Legal professionals need clear strategies and strong leadership skills to win. In-house teams face rising demands and cost pressures, while law firms must evolve new value-driven models, and alternative legal services providers risk staying stuck in niche roles.
FjordStream helps turn these challenges into opportunities for growth and success. Founded by award-winning General Counsel Bjarne Tellmann, FjordStream empowers leaders to excel in an era of rapid disruption.
Bjarne Tellmann is a recognized global legal leader with decades of experience transforming organizations and driving success. As Founding General Counsel of Haleon, a FTSE 20 company, he co-led the largest spin-off and listing in modern UK history, building and refining its legal and compliance functions. Previously, he served as General Counsel at Pearson, where he drove a bold legal transformation to cut costs and improve efficiency. He has also held senior executive roles worldwide at The Coca-Cola Company and other global organizations.
A sought-after speaker and author, Bjarne wrote the acclaimed Building an Outstanding Legal Team and frequently publishes on leadership, disruption, and digital transformation. He serves on the UK Civil Justice Council’s Futures Group and is a founding faculty member of the Digital Legal Exchange.
An alumnus of Harvard Business School, The University of Chicago, and the London School of Economics, Bjarne has earned numerous professional honors, including “General Counsel of the Year” at The British Legal Awards, the Burton Awards “Legends in the Law,” Chambers’ “GC Influencers Global 100,” and Legal Era’s “General Counsel of the Year.” He continues to inspire legal leaders to navigate change and achieve excellence.