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NovartisIn-House Lawyers 2009
| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Sector | Pharmaceuticals |
| Lawyers worldwide | 230 |
| Innovation | Active approach to learning the lessons of the crisis |
| Originality | 6 |
| Business alignment | 7 |
| Value creation | 7 |
| Impact | 6 |
| Total | 26 |
| Description | General counsel Thomas Werlen has modified the contracts of Novartis employees to include a “clawback” provision for bonuses and long-term targets to ensure ethical behaviours |
In-House Lawyers 2008
| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Sector | Pharmaceuticals |
| Number of lawyers worldwide | 220 |
| Innovation | A radical re-structure of the global legal group. |
| Originality of innovation (s) | 6 |
| Alignment of legal team with the business | 5 |
| Creating economic value and/or competitive advantage for the business | 5 |
| Industry leadership or wider impact of legal team's activity | 4 |
| Total | 20 |
| Description | Re-structuring the legal team along a three-dimensional matrix structure that allows lawyers to develop their talents as both technical and business lawyers in order to deliver the best possible service. Knowledge management is an increasing priority globally.In the US, teams of Novartis lawyers actively create financial value for the company through scouring competitors' patents for weaknesses they can challenge. |
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