The International Law Office, with the support of the Association of Corporate Counsel, is currently conducting in-depth research of in-house lawyers and legal departments worldwide for the fourth annual Global Counsel Awards. Last year, over 3,000 individual nominations from corporate counsel and law firm partners made the Global Counsel Awards unique in clearly identifying those in-house counsel, both teams and individuals, who excel in their specific roles. Our primary aim is to recognize lawyers for demonstrable achievements across the full spectrum of in-house responsibility, not simply those who have acted on high-profile transactions.