Elodie Lalanne-Larrieu joined renewable energy operator Valorem in 2008. The legal department, which she created as one of her first tasks at the company, comprises of four lawyers that manage...

Before moving in-house in 2011, Olivier Kodjo thrived for 10 years at law firms including Coudert Brothers, Lefèvre Pelletier & associés, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Dentons. During this private...

Despite his many years spent in academia, Harald Peter Knöbl broke away from the normal path of a lawyer and opted to work directly in-house with the German subsidiary of...

Ian Kayanakis’ legal career began as a Paris Bar attorney and at Lazareff & Associés, one of the most reputable names in international arbitration. Given this foundation, Kayanakis was well...

Philippe Jutard has put in place mechanisms that enable legal to be at the heart of Compagnie des Alpes, providing swift and homogenous guidance to all entities and departments ‘without...

Delphine Jacquemont has held the combined function of general counsel gas, since 2008, and deputy general counsel international since 2015. She first joined EDF in 1991 to negotiate contracts for...

Vanessa Hespel-Perin was first offered the opportunity to move in-house to manage the legal affairs of RELX France, the owner of publishers Lexis Nexis, Elsevier Masson and Fricosoft and Reed...

The Champagne Roederer group, a seventh generation family-run business, specialises in the production of fine wines from the iconic region in France. With continuous expansion over the years, the group...

Guillaume Hecketsweiler was appointed general counsel at Air-France-KLM in 2014 and holds joint responsibility, alongside corporate secretary Jacques Le Pap, for implementing the group’s legal strategy and policies. Hecketsweiler began...

John Harrison was appointed group general counsel, a newly created position within the executive committee of the Airbus Group, in 2015. His new role consolidates the three functions of corporate...