Profile

The mining firm’s in-house counsel considers the keys to success and the importance of values when heading a legal and compliance team.

As general counsel for one of the UK’s premier record companies, Rupert Skellett tells The In-House Lawyer about the realities of being at the forefront of negotiations with some of the world’s most exciting artists.

Sivan Whiteley’s legal career began with the study of rational choice theory at university – decoding why people make the decisions they make.

‘One reason I’m doing this interview is so I can send it to my parents. They’re really important to me. Ah, suddenly, the hard-woman persona crumbles,’ jokes Heather Mitchell, global general counsel (GC) for investments and head of EMEA at The Carlyle Group.

The UK and Ireland GC on ten years at the fast-food giant and how tech is transforming the consumer trade

The GC of the UK’s central bank talks Brexit, having a mission and making partner at 31

The self-confessed fitness freak and head of legal on the allures of in-house law and healthy snacks

The banking giant’s UK law chief on retaining perspective, understanding your advisers and the value of mentors

How kidnap threats and vodka-fuelled due diligence helped shape the insurance giant’s group legal chief

The EMEA legal head of one of the world’s most valuable private companies on sticking along for the ride