Baker Botts Partner Sian Williams is joined by special guest, Tara Rajah. Together they discuss moving from big law to in-house, the importance of sponsors and mentors, major accomplishments beyond the work day, and the importance of continued learning in the TMT industry.

Tara is General Counsel Corporate Risk and Head of Business Integrity at WPP where she advises on legal and regulatory risks, ensures that WPP’s governance promotes an ethically robust work environment and works with WPP’s executive and senior management to pre-empt risk and address risk impact across all of WPP’s companies and its 110 markets. Tara is also a member of WPP’s Risk Committee, supporting the plc Board and Audit Committee to set and steer risk appetite, monitoring and mitigation of WPP’s principal risks.

Prior to joining WPP, Tara was Counsel at Allen & Overy where she trained and worked in the London, New York and Bangkok offices as well as undertaking a corporate client secondment. Whilst at A&O, Tara advised on a range of corporate and commercial matters including governance, cross-border acquisitions and disposals, strategic alliances, restructurings and listing advisory work. She was also a member of the i2 Panel (A&O’s “ideas and investment” group) encouraging and developing new digital and technology-related opportunities and a Faculty member of A&O’s “Women Making Their Mark” programme.

Tara has a MSc in Finance and Financial Law from the University of London and a Law degree from Newnham College, Cambridge University.