GC Issue: Autumn 2017

Charlene Ripley shares the risks and rewards of working in Canada’s goldmining industry.

GC delves inside Startup@BerkeleyLaw, a University of California, Berkeley initiative that trains law students, entrepreneurs and investors on the ins and outs of the startup ecosystem.

GC pays a visit to ‘Moot Court’, where in-house and external lawyers collaborate to support young people from East Palo Alto who aspire to a career in law.

Former molecular biologist Jean Liu tells GC about the challenges and rewards of working for a biotech company at the forefront of innovation in cancer treatment.

David Burgess, publishing director of The Legal 500, offers an insight into the changing nature of legal service delivery models and how in-house legal departments are driving reform – or not.

GC travelled to Alameda, California to visit the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, a team on the precipice of Super Bowl glory while facilitating a franchise move far away from their home of 20 years.

In her latest column for GC, Catherine McGregor considers the issue of succession planning for general counsel through the eyes of those at different stages of the GC life cycle.

The data behind the story.

Former Silicon Valley litigator Chris Sundermeier chats about his company’s software-based tool for online reputation management and the implications of new privacy regulations.

Carlyle Kingswood Global meets Matt Wilson, Uber’s legal head in Northern Europe, and finds out what it’s like behind the legal wheel of one of the world’s most controversial companies.