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From Gatekeeper to Process Architect: The New Role of In-house Counsel in AI Governance

In an era of accelerated advancement in AI technology, dynamic and variable global legislative approaches to AI risk management, and unrelenting commercial pressure for agile AI adoption, the role of...Read more

Cam-Van (Vannie) Nguyen
Senior Managing Counsel, Office of the Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer, Align Technology, Inc., USA

Karen Jaenike
Legal Director, Strategic Commercial Affairs, Align Technology, Inc., USA
The General Counsel is Not There to Say “No” Legal Brilliance is Table Stakes. What Matters More is Judgment, Trust — And the Courage to Guide Risk Rather Than Avoid it.
After more than four decades in the law — the last ten as general counsel of a major Asian conglomerate, and earlier years in international firms and in-house roles at...Read more

Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer , Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
Anti Money Laundering Risk in Private Credit: Governance Gaps in a Rapidly Expanding Market

Anti–money laundering (AML) risk is structurally amplified in cross-border third-party relationships, particularly within the rapidly expanding private credit sector. Industry estimates place the global private credit market at approximately $3...Read more

Aaron Lee
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Fred Alger & Company, LLC, USA

Sarah Rich
Compliance Officer, Manhattan-Based Global Asset Manager and an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, USA
Fixing the Legal-Procurement Disconnect to Speed Up Contract Review
It’s a familiar scenario: a critical vendor deal lands in procurement’s lap. Commercial terms need to be negotiated, and it heads off to legal. Six weeks pass. The business is...Read more
Marty Gomez
Head of Procurement, iManage, USA
AI Powered Advertising: Navigating Legal Risks
Artificial intelligence or “AI” is fast becoming a commonly used tool for business. What was once novelty is now established in many industries as vital technology to stay ahead or...Read more

Kisha Lyons
Associate General Counsel, Global Media & Commercial, NielsenIQ, USA
From “Legal as Gatekeeper” to “Legal as Growth Engine”: Building a Digitally Enabled, Risk Intelligent In-house Function Across African and Offshore Markets%20004.jpg&w=256&q=75)
As financial services organisations digitise at pace and extend into multi-jurisdictional markets, in-house legal teams are being asked to do two things at once: uphold uncompressing standards of integrity...Read more
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René Du Preez
Group Chief Legal Officer, Standard Bank Group, South Africa
The Venezuelan Energy Pivot of 2026: Sovereignty Recalibrated, Sanctions Internalized, and the Emergence of Alignment Risk 
The 2026 restructuring of Venezuela’s hydrocarbon sector represents an unprecedented convergence of domestic legislative reform and extraterritorial regulatory conditioning. Following the January 3, 2026 political transition in Caracas and the...Read more

Haitao Zhang
General Counsel, Cnpc Latin America, Canada
Ecocide as an International Law Crime: The Tension Between Objective and Means
On 9th September 2024, Vanuatu, Samoa, and Fiji formally proposed an ecocide amendment to the Rome Statute, the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court. If adopted, ecocide would become a...Read more

Jürg Gassmann
Director and General Counsel, Envisionation Limited, Ireland
Reconsidering the use of expertise in disputes related to international construction contracts

Our paper aims to describe the evolution of the role of technical experts in avoidance and management of disputes related to international construction contracts, focusing on the energy sector. From...Read more

Edoardo Marcenaro
Former Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs , Enel Grids srl, Italy
Michela Umbro
Legal Counsel, DeliSasson, Italy
Lane End and the Search for Equitable Solutions in Construction Disputes
In browsing through Charles Dickins’ “Bleak House” I discovered that my former chambers at Old Square, Lincoln’s Inn is mentioned in the novel’s description of the decaying legal profession of...Read more

Anthony Philpott
Barrister, Barrister (Direct Public Access and Authorised Litigator) UK - AP Legal Direct , UK