公司內(nèi)部法律顧問部門的構(gòu)架和作用

1、The Structure and Role of In-House Legal Departments公司內(nèi)部法律顧問部門的構(gòu)架和作用,Prepared for International Symposium on Enterprise General Counsel29-30 July 2002Beijing, China企業(yè)總法律顧問國際研討會2002年7月29日-30日中國北京By Robert D. Lewi

2、s, Managing Partner, Lovells International Law FirmBeijing Office呂立山路偉國際律師事務(wù)所北京代表處執(zhí)行合伙人,The Structure and the Role of the In-House Legal Department ….公司內(nèi)部法律顧問部門的構(gòu)架和作用,. . . Depends on whether senior management thin

3、ks legal services are valuable.取決于高層主管是否認(rèn)為法律服務(wù)是有價(jià)值的,Why Senior Managers Should Value Legal Services: 為什么高層主管應(yīng)認(rèn)為法律服務(wù)是有價(jià)值的:,Access capital (private placement, IPO, bank loans, etc.) 獲取資本(私人配股, 首次公開上市,銀行借貸等),2. Protect as

4、sets (IPR infringement, lawsuits, etc.)保護(hù)資產(chǎn)(知識產(chǎn)權(quán)侵權(quán),法律訴訟等),3. Reduce commercial risks (contract terms, etc.)減少商業(yè)損失(合同條款等),4. Avoid penalties (fines, injunctions, jail, etc.)避免處罰(罰金、強(qiáng)制令、拘役等）,5. Improve management (corporat

5、e governance, etc.)改善管理（法人的管理?xiàng)l款等）,Bottom line: legal services protect company’s bottom line.要點(diǎn)：法律顧問確保公司的收益,How In-House Lawyers Increase Their Value:公司內(nèi)部的律師顧問如何提升自身價(jià)值：,,1. Be commercial 要有商業(yè)頭腦,2. Be a good lawyer 做好

6、律師的工作,3. Educate senior management 說服高層管理者,Relationship of In-House Law Departments to Senior Management 公司內(nèi)部法律顧問與高層管理的關(guān)系,Preferred 優(yōu)先采用的結(jié)構(gòu),CEO 執(zhí)行總裁,Mftg生產(chǎn)部總監(jiān),Sales銷售總監(jiān),CFO財(cái)務(wù)總監(jiān),CLO* 總法律顧問,Law Dep

7、t 法律顧問部,,,,,,,,Not Preferred 盡量避免的結(jié)構(gòu),CEO 執(zhí)行總裁,Mftg 生產(chǎn)部總監(jiān),Sales 銷售總監(jiān),CFO 財(cái)務(wù)總監(jiān),,,,,,Finance 財(cái)務(wù)部,Law 法律顧問部,,,,,* CLO = Chief Legal Officer 總法律顧問,Law Department Structure公司內(nèi)部法律顧問部門的構(gòu)架,,Examp

8、le:例如：,CLO總法律顧問,Company Law公司法,IP Law 知識產(chǎn)權(quán)法,Employment Law 勞動法,Division #1 Legal Counsel 部門1#法律顧問,Division #2 Legal Counsel 部門2#法律顧問,Int’l Legal Counsel 國際法法律顧問,Commercial Contracts 商業(yè)合同,Sales Dept 銷售部,,,

9、,,,,,,,,Law department structure matches company management structure and business/legal requirements法律顧問部：結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)符合公司管理結(jié)構(gòu)和商業(yè)及法律要求。,,,,Relationship of In-House Law Department to Outside Counsel 公司內(nèi)部法律顧問部門與公司外聘法律顧問的關(guān)系,M

10、odel #1 例#1,Model #2 例#2,Full Service In-House內(nèi)部全方位服務(wù)LegalTeam團(tuán)隊(duì),In-House內(nèi)部,Law Firm律師事務(wù)所,Corporate Law Specialist公司法專家,Labor Law Specialist勞動法專家,Litigation Specialist訴訟方面的專家,In-House內(nèi)部,Small In-House Legal T

11、eam小型的內(nèi)部服務(wù),Full-service law firm 全方位服務(wù)律師事務(wù)所#1,Full-service law firm 全方位服務(wù)律師事務(wù)所#1,Full-service law firm 全方位服務(wù)律師事務(wù)所#3,Law Firm律師事務(wù)所,,,,,,,,Issues and Challenges for In-House Legal Departments 公司內(nèi)部法律顧問部門面臨的挑戰(zhàn)和問題,Bud

12、get 部門經(jīng)費(fèi)Headcount 員工人數(shù)Relationship with “client” 與“客戶”的關(guān)系,Thank you for your kind attention.謝謝您的參與robert.lewis@lovells.com,Robert D. Lewis 呂立山Managing Partner, Lovells International Law FirmBeijing