Interviews and Profiles - Page 6
'Who are you with the most unpronounceable name?' Zepz's GC on her life and career in a changing profession
While attitudes are changing, argues Lara Oyesanya, the legal profession must work harder to tap a 'huge diverse talent pool'
Rafi Mottahedeh: from law firm to company and back to private practice
More often than not, when a lawyer moves in-house their career trajectory remains there. But not always. Former Cargill in-house counsel Rafi Mottahedeh recently returned to private practice as head of the transactional tax practice at San Francisco-based law firm Shartsis Friese. Anne Gallagher asks him about the move back to private practice.
Karim Adatia: 'Automation is a given today and it’s exciting to be a lawyer who can help commercialise innovation'
Insight’s Senior VP and deputy GC on how automation is revolutionising industry and how lawyers are managing risk and leveraging knowledge, reports Anne Gallagher
'My path to law was not a linear one': Louis Vuitton’s senior counsel on landing her dream job
Tiffani McDonough on how she arrived at Louis Vuitton, being mentored by Barbara Kolsun and creating the next generation of fashion lawyers
Brenda Roubidoux Taylor: 'Whatever your situation, you can do what you set your mind to do'
Frontier Airlines legal counsel on her passion for flying, moving from flight attendant to aviation lawyer and being a role model for the Ioway tribe, reports Anne Gallagher
Driving positive change – the rise of female lawyers in Saudi Arabia
Why the future is bright for women in the legal profession and how a Multilaw member firm helped pave the way
Joanne Loughrey: ‘Life is all too short, so you have to invest in experiences that will be meaningful to you’
L’Oreal’s associate general counsel on moving from lawyer to talent agent to in-house counsel, influencer marketing codes of conduct and non-linear paths
Hadrian Beltrametti-Walker: ‘When a company operating globally puts a policy in place, it can make a huge change’
Kempinski Hotels’ GC on the ‘happy coincidence’ of a career in the hospitality industry, his passion for sustainability and the importance of integrity
Online sales present a myriad of challenges to luxury brands
Ex-Kirkland partner turned private equity CEO Rick Perkal on the complexities of omnichannel retailing and working with founders to accelerate growth
What a company says about responsible fashion must be more than messaging
FAME Law Center director Barbara Kolsun on the luxury sector's challenges and opportunities and the secret to success as a fashion lawyer
The most powerful part of the communications toolkit is emotion
Global crisis advisor Ryan McSharry on champagne and lies, understanding one’s role in the media and re-visiting company crisis plans
I’ve been compiling a list of firms awarding ‘Covid bonuses’ to their lawyers while forgetting their ‘non-lawyers’
Moray McLaren and Stephen Revell reflect on innovation, disruption and business development ahead of Tuesday’s Law Firm Marketing Summit
In many ways Keystone provides a very conventional service to its clients
UK-listed law firm's director of growth on its new law USP, growth plans and proposition to new recruits
Keith Sproule: ‘Again and again, I see that travel can indeed be transformational.’
Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy's executive director on nature-based tourism, ‘refrigerator memories,’ consciously choosing to travel and making a difference in host countries.
Jeffrey Hellman: ‘Raising money is important to the lifeblood of a company’
The assistant general counsel for PVH, parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, on working at a luxury company, teaching fashion law and prioritising what’s important