Luxembourg 2025 – GC Powerlist
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Luxembourg 2025

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Adrian Pawelec

Partner and head of legal | Marguerite Investment Management

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Agathe Laissus

Group general counsel | BCB Group

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Alexandre Druta

Senior legal counsel | Nexa Resources

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Alexandre Labignette

Co-CEA and chief legal officer - family office | CEFO

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Alison Trewartha

Partner, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Executive Partner | Aermont Capital

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Andrea Suriano

Managing partner, general counsel, head of legal and compliance | Optimum Asset Management

Industrials and real estate

Andrew Michael Smith

Head of legal, VP&C | Vodafone, Procurement and Connectivity

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Andriy Mykhonik

Head of legal department | Focus Estate Management

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Anne Agnes

Head of Legal Territory | BGL BNP Paribas

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Anne-Julie Bellaize

Managing Director - Tax & Fund Administration team leader | Tristan Capital Partners

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Antonio Benitez-Donoso

General counsel | EY

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Armin Prokscha

Counsel, head of legal and compliance | MPEP Luxembourg Management

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Arpiné Manuelyan

Group senior legal counsel | IEE Sensing

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Asel Zhumadilova

Head of legal | Ergéa Group

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Ashley Reid

General counsel and regulatory affairs director, EMEA and APAC | Experian

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Barbara Scarafia

Legal director Europe, associate general counsel | Amazon

Information technology

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Barbara Wojszycki

Managing Director Legal and Compliance | Tristan Capital Partners

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Bartosz Kowalczyk

General counsel | Elemental Holding Société

Environmental services

Beatrice Nelson-Beer

Chief legal officer | Lifeplus

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Benjamin Wacker

General counsel Luxembourg | UBS

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Camille Seillès

Secretary general | ABBL

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Camille Wisniewski

Head of legal and compliance | Kartesia

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Carlos Eduardo Boggio

General counsel | Votorantim Cimentos International

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Carole Dorel

Managing director, legal an dompliance | Shaftesbury Asset Management

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Caroline Felten

General counsel | ATOZ Services

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Catherine Schmidt

Head of legal | Encevo

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Céline Grosjean Martinoni

Head of legal | MIMCO

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Chantelle Nunn

Executive director, legal | Lionsgate

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Christel Di Marco

Head of legal and compliance | H2O Partners Luxembourg

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Christian Dohmen

General counsel | Luxembourg Stock Exchange

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Christine Marc

Head of legal and corporate | Engelwood

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Christophe Vandenbulcke

Director and senior legal counsel | Deutsche Bank Luxembourg

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Colin McGowan

Head of legal and senior legal counsel | Talkwalker

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Corentin Vivier

Senior legal counsel | Quintet Private Bank

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Cristina Boura

Executive Director | Tristan Capital Partners

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Cyrille de Crozals

Head of legal | Julius Baer

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Danny Major

General counsel | Aztiq

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David Farmer

General counsel, EU | Unison Infrastructure

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Diego Cordoba

Head of legal | Riva

Industrials and real estate

Diego Manzetti

Head of legal, Europe, Middle East and Africa | AIG

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Dorothée Mazeas Van Ham

Senior legal counsel | BMI Group

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Eduard Koster

General counsel | International Chemical Investors

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Emmanuelle Bourdeau

Head of legal department | Luxair

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Emmanuelle Charles

Group general counsel | Deloitte Luxembourg

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Eric Brillman

Deputy general counsel, international advisory services | CBRE

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Ezechiel Havrenne

Managing director, general counsel | Squircle Capital

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Fabrizio Minneci

Chief legal officer | Ferrero International

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Fernand Costinha

Head of Legal Department | CACEIS Bank, Luxembourg Branch

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Florence Bal

General counsel compliance | L-GAM Advisers

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Francesco Spreafico

Legal director and associate general counsel | Amazon

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Frédéric Sudret

General counsel | Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL)

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Fredrik Almroth

Head of legal | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Luxembourg Branch 

