Heading the legal function for regional property conglomerate GuocoLand, general counsel Derek Goh discusses expansion, IPOs and finding success in the face of a burgeoning regulatory regime.
In a region still implementing fiscal reform following the global financial crisis, GC talks to leading general counsel across Asia for an insight into the regulatory challenges.
GC explores how inside counsel are responding to developments in the world of technology, both internally and in their interactions with outside providers. Google’s legal director, Ted Lazarus, and Vodafone Global Enterprise’s legal director, Kerry Phillip, give their views, with commentary from professional services network, World Services Group.
General counsel of Canon Singapore, Janette Loh, describes the various functions under her care, including the establishment of a dedicated intellectual property team.
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.
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.
McKinsey’s crisis response team has helped companies around the world to confront the unimaginable – a major crisis threatening their very future. GC speaks with McKinsey’s crisis response leader, Mihir Mysore, about the unique role in-house legal departments play in times of crisis and distils key coping mechanisms from McKinsey’s practice.
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.
Digi Telecommunications general counsel Ola Hanson details how businesses in the sector are getting creative to establish new revenue streams, as well as the role legal can play in supporting the company through a prolonged period of change.
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.
