Corporate counsel

LEADERSHIP

'I don't buy the idea that truth comes from the top' - GCs reflect on their evolving roles

CMS publishes report focused on empowering general counsel with insight into best practice tactics amid pandemic
GOVERNANCE

A new methodology to help GCs deal with ESG issues emerging from the pandemic

By embracing stakeholder capitalism, GCs can boost the resilience, reputation and ultimately revenue of their organisations, argues Stephen Shergold
IN-HOUSE APPOINTMENTS

Around the house: Google, Unilever, Zurich and Allstate in the news

Halimah DeLaine Prado is new Google GC; Libra and Unilever also feature as senior UK government lawyer departs
COMPLIANCE COSTS

Law firms and their clients lack resources to keep pace with regulatory change, survey finds

Only around a third of US and UK firms are confident they have sufficient resources, according to Integreon report
ETHICS

GC urges in-house leaders to sign up to Hippocratic-style oath to drive social change

Dentsu GC Simon Zinger wants 'General Counsel Oath' to set common global standards for behaviour
PRIVATE EQUITY

Private equity firms increasing scrutiny on legal spend amid Covid-19 pandemic

Majority of in-house counsel at buyout firms say their legal bills are not transparent
APPOINTMENTS

Around the House: lawyers secure top roles at AXA XL and Coinbase

This week's in-house moves include Facebook deputy GC Paul Grewal taking a cryptocurrency role and former Lloyd's GC Sean McGovern becoming a CEO
FEES AND BILLING

Alternative fees and invoice discounting on the rise as GCs seek to cut costs, study finds

Discounting rises to levels normally only seen in year end as proportion of US matters using flexible fees reaches double figures
COMMENTARY

The value in-house lawyers are delivering has reached an unprecedented high

Ben Bruton reflects on how general counsel are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic

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