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Established by Colin Carroll, London (2011).
Colin Carroll worked as a lawyer in the City of London and with two of Ireland’s leading law firms – Arthur Cox & McCann FitzGerald.
Previous guest speakers include:
The Chairman of Goldman Sachs International
The Deputy Global Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi
The CEO of Hogan Lovells, The CEO of IDA Ireland
The CEO of Enterprise Ireland, The CEO of Facebook (Ireland)
The CEO of the British Council, The CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi (MENA), The CEO of O2 (UK),
The CEO of PayPal (EMEA), The Global GC of MetLife
The Global GC of Diageo plc, The Global GC of Diageo plc, The Global GC of NetApp
The Global GC of BT plc, The EMEA GC of Bank of America Merrill Lynch
The GC of Citibank Europe plc, The GC of Manchester United F.C.
Previous Law Firm Sponsors / Hosts of our TALKS & General Counsel Summits:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Clifford Chance
Hogan Lovells, Herbert Smith Freehills
Arthur Cox, A&L Goodbody
William Fry, ByrneWallace, Matheson
Kerman & Co, Donohoe & Co
Gowling WLG, Sullivan & Worcester
CMS, Norton Rose Fulbright
Goodwin Procter, Ropes & Gray, Reed Smith, Pinsent Masons
Weil, Morgan Lewis, White & Case
The 5th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition
Competition Theme: Travel
Entries now open
Top Prize:
A fabulous 2 night stay in the luxury boutique hotel (Vivenda Miranda) in the Algarve, Portugal (including dinner x 2 on one evening)
Email your Photo to:
colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com
Good evening,
I love seeing all your photos.
So far this year, lawyers in the following places have submitted photos:
*New York
*London
*Paris
*Rome
*Dublin
*Israel
*Doha
*Brisbane
*Washington D.C
*Seattle
The winners of our previous competitions have been announced at receptions hosted at two international law firms in London:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and
If you have a travel photo, I’d love to see it.
Colin
Aimee Lawlor
Trainee Solicitor
O’Connor Shannon Solicitors
Dublin
Thanks to Aimee for entering the above photo in our 5th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition. Aimee said:
Hi Colin,
Please find attached photo “Sunset over South Africa”.
It was taken at Camps Bay, Capetown, South Africa.
The sunsets over the point where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean were spectacular.
Many thanks.
Aimee Lawlor
YOUR PHOTO
So if you are a lawyer (including trainee lawyer) and interested in entering our competition, I’d love to see you travel photo. My email is:
colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com
I look forward to hearing from you.
Take care,
Colin
Prize
A fabulous 2 night stay in the luxury boutique hotel, Vivenda Miranda perched on a cliff overlooking the ocean in the Algarve, Portugal. Dinner for 2 on one evening is also included. (Flights not included!).
Video: Vivenda Miranda
I took this video on my iphone of Vivenda Miranda
SOME ENTRIES …
Kieran John McCarthy
Lawyer
Clifford Chance
London
Stephanie Silverston
Lawyer
Mishcon de Reya LLP
London
Josh Smith
Lawyer
Travers Smith
London
Katie Barker
Lawyer
Addleshaw Goddard
England
Sarah Grace
Lawyer
A&L Goodbody
Dublin
Andrew Barr
Lawyer
Arthur Cox
Dublin
Jennie Quirke
Associate at A&L Goodbody
Dublin
Alan Sheehan
Tax Lawyer
Matheson
Dublin
Jack Kennedy
Lawyer
A&L Goodbody
Dublin
Diyu Wu
Lawyer
Arthur Cox
Dublin
Anna Maria Ferri
Senior Legal Counsel
Alitalia Societa Aerea Italiana S.p.A
Rome, Italy
Professor Ira P. Robbins
American University
Washington College of Law
Washington D.C.
Ron Belkine
General Counsel
Leadcom
Israel
Chris Fowler
General Counsel Technology
BT Group plc
London
Andrew Taylor
Director
Corporate Advisory and Intellectual Property, McCarthy Durie Lawyers
Brisbane, Australia
Molly McQueen
Senior Vice President at Clearwater Capital Partners
Singapore
Amy Neuberger
Attorney
The Pokémon Company International, Inc.
