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Alumni Magazine 2018.Pdf IN THIS ISSUE Four Go Into One How four antipodean alumni are now innovating for Amazon in Seattle Kerry Stares: On the frontline of social change as TrustLaw’s global head of legal Getting Onboard: Hilary Newiss on how to pursue a board role GROWING WITH GOOGLE Yoram Elkaim, head of legal, EMEA for Google, on life and law at one of the global tech giants ALUMNI 2018 From the CEO Contents Thinking differently, the theme of this edition ofAlumni Matters, is one that is close to my Features heart. This is not just a day dreaming fantasy as I reflect on the huge challenges facing 13 Mark Rigotti on client service: law firms; it is absolutely central to the firm’s strategy, who we are as a firm and, above Delivering excellence all, how we best deliver our service to our clients. 14 Growing with Google Cover story: Yoram Elkaim For this issue, we have assembled a Group that will focus on research; range of alumni who demonstrate par pricing and other skills such as project Bringing Bondi to London excellence how businesses and their management: applying externally 18 people are thinking differently. It is no accrued project management skills in Prue Freeman’s innovative approach to the restaurant business surprise that these include two of the the cause of improved delivery of our five global tech companies. Four alumni professional management services. 24 Banking on her Counsel moved from Australia to Seattle in Ujjaini Ghosh on law as a force for good Over and above these initiatives, we are Washington State to join Amazon, and developing new products – sometimes our cover feature, Yoram Elkaim, is with in collaboration with clients – that 26 Four Go into One of the Big Five Google. They provide fascinating insight are moving us into new and exciting The lure of Amazon and the west coast into the dynamism and ambition of each GROWING WITH areas of business. We have formed a of these giants and emphasise how BRIGHTGOOGLE NEW TECH consortium with IBM and Data61, part 1214 35 Getting Onboard the innovation that is the businesses’ of the Australian government agency lifeblood calls for a wholly new mindset Hilary Newiss offers some tips for life after law responsible for scientific research, from their lawyers. to develop blockchain technology We learn from Jacqui Knox, in-house to create smart legal contracts. The counsel with the top Dutch telecoms Australian National Blockchain (ANB), Regulars company, VEON, of the changing as it is known, will be Australia’s first relationship between clients and law permanent, large-scale, legally-binding 02 Welcome from the Senior Partner firms that puts the onus on partnership blockchain platform, and the aim is to 04 Getting Together: Alumni events and co-creation – an approach our roll it out elsewhere. In every case, we firm is taking with our law firm-client check our actions against three simple 09 10 Questions with...Katrina Shi What does thinking differently mean relationships. Hilary Newiss offers tests: Will it make our clients’ lives in reality? How does it apply in our invaluable guidance to those aiming better? Will it make us more profitable? 10 A View from...Amsterdam business? And how much different is for non-executive directorships on Does it move us towards our goal to be different? I always give the example of 20 Lawyer to Founder how to capitalise on their legal skills. a world-class professional services firm? the out-of-the-box thinking adopted by 29 Leading for Inclusion Team New Zealand in the 2017 Americas Among other stories we share on how We hope that the ideas in these pages Cup sailing competition. The ingenuity our alumni are thinking differently will stimulate some innovative thinking 30 Why I Came Back was to use bikes ridden by athletes every day in their careers and business in you, our alumni. Please do get in including racing cyclists to power the ventures, and we are also delighted touch if you have ideas that you would 32 The Frontline of Social Change hydraulic systems, the sails and the foils. to welcome back into the fold as a like to share with us or to offer any 38 The Visionary Lawyer These bikes generated many times more returning partner James Robinson, other feedback. We always love to hear power than conventional winches and who is leading our corporate practice from our alumni, as our alumni network 40 Firm Highlights the team duly won. Who would have in New York. grows ever stronger. thought about putting bikes on boats? 