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Gerhard Kerckhoff

Head of legal | CERATIZIT

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Giovanni Pizzuto

Chief of risk, legal and compliance and member of senior management committee | Idi Emerging Markets Partners

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Gregory Ritts

Chief legal and compliance officer | Altisource Portfolio

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Grégory Surply

Head of legal funds group - executive committee | Franklin Templeton International Services

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Gwendoline Licata

Head of legal AIFM | The Carlyle Group

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Gwenn Vanweddingen

Head of legal and governance | CFL Multimodal

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Horacio Somoya

Director, EMEA treasury – corporate and shared services | Becton & Dickinson Company

Healthcare

IndrÄ— KsenzovaitÄ—

Director, Head of Legal - Fund Services | BDO

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James D. Girgulis

Managing director | Hutchison

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Jérémy  da Silva

Head of legal | Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management

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Jeronimo Chavarria

Chief legal officer | Quantum Dao Alliance

Commercial and professional services

Joanna Pabelick

General counsel | AVEGA Capital Management

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Jonathan Norman

Principal | JAB Holding Company

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Jone Mahieu

Principal legal counsel | SustainCERT

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Jorge Vallejo

Chief Compliance Officer | Greenlight Group

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Jorge Vallejo Vallet

General counsel | Gestron Asset Management

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José Fernández Martín

General counsel | European Investment Bank (EIB)

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Joseph Delhaye

Senior vice president and head of legal | Spuerkeess

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Juan Blanco Dávila

General counsel international | Ferrero International

Consumer products

Julia Holm-Hadulla

General counsel | Vp Bank Luxembourg

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Jürgen Krupp

General counsel and vice president EMEA | Gates Corporation

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Kaltrine Lamarre

Senior Legal Counsel | Centralis Group

Commercial and professional services

Katarzyna Kuszewska

Group head of legal | Solution30 Group

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Ksenia Korneva

Senior Manager | CHC Helicopter

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Laetitia Vauchez

Head of corporate legal | Alpha Trains

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Lars Junkermann

Head of Legal / Operations | Allianz Global Investors

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Laurent Nève

Head of Governance | EQT

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Leticia Lizardo

Head of legal office | Luxembourg Institute of Health

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Lucile Laevens

Legal and Compliance Director | Oraxys

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Lynn Colette Nussbaum

General Counsel | Porsche

Consumer products

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Lynn Wassenich

Head of legal | Losch Luxembourg

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Magda Orlewicz

Senior manager, tax, planning and legal | International Paper

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Marco Reis

Head of legal management company | FundRock

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Maria Pawelek

General counsel | LuxFLAG

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Marie Amet-Hermes

General counsel Luxembourg | Atlas Arteria

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Marjolijne Droogleever Fortuyn

Head of legal affairs | BNP Paribas

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Matthew Benz

General counsel | HQLAᵡ

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Matthieu Van Bossche

Head of Tax | Stack Infrastructure

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Mattia Vaccargiu

Head of Risk and Compliance & Conducting Officer | Mindful Capital Partners

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Maxime Chehirlian

Head of Legal | Cube Infrastructure Managers

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Michael Koenig

Director of legal | Amazon

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Michael  Schweiger

Chief Compliance Officer | Airbnb

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Michael Rabinowicz

Partner & General Counsel | Mangrove Capital Partners

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Monica Risam

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | Lombard International

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Murat Akuyev

General Counsel | Runa Capital

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Natacha Trunkwald

Head of legal | Post

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Nathalie Rehm

Head of Legal & Compliance | Next World

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Nicolas Panayotopoulos

Secretary general and general counsel | European Investment Fund (EIF)

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Nils Kruse

Group general counsel | MABEWO Holding SE

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Pascal Loscheider

Conducting Officer – Head of Legal and Compliance | Ocorian Luxembourg

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Patrick Mabry

General Counsel | Lapithus Management

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Philippe Muller

General counsel | Mizuho

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Raffaele Zucca

Group executive vice president, global general counsel and chief compliance officer, managing director | Docler Holding Luxembourg

