| British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco
BAT’s legal team is a highly experienced group of attorneys with a long track record in the region. The team is headed by Fernando Robles, who has a demonstrated history...
| British American Tobacco (BAT) Turkey
At BAT Turkey, Ceren Kartari is the head of legal for the Turkey-North Africa (TNA) area and, in this capacity, she leads the legal team of five lawyers and a...
| British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco (BAT) has operated in the Turkish market since 2002 and is currently supported by an in-house legal team of nine staff, including four qualified lawyers. The tobacco...
| British American Tobacco
The legal team is central to the protection of BAT’s brands and ensures an ongoing legal and compliance agenda is fulfilled. It is instrumental to aligning the legal agenda with...
| British American Tobacco France
Wholly owned by the British American Tobacco Group, BAT France employs more than 350 people to support the sale and distribution of the Group’s tobacco products. In such a highly...
| British American Tobacco Colombia
Featuring bright and talented professionals such as Monica Acosta and Jorge Andrés Torres, the legal team at British American Tobacco Colombia has made significant steps towards achieving efficiency and cost-effectiveness...
| British American Tobacco Colombia
Following on from its recognition in the 2017 edition of this publication, the in-house team at British American Tobacco (BAT) in Colombia has continued to impress with its legal and...
| British American Tobacco Hong Kong
British American Tobacco’s (BAT) operations were established in Hong Kong in 1903, when the American Cigarette Company was incorporated to serve as BAT’s manufacturing arm in China, before being renamed...
| British American Tobacco
Operating in the country since 1904, British American Tobacco (BAT) South Africa employs over 1,800 staff and has achieved the exclusive Top Employers South Africa 2016 certification for the past...
The central legal department of British American Tobacco (BAT) is based in Rome and is responsible for coordinating the strategic legal agenda of the local legal offices, responsible for business operations in Italy. Also part of the department is a team in Madrid, responsible for Spain, Portugal, Canary Islands, Gibraltar and Andorra and a team based in Athens that overlooks Greece, Cyprus, Malta and Israel. The central department is divided into three centres of expertise in order to provide the company with high-quality legal services in regards to litigation, compliance and contracts as well as commercial matters. In the last two years BAT has been faced with new challenges brought on by the launch of the potential reduce risk products, e-cigarettes branded as Vype, tobacco heated products, Glo and the modern oral products branded as LYFT. ‘These kinds of products represent a new era for our company with respect to the traditional tobacco business. To keep abreast of the times, the legal department updated its expertise, skills and professionality in order to face the new generation product era’s challenges’, says head of legal and regulatory affairs for South Europe Area, Andrea Di Paolo. In a highly regulated market, the legal department plays a key role in supporting and advising all the company functions. The legal mission is to shape, protect and secure BAT’s ability to compete in the transforming tobacco agenda, embedding the “delivery with integrity” philosophy within the company.
General counsel. director, legal and external affairs
British American Tobacco
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General counsel. director, legal and external affairs
British American Tobacco
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