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Connection – it goes both ways | Partnering for success

Summer 2017

GC partners with LexisNexis to examine why in-house legal teams and law firms are poles apart in their understanding of value – and identifies new ways to come together.

The building blocks of working differently | Collaborative working

Summer 2017

GC visits Lego’s new Singapore headquarters to learn how its new way of working is transforming the legal team’s relationship with the business.

Recalibrating the global trade compass | Trade, investment and law

Summer 2017

As Asia Pacific continues to provide the engine for growth of the global economy, GC sits down with representatives from the realms of academia, business, law and politics, to unpack competing attempts to unify the region from an economic and regulatory standpoint, as well as the implications of growing geopolitical uncertainty.

Foreword: Todd McClay | Foreword

Summer 2017

GC spoke with New Zealand’s Minister of Trade, Todd McClay, for his view on the increasing prominence of Asia Pacific globally and the role of trade in regional growth.

Be an Entrepreneur: Barbara Mayer-Trautmann | Advice To My Younger Self

Advice To My Younger Self: Reflections of Successful Women Lawyers

Barbara Mayer-Trautmann is the office Managing Partner of the firm’s Munich office. She talks about keeping her perspective and the importance of teamwork.

Step-by-Step: Thais Garcia |

Advice To My Younger Self: Reflections of Successful Women Lawyers

New York-based Corporate partner Thais Garcia traces her path across three continents. She talks about the risks, rewards and regrets that have shaped her.

Behind the advice: Caroline Meinertz | Advice To My Younger Self

Advice To My Younger Self: Reflections of Successful Women Lawyers

Caroline Meinertz is a London-based partner in Clifford Chance’s Banking and Finance practice. She shares her thoughts on the skills and support networks that have bolstered her career.

The Bigger Picture: Melissa Ng | Advice To My Younger Self

Advice To My Younger Self: Reflections of Successful Women Lawyers

Melissa Ng is a Corporate partner in Singapore. Her advice is to take a holistic approach to the job. She also tells us why it’s not just about giving legal advice.

Taking the Lead: Chinwe Odimba-Chapman | Advice To My Younger Self

Advice To My Younger Self: Reflections of Successful Women Lawyers

London-based partner Chinwe Odimba-Chapman talks about the benefits of taking initiative – both for herself and for the next generation of lawyers.

Give it a go: Kate McCarthy | Advice To My Younger Self

Advice To My Younger Self: Reflections of Successful Women Lawyers

Washington, DC-based partner Kate McCarthy talks about finding your own style and getting down to work.

Eye of the storm: General Counsel take the lead in crisis management | In partnership with Ashurst

To explore how companies are approaching more frequent and varied crises, the Ashurst Leadership Centre convened a roundtable in partnership with The Legal 500 in Sydney in November 2023.

ESG: Building an Effective Governance Programme | In association with Irwin Mitchell

GC has again partnered with Irwin Mitchell to gauge the ESG outlook of leading corporate counsel across the globe. For this edition, we surveyed over 115 in-house lawyers worldwide to gather their insights for how to develop and implement successful and forward-looking governance programmes.

ESG Risk Research Survey Report: 2021 | In association with Irwin Mitchell

GC has partnered with Irwin Mitchell to gauge the ESG outlook of leading corporate counsel across Europe and the United States. This research documents the thoughts and opinions of more than 190 in-house lawyers on ESG, their risk outlook, and how a shift in business focus has shaped their legal agenda.

Under Investigation: A GC Guide to White Collar and Sanctions Trends in 2021

GC Magazine, in association with Latham & Watkins, looks at the concerns and risks GCs around the world have identified as emerging threats in this evolving regulatory climate.

In-House Technology in Asia Pacific

GC magazine teamed up WSG to survey over 100 of Asia Pacific’s leading general counsel, asking them about everything from the impact of Covid-19 on the legal team’s efficiency to their use of AI, how they find the right software (and the money to buy it), and their expectations of outside counsel when it comes to technology.

Women in Law: Latin America

In this GC magazine special edition, in partnership with Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP, we focus on profiling a group of trailblazing women in-house counsel across Latin America – women who have, in the face of quite significant challenges, broken through barriers and glass ceilings, and are paving the way for others to follow.

Their Voices

GC's latest collaboration with Clifford Chance, Their Voices: Insights from Today’s Rising Lawyers, chronicles the journeys and stories of a selection of the next generation of lawyers, revealing that the stereotypical, well-trodden pathway to law is far from the sole entry point to the profession.

Advice To My Younger Self: Reflections of Successful Women Lawyers

In Advice To My Younger Self: Reflections of Successful Women Lawyers, GC Magazine team worked with Clifford Chance to profile the professional journeys of some of its female partners and associates around the world, highlighting the diversity of pathways to success as a woman in law, and also to share practical learnings and tips

To help us understand just how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted businesses in the region, we spoke to over 100 of Latin America’s leading GCs regarding how their organisations adjusted to life during lockdown, what impact the situation had on the legal team’s ability to perform its day-to-day role, and which areas of their businesses’ operations were likely to be hit hardest.