About

An extremely highly-regarded lawyer who came in for particular praise from nominating sources, Lyndon Arnall has been a technology-focused commercial in-house lawyer since 1999, having worked in eight countries across Europe, Africa, Asia and North America in a range of industry sectors, amassing a wealth of experience in the process. ‘Living and working in a number of countries and industries has been core to how I’ve developed as a lawyer’, he says. ‘From being head of legal in a bank in Cairo, through to a GC for a petroleum company in Houston, or leading a commercial legal team in Johannesburg, each different experience has given me greater perspective on what good and bad looks like, and what makes teams tick’. Arnall joined BHP in 2011 and has led a number of critical projects: ‘In early 2017 I was asked to lead a significant investigation into a train derailment in Australia. Leading an investigation of this type was an invaluable opportunity to strengthen my skills as a member of the wider company, and not just a lawyer. It was a powerful development experience’. The mark that Arnall has made on the legal team has been significant as well, and has included him leading the company’s global firm panel selection project. This was a major endeavour involving over 160 law firms around the world and has been notably successful, leading to a corresponding efficiency in the handling of external counsel by the BHP’s legal team. As well as leading the company’s petroleum legal team through the divestment of its shale business, Arnall led the technology legal team when the company took all of its global major technology arrangements out to market and was the Legal Executive Committee member who led the company’s response to GDPR and the evolution of privacy legislation globally. He currently leads the twenty-strong commercial legal team, and is spearheading an initiative to establish a BHP Legal presence in Malaysia and the Philippines.