The Leaders In Law Podcast

Jeanette Chan - It's Not A Weakness To Apologise For Mistakes

Jeanette Chan gave insight into the transition from Partner to Managing Partner, to a complete change of role by going in-house to Airwallex where she is now the Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officer. She gives great advice and insight to those looking to step up in the legal profession and follow in her footsteps.

Hanim Hamzah - Listening Is One Of The Most Important Skills For A Lawyer

Our guest for this episode is Hanim Hamzah, Regional Managing Partner at ZICO Law Network. Hanim remains in an active jazz quartet where she has performed internationally and recorded albums. She's really a remarkably well-rounded person with so many interests outside the law. Find out how these interests calm her and give her a positive mental attitude in our latest episode of The Leaders in Law podcast. About our guest Hanim Hamzah is the Regional Managing Partner of ZICO Law, the first law firm network with presence across ASEAN with 18 offices in all 10 countries. She also heads the Corporate M&A practice group at ZICO Law Indonesia’s Roosdiono & Partners law firm. Based in Singapore, her 25+ years of regional practice experience includes being resident in Malaysia, Japan, and Indonesia where she specialises in major infrastructure project financing and M&A deals in aviation, banking, insurance, mining, oil and gas, plantations, and property. Hanim is top ranked, consistently recognized as Distinguished Lawyer or Leading Lawyer across multiple practice areas in major legal directories and publications. She has authored cited articles in thought leadership in the legal profession and is currently Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Law Firm Management Committee, and Senior Fellow at the CIMB Asean Research Institute (CARI). Hanim was selected by the Singapore Academy of Law, as part of an expert think-tank to prepare a white paper on skills needed by legal professionals in the future. In 2019, Hanim co-founded the ASEAN Legal Tech Initiative, bringing together legal and technology experts in South-East Asia. As a leader, Hanim champions diversity and inclusion, mental health, well-being, and safety in the legal profession. She sits on the Board of Trustees of the Mindful Business Charter UK Charity and is a Board Member of the Workplace Pride not for profit foundation dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTIQ+ people in workplaces worldwide. Hanim was also named Top Ten Pioneers of New Legal Thinking in the Financial Times Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards 2018. Hanim is also a marathoner and sings in a jazz quartet. For more information, please visit: https://www.zicolaw.com/people/hanim-hamzah/ [https://www.zicolaw.com/people/hanim-hamzah/]

Anna Gamvros - Life Is Full Of Unexpected Journeys

Our guest for this episode is Anna Gamvros, Asia Pacific Head of Information governance, privacy and cybersecurity at Norton Rose Fulbright. After watching countless episodes of the hit TV show LA Law, Anna decided that she wanted to be an actress. In this episode, Anna's tells us about her journey into law via the arts and what advice she would give her younger self. Anna Gamvros is Norton Rose Fulbright’s Asia Pacific Head of Information governance, privacy and cybersecurity. Anna's practice focuses primarily on privacy, technology and communications-related issues. She advises clients on privacy and data protection; cybersecurity and breach response; telecommunications and Internet regulatory issues; technology agreements; and outsourcing transactions. Anna has over 20 years of experience practicing in Hong Kong. As such, she has a wealth of experience in multi-jurisdictional projects throughout Asia Pacific, particularly on implementing e-commerce and data management projects in Asia and across the globe. Anna is recognized as one of the leading data protection lawyers in Asia and has worked on some of the largest and most high profile cybersecurity breaches in Asia Pacific. Outside of her legal work, Anna is mother of three and loves to travel. She is an avid snowboarder and fitness enthusiast, competing in many sports over the years and now ensuring that fitness is a key part of her daily life.

Stephanie Sheng - Treasure The Difficult Times

Our guest for this episode is Stephanie Sheng, deputy Head of Financial Crime Compliance and head of the Business Intelligence Group at Goldman Sachs. Stephanie discussed how she transitioned from private practice in the US to Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong. We discussed her involvement with Women In Law Hong Kong (WILHK) and how diversity has led her to new opportunities.

Bob Nightingale MBE - Have No Ego And Pride

Bob is the Founder, former Chief Executive, and current Head of Fundraising for the London Legal Support Trust; for his services as a champion of social justice and in bringing access to justice for the most impoverished of society in and around London and the South East of England, he was awarded the “Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” or “MBE”. The London Legal Support Trust is an independent charity that fundraises with the purpose of assisting law centres across London and the South East of England. The reason why this is so crucial and very badly needed is because of the lack of access to justice many of the most disadvantaged of society experience, largely due to the insufficient funds set aside by the UK government for Legal Aid, the scheme by which those earning less than a certain threshold may apply for public funds for legal advice and services. Interestingly, although Bob has always worked in the public legal services arena, he isn’t actually a lawyer himself! But, despite not being trained academically in the law, there is no better voice of experience when it comes to the subject of “Access to Justice” than Bob. In short, Bob has worked tirelessly over almost 50 years, to bring Access to Justice to the most marginalised of UK society.