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Bribery/Anti-corruption: BAE Systems
Philip Bramwell
Bribery/Anti-corruption: Balfour Beatty
Bribery/Anti-corruption: Novartis
Thomas Werlen
Bribery/Anti-corruption: Shell
Richard WIseman
Competition: 02
Edward Smith
Competition: 3
Stephen Lerner
Competition: Barclays
Nicola Northway
Competition: Consumer Focus
Gemma Bowen
Competition: Kent County Council
Geoff Wild
Competition: Which?
Deborah Prince
Data protection: Guardian News & Media
Gill Phillips
Data protection: A4e
Chris Peel
Data protection: Harrow Council
Hugh Peart
Data protection: Heinz
Janice More
Data protection: Latitude
Melanie Hutton
Data protection: Moy Park
Debbie Bloomfield
Financing: Aegis Group
Simon Zinger
Financing: Liberty Global
Jeremy Evans
Financing: Porterbrook
Stephen McGurk
Workplace: Deloitte
Caryl Longley
Workplace: NUJ
Roy Mincoff
Workplace: Old Mutual
Meekal Hashmi
IP rights: Dyson
Gill Smith
IP rights: FT
Tim Bratton
IP rights: Locog
Alex Kelham, Farisha Constable
IP rights: Lycatel
Mohammed Malique
IP rights: Thomson Reuters
Carolyn Blankenship
Regulation: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Janet Wood
Regulation: KPMG
Vanessa Sharp
Regulation: Marshall Wace
Jon May
Regulation: MetLife
Stephanie Fuller
Regulation: Universities Superannuation Scheme
Jeremy Hill
Regulation: WorldSpreads
Dominic Bacon
‘The tragedy of the French waiters’
Lawyers go undercover in Cannes and tell us what’s happening at Mipim. Who’s there this year and who’s stayed away? Where are the yachts? And what did Boris say on the London stand?
Addleshaws building to be sold as London property market heats up
In a further sign of the central London property market recovering, Addleshaw Goddard’s London headquarters at Milton Gate could be sold at a 6.25 per cent yield, just six months after it was acquired by a joint venture.
BRIBERY/ANTI-CORRUPTION
All the companies featured in this section have been hit with hefty fines by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic, but there is another thing that unites them: all have overhauled their legal and compliance functions in recent years
Browne Jacobson leads the regions with seven new partners
Browne Jacobson has promoted seven new partners, bringing the total number of partners at the Midlands-based firm to a record total of 67.
COMPETITION
As perhaps should be expected in such a fast-moving industry, it has been a tumultuous year for mobile telecoms. Take mobile termination rates.
DATA PROTECTION/PRIVACY
When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg declared in January 2010 that privacy was no longer a social norm he was articulating a profound shift in attitude over information.
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FINANCING
This section can be summarised by one question: how do companies get finance when bank lending remains stagnant?
Hammonds loses another pensions partner to Eversheds
Eversheds has hired Hammonds pension star Jay Doraisamy to bulk up its London pensions practice.
Hayward Wright Torto weblink
Large UK Law law firm based in North London and Essex
INTRODUCTION
The genesis of our In-house Thought Leaders project can be traced back to our annual summit for in-house lawyers last year, when we eavesdropped on conversations among delegates. Whatever sector those lawyers were operating in we found that a consistent set of non-industry-specific topics animated them, from workplace issues or reputation to regulation or data protection, and they were relishing the opportunity to learn from their peers’ experiences.
IP RIGHTS
Protecting brands is one of the biggest challenges facing general counsel today.
Postcard from... Montevideo
When I broke the news to friends and family that I was moving to Uruguay for work, the reaction of most people was “Uruwhere”? Some of the enlightened few could muster two words: “Punta” and “Este”; others were speechless.
Postcard from... Tanzania
Tanzania is a stunning and vibrant country and it has the advantage of political stability coupled with excellent economic opportunities as an emerging market.
REGULATION
The financial crisis has had a wide-ranging effect on many facets of life. For financial services businesses, one of the most significant and lasting impacts will be on the way they are regulated.
RELOCATION
Relocating a head office can be both controversial and complex. Yet a steady stream of companies continue to quit the UK - and, anecdotally at least, it appears that many more are considering a move.
Relocation: Informa
John Burton
Relocation: Yahoo!
Grainne Brankin
The Lawyer Awards Winners
Some of the brightest stars of the industry were at The Grosvenor House Hotel last Tuesday (23 July) for The Lawyer Awards 2009. Eleven hundred solicitors, barristers and in-house lawyers were present to see the industry’s most prestigious awards handed out.
The Lawyer Debate download
The Lawyer Summit Blog
The cream of the in-house community are in Barcelona sharing experiences. We report on the buzz.
WORKPLACE
In an environment where redundancies have become more common, employment law has been thrown into sharper focus than ever before.
