GC Issue: Summer 2016

MasterCard’s Tim Murphy discusses his return to legal after ten years in business roles.

The Chinese economy has been the engine for prosperity during a period of unprecedented growth in Asia over the past decade. But a marked slowdown is tempering confidence in the fiscal prospects for the region as a whole and producing a more stringent regulatory environment. GC spoke with leading in-house counsel in the region to test the sentiment on the ground and learn how they were dealing with the new challenges.

The two largest economies in the South Pacific have been remarkably stable through the GFC, but are there troubling waters ahead? GC speaks to some of the region’s leading in-house counsel to find out.

The inaugural Enterprise GC event brought together some of the brightest in-house legal minds from across the United Kingdom at Syon Park, for two days of discussions, key-notes and shared learnings to address the evolving needs of General Counsel in the contemporary business and legal environment.

The relationship between in-house legal and procurement has too often been far from productive. GC finds out how getting everyone on the same page can generate new efficiencies and a more effective method of purchasing legal services.

GC gets an inside look at an economy on the rise from members of The Legal 500’s GC Powerlist: Mexico.

GC finds out about what growing corporate interest in sustainability could mean for in-house lawyers from Ursula Wynhoven, CLO and chief of governance and social sustainability at the UN Global Compact.

Carlyle Kingswood Global talks to Royal Mail’s group general counsel, Maaike de Bie, on how the transition from public to private sector has impacted on the company’s legal department, and in particular how it manages its panel of external lawyers.

In Dubai, The Legal 500 in partnership with Al Tamimi & Company assembled lead in-house counsel from the region – all of whom were members for the GC Powerlist: Middle East – to discuss strategies for dealing with a challenging geo-political situation and an evolving business environment.