On 23 February 2017, The Legal 500 launched its first iteration of the GC Powerlist in Southeast Asia. The reception, held at the iconic Raffles Hotel in Singapore, brought together over 100 in-house lawyers from across the region.
Joining Heineken as part of the global beer giant’s merger with Asia Pacific Breweries in 2012, regional legal director Geraldine Lim talks about the challenges of operating in an industry as highly regulated as alcohol, in a region as diverse as Asia Pacific.
Business process services company, Conduent, talks to GC about establishing a sustainable compliance function by incorporating intelligent technology, automation and big data analytics into enterprise risk management.
Leading the legal function for LafargeHolcim in Asia Pacific, regional general counsel Patrick McGlinchey talks to GC about the Asian complexities involved with integrating a pair of global building behemoths to become the world’s largest building materials company.
GC reports on the launch of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law’s new Business Network.
In the latest iteration of our ongoing Dinner with GC series, we assembled elite corporate counsel from across Asia Pacific in Singapore, to consider the role of technology and innovation in the delivery of legal services.
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.
