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International In-house Counsel Journal


The International In-house Counsel Journal is concerned with the exchange of ideas of In-house Counsel representing commercial organisations from all sectors and jurisdictions around the world. Each quarterly issue contains papers based on case study experience of In-house Counsel in the main disciplines of commercial law from different jurisdictions.

Content is overseen by the IICJ Editorial Board that meets 4 times a year to discuss content and determine which papers are accepted for publication. The board is drawn from a range of industry sectors and jurisdiction with considerable international knowledge.

A peer reviewed journal published electronically 12 times a year and in print form 4 times a year, delivering papers written by In-house Counsel covering the major areas of law:

Antitrust/Competition Commercial Litigation Contracts Corporate Governance Data Protection Employment Health and Safety Intellectual Property Management Taxation

From the following key business sectors:

Banking and Finance Energy Healthcare IT Industry Insurance Pharmaceutical Telecommunications

Please visit the IICJ Library to see all the published papers, which includes more business sectors and areas of law

“The US innovates, China replicates, Europe regulates” What is the role of general counsel in this scenario?

Alfonso Levote, General Consel & Investor Relations, Rosetti Marino S.p.A., Italy
Changing Perceptions: How to stop your colleagues from assuming you’re the ‘Department of No’

Sarah Davis, General Counsel, The Legal Director, UK
Contract Mapping: Taking the Diligence Room and Contract Transparency to the Next Level

Gunnar Wieboldt, Former SVP, General Counsel, Vestaron Corporation, USA
General Counsel Role & AI

Cristina Rustignoli, General Counsel, Generali Italia, Italy
International Arbitration with a Client Mindset

Claudia Salomon , President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, France
Legal Profession in an Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence - An Update

James Lau, , , Singapore
Mental Health and Lawyers: An Unspoken Crisis or An Opportunity For Change?

Jeffery Tan, Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer , Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
Negotiating IT Service Contracts – In House v Private Practice Legal Models

Clive Davies, Senior Counsel and Professional Development Manager Legal & Commercial, UK&I, Fujitsu Services Limited, UK
Patent Strategies for Attenuated Pathogen Vaccines

David Dolberg, Senior Director of Intellectual Property, Sanaria Inc., USA
Prompt Engineering for Lawyers

James Lau, , , Singapore
Redomiciliation of companies to "Russian offshores"

Vladislav Gorobinskiy, Head of the Legal Support Department for International Projects, Mediator, New Investment Group LLC, Russia
The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 and its Impact on Inter-Corporate Deliberations

Sreyasi Banerjee, Associate Manager - Legal Counsel, GMR Group, India
Nupur Nadir, Head - Legal, GEPL, GMR Group, India
The Effects of AI on the Future of Work

Garry Taylor, Managing Director, Croesus Holdings Group, UK
Whether Aid/Aide from National and/or International Organisations be a Factor for Developing Socio-Economic Cohesiveness of the Peoples Living in the Country Concerned

Professor Charles Chatterjee, Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK
Working in a centralized legal department, providing legal advice for global business

Svenja Partu, General Counsel, thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH, Germany

Subscribers benefit from:

  • Receiving a print copy of the International In-house Counsel Journal quarterly.
  • Online access to all published papers.
  • Writing articles.
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  • Updates on how commercial law is being practiced locally, nationally and internationally.
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  • Finding out how in-house counsel develop and expand their practices locally and abroad.
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Readers' Opinion

Insightful and topical knowledge on diverse specializations within the ever-evolving in-house role. Great networking through thought leadership.
Ghada Qaisi Audi
General Counsel
Seddiqi Holding , UAE
The IICJ is a great journal not only for academics but for professional and day to day practitioners.
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager
Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
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Lara Oyesanya
General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer
Contis , UK
I wrote the article for the IICJ in preparation for a presentation at the anniversary of the CISG. It was a great preparation for this event.
Cathy Lynn Danzer
Compliance Counsel
Danzer Holding AG, Austria
An internationally recognised publication bringing a worldwide audience
Eleanor Ager
Commercial Director - Major Projects
Schneider Electric , UK
I have been reading the various article to keep myself updated on trends and developments.
Anne Wilkes
Independent data protection consultant
ACW Privacy Consulting, UK
Simply professional, by professionals
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General Counsel
Fingerprints, Sweden
A Subscription keeps us updated of the most interesting topics in the law community. Provides us regular updates how the law evolves so rapidly and invites very inspiring people who gives us different perspectives in vary fields of law.
Isabel Charraz
Country Counsel Portugal and Greece
Citibank Europe , Portugal
IICJ is a reputed journal which publishes interesting updates and informative topics on various legal subjects for the benefit of international readers. In a way, it helps Inhouse Counsel who are subscribed IICJ in keeping abreast with recent updates.
Harish Suryavanshi
Senior Corporate Counsel
Tech Mahindra Limited, India
Through this subscription, I can keep abreast with the progress and development of other regional laws.
Angeline Yee Yi Wei
Vice President
Maybank, Malaysia
The IICJ is one of the most current and comprehensive journals I haver ever read, as it is not limited to pure theoretical papers written by academics. Practitioners can benefit a lot by reading interesting practical papers.
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Director, Head of Governance, Risk & Internal Audit Services
Mazars Certified Auditors, Athens-Greece, Greece
The Journal is timely, well edited and provocative. Each addition is must reading for me as a General Counsel of a North American trade association.
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General Counsel
Metals Service Center Institute, USA