Interview Series: Female Managing Partners / Chairs in Dublin on Their Career Journeys & Lessons Learned Interview with Gayle Bowen Partner and Head of Pinsent Masons Dublin office Career Journey & Lessons Learned " I also feel that it is very important as a leader to be seen to lead by example. People are more... Continue Reading →
Career Journey Interview with Eileen Roberts: Chair of A&L Goodbody
Interview Series: Female Managing Partners / Chairs in Dublin on Their Career Journeys & Lessons Learned Interview with Eileen Roberts Chair of A&L Goodbody & Partner in A&L Goodbody's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department "....I try to remember is that life is short and that we have to make the best of the opportunities we... Continue Reading →
Interview Series: Female Managing Partners / Chairs in Dublin on Their Career Journeys & Lessons Learned Interview with Lisa Broderick Location Head of DAC Beachcroft in Dublin Career Journey & Lessons Learned " People want to be valued, respected, listened to and communicated with in a clear way. " Can you please tell us about... Continue Reading →
Interview Series: Female Managing Partners / Chairs in Dublin on Their Career Journeys & Lessons Learned Interview with Siobhra Rush Managing Partner Lewis Silkin in Dublin Career Journey & Lessons Learned "I’ve also learned that even though I’m a leader, it doesn’t mean that I have to have all the answers, or know everything. It’s... Continue Reading →
Interview with Tamara Box: Career Journey
Interview with TAMARA BOX CAREER JOURNEY Managing Partner of Reed Smith, EMEA I believe that the world is a Karmic place: any good that you do for someone else will come back around to you eventually. That’s why I always say, “Generosity pays.” [Tamara Box] Where does the story start? Could you please tell us... Continue Reading →
LBDC Interview: Arianna Huffington
Interview with Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington is the co-founder, president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, one of the world's most influential news and information brands. She has been named in Time Magazine's list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Her 14th book, Thrive: The... Continue Reading →
Career Journey: Interview with LINDA ROTTENBERG CEO
"MY CAREER JOURNEY": INTERVIEW LINDA ROTTENBERG Endeavor CEO and Co-Founder Named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S. News and one of TIME’s 100 “Innovators for the 21st century” The best ideas don't die in the marketplace or the laboratory or in the conference room, they die in the minds of the dreamers who have them and never... Continue Reading →
Fireside Chat with Justine Campbell Deputy Group General Counsel for Centrica plc @ General Counsel Summit in London
Fireside Chat with Justine Campbell Deputy Group General Counsel for Centrica plc @ our General Counsel Summit London, 1 November 2018 | 4.00 PM to 7.30 PM RSVP: colin@lawyersbdc.com | FREE ADMISSION (for UK based lawyers) Tuesday 3 July 2018 To celebrate the Lawyers' BD Club's 7th BIRTHDAY, I'm organizing a very special General Counsel... Continue Reading →
Man Utd’s Top Lawyer Patrick Stewart to speak at Lawyers’ BD Club GENERAL COUNSEL SUMMIT hosted at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London
GENERAL COUNSEL SUMMIT London (Career Journeys + Leadership) "The whole event was such a credit to you Colin, so professionally executed and everyone there was saying how your events are the best ones they go to. I don’t think you realize how unique and how valued your events are in comparison to the usual run... Continue Reading →
7 x 20 | 7 Speakers 20 minutes each | GC Summit @ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London
November 2018 7 x 20 Thursday, 1 November 2018 | London 4.00 PM to 7.30 PM The Auditorium @ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer GENERAL COUNSEL SUMMIT FREE ADMISSION for UK-based Lawyers RSVP: colin@lawyersbdc.com Sponsors Invest NI, & Donohoe & Co Join us for our 7 x 20 next Thursday at the impressive auditorium in Freshfields's Bruckhaus... Continue Reading →
An Evening with Bjarne P. Tellmann in Dublin
An Evening with Bjarne P. Tellmann in Dublin Monday, 18 February @ 6.30 PM | Venue: The beautiful Merrion Hotel Sponsor: Hunter Savage Good evening, On 18 February, we will be kicking off our series of Talks for 2019 with a phenomenal guest speaker. I am delighted to announce that Bjarne P. Tellmann will be... Continue Reading →
Fireside Chat with Jeff Bullwinkel Microsoft’s Top Lawyer in Europe
Fireside Chat with Jeff Bullwinkel: Microsoft's Top Lawyer in Europe @ our General Counsel Summit | London Thursday, 1 November 2018 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm The Auditorium @ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | London FREE admission for UK based Lawyers | RSVP: colin@lawyersbdc.com Good morning, I am very excited to announce that Jeff Bullwinkel, Microsoft's... Continue Reading →