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Raushan Almanova

General counsel Europe | Eurasian Resources Group

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Sabine Belair

Vice-president - Co-Head Legal | The Carlyle Group

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Sebastiaan Wolvers

Managing Director, Head of Legal & Tax | JAB Holding Company

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Sébastien Wiander

Chairman of Board & Risk and Compliance Officer | Alpha Group

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Simon Baker

Head of legal | RSA Luxembourg

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Simon Muir

Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer & Member of the Corporate Functions Team | Astorg

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Siska Ghesquiere

General counsel and head of M&A | RTL Group

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Sophie Chamonard

Head of legal | Mirabaud & Cie

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Sylvain Lesaffre

General counsel, head of legal | KPMG Luxembourg

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Thai Rubin

Chief legal officer | SES

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Thomas Whiteley

General counsel EMEA | PHINIA

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Tom Ford

Vice president legal international operations | Syniverse

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Tom Ruhan

Group general counsel, corporate affairs director | Allegro.eu

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Tulay Sonmez

General counsel | Dragone

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Valérie Glane

Head of fund legal and corporate services | Degroof Petercam

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Valérie Depaux

Head of legal and corporate governance | Societe Generale Luxembourg

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Wendy Kennedy

Chief Legal Officer - Waste Management Solutions | Xeon International Private Equity

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Youssef Khayat

Head of legal | BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management

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It has once again been an absolute pleasure to spotlight the exceptional in-house legal talent that Luxembourg has to offer in the 2025 edition of the GC Powerlist: Luxembourg. Building on the success of our inaugural edition, this year’s publication continues to celebrate the insightful, forward-thinking, and highly skilled lawyers who are shaping the legal and business landscape of this dynamic country at the very heart of the European business ecosystem.

Interviewing this year’s cohort of outstanding legal professionals was both an honor and an inspiration. Their deep expertise, strategic acumen, and unwavering dedication to excellence are not only impressive, but vital to the continued success of the organisations they serve.

This edition is a tribute to their remarkable contributions—from navigating complex cross-border matters and leading high-stakes transactions, to pioneering innovative legal solutions, including the integration of emerging technologies such as AI. Their stories reflect a dynamic profession that is constantly evolving, and they exemplify the calibre of counsel that Luxembourg continues to foster – especially at a time when external challenges are more numerous and complex than at any other time in recent history.

Alongside Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg, Legal 500 is proud to share their achievements and insights, and we hope this edition continues to inspire the wider legal and business community, both within Luxembourg and beyond.

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GC Powerlist Japan 2025

The Legal 500 was proud to host the third edition of the GC Powerlist: Japan 2025 at the Capitol Hotel Tokyu, honouring the top General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Legal Directors, and senior in-house legal professionals operating at the highest level of Japan’s corporate legal landscape. Held in Tokyo, this year’s reception welcomed around 100 of the most respected and senior corporate counsel from across Japan. It was an unrivalled success, and cements Legal 500’s status as the leading force in legal media supporting the achievements of in-house counsel in Japan. The GC Powerlist: Japan 2025 marks the continuation of our commitment to recognising excellence in-house, and this year’s edition represents the most competitive and selective list to date.

Joe Boswell, lead editor of the GC powerlist publication at The Legal 500, opened the evening with an introduction that reflected on the growing prestige of the Japan list. He emphasised how the Powerlist has grown stronger each year, both in scope and quality, making the task of selection more difficult. This year’s honourees emerged from a deeply competitive field, making their recognition even more meaningful.

Boswell extended heartfelt congratulations to all honourees and acknowledged the critical support of key partners and sponsors who made the evening possible. Special thanks were given to Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Morrison Foerster, iManage, JustLegal, and SS&C Intralinks for their generous sponsorship and ongoing collaboration.

