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Status Driven With Unpredictable Fees: What Private Equity Clients Really Think About Their Lawyers

A lack of certainty on pricing for doing "not very difficult" work is one of the most common complaints from leaders at private equity firms, who opened up to Law.com International about experiences with their legal advisers.
7 minute read

International Edition

From Olympic Aspirations to Legal Innovation: Tom Dunlop's Journey to Founding Summize

Although Tom Dunlop is now deeply immersed in the legal profession, his first passion was sports. A former pro-badminton player, Dunlop was once on a path to the Olympics before pivoting to pursue law. In a candid interview with Corporate Counsel, Dunlop reflects on his journey, the founding of Summize, and how his entrepreneurial drive continues to shape his career.
8 minute read

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'Lawyers Are Pigeonholed, Wrongly So': Prosus GC Says It's High Time for In-House Lawyers' Business Savvy to Be Seen, and Valued

Paul Peake also discusses some of his pet peeves about working with outside counsel. No. 1 on his list: "Law firm coffee is terrible."
7 minute read

International Edition

Covington Taps ICO General Counsel in Latest London Hire

The firm has been making a number of high profile additions in London in the past few months.
2 minute read

International Edition

Binance's General Counsel Is Shattering Crypto's 'Bro Ceiling'

"The fact that it is a new, nascent industry provides women with the opportunity to be in those roles and to be able to progress very quickly," said Eleanor Hughes, who is based in Singapore.
4 minute read

International Edition

Are Law Firms Themselves to Blame When a Client Refuses to Pay?

With law firms facing longer debtor days and having to take clients to court over unpaid bills, in-house counsel and partners explain what firms can do to address what many call a system in dire need of an overhaul.
6 minute read

International Edition

'Send These Guys Back to the US': Lawyers on Google's EU Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft

An antitrust complaint filed by Google against Microsoft in the EU demonstrates the limits of the U.S. antitrust system, lawyers say.
4 minute read

International Edition

Apollo Partner and Former GC Moves to Paul Weiss

The lateral move is another sign of Paul Weiss' close business ties with the private equity giant.
2 minute read

International Edition

F1's Longtime Legal Chief Exiting as Racing Series Reaches New Heights

Sacha Woodward previously worked at Taylor Wessing and legacy Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman). She has been F1's legal chief since 2000.
2 minute read

International Edition

AIA Australia's General Counsel Conducts an Artificial Intelligence Experiment

At a time when GCs are increasingly being asked to do more and there never seems to be enough time, Kristy Redfern says AI is saving her as much as two hours a day.
4 minute read

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