General Counsel
From Law to Commerce: GCAI India—Singapore Legal Bridge Opens a New Chapter in Legal Collaboration
The inaugural ceremony of the GCAI India—Singapore Legal Bridge brought together distinguished members of the judiciary, government, legal profession, business community and corporate counsel to deliberate upon the evolving India—Singapore relationship and the role of law in facilitating trade, investment, innovation and cross-border commerce.
From Contracts to Enforcement: Experts discuss making cross-border dispute resolution work for businesses at GCAI-Drew & Napier Singapore Dialogue 2026
The session brought together leading dispute resolution practitioners from India and Singapore to examine the practical choices businesses face in cross-border disputes, including mediation, arbitration, enforcement, interim reliefs, institutional arbitration, AI, legal education and India’s potential to emerge as a global dispute resolution centre.
General Counsel Must Overcome Human and Organisational Barriers to Drive Legal Innovation: Industry Leaders at LegalTechTalk 2026
At LegalTechTalk London 2026, leading general counsel and legal technology experts examined why legal innovation initiatives often stall despite growing investment in AI. The discussion highlighted how leadership, organisational culture, stakeholder buy-in, and human judgement remain critical to successful transformation in an increasingly technology-driven legal landscape.
What Metrics are GCs Using to Evaluate Outside Counsel?: LegalTechTalk 2026 Panel on Trust, Communication, AI and Value in Law Firm Relationships
How do in-house legal teams assess outside counsel beyond legal expertise alone? At LegalTechTalk 2026, Mori Kabiri, Olga Dmytriyeva and Aminata Ba explored the role of communication, trust, transparency, AI usage, pricing and business understanding in shaping successful relationships between clients and law firms.
How to Become a Tech-Powered General Counsel: LegalTechTalk 2026 Panel Explores Legal Transformation, AI and Business Strategy
At LegalTechTalk 2026, industry leaders discussed the distinction between legal transformation and business transformation, why technology acquisition alone does not constitute change, and how General Counsel can shape business decisions rather than simply respond to them.
‘A Journey Rather Than a Plan’: At LIDW 2026, Clare Wardle Reflects on What It Really Takes to Be a General Counsel in a World of Geopolitical Risk and AI Disruption
In a wide-ranging interview at LIDW 2026, the former Coca-Cola Europacific Partners General Counsel reflects on cross-border disputes, AI’s impact on legal practice, access to justice, and why she would choose the same career again. In an interesting segment of LIDW 2026, Mr. Hilton Mervis, Litigation Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, held an engaging conversation with Ms. Clare Wardle, Former General Counsel and Company Secretary, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, on her insights as a general counsel.
CIArb Annual Conference [January 06, 2024]
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) India Branch, in collaboration with the Bombay Bar Association and the Society of Indian Law Firms, is set to host the highly anticipated Annual CIArb India Conference, “Corporate Dispute Resolvers: The Role of General Counsel, Professionals, and the Industry,” on January 6th, 2024, at The Lalit Mumbai.
‘Arbitration Management is the need of the hour’ | The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Annual Conference 2023
The Conference marked the presence of many legal luminaries, such as Justice Madan Lokur, Judge at Supreme Court of Fiji; Justice Hemant Gupta (Retd.); Chairperson, India International Arbitration Centre and Mr. Tushar Mehta, Senior Advocate and Solicitor General of India.