The changing game for corporate counsel
December 04, 2015 | BY
Katherine JoGeneral counsel from DSM, Eli Lilly and State Street Bank in China explain how the role of in-house lawyers have become far broader now even as they work in specialized, highly-regulated and fast-paced industries
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Xie Yong, Catherine Wang, Jane Huang and Elaine Sun at the U.S.-China Legal Summit in Shanghai, Nov. 25 2015
While regulatory requirements are the key focus in every jurisdiction, they demand extra attention in China as policy amendments, often rushed out to boost economic growth, can lack detail and lead counsel into a minefield of uncertainty.
In-house counsel have to work especially hard to understand their clients'