Equal parts detective and lawyer, James Ratcliffe sits down with GC to explain how a passion for archaeology and a degree in law spawned a career hunting down plundered art from around the world.
INSEAD professor Herminia Ibarra’s insights on leading and developing your own role, as well as that of your team, are surprising in the fact they are rooted very much in the here and now. We outline her pragmatic thinking and ask general counsel to weigh in with their thoughts on Ibarra’s work.
GC Magazine was excited to host the second in its cutting-edge events series, Trailblazers, in Zurich on 8 June 2016. Once again, we were working with Tom Sager, the innovative former general counsel of DuPont.
As the growth of the major economies across Africa continues and the region as a whole becomes an increasingly attractive destination for foreign capital, GC speaks with in-house counsel on the ground to find out if the requisite talent to facilitate growth is available and how the domestic talent pool is developing.
A champion of diversity across the City, Wan discusses the nuts and bolts of starting a diversity initiative, and the ongoing issues facing City law firms and departments.
Ritva Sotamaa tells us about the strategic benefits of diversity and how this plays out in the legal team.
Patrick Rowe describes Accenture’s support of diversity, particularly (but not exclusively) in the LGBT field, and its impact on the corporation’s success.
Jorge Roche talks about diversity initiatives at global specialist recruiter PageGroup.
Vodafone’s Kerry Phillip talks about gender inclusion and flexible working at the company.
Sandie Okoro is General Counsel of HSBC Global Asset Management and Deputy General Counsel of HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management. Prior to that, she was Global General Counsel at Barings Asset Management.