Launched in February 1998, ILO delivers global analysis to lawyers worldwide via email on a free subscription basis. It provides legal developments from around the world, a comprehensive directory of firms and partners, a database of the world's major deals and the legal advisers involved, and a global news round-up.
A recent subscriber survey unequivocally confirmed that the Newsletters are both highly valued and well read:
- 94% find the Newsletters to be of high quality
- 90% find the Newsletters to be timely
- 91% find the email updates the best way to receive this information
- 85% find the Newsletters useful to their business/practice
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"The Newsletter service is very good - what's nice is that you can pick what you want to read. That works very well because it is specifically tailored for my needs.
The contributors must like it because it certainly gets their name across and raises their profile. I would use the Newsletters as a point of first contact for getting names where I do not have an existing contact for a specific type of work or jurisdiction so I could include those contributors in any shortlist for such new matters."
Robert Gibber
General Counsel
Tate & Lyle plc
“I am a regular reader of the newsletters; they are very relevant and allow me to stay current with global developments, especially the copyright and internet law aspects in different jurisdictions. The quality is high and I appreciate the global reach of the newsletters.”
Kaisa Olkkonen
Vice President Legal
Services and Software, Nokia Corporation
"I benefit greatly from the legal material provided by ILO, which is excellent for keeping updated on legal developments in a large number of the countries where we operate."
Quirin Emmerich
Head of Legal & Compliance
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
"The contributing firms do an excellent job of summarizing cases and developments. The reports are interesting and informative, and I find they are the most convenient method of keeping on top of international legal developments and transactions."
Rocco J Maffei
Assistant General Counsel
Lockheed Martin Corp
“They are a good way of keeping a finger on the pulse of various developments that are taking place worldwide. The international reach is particularly useful. The quality of the articles is good and they give a good overview of developments globally. There is usually at least one article in each newsletter that I find worth reading.”
Kathy Love
Associate General Counsel
Shell International BV
‘I find the ILO updates useful and relevant in alerting me to new developments in my areas of interest; the “Recent Updates” section is particularly useful in highlighting new developments.’
Bryan Sheridan
Group Law Agent, AIB Group
Allied Irish Banks plc
"Thanks for your email on Spain - Public Policy Redefined by EC of Justice. The information was most useful, appreciate if you can continue to update me on future aspects of EC Law and in particular Arbitration and ADR. "
Christopher To
Secretary General
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
"The level of information provided in the summaries is sufficient for me to pass it on to various non-legal teams. I have always received positive feedback, and sometimes questions on how such a piece of case law or advice might be applied to our own business situation arise. The newsletters are extremely useful as they 'prime' the recipient to identify the key issues that arise from the case or piece of legislation being reviewed. Very useful indeed."
Nina Barakzai
Group Compliance Officer
Towers Perrin
"I wish to thank the whole team behind this newsletter and your website. Congratulations for updates that are concise, precise and an invitation to find out more about subjects. It is a very useful tool for people who are involved in several jurisdictions and who wish to be kept up dated on evolutions in various fields. I constantly use it to keep my colleagues updated. And the fact that your contributors are from various law firms make it more valuable than any law firm's bulletin."
Agnes Vermorel
Group Professional Support Counsel
Orange SA
"ILO transmissions unfailingly yield relevant and valuable insights and updates. I regularly forward to our offshore cities and urge them to subscribe. Rest assured your bulletins are not only read, but shared and digested."
Blanche Horst
Emerging Business Project Coordinator
Staubach
"The Newsletter Service is very good. Keep up the good work!"
Alexandra Ho
Development Manager
Cable & Wireless (Singapore)
"I find the newsletters an invaluable tool and welcome their receipt. The articles are always of a high standard and the email format is very convenient."
Clive Page
Counsel - Ford of Europe and Company Secretary
Ford Of Europe Inc
"As an international company we find the Newsletters have helped very much to create a better understanding of what is going on in other jurisdictions, e.g. updates on German employment law have helped me to share a different view with my colleagues in England."
Andrea Zbiral
Legal Specialist Germany / Austria
Dell GmbH
"The summaries are suitably succinct and therefore can be usefully read immediately in a busy practice without having to be stockpiled and read later. This is very useful."
Richard Aarons
Senior Legal Counsel
CSIRO Molecular Science
"We sincerely appreciate the time and effort put into your newsletters and they are very useful to us because we do business on an international basis. The information is very factual."
Robert H Davis
Adjustments Manager
National Association of Credit Management - Houston
"The newsletters are very informative, timely, and often useful in advising our company's global operations of new or otherwise important legal developments and issues."