42 In Memoriam And why cannot such imagination At Herbert Smith Freehills, we are WHY I power law firms? I want our lawyers and putting in place innovative features 30 CAME BACK business services teams, metaphorically of our own: we have appointed two speaking, to “put bikes on their boats”, dedicated innovators; we encourage to come up with new ideas of serving time to be spent on innovation activities clients and, thereby, to help us cross the as part of one’s contribution; and we are Mark Rigotti finishing line first. creating a separate Legal Operations CEO Credits Disclaimer © Herbert Smith Freehills LLP 2018 / 2835R Editors: Brooke Donato, Kym Somers, Alumni Matters is published by Herbert Smith All rights reserved. No part of this publication Olivia Troop Freehills. The opinions expressed in it are those may be reproduced in any form without prior Contributors: Humphrey Keenlyside, of the individual contributors and not necessarily consent of the publishers. Danielle Kelly, Madeleine Swain for Niche Media those of the firm. Every effort has been made Photography: Michael Chung, Stuart Isett, to ensure the information in this magazine is Marcus Jamieson-Pond, Ade Kehinde, Ed correct at the time of print. The next edition Lederman, Matty Loucas, Darren Paterson, of Alumni Matters will be published in Jesse Spezza late 2019. Alumni enquiries Alumni Matters UK, EMEA and US: +44 20 7466 6444 We hope you enjoy reading this issue of Australia and Asia: +61 3 9288 1846 Alumni Matters. Please recycle it, or pass it on [email protected] to another alumnus once you have finished HERBERTSMITHFREEHILLS.COM/ALUMNI reading it. THE FRONTLINE OF GETTING 32 SOCIAL CHANGE 35 ONBOARD 2 ALUMNI MATTERS 2018 HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS 3 GETTING TOGETHER Alumni Reunion, Brisbane A collection of photographs from alumni events held across the globe over the past year. 10 Year Reunion, London Christmas Lunch, London Retired Partners Reception, London Alumni Reunion, Hong Kong 20 Year Reunion, London 4 ALUMNI MATTERS 2018 HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS 5 Alumni Reunion, Perth Alumni TMT Event, London Alumni Energy Event, London Alumni Reunion, Melbourne Alumni Banking Event, London Alumni Reunion, Sydney 6 ALUMNI MATTERS 2018 HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS 7 Alumni Reunion, Shanghai 10 QUESTIONS WITH... KATRINA SHI An alumna of our Beijing office,Katrina Shi has held in-house roles at Siemens and the State Grid Corporation of China. She is now Vice President – General Counsel at Total China, part of the Total Group which is the world’s fourth-largest oil and gas company. 1. What inspired you to become a lawyer? become an effective manager. I overcame growing population. We need to embrace this challenge by consciously learning how innovation, technology, collaboration, As a child, I watched movies with lawyers to manage employees and moving from flexibility, behavioural change and adequate wearing silk wigs and was inspired by their tactical execution to being more strategic. policies. Oil and gas companies are at the cross-examinations and how they defended centre of this challenge. We must continue clients. I understood that lawyers were 4. What attracted you to going in-house? to reduce greenhouse gas emissions whilst logical and persuasive thinkers who behave developing carbon capture, utilization and well. This is the type of person I wanted In-house lawyers work regularly with storage, as well as improving the efficiency to be. management and colleagues in different work streams and functions. They are of our facilities and products. Grand Reunion, London 2. What shaped you in becoming the part of the business. As a private practice 7. What are the recent market trends lawyer you are today? lawyer, I was only dealing with the in-house legal team which could be isolating. Now, I that have impacted Total China’s I spent a year in the UK as part of the can see what happens with our legal advice. legal function? Chinese Young Lawyer Training Scheme To witness where we advised correctly and The massive increase in the size, where I was guided by barristers and where we didn’t is a fascinating experience. availability and usage of data has resulted solicitors, an experience which gave me in the emergence of new risks and legal wonderful exposure to the legal profession 5. What do you enjoy most about concepts. Data is not only targeted in in western countries. Then I pursued an your role? the form of cybercrime, it is also subject LLM degree in the US and, shortly after, to complex legal protection. The rise of gained a Master’s in Banking and Financial Understanding the perspectives of my artificial intelligence, blockchain and smart Law. I valued the experience of studying colleagues and earning their respect for contracts indicate disruption as well as common law and working in private truly knowing what matters to the business, opportunities for legal. practice at a local law firm and Herbert without compromising on the legal Smith (legacy). These experiences made obligations. Endlessly debating with the 8. What makes a good leader? me strong and competent when serving CEO and saying “no” without attempting my clients.
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