image of Shannon Onook
Shannon Onook
Senior Legal Counsel, TransCanada Corporation, Canada
Page 161
Emerging Technologies - Are Regulators, Industry and Their Legal Advisors Ready?
We live in an exciting age. Advances in technology are coming at a pace, and having an impact on every-day life, unrivalled since the beginning of the 20th century. At...Read more
Portrait image of Diane Rodgers
Diane Rodgers
General Counsel, AIG Canada, Canada