Fireside Chat with Bjarne Tellmann in Paris
Thursday, 1 June 2017
Sponsor: Hogan Lovells, Paris
I am delighted to announce that
Bjarne Tellmann, General Counsel of Pearson Plc
will join us for a a fireside chat to celebrate the launch of the Lawyers’ Business Development CLUB in Paris.
Our conversation will be about the topics covered in his much awaited book (debuting next month).
“Building an Outstanding Legal Team: Battle-Tested Strategies from a General Counsel”
Bjarne was our wonderful guest speaker at the New York chapter of the Lawyers’ Business Development Club (LBDC). It is a real privilege and honour that he will speak to us in Paris. You may be interested to read what one of our guests in New York said about Bjarne’s fireside chat :
“What a fantastic evening listening to Bjarne and Colin ‘firestyle’. Bjarne is completely inspirational – clearly incredibly intelligent, thoughtful, passionate and driven, yet with a humble approach to his success which was very compelling and thought provoking.”
Bjarne’s New Book
Bjarne’s new book is available to purchase from Amazon and from the publisher. If you would like to purchase it, the links to it are below:
1. Amazon
2. Publisher: Globe Law and Business
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It promises to be a very informative, entertaining and enjoyable evening.
I am sure you will enjoy the evening.
If you would like to receive an invitation, please feel free to email me. Places will be offered on a first-come first-served basis. I look forward to hearing from you.
-Colin
E: colin@lawyersbdc.com
Event Details:
Lawyers’ BD CLUB Launch in Paris
When: |
Thursday, 1 June 2017 |
Time: |
6.00 PM to 6.30 PM | Networking6.30 PM to 7.30 PM | Fireside Chat with Bjarne Tellmann General Counsel7.30 PM to 8.00 PM | Networking |
Sponsor: |
Hogan Lovells |
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Venue: |
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
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RSVP: |
Email: colin@lawyersbdc.com |
About Bjarne Tellmann
Bjarne P. Tellmann is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Pearson. A FTSE 40 company with 36,000 employees in over 70 countries, Pearson provides a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners. At Pearson, Mr. Tellmann leads a legal team of 170 people across six continents.
He previously worked across Europe, Asia and the United States in various capacities with Coca-Cola, most recently as Associate General Counsel of The Coca-Cola Company. He has also held various legal positions at Kimberly-Clark and the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and White & Case LLP.
Bjarne was recognized as a “2016 Legend in Law” winner of The Burton Awards, held in association with the Library of Congress and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. He was also included in the 2016 UK GC PowerList.
Originally from Norway, Bjarne holds a J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago, a M.Sc. (Econ.) from The London School of Economics, and has completed Harvard Law School’s Leadership in Corporate Counsel program.
Prior to studying law, he was a professional actor, having appeared in several Norwegian and Swedish films and TV shows.
Bjarne is a frequent speaker, panelist and lecturer in the US and Europe, and he publishes regularly. He is the author of the “Career Path” column in the ACC Docket, the award-winning journal of the Association of Corporate Counsel. His book, “Building an Outstanding Legal Team: Battle-Tested Strategies from a General Counsel”, is due out in March 2017.
Sponsor & Host: Hogan Lovells
My thanks to Hogan Lovells for sponsoring and hosting our launch at their offices in Paris.
Hogan Lovells is a global law firm with 2,500 lawyers on six continents.
About the
Lawyers’ Business Development CLUB
For those of you unfamiliar with the CLUB I established it in London in 2011.
Since then, we have organised 50+ guest speaker events, exclusive GC private-dining events, roundtables and Summits. Our events have been held at our international chapters in London, Dublin, Dubai, Boston, New York and San Francisco.
Our TALKS have been on topics such as leadership, management, business skills, networking, personal branding, psychology, etc.
Some of our previous GUEST SPEAKERS
–Colin Carroll
Email: colin@lawyersbdc.com
Website: www.lawyersbdc.com
LBDC | Lawyers’ Business Development Club |
London │ Dublin │ Dubai │ Boston │ New York | San Francisco
Previous guest speakers include:
| The Chairman of Goldman Sachs International | The Deputy Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi | The CEO of PayPal (MENA) | The CEO of Hogan Lovells | The CEO of O2 / Telefonica | The CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi (MENA) | The CEO of PwC (Ireland) | The CEO of Bank of Ireland (UK) | The CEO of Sunderland FC | The CEO of the Law Society of England & Wales | The GC of the Intercontinental Hotels Group | The GC of The Weir Group plc | The GC of Manchester United FC | The Irish Ambassador to Great Britain |
The Lawyers’ Business Development CLUB 