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Anti-corruption regulations

Carlos Fradique Méndez Adriana Ospina Jiménez In light of the renewed focus by the US authorities on enforcement of the provisions of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as well as the implementation of the UK Bribery Act, it is worthwhile looking at the applicable regime of anti-bribery regulations in Colombia and the government's efforts to strengthen the country's anti-bribery laws.

September 01 2011

Leading Scotiabank’s LatAm expansion

As the general counsel of Canada's most international bank, Deborah Alexander's role on foreign acquisitions could have been one of oversight. Instead, she is a key figure in the Scotiabank's expansion, particularly in Latin America, and has tackled hands-on the challenges of operating in such diverse jurisdictions.

September 01 2011

The legal builder

If there is an overarching theme in Peter Siembab's career as an in-house counsel, it is that he loves building things.

September 01 2011

Protecting Goldman’s reputation in Europe

As general counsel of Goldman Sachs's investment banking division since 2007, Laura Holleman has helped steer the bank through one of the most challenging economic crisis of the last century.

September 01 2011

The lobbyist

One of only three corporate counsel in our list, Alan Porter is head of the legal group for Tesco, one of the most powerful retailers in Britain. He is a member of both the Takeover Panel and the executive committee of the GC100, a lobby group of the senior legal officers of over 85 FTSE 100 companies.

September 01 2011

Merging legal: Bank of America with Merrill

The strength of the team he has built at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, coupled with his clout in external business relationships puts Glen Rae's position in our list beyond question. His influence extends far beyond that of most general counsel, and as the global relationship manager for 12 law firms working with the bank's global banking and markets division, Rae has honed an appreciation for how a legal division fits within an investment bank's operations.

September 01 2011

Integrating legal with business at UBS

Aside from his undoubted seniority, Markus Diethelm's position on our list was secured by his involvement in high profile cases such as the 2007 World Trade Centre litigation. This case saw him successfully negotiate a multi-billion dollar settlement between a group of insurers and a developer of the World Trade Centre.

September 01 2011

The veteran

With nearly thirty years experience, Stuart Fishman is one of North America's most respected bankers' counsel. He's watched the market over many cycles and from the standpoint of a regulator, a law firm and in-house. Within JPMorgan Chase, he's sat on the issuer's side representing corporate functions including corporate treasury and capital planning, then worked on high grade debt private placements, and since 2002 has picked up the bank's high yield business.

September 01 2011

The teacher

Whether attending to an enquiry in Europe or overseeing projects in Canada, Edith Shih is always immediately identified as the first point of contact. It is because she doesn't sleep, according Canning Fok, group managing director of Hutchison Whampoa.

September 01 2011

The European regulatory guru

Mark Harding always knew that he wanted to be a lawyer. While children may dream of being an astronaut or a firefighter when they grow up, it was the intellectual challenge of the law that attracted him from a young age. "Everybody told me that I argued enough to make a decent lawyer," he says.

September 01 2011

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