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Cecilia has broad experience in Peruvian Labour and Employment Law, Labour Procedure, Social Security and Immigration.

Lesley leads the private client team at Penningtons Manches LLP.  After studying for a modern history degree at Oxford, she turned to the law, joined the firm as an articled clerk in 1972, qualified in 1975, and became a partner in 1978.

Lesley leads the private client team at Penningtons Manches LLP.  After studying for a modern history degree at Oxford, she turned to the law, joined the firm as an articled clerk in 1972, qualified in 1975, and became a partner in 1978.

In the 1980s, Pei-Shen Qian, the painter at the center of an $80 million art forgery case, used to set up his easel near Manhattan’s West Fourth Street and hustle

In the 1980s, Pei-Shen Qian, the painter at the center of an $80 million art forgery case, used to set up his easel near Manhattan’s West Fourth Street and hustle

Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress. She illustrates (sometimes counterintuitively) how the best partners aren’t echo chambers — and how great research teams, relationships and businesses allow people to deeply disagree.

The former CEO of five businesses, Margaret Heffernan explores the all-too-human thought patterns — like conflict avoidance and selective blindness — that lead managers and organizations astray.

Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress. She illustrates (sometimes counterintuitively) how the best partners aren’t echo chambers — and how great research teams, relationships and businesses allow people to deeply disagree.

The former CEO of five businesses, Margaret Heffernan explores the all-too-human thought patterns — like conflict avoidance and selective blindness — that lead managers and organizations astray.

Two new partners from Ecuadorian law firm Perez Butamante & Ponce join WLN.

Two new partners from Ecuadorian law firm Perez Butamante & Ponce join WLN.

Political prisoners aren't the only ones being tortured — the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary cases, even in 'functioning' legal systems. Social activist Karen Tse shows how we can, and should, stand up and end the use of routine torture.