Based in Bonn, Dr Claudia Junker is general counsel of Deutsche Telekom. She discusses the gender diversity quota imposed on listed companies by the German government, as well as the economic drivers for diversity of all kinds.
Shell’s legal director talks about embedding diversity and inclusion into the company’s DNA, and the importance of leadership driving the debate.
Based in Paris, Sandrine Devillard is a senior partner with McKinsey and focuses on the European consumer sector. She is an international board member for the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society and is global leader of the McKinsey Women Initiative.
Simon Levine and Mitra Janes discuss how nurturing people’s differences has translated into better business outcomes for DLA Piper.
In her latest column for GC, Catherine McGregor considers the issue of succession planning for general counsel through the eyes of those at different stages of the GC life cycle.
David Burgess, publishing director of The Legal 500, offers an insight into the changing nature of legal service delivery models and how in-house legal departments are driving reform – or not.
GC pays a visit to ‘Moot Court’, where in-house and external lawyers collaborate to support young people from East Palo Alto who aspire to a career in law.
Charlene Ripley shares the risks and rewards of working in Canada’s goldmining industry.
For the latest in our Dinner with GC series, we assembled a group of prominent intellectual property specialists to discuss the future of patent law in the US, during a period of wholesale change from both the courts and legislature.
Peter Ferola talks GC through a busy few years at BioTelemetry – including highlights from the company’s ten strategic acquisitions, corporate restructure, and a new venture into digital population health management.