In a moment of reflection, Joe paid tribute to Tim Mackey, chief legal officer at SoftBank, who sadly passed away unexpectedly earlier this year. Tim had contributed to the Powerlist in each of its three editions and was known not only for his exceptional legal acumen but also for his warmth and generosity.

The evening featured insightful remarks from distinguished speakers representing our partners and the broader legal community: Mischa Mulligan, Japan Director at SS&C Intralinks; Hiroki Kodate, Partner and Management Committee Member at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Jeremy White, Global Co-Chair of M&A for Morrison Foerster; and, representing those awarded in the Powerlist, Naoki Hamada, General Counsel for Japan at HSBC.

Each speaker provided reflections on legal innovation, leadership, and the evolving role of in-house counsel in Japan’s corporate landscape. Their remarks added valuable context to the achievements celebrated throughout the evening.

The formal awards segment celebrated this year’s GC Powerlist honourees. With assistance from long-time collaborator Isaac Uchiyama who read out awardees’ names, recipients were invited to collect their certificates, pose for photographs, and be formally recognised by their peers.

Certificates were presented on stage by Hiroki Kodate or Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and Jeremy White of Morrison Foerster, whose participation further underlined the deep support of the Japanese and international legal communities.

The GC Powerlist: Japan 2025 reception reaffirmed Legal 500’s commitment to spotlighting the very best of in-house legal talent. With record levels of interest and unmatched quality among candidates, the Japan edition continues to solidify its place as one of the most respected publications in the global GC Powerlist series.

We extend our sincere congratulations to all honourees and thank our partners, sponsors, and speakers for making the evening a success.

We look forward to returning to Tokyo again next year. As a parting gift, you can view Naoki Hamada’s excellent keynote address below, where he touches on a lot of issues and themes that many other GC, whatever country they operate in, will recognise:

‘Good evening, everyone. I am Naoki Hamada of HSBC. I am very pleased to be here speaking to you today. It is a great pleasure and honor, and at the same time, I feel a bit overwhelmed being surrounded by the busiest and most expensive lawyers in the industry—even if I know that nobody will be charging us for their time. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Legal 500 for organizing such a great event, and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Morrison Foerster, iManage, SS&C Intralinks, and Just Legal for sponsoring and supporting it. And, huge congratulations on the recognition each of you is receiving, which is truly a great accomplishment and the result of your hard work and the accumulated trust the entire industry has placed in you.

It must be emphasized that this award is given only to general counsels. Being a general counsel means a lot more than just being a subject matter expert. You are a most reliable strategic partner for the business, and I am sure that you have distinguished yourself from the crowd by your ability to identify underlying risks, devise legal solutions, ensure the right processes and governance for corporate decisions, influence others, and educate the next generation of lawyers. This is what you are being recognized for.

Looking back on my career, I have been hugely helped by lawyers in other companies through various industry communities. When I joined the in-house world 12 years ago from a Japanese law firm, large international banks were all struggling with a huge wave of regulatory reform. Back then, I was relatively new to that particular area of finance, and my hiring was somewhat potential-based. Nonetheless, I was assigned to lead the regulatory reform efforts locally. My predecessor had left the bank before I joined, there was no sufficient handover, and I was completely lost as to what to do. What helped me most were the industry peer group discussions, where in-house counsels from major banks would get together to discuss common issues. I learned so much from what was discussed there and absorbed as much as I could. Without that network, I am sure that I wouldn’t have survived that time.

However, our situation today is far more difficult. The changes in the landscape we face today are unprecedented. Technological developments and the corresponding shifts in geopolitical and industrial landscapes are completely unpredictable, and the speed at which they happen is far faster than before. We might face a time that requires us to pivot, forcing us to redefine how we add value and rebuild the way we work. That is somewhat intimidating. But, I am confident that a way forward will be found through the collective wisdom and effort of the people in this room. I would like to be a part of that, and this network of people is enormously valuable and truly priceless.

Finally, let’s have a drink and celebrate our achievements for now – before your CEO calls asking you to join a call! Thank you so much.’