How do you approach managing legal aspects during periods of instability or crises, and how does your legal strategy align with the broader business strategy to ensure the organisation’s resilience?

Managing legal aspects during crisis requires a strategic and proactive approach in order to maintain stability during uncertain times. It is important to assess and prioritise risk considering the specific crisis, engage leadership, organise work teams and communicate challenges and objectives clearly to the organisation. Transparent communication is key to help the workforce maintain focus and minimise concern and instability. crisis situations require being adaptable, comfortable with uncertainty and practical.

The legal strategy aligns with the business strategy first by ensuring an understanding of the organisation’s goals, priorities and risk tolerance. The legal function is an enabler of the business while protecting assets, mitigating risk and maintaining operational continuity. ultimately the legal strategy should enhance the organisation’s ability to anticipate and thrive in the face of challenges.

What strategic priorities are guiding your legal team into 2025?

The main trends affecting my work as chief legal officer of a software development and digital transformation company are evolving data privacy and protection regulations as well as new regulations and ethical considerations around AI. We are continuing to follow and stay updated on new legal developments in these areas.

The main strategic priorities guiding our legal team in 2025 are ensuring stability, supporting growth and innovation and rebuilding trust and reestablishing our market presence as a newly private company that has rebranded.