The 5th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition

Competition Theme: Travel

Closing Date for Entries: 30 June 2020

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)

You can email your photo to me: Colin Carroll

E: colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com

Nadia Ishaq

Attorney

McKool Smith

New York

Thanks to Nadia for entering the above photo in our 5th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition. Nadia’s photo was taken in Capetown, South Africa.

YOUR PHOTO

So if you are a lawyer (including trainee lawyer) and interested in entering our competition, I’d love to see your travel photo. My email is:

colin.carroll@empowermentinternational.com

I look forward to hearing from you.

Take care,

Colin

About our Competition

This is the 5th year that The Lawyers’ BD CLUB is running our annual photography competition.

About The Lawyers’ BD CLUB

100 + TED-style Talks | GC Summits | The GC Dining Club

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 Lovell

The CEO of Facebook (Ireland)

The CEO of IDA Ireland (Irish Government agency)

The CEO of Enterprise Ireland (Irish Government Agency)

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 Pearson 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

Top 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!).

Our Prize: Luxury boutique hotel, Vivenda Miranda, the Algarve, Portugal

Video: Vivenda Miranda

I took this video on my iphone of Vivenda Miranda

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

CMS.

If you have a travel photo, I’d love to see it.

Colin

SOME PHOTOS SUBMITTED IN THIS YEAR’S COMPETITION…

Photo from Beatriz Araujo

Corporate Partner

Baker McKenzie

London

Arthur Artinian

Partner

K&L Gates

London

Joanne Robertson

Associate Director

HSBC

London

John Tertan

Lawyer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

London

Kieran John McCarthy

Lawyer

Clifford Chance

London

Maeve Naughton

Lawyer

Allen & Overy

London

Vincent Lim

Lawyer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

London

Denisa Odendaal

Lawyer

Latham & Watkins

London

Photo from Aaron Bassett

Lawyer

Latham & Watkins

London

Trisha Mitra

Lawyer

Shearman & Sterling

Paris

Victor Croci

Lawyer

DLA Piper

London

Jamie Mansour

Lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis

London

Gabrielle Galdino

Lawyer

Baker McKenzie

London

Photo from Edward Saunders

Lawyer

Mayer Brown

London

Photo from Rae Hui Shee

Lawyer

Ropes & Gray LLP

London

Stephanie Silverston

Lawyer

Mishcon de Reya LLP

London

Andrew Morrison

Lawyer

Macfarlanes

London

Grace Lumsden

Lawyer

Simmons & Simmons

Dublin

Josh Smith

Lawyer

Travers Smith

London

Katie Barker

Lawyer

Addleshaw Goddard

England

Samuel Coppard

Lawyer

RPC

London

Photo from Kam Dhillon

Lawyer

Gowling WLG

London

Sarah Grace

Lawyer

A&L Goodbody

Dublin

Andrew Barr

Lawyer

Arthur Cox

Dublin

Jennie Quirke

Associate at A&L Goodbody

Dublin

Ultan Murray

Lawyer

William Fry

Dublin

Alan Sheehan

Tax Lawyer

Matheson

Dublin

Jack Kennedy

Lawyer

A&L Goodbody

Dublin

Jen Preston

Lawyer

Matheson

Dublin

Diyu Wu

Lawyer

Arthur Cox

Dublin

Jessica Morris

Lawyer

A&L Goodbody

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

Photo from Elena Iuga

Attorney

Crowley, Hoge & Fein P.C.

Washington DC

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

William Costa

Lawyer

Ogier

Jersey

Alex McAdam

Trainee Solicitor

ThoughtRiver

England

Steven Colgan

Trainee Solicitor

Eugene F. Collins

Dublin

Roisin Cottrell

Barrister

Dublin

Aimee Lawlor

Trainee Solicitor

O’Connor Shannon Solicitors

Dublin

Niamh Hanbridge

Trainee Solicitor

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland

Dublin

Eilish Nagle

Trainee Lawyer

Matheson

Dublin

Sophie Doherty

Lawyer

Canford Law

England

Sarah Loughran

Lawyer

Matheson

Dublin

Brian McMullin

Principal Solicitor

Brian J McMullin Solicitors

Donegal, Ireland

Aaron Flynn

Lawyer

Aaron Flynn Solicitors

Ireland

Glen Byrne

Trainee Lawyer

Matheson

Dublin

Avnish Shah

Senior Legal Counsel

Louis Dreyfus Company

Singapore

Some photos

entered in our

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

JH2

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

Danielle

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

Benjamin

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

Havana

Photo from Laura Murphy

Senior Legal Counsel, Paysafe Group

London

Photo from Ruth Keating

Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers

London

Ruth

Photo from Thomas Garner

Lawyer at Gherson Solicitors

London

Photo from Rebecca Keating

Barrister at 4 Pump Court

London

Rebecca

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

CD1

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)