Standard Chartered has recruited a top lawyer from Barclays’ legal team, with regulatory lawyer Chris Allen set to join the investment bank as its new general counsel (GC) for clients and products. Continue reading “In-house: Standard Chartered takes Barclays heavyweight as new divisional GC”
Clydes to cut fee-earners in London as part of aviation restructuring
Clyde & Co will downsize its aviation team by three senior associates in a bid to streamline its offering. Continue reading “Clydes to cut fee-earners in London as part of aviation restructuring”
Shoosmiths enters Northern Ireland through takeover of insolvency firm McManus Kearney
The second LB 100 firm to announce a move into Northern Ireland this week, national firm Shoosmiths has confirmed plans to merge with Belfast firm, McManus Kearney. Continue reading “Shoosmiths enters Northern Ireland through takeover of insolvency firm McManus Kearney”
‘Change of direction’: Bevan Brittan refuses to retender for SRA legal panel
LB100 firm Bevan Brittan has declared it will not retender for the Solicitor Regulation Authority’s legal panel, after reviewing the level of investment needed to service the regulatory body. Continue reading “‘Change of direction’: Bevan Brittan refuses to retender for SRA legal panel”
US bonuses: CC and A&O match Cravath reward of up to $100,000 for associates
Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have stepped up to match bonus levels rewarded by leading Wall Street firms. Continue reading “US bonuses: CC and A&O match Cravath reward of up to $100,000 for associates”
Inclusive growth
I have responsibility for global diversity for Mastercard. Our chief diversity officer reports to me, along with a team of four professionals. The origin of that comes straight from the top – Ajay Banga our CEO believes diversity should be the responsibility of someone with a global business leadership role. He doesn’t want diversity to only be viewed as an HR function. Then, people put it in a box and think about it in a partial or nice to have way, rather than as the core business enabler it can be. We wanted to create a context where diversity and inclusion is driven in partnership with HR, but as a truly strategic function of leadership.
Shifting gears – maintaining relevance through revolution
I’m not a lawyer – I’m a race car driver. But before that, I was the general counsel of a Fortune 500 company for a dozen years. Prior to that, I was an in-house counsel for almost a decade. Before that, I formed and ran a small investment bank/business broker and international consultancy. And before that that, I was a lawyer, spending about half a decade with BigLaw and a year as a Federal District Court Clerk.
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