As cybersecurity and data protection become front of mind issues for businesses across Latin America, The Legal 500 assembled elite in-house counsel from across Colombia to discuss the implications.
The Legal 500’s Latin America editor, Tim Girven, considers the contemporary market for legal services across the continent and whether they constitute a fit-for-purpose solution for modern business.
As head of the legal team for Glencore’s coal mining operations in Colombia, Gómez describes the importance of keeping sustainability front of mind.
The growth of technology as a means of conducting relationships and transactions is changing the role of trust in business and beyond. In her column, Catherine McGregor explores how the concept of trust is evolving and what the upshot is for in-house lawyers.
Francisco Baquerizo describes the flood of regulations impacting Colombian consumer banking – and how Citibank is adapting its operating model within the country.
GC investigates anti-corruption measures across South America as the continent comes to terms with a series of scandals that have turned an increasingly intense spotlight on murky business practices, ushering in a new era of compliance.
A pioneering GC with a passion for diversity, Wanji Walcott shares practical advice for fostering diversity and inclusion in the law, and discusses some of the initiatives currently underway in the business community.
David Burgess, publishing director of The Legal 500, considers what really matters when selecting a law firm, as well as previewing some major initiatives ahead in 2018.
Could game design be about to revolutionise legal services? GC finds out how in-house and private practice teams are toying with gamification in an effort to improve the delivery of legal services.
The notion that peace could ever be perceived as anything but positive would be a foreign concept to most. But in Colombia, the ongoing peace process to end the continent’s longest-running domestic conflict has a nation divided. GC travelled to Bogotá to investigate the ongoing impact on the business and legal environment of a country striving to start a new chapter.
