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How I Made Partner: Pillsbury Winthrop's Tamara Bruno

"Make yourself indispensable. Identify a role that you can effectively fill as a partner, whether it's in an emerging or in-demand specialty, a geographic area, a major client relationship or some combination."
6 minute read

International Edition

Slaughter and May London Corporate Partner Leaves

It is a rare departure for a firm that scarcely loses or hires partners.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Longtime General Electric In-House Leader Joins Regions Financial as General Counsel

Tara Ann Plimpton is expected to start her new job at the Birmingham, Alabama-based bank holding company April 13. She succeeds Fournier "Boots" Gale, who has served as general counsel since 2011.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Homebound by Coronavirus, Lawyer-Parents Bear Extra Burden

For mothers in particular, the demands of remote working can be intense, and the coming weeks will hold lessons for law firms that go beyond the current crisis. 
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Silicon Valley General Counsel Addresses Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

Jung-Kyu McCann, a former attorney for Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. and current general counsel for data security firm Druva Inc., wrote in a blog post that "meetings or group collaboration can be daunting for many women, especially if unconscious bias is prevalent in the workplace. It can become toxic and impair the growth of a successful and healthy work culture."
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Bullying' Behavior Isn't About Associates' Gender—It's About Inexperience

Blaming gender for what is really a lack of experience does a disservice to those very women who are told, and must come to believe, they can hold their own against anyone in a courtroom, including, of course, much older men.
6 minute read

International Edition

In Pictures: Freshfields and CMS Stalwarts Bow Out, Addleshaws Gets New London Head

The week also sees moves for Eversheds, Mishcon de Reya, MoFo and Gowling WLG.
1 minute read

International Edition

Leading Women in Law Honoured In New Event

The event heard from guest speaker Sergeant Major Susan Ridge CB about her own experiences in a male-dominated industry.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Eastman Names New Chief Legal Officer as Global Firm Grapples With Coronavirus Concerns

Kellye Walker will be joining Eastman at a challenging time for the company, which has manufacturing sites throughout China, including the city of Wuhan, ground zero for the COVID-19 outbreak.
4 minute read

Global Leaders in Law

Ritva Sotamaa, CLO of Unilever, on Being an Impactful Business Executive, Driving Collaboration and Leading a Global Team

Ritva Sotamaa is Chief Legal Officer and Group Secretary of British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company, Unilever. Sotamaa spoke with Global Leaders in Law about the approach she takes to be an impactful executive business leader; strategies to manage a global team; steps to create an inclusive culture and drive diversity internally and externally; and the importance of collaboration.
6 minute read

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