- DEREK BENTON Director of International Operations, Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell, London
Lawyers Network Differently as the World Grows Flatter - PETER J. BESHAR EVP and General Counsel, Marsh & McLennan Companies, New York City
Living Through a Corporate Crisis and Preparing for What Might Come Next - JEFFREY CARR General Counsel, FMC Technologies, Houston
Building a Better Legal Service Delivery System - BRUNO COVA, Partner, Paul Hastings, Milan
Reflections on Moving Inside to Outside, and European Counsel Must Improve Compliance - E. LEIGH DANCE, President, ELD International, Inc., New York and Rome
Introduction and European Counsel Must Improve Compliance - JAN EIJSBOUTS, former General Counsel, Akzo Nobel, Amsterdam
Foreword - ROSS FISHMAN, CEO, Fishman Marketing, Highland Park, Illinois
Focus: The Benefits of a Narrow Scope in the Face of Global Opportunity - TIM S. GLASSETT, Former General Counsel, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Beverly Hills, CA
Building and Motivating a High-Performing Global Legal Team - ANN LEE GIBSON, Ann Lee Gibson Consulting, West Plains, Missouri
Feels Like 1990 All Over Again: Law Firm Economic Cycles - FADI HAMMADEH, General Counsel, Dubai Properties Group, Dubai
The Regulatory Pendulum Worldwide: Where are we Headed? - ALAN JENKINS, Chairman, Eversheds LLP, London
Understanding the Importance of Culture in Managing a Global Law Firm - PETER KALIS, Chairman and Global Managing Partner, K&L Gates LLP, New York City
The Signature Legal Challenge of the 21st Century - DESPINA KARTSON, Chief Marketing Officer, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York City
The Role of Law Firm Values in Successful Global Expansion - BRUCE MacEWEN, Founder, “Adam Smith Esq.,”, New York City
Re-thinking Your Global Strategy: Geography, Talent and Management - CHRIS MARSHALL, Pro Bono & Community Manager, Reed Smith and Chair, Board of Trustees, Advocates for International Development, London
International Pro Bono – Broadening our Geographical Reach - DEBORAH MCMURRAY, CEO and Strategy Architect, Content Pilot LLC, Dallas
LAW FIRM 4.0: Considerations for the Global Law Firm in 2020 - MARY MULLALLY, Head of Networks, Practical Law Company, London
How Corporate Counsel in the UK and Europe are Changing, and the Key Elements of Success - MICHAEL O’NEILL, SVP and General Counsel, Lenovo Corporation, Washington D.C.
Fit for Global: Operating Tenets for the General Counsel - JOLENE OVERBECK, Chief Marketing Officer, DLA Piper, New York City
Moving the Global Law Firm Through a Challenging Economy: Focus on Strategy - NORM RUBENSTEIN, Partner, Zeughauser Group, Washington D.C.
The Key to Credible International Branding - THOMAS J. SABATINO, Jr., Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Schering-Plough Corporation, New Jersey
Musical Chairs: How Today’s General Counsel Earns a Seat at the Top Executive Table - HELENA SAMAHA, General Counsel EMEA, AlixPartners, Paris
Transcending Legal Expertise to Get to the Heart of Serving Global Clients - ADAM SMITH, General Counsel, EADS Defence & Security, Munich
Laws are Local: How Can Corporate Legal Services Become More Global? - JOHN H. STOUT, Partner, Fredrikson & Byron, Minneapolis
The Fulfilled International Lawyer: Advice for a Successful Career - DAVID SYED, Senior Partner - Europe, Orrick, Paris
Changing Supply & Demand for Global Legal Services: The Multi-polar Dynamic - MARY K YOUNG, Partner, Zeughauser Group, Washington D.C.
Moving the Global Law Firm Through a Challenging Economy: Focus on Strategy
MARY MULLALLY, Head of Networks, Practical Law Company, London
Chapter Title: How Corporate Counsel in the UK and Europe are Changing, and the Key Elements of Success
Mary qualified as a solicitor at Lewis Silkin in 1989. In 1990 she joined Alan Edwards, a niche housing and legal aid practice in Notting Hill Gate, where she was made a partner. In 1998 she joined Global Professional Media as the in-house correspondent for Legal Week. From 2001 to 2004 Mary edited Legal Director, a sister title to Legal Week which focused on management issues for in-house counsel. In 2004 Mary joined the Practical Law Company (PLC), a leading provider of legal know-how, transactional analysis and market intelligence for business lawyers. Mary is currently Head of Networks for PLC.
