Overview

The Legal 500 and Bär & Karrer are proud to present this online roundtable discussion between some of the leading in-house counsel and private practice thought leaders in Switzerland. Our expert panel’s open discussion of the impact of Covid-19 on the Swiss business world, and how best to mitigate some of the pandemic’s most challenging aspects. The discussion – a must-watch for lawyers both in and outside Switzerland – covered topics ranging from navigating existing legislation, through team management and motivation, to what the general counsel of the future’s role will look like.

Agenda

• Opinions on how effective the available legal framework is in protecting businesses from the effects of Covid-19
• Strategies to survive and thrive during and after Covid-19.
• How the day-to-day work landscape has changed in response to Covid-19, and what this means
• The changing role of GCs in managing risk in a post Covid-19 world

Participants

• Urs Kaegi, partner, Bär & Karrer
• Aurelie Conrad Hari, partner, Bär & Karrer
• Gurpartap Basra, head of Powerlist series, The Legal 500
•  Joe Boswell, senior research analyst, The Legal 500
• Oliver Kirchner, Senior director, associate general counsel, legal EMEA, Citrix Systems
• Miral Hamani-Samaan, director and associate general counsel, Hewlett Packard International
• Daniel Kanter, assistant general counsel, chief counsel global antitrust, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• Lionel Constantin, legal director, JTI
• Andreas Bohrer, general counsel and company secretary, Lonza Group
• Nicholas Raymond, general counsel corporate centre and group functions, Swiss Re Management

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