Seattle, USA
Maria Lancri
Partner
Squair
Paris
Avril Mollaghan
Legal Counsel
Paysafe Group
Dublin
Rahul Kumar
Managing Partner
International Law Chambers LLC
Doha, Qatar
Meera Ferguson
Deputy General Counsel
The Adecco Group
London
Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE
Global General Counsel
Cycle Pharmaceuticals
London
James Watson
Head of Legal at DNEG
London
Laura Murphy
Vice President, Regulatory
Paysafe
London
Caoilfhionn Ni Chuanachain
Partner
Eugene F. Collins
Dublin
Niamh L. Gallagher
Trainee Lawyer
Matheson
Dublin
Alex McAdam
Trainee Solicitor
ThoughtRiver
England
Steven Colgan
Trainee Solicitor
Eugene F. Collins
Dublin
Roisin Cottrell
Barrister
Dublin
Niamh Hanbridge
Trainee Solicitor
Eversheds Sutherland Ireland
Dublin
Eilish Nagle
Trainee Lawyer
Matheson
Dublin
Sophie Doherty
Lawyer
Canford Law
England
Aaron Flynn
Lawyer
Aaron Flynn Solicitors
Ireland
Avnish Shah
Senior Legal Counsel
Louis Dreyfus Company
Singapore
Some photos
entered in our
previous
competitions
Photo from Bjarne P. Tellmann
SVP and General Counsel
Pearson Plc (FTSE 100 company)
New York
Photo from Regan MacPherson
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Quantum
San Francisco
Photo from Sylvie Vollet
General Counsel
AirtTies Wireless Networks
Paris
Photo from Sean Thomas
Group General Counsel
AlphaSights
London
Photo from Linda NiChualladh
Head of Privacy (Legal) EMEA and Assistant General Counsel
Citi
Dublin
Photo from Mo Zain Ajaz
Global Head of Legal Operational Excellence
National Grid
London
Photo from Keavy Ryan
Partner
A&L Goodbody
Dublin
Photo from Jennifer Halpin
Partner
McCann FitzGerald
Dublin
Photo from Rebecca Ryan
Partner
Matheson
Dublin
Photo from Victoria Rowley
Lawyer
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
London
George Marshall
Lawyer
Baker McKenzie
London
Photo from Danielle Carragher
Lawyer
Allen & Overy
London
Photo from Cara Dowling
Lawyer
Norton Rose Fulbright
London
Photo from Nikita Thakrar
Lawyer
White & Case
London
Photo from Richard Taylor
Lawyer
Baker & McKenzie
London
Photo from Dean Peachey
Lawyer
DLA Piper
London
Photo from James McKnight
Lawyer
Simmons & Simmons
Dublin
Photo from Paula Gibbs
Lawyer
Harneys
Hong Kong
Liz Poon
Consultant Lawyer
London
Photo from Dr Irena Dajkovic
Founding Partner of DALIR Law Firm
London
Photo from Nita Upadhye
Lawyer at MNU Immigration Limited
London
Photo from Benjamin Ross
Partner at Bortstein Legal Group
London
Photo from Kathy MacDonald
Legal Counsel at RBC
Dublin
Photo from Jane Murphy
Lawyer at Allied Irish Bank
Dublin
Photo from Maria Echeverria-Torres
Head of Legal & Compliance, Western Europe at Nokia
Madrid
Photo from Richard Given
General Counsel at 10x Future Technologies
London
Photo from Ciaran McGonagle
Assistant General Counsel at ISDA
London
Photo from Funke Abimbola MBE
Former General Counsel at Roche UK
London
Photo from Claire Morel de Westgaver
Lawyer at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
London
Photo from Stacey Nevin
Lawyer at Kingsley Napley
London
Photo from Nessa Barry
Lawyer at Taylor Vinters
London
Photo from Kit Carter
Lawyer at Carpmaels & Ransford
London
Photo from Daniel McDonnell
Legal Counsel at Intesa Sanpaolo
London
Photo from Chelsey O’Doherty
Lawyer at Matheson
London
Photo from Laura Murphy
Senior Legal Counsel, Paysafe Group
London
Photo from Ruth Keating
Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers
London
Photo from Thomas Garner
Lawyer at Gherson Solicitors
London
Photo from Rebecca Keating
Barrister at 4 Pump Court
London
Photo from Mary Smith
Beale & Co
Dublin
Photo from Aoife Ryan
Corporate Counsel at Teewinot Technologies Ltd
Dublin
Photo from Amy Weston
Senior Legal Counsel at Citco
Dublin
Photo from Clemence Dillange
Lawyer at SCP Rocheteau & Uzan-Sarano
Paris
Photo from Benjamin Goldenberg
Senior IP Counsel
Pernod Ricard
France
Photo from Shaparak Saleh
Partner Teynier Pic
Paris
Photo from Sharon Reilly
Partner at Uniolex – Stucchi & Parters
Milan
Photo from Mário Pinto
Lawyer at the Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority (ASF)
Lisbon
Photo from Velislave Hristova
Lawyer in Bulgaria
Photo from Kay K. W Pang
General Counsel (APAC) at Cloudera
Singapore
Photo from Tammi Gaw
Founder & Executive Director of Advantage Rule, LLC
Washington DC
Photo from Desmond C.B. Lyons
Founding Partner Lyons McGovern LLP
New York
Photo from Brendan Hanvey
Senior Legal Counsel at Sydney Metro
Sydney
Photo from Nessa Barry
Lawyer at Taylor Vinters
London
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