CHICAGO based ORLA MULDOON (Chief Counsel, ADM) to be our Keynote Speaker @ our General Counsel Summit in DUBLIN
** ORLA MULDOON ** Keynote Speaker at our General Counsel Summit, DUBLIN Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | Tea/Coffee from 5.00 PM, 1st TALK @ 5.30 PM (SHARP) Venue: ByrneWallace, 88 Harcourt Street RSVP: colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com FREE ADMISSION Good evening, I am absolutely delighted to announce that ORLA MULDOON will be joining us from Chicago to give... Continue Reading →
5th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition: Photo from Professor Ira P. Robbins, American University, Washington College of Law
The Lawyers' BD CLUB 100 + TED-style Talks, GC Summits & The GC Dining Club Established by Colin Carroll, London (2011). Colin worked as a lawyer with two of Ireland's leading law firms - Arthur Cox & McCann FitzGerald. He also worked as a solicitor in London Previous guest speakers include: The Chairman of Goldman... Continue Reading →
5th International Lawyers’ Photography Awards
The 5th Annual International Lawyers' Photography Awards Entries now open To enter your travel photo, please feel free to email me: colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com Photo credit: Daniel McDonnell, Legal Counsel at Intesa Sanpaolo London Good afternoon, I have loved seeing your travel photographs over the last few years. So I am delighted to be running the 5th... Continue Reading →
Rising Star: Jacqueline Ho Employment Counsel at Eir Ireland
JACQUELINE HO Employment Counsel at Eir Ireland to speak on our Rising Stars Panel @ our General Counsel Summit, DUBLIN Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | 5.00 PM to 7.30 PM Sponsored and hosted at ByrneWallace, 88 Harcourt Street To RSVP: colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com FREE ADMISSION 1st TALK will start at 5.30 PM (sharp) Good afternoon, I... Continue Reading →
Rising Star: Hazel Ann Elizabeth Smyth Privacy Counsel at SurveyMonkey
HAZEL ANN ELIZABETH SMYTH Privacy Counsel at SurveyMonkey to speak on our Rising Stars Panel @ our General Counsel Summit, DUBLIN Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM Sponsored and hosted at ByrneWallace, 88 Harcourt Street To RSVP: colin@lawyersbdc.com FREE ADMISSION Good morning, I hope you had a good weekend. I... Continue Reading →
Rising Star: GORDON WADE Regulatory Legal Counsel & Group Data Protection Officer at Hostelworld
GORDON WADE Regulatory Legal Counsel & Group Data Protection Officer at Hostelworld to speak on our Rising Stars Panel @ our General Counsel Summit, DUBLIN Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM Sponsored and hosted at ByrneWallace, 88 Harcourt Street To RSVP: colin@lawyersbdc.com FREE ADMISSION Good evening, I am delighted to announce... Continue Reading →
Rising Star: ADAM CONNON General Counsel at Web Summit to speak at the General Counsel Summit in Dublin organized by the *Lawyers’ BD Club*
Adam Connon General Counsel at the Web Summit to speak on our Rising Stars Panel @ our General Counsel Summit, DUBLIN Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | 5.00 PM to 7.30 PM Venue: ByrneWallace, 88 Harcourt Street Contact: colin@lawyersbdc.com FREE ADMISSION Good afternoon, I am delighted that Adam Connon will be a guest speaker on our... Continue Reading →
A Conversation with BT General Counsel Sabine Chalmers
A Conversation with BT General Counsel Sabine Chalmers - A Career Journey & Lessons Learned - Hear about Sabine Chalmers' personal career journey, leadership and lessons she has learned along the way at our Lawyers' BD Club General Counsel Summit next Thursday. DETAILS LAWYERS' BD CLUB GENERAL COUNSEL SUMMIT Next Thursday, 1 November | 4.00 PM... Continue Reading →
A Conversation with Lory Kehoe about Blockchain
A Conversation with Lory Kehoe of ConsenSys about Blockchain Find about about blockchain when Lory Kehoe of ConsenSys stops by the Lawyers' BD Club for a fascinating chat at our General Counsel Summit. DETAILS General Counsel Summit Next Thursday, 1 November | 4.00 PM to 7.30 PM | Venue: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer FREE ADMISSION | RSVP: colin@lawyersbdc.com Sponsor: Invest NI... Continue Reading →
Just 18 days until our GENERAL COUNSEL Summit hosted at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Brilliant line-up with GC’s from Manchester United, Microsoft, BT, Docusign, Lombard International & Centrica. We’ll also have a Fireside Chat with ConsenSys about Blockchain
GENERAL COUNSEL SUMMIT London (Career Journeys + Leadership) "The whole event was such a credit to you Colin, so professionally executed and everyone there was saying how your events are the best ones they go to. I don’t think you realize how unique and how valued your events are in comparison to the usual run... Continue Reading →
Dublin: Conference for In-House Lawyers on 25th September hosted at Pinsent Masons