Charles Barry
Manager, Contracts & Legal Affairs
Accenture
"I greatly appreciate the newsletters as they enable me to keep abreast of topics in jurisdictions I spend very little time in but need to know about"
F Haber
General Counsel & Secretary
Copyright Clearance Center Inc
"Thank you. We appreciate your publication. Keep it coming!"
Carol Chopra
Executive Director
European Franchise Federation
"The emails themselves provide useful bite-sized information that keeps a regional in-house counsel like me updated. At the same time the hyperlinks allow more extensive information to be found."
Kwong Weng Wan
Director, General Counsel - Asia
Infineon Technologies - Asia Pacific
"I appreciate the Newsletters very much and find them extremely useful. The emails enable me to choose and retrieve exactly the information I require on banking and e-commerce, and the site itself is easily navigable.
The articles have just the right amount of depth - and if you require more information then you can contact the contributor directly. In fact, I am just about to speak to the author who writes e-commerce in Switzerland."
Dr Gunther Sattelhak
Senior Legal Counsel
Deutsche Bank AG
"The Newsletters contain most useful information on the fields of law I am working in. Some deal exactly with issues I have to deal with while others are just contributing to a wider legal horizon. It is also particularly good to have a direct reference to the author."
Michael Potyka
General Counsel
Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG
“The Newsletters are relevant and very informative!”
Dr. Ralf Marxen
Associate Counsel
Deutsche Shell Holding GmbH
"Your arbitration newsletters are outstanding! I am an assiduous reader, and, as inside counsel who frequently has to hire law firms to represent the company in arbitrations, I often find it helpful to follow up with the authors."
Michael McIlwrath
Senior Counsel, Litigation and Compliance
GE Oil & Gas / Nuovo Pignone SpA
“The quality of the newsletters is generally of a good quality.”
Javier Ramirez
Legal Director - Imaging & Printing EMEA
Hewlett-Packard Europe
"ILO newsletters remain very interesting and helpful for me, and I look forward to continuing to receive them."
John Watterson
Head of Legal Services
Fortis Intertrust Limited
"I particularly like the updates on changes in employment legislation in other jurisdictions - it is helpful, and interesting, to keep a global perspective."
Barbara Dyer
Senior Counsel
Chevron Europe
"The newsletters are of a high quality, concise and succinct."
Siong Koon Sim
General Counsel, Greater China
Sun Microsystems China Co. Ltd
"The articles are very well written. It is good to know what is going on outside of my geographic region."
Suresh Kumar
Senior Legal Counsel, South Asia & Company Secretary
Reuters India Private Ltd
"Just a short word of thanks for these updates, which we have so far found very useful and remain delighted with this service. We can never get enough up-to-date proactive information and we have found this an extremely useful source."
Ken Morrison
Senior Legal Advisor
Eurotunnel plc
"I find the contributions are helpful in keeping up to date with global legal developments. Occasionally they are invaluable because they are so relevant to a particular problem we are dealing with."
J A Evans
General Attorney
Marathon Oil Corp
"The email updates I receive are concise, informative and userfriendly. The brief summary introductions allow me to see immediately which issues and jurisdictions are relevant to me."
Dr. Christoph Hammer
General Counsel - Europe
McDonald's Corp
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for this and the International Law Office publications. I have found them extremely useful and always seem to find something of interest as well as of use. I regularly pass on some of the essays to our overseas companies."
Michael Fletcher
Head of Corporate recovery and Insolvency
Currie & Brown
"Outstanding and timely presentations. I am very content with the form and level of the information provided by ILO."
Flemming Jespersen
Legal & Regulatory Director
Verizon - Sweden
"I confirm that I find the newsletters very useful and trust that we will remain on your circulation list for the foreseeable future."
Charles Lawton
Legal Advisor
Rio Tinto plc
"The Newsletters are of general interest, and sometimes prove to be immediately and practically useful. The principal value of the Newsletters is in being able to follow international trends in legal development."
Michael Matson
Group Solicitor
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd
"I find that the email updates are an invaluable way of keeping up to date with international legal issues. I have contacted several contributors to clarify questions, and have always received a professional response."
Tom O'Brien
Director, IT & Commercial Affairs
Creative Labs - Europe
"Congratulations on the continuing success of your newsletters; I am in complete agreement with all subscribers who have provided positive comments."
Brooks W.Daly
Special Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
"Summaries are well done and allow one to get to the point of complex cases without too many details."
Antoine Chavan
European Legal Counsel
Agilent Technologies - Europe
“The reports are excellent. Please keep up the good work!”
Simon Neil
Associate General Counsel
Johnson & Johnson
