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Dealmaker: Gideon Moore
By Legal Week | November 8, 2012
The Linklaters banking partner on sleep deprivation, voicing inappropriate jokes and flashing kimonos
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The lives of Charlie – charting Lord Falconer's colourful career
By Suzanna Ring | November 8, 2012
As I arrive to interview Lord Falconer at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher on London's Victoria Embankment, I am hit with the sudden realisation that this is one of those rare professional occasions when I really don't know what to expect.
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Quality controllers – the changing role of GCs at investment banks
By Legal Week | September 27, 2012
"You won't be surprised to hear that it has been really busy," says Richard Hennity, general counsel of HSBC Holdings, of life at the bank's 75-strong legal group.
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Corporate governance and risk - creating a compliant culture
By Legal Week | September 13, 2012
Ahead of the Corporate Governance & Risk Forum 2012, Cass Business School visiting professor Peter Giblin talks to Legal Week editor-in-chief Alex Novarese about the changing face of corporate governance and risk across industry sectors. Giblin will chair this year's event, which is set to take place at the May Fair Hotel in London on 18 October.
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Digital data: mitigating information security risk
By Legal Week | August 29, 2012
It goes without saying that information and data is one of your business's most valuable assets. In spite of this the average mid-sized business finds it hard to justify employees devoted solely to information security. However, in a world where digital data transfer is so vast and intrinsically linked to internal and external communication, now is the time to prioritise your information risk strategy. Besides the obvious problems of inefficiency associated with data loss there is also a very real risk to reputation that could result in legal action. Contrary to popular belief, it's not all about investing in the next generation of security technology, there are many low cost wins that can be found in addressing issues of corporate culture and employee behaviour.
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A good time to grow... if you have the nerve – senior lawyers spy opportunity in hard times
By Legal Week | July 26, 2012
Leaders across the top 50 reflect on a turbulent and eventful 2011-12 as firms get used to the New Normal
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The Dragon and the Knights - James Caan on why he's in when it comes to law firm investing
By Georgina Stanley | July 12, 2012
"Lawyers are good at words, not numbers, so bringing in external people will have a transformative impact," predicts former Dragons' Den star, and chief executive of buyout house Hamilton Bradshaw, James Caan of his investment in Midlands practice Knights Solicitors. The deal, announced in June after months of research by Hamilton Bradshaw, will see Caan sitting on the board of Knights with the expectation that his name, combined with the investment, will catapult Knights into the top 100 UK law firms by revenue within three to five years.
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The Dragon and the Knights - James Caan on why he's in when it comes to law firm investing
By Georgina Stanley | July 12, 2012
"Lawyers are good at words, not numbers, so bringing in external people will have a transformative impact," predicts former Dragons' Den star, and chief executive of buyout house Hamilton Bradshaw, James Caan of his investment in Midlands practice Knights Solicitors. The deal, announced in June after months of research by Hamilton Bradshaw, will see Caan sitting on the board of Knights with the expectation that his name, combined with the investment, will catapult Knights into the top 100 UK law firms by revenue within three to five years.
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Perfectly engineered fit: up close with Siemens GC Claire Carless
By Legal Week | July 12, 2012
Claire Carless, the newly-appointed Siemens GC, goes a long way to dispelling the myth that a serious career woman can't have it all, finds Caroline Hill
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Dealmaker: Louise Roman Bernstein
By Legal Week | July 5, 2012
The Dechert partner on the appeal of the wig, balancing work and family, and escaping Dewey
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