Month: December 2017

GC: Could you tell me a little bit about your background and how you came to be working in-house at Microsoft?

Alejandro Anderlic (AA): After over 20 years of being in private practice with a law firm, I joined Microsoft back in November 2013. I wanted to be somewhere where I could leave my footprint; where I could make a more positive impact than the one I could make working with a law firm. Continue reading “In conversation: Alejandro Anderlic, director of corporate, external and legal affairs, Microsoft”

This interview was undertaken as part of GC magazine’s research into diversity and inclusion, in association with Paul Hastings, by Catherine McGregor. Continue reading “Wanji Walcott, GC, Paypal”

No longer gifted a limitless budget for outside spend, GCs are under pressure to deliver the smooth running of all moving parts in the department (and beyond), plus timely and watertight legal advice. Continue reading “Tick tock… the new age of legal operations”

It’s been a turbulent few years for many of those in the upper echelons of Brazilian politics and business. Around the world, headlines have been filled with salacious tales of corruption, perhaps most notably the bribery and kickback scandal emanating from semi-state-owned oil company Petrobras, embroiling many high-profile individuals and entities across the region. Continue reading “Ringing the changes: Combating corruption in South America”

GC: What are you currently working on in the Latin American legal team at Philip Morris?

Nicolás Cuadros (NC): When I was in charge of leading the Colombian legal department, we took a very interesting journey: the launch of a product called ‘IQOS’, a revolutionary tobacco heating system designed to heat, rather than burn a specially designed tobacco stick called Heets. Continue reading “In conversation: Nicolás Cuadros, senior counsel, Philip Morris International”

On the morning of Pope Francis’s arrival in Colombia – and as Bogotá went into security lockdown – The Legal 500 and sponsor firm Posse Herrera Ruiz held a breakfast roundtable on cybersecurity and data protection. Continue reading “Colombia Roundtable: Cybersecurity and data protection in the age of hacking”

GC Magazine: Can you tell us a little bit about the challenges facing the financial sector in Colombia?

Francisco Baquerizo (FB): This is a very active jurisdiction for producing regulation. Laws and decrees are constantly being issued, so that poses a big challenge to companies in different sectors – pharmaceutical, construction services, financial, health. Continue reading “In conversation: Francisco Baquerizo, general counsel and company secretary, Citibank Colombia”