About

Fabienne Crisovan describes herself as, ‘the single point of entry and expert knowledge among the legal department thereby providing comprehensive legal advice with one voice’. Her areas of expertise include corporate law, contract law, commercial litigation and securities regulation. Her ambition is to promote the ‘one legal’ approach. When asked what she enjoys most about her role she responds by saying, ‘It is a very global role allowing me to work across countries, cultures, and excellent people’. She admits that when working with outside counsel she would like to see law firms ‘sticking to the budget and proactive accrual updates’. She explains the infrastructure of Zurich Insurance company; ‘our company is a globally active company and the legal department is divided into local and headquarter roles, and the headquarter roles are broken down into expert teams’. Discussing features of her role, she explains simplifying the legal advice for the benefit of the clients and says ‘my understanding of my role is not only to provide expert advice, but also to give our internal client easy access to legal advice covering all aspects. For my internal clients, this makes it easier for the client to get the legal advice as needed and in a manner that is easy to understand’.