Corporate Conversations
by The Legal 500Corporate Conversations is a new-format webinar and podcast (both live and available-on-demand) that combines the best of the “fireside chat” format with the utility of the ‘ask me anything’ (AMA) presentation. Designed to dive deep into the topic in question and deliver contextualised, relevant and up-to-date information on critical issues in a concise 30-minute format, the Corporate Conversations series will build into a resource library of crucial discussion of the most pertinent contemporary legal topics.
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Episodes
Climate change, energy transition, fair business: challenges for conflict resolution – Part 2
24m · PublishedWe are thrilled to release the second of this two-part Corporate Conversations series, titled Climate Change, Energy Transition, Fair Business: Challenges for Conflict Resolution, headed by esteemed counsel Roberta Downey, Head of International Construction and Partner at Vinson & Elkins, and Kai-Uwe Karl, Global Chief Litigation Counsel at GE Renewable Energy.
In part two, our speakers thoroughly examine how mediation and arbitration, as predominant alternative dispute resolutions, fall short on adjusting to the current demands of climate change and the energy transition, and how dispute resolution institutions must adapt their approach to tackling this serious challenge posed to both businesses and due process.
Climate change, energy transition, fair business: challenges for conflict resolution – Part 1
22m · PublishedWe are delighted to release the first of this two-part Corporate Conversations series, titled Climate change, energy transition, fair business: challenges for conflict resolution, headed by esteemed counsel Roberta Downey, Head of International Construction and Partner at Vinson & Elkins, and Kai-Uwe Karl, Global Chief Litigation Counsel at GE Renewable Energy.
The themes in part one encompass climate change, the energy transition and reform in dispute resolution, highlighting the interception between the three. Our speakers focus specifically on whether our current dispute resolution system is ready to cope with the increasing need for environmental disputes.
Corporate Conversations: Episode 10 – Life as an in-house lawyer among creatives
9m · PublishedCorporate Conversations: Episode 9 – The Blunt Facts: Are Federal Drug Laws Fit-For-Purpose in Modern America?
27m · PublishedIn episode 9 of Corporate Conversations, The Legal 500’s head of research for the GC Powerlist, Joe Boswell, speaks with Lisa Ann Cooney, General Counsel of Philadelphia-headquartered construction company Day & Zimmermann.
With a growing increase in state, but not federal, legislative support for the use of medical and recreational marijuana, more and more U.S. employers have questions on whether they need to relax their drug-testing policies. This is even more challenging for “U.S. government contractors”, who often have clauses in their contracts with the federal government that require drug-free workplaces or drug-free employees providing contracted services.
This discussion unpacks the hot-button issue and ask whether current requirements are fit-for-purpose in a changing United States.
Corporate Conversations: Episode 8 – A Glimpse into a Ukrainian GC’s business day Part 2
26m · PublishedIn episode 8 of Corporate Conversations, The Legal 500’s research editor, Allan Cohen, speaks with Natalia Lysa, General Counsel & Compliance Officer at Nestlé Ukraine & Moldova. Natalia talks about the resilience of her compatriots and colleagues, and how the Ukrainian legal industry has been operating since the Russian invasion of Ukraine was launched.
Corporate Conversations: Episode 7 – A Glimpse into a Ukrainian GC’s business day
17m · PublishedIn episode 7 of Corporate Conversations, The Legal 500’s research editor, Allan Cohen, speaks with Elena Limakova, Head of Legal for Ukraine and the Eurasia sub-cluster at Sandoz.
In the context of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, Elena will be sharing her first-hand experience of what it is like working in the middle of a war and discuss the impact the conflict might have on the European legal and business ecosystems, corporate relations with Russia and the future of the pharmaceutical industry in Eastern Europe.
Corporate Conversations: Episode 6 – Getting the green light: how GCs are taking the green bond market by storm
18m · PublishedIn episode 6 of Corporate Conversations, The Legal 500's head of research for the GC Powerlist, Joe Boswell, speaks with Salomon Vaie, senior legal director at Guatemala-based agricultural and industrial conglomerate CMI.
The wide-ranging interview focuses primarily on how Vaie and his legal team manage to issue an extraordinarily successful US$700m green bond in 2021, a first for both this century-old company and the region itself. Other topics covered are how GCs like him are leading finance projects in Central America, and what some of the main lessons he has learned over the course of his career have been.
Corporate Conversations: Episode 5 – Integrating ESG: A long-term journey
22m · PublishedWe invite you to listen to the fifth episode of Corporate Conversations, featuring Olympio Carvhalo, Partner at Castro Barros Advogados, speaking to Pilar Perez, Corporate Attorney at Lorinvest Gestão de Recursos, regarding the integration of ESG in businesses as a long-term journey.
Corporate Conversations: Episode 4 – Data Privacy Challenges in Romania and the Essential Role of GCs in Digitalisation Processes
27m · PublishedWe invite you to listen to the fourth episode featuring Roxana Ionescu, partner at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen, Romania, speaking to Gabriela Popescu, Legal Director at Microsoft, Romania, regarding data privacy challenges in Romania and the essential role of GCs in digitalisation Processes.
Corporate Conversations: Episode 3 – The evolving role of GCs – moving beyond a legal support function
19m · PublishedWe invite you to listen to the third episode featuring Anna Bauböck, Editor of The Legal 500 Deutschland speaking to Timo Matthias Spitzer, Head of Legal at Santander Corporate & Investment Banking for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and The Nordics regarding the evolving role of GCs – moving beyond a legal support function.
Corporate Conversations has 12 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 4:23:32. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 1st 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 21st, 2024 02:41.