Dublin: Conference for In-House Lawyers - Join Us For A Series of Fireside Chats - Dublin | Tuesday, 25 September 2018 | 4.30 PM to 7.30 PM | ADMISSION FREE | Sponsored & hosted by: Pinsent Masons, 1 Windmill Lane, Dublin RSVP: colin@lawyersbdc.com 12 September 2018 Hello I hope you are well. I'm really looking... Continue Reading →
Sarah Lennon Google – General Counsel, Ireland & Northern Ireland confirmed as a guest speaker at The Lawyers’ BD Club *GENERAL COUNSEL SUMMIT* in Dublin
Sarah Lennon Google - General Counsel, Ireland & Northern Ireland Guest Speaker @ our General Counsel Summit in Dublin Tuesday, 25 September 2018 | 4.30 PM to 7.30 PM | Sponsored & hosted @ the very impressive new offices of the international law firm Pinsent Mason | 1 Windmill Lane FREE ADMISSION | RSVP: colin@lawyersbdc.com... Continue Reading →
Keith Ruddock confirmed as the guest speaker at General Counsel Gathering in Dublin
I am delighted to announce that Keith Ruddock will be our guest speaker at our General Counsel Gathering on Tuesday, 6 September 2022. Keith was a superb keynote speaker at one of our previous General Counsel events in London held at the stunning City of London venue, Innholders' Hall. This will be a small intimate... Continue Reading →
The General Counsel Dining-Club
The General Counsel Dining-Club Wednesday 26 January, 2022 (11 am to 12 noon) By Invitation Only Photo: Lawyers attending The Lawyers' BD Club keynote speaker event in London when our guest speaker was Peter Sutherland, The Chairman of Goldman Sachs International Hello Happy New Year. I hope you had a great Christmas break. Celebrating 10... Continue Reading →
Closing Date – 30 September for The 6th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition:
Closing Date: Thursday 30 September 2021 Theme: Travel To enter your photo, please feel free to email me: colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com Photo Credit: Ed Saunders, Lawyer at Mayer Brown in London. Ed won 2nd prize in last year's competition. Good evening, Colin here from the Lawyers' BD Club. I hope you are keeping well. Just to remind... Continue Reading →
The 6th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition:
Closing Date: Thursday 30 September 2021 Theme: Travel To enter your photo, please feel free to email me: colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com Greenwich Village, New York Hello, Just to let you know entries will close on 30 September for our 6th Annual International Lawyers' Photography Competition. The theme is travel. To enter the competition: You need to be... Continue Reading →
The General Counsel Dining-Club: Virtual Roundtable
Wednesday 29 September, 2021 Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping well. I'm delighted to be a hosting a Virtual Roundtable for The General Counsel Dining-Club on Wednesday 29 September 2021. We will be joined by 12 - 14 General Counsel based in Dublin and London. Places have been allocated for this event but if... Continue Reading →
New York: GCs + Partners Virtual Roundtable
Good morning, I hope you are well. I am excited about convening New York based General Counsel + Partners in Law Firms for the next in our international series of Virtual Roundtables. Date & Time: Next Wednesday, 5 May at 11 a.m. Our previous Virtual Roundtables have taken place in London and Dublin. Our Middle... Continue Reading →
The 6th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition
Entries Now OPEN To enter your travel photo, please feel free to email me: colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com Hello, I hope you are keeping well. The 6th Annual International Lawyers' Photography Competition I'm very excited to be running out international photography competition again this year. Like previous years, the theme is travel. Given that we haven't been able... Continue Reading →
International Series of Exclusive Roundtables for Law Firm Partners: Our Next Roundtable will be Dubai and Abu Dhabi
I am excited to announce that we are organising a series of exclusive invite-only Roundtables for Law Firm Partners in cities around the world. Dubai and Abu Dhabi Our next Roundtable will be for Law Firm Partners based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Date: 14 April 2021 Time: 11 AM (local time in Dubai) Guest... Continue Reading →
Partners’ Virtual Roundtable: London
Good afternoon, I hope you are well. Hard to believe but the Lawyers' BD Club is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and I'm excited about our 1st event of 2021. We will be hosting our Lawyers' BD Club invitation-only virtual roundtable for law firm partners based in London. Date: Thursday 25 February 2021. Time:... Continue Reading →
Career Journey Interview with Christine O’Donovan: Chair of Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
Interview with Christine O'Donovan Chair of Mason Hayes & Curran LLP *** Career Journey & Lessons Learned *** " Take your time to learn your skills, dream big and be ambitious. A career in law is a marathon and not a sprint. " *** Where does the story start? Could you please tell us about... Continue Reading →
The Lawyers’ Business Development CLUB 