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۶th Biennial Technology Law Conference – Breaking down the walls and embracing transformation: 30 years of technology law
۷-۸ November 2019, Private Roof Club, Berlin, Germany
A conference presented by the Technology Law Committee
SESSIONS INCLUDE:
- Trending topics on the GDPR and other national data protection laws: from cross border issues to adjustments on companies’ internal policies
- Data and competition law
- Legal tech
- Using blockchain in the FinTech industry
- Cybercrime
- Around the tables – the new frontiers
- New frontiers in the e-health market – medical devices and lifestyle applications
- Quantum computing
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Digital Operations: Manufacturing, Supply Chains and Transportation in a Digital Environment
۱۳-۱۴ November 2019, Hamburg, Germany
A conference presented by the International Sales Committee, supported by the International Trade and Customs Law Committee, European Regional Forum and the Corporate Counsel Forum.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Contract Management/challenges of complex systems focused contract landscape
- Autonomous Transportation – intelligent and self-resolving systems – who is liable? – Challenges for suppliers, feeder operators, shipping companies;
- Changes in the Logistic Environment – consequences to the international supply chain, trade and customs;
- IP risks – protection and protocols for non-personal data
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۱۱th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions in Russia and CIS Conference
۱۵ Nov 2019, Moscow, Russia
A conference presented by the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee, supported by the Federal Chamber of Lawyers
Topics include:
- Review of M&A market in Russia and CIS – trends and developments
- Russian and CIS M&A Hot Topics
- Technology M&A deals
- The in-house perspective
- Sanctions’ impact on Russian JVs and M&A
- Asian vs European and US investors in M&A deals in CIS region – issues to remember
- M&A disputes in arbitration and litigation – recent changes and developments
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۶th Annual Corporate Governance Conference
۵-۶ December 2019, Frankfurt, Germany
A conference presented by the IBA Capital Markets Forum and IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee
This essential Conference will provide you with the opportunity to discuss issues and challenges facing the sector with other leading lawyers, academics and organisations in the fields of corporate governance and regulation.
SESSIONS INCLUDE:
- Governance issues with a large investor in a public company
- Current developments in executive compensation
- Corporate governance at state-backed companies
- Proxy advisory firms – truths & myths
- Dealing with a global corporate crisis
- Role of the board in corporate culture – more than #metoo
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۴th IBA Asia-based International Financial Law Conference
۲۶-۲۸ February 2020, Tokyo, Japan
A conference presented by the IBA Banking Law Committee and IBA Securities Law Committee, supported by the Asia Pacific Regional Forum
Topics include:
- Development of disclosure of listed companies and directors’ liabilities, and change of institutional investors’ ownership engagement
- Market abuse rule and enforcement in Asia
- Changing REITs markets
- Fintech’s impact on Asian financial markets I: the regulatory and legislative developments in STO/ICO and crypto-assets
- Fintech’s impact on Asian financial markets II: the entry of big technology companies into financial services
- Shareholder activism in Asia
- Real estate investment and financing
- Environmental, social and governance investment (ESG)
- Direct lending and lending type crowdfunding
- Legal opinions
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۲۳rd Annual IBA Arbitration Day
۱۲-۱۳ March 2020 Istanbul, Turkey
Innovation 360: new and novel ideas for the practice of arbitration—critically tested
A conference presented by the IBA Arbitration Committee
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۱۲th Annual Real Estate Conference
۲۵-۲۷ Mar 2020, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A conference presented by the IBA Real Estate Section
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Fundamentals of International Legal Business Practice: IBA Young Lawyers’ Training
۲۱ September 2019, Seoul, South Korea
An event presented by the IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee
This course is part of an ongoing programme devised by the IBA’s Section on Public and Professional Interest (SPPI) to assist young lawyers and junior members of the profession with their understanding of the fundamentals of international legal practice.
More details on the 2019 programme will follow in Spring, with the course always a great opportunity to learn from senior legal professionals, discuss trends and network.
PAST TOPICS INCLUDED
- Developing a successful legal career
- M&A transactions: fundamentals and key issues
- International arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution
- Career development in international legal practice
- Corporate lawyers 2.0 – specialised in sustainability and human rights
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Local young practitioners under the age of 40 (whether in-house or in private practice) and students.
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۳rd IBA Litigation Committee Conference on Private International Law – The latest on Brexit, International Commercial Courts and Sanctions
۲۴-۲۵ October 2019, Milan, Italy
A conference presented by the IBA Litigation Committee and supported by the IBA Corporate Counsel Forum and the IBA European Regional Forum
Topics include:
- Brexit – the impact on jurisdiction and private international law
- The mushrooming of International Commercial Courts throughout Europe – reasons and perspectives
- Sanctions – politics, procedures and private international law
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IBA Europe-Caucasus-Asia Forum
۳۱ October – 3 November 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
A conference presented by the IBA European Regional Forum
The IBA Europe-Caucasus-Asia Forum, the successor of the famous CIS Local Counsel Forum, will take place this year, with a slightly new look, but the same soul and values we have cherished over a decade.
The Forum will gather managing partners, heads of practice, in-house lawyers, and other senior practitioners coming from, or interested in, the ECA region.
Apart from discussion of cutting-edge issues of the legal market and profession, the event will offer a wonderful cultural and social programme.
Topics include:
- Professional regulation – safeguarding the legal profession
- Legal challenges of investing in Caucasus and Central Asia
- Structuring a law firm and its international client service
- Mining regulations and international standards
- New trends in banking and FinTech
- Contract risk management
Unfair HR practices in the legal services marker – any chance to combat?
The IBA – shaping the global voice of the legal profession
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۷th Biennial Conference on Construction Projects from Conception to Completion
۱–۲ November 2019 Berlin, Germany
A conference co-presented by the IBA International Construction Projects Committee of the Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL) and the IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee, supported by the IBA European Regional Forum
Proposed topics include:
- FIDIC 2017 conditions: What’s good, what’s not
- A model dispute escalation clause
- Civil law versus common law scenario
- The world’s largest construction disputes: lessons learned
- Arbitrator selection: Ethics and considerations
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۲۳rd Annual Competition Conference
۶-۷ September 2019, Florence, Italy
A conference presented by the IBA Antitrust Section
Now in its 23rd year, the IBA Antitrust Committee will once again bring together some of the world’s leading practitioners from around the globe to discuss the latest developments and hot topics in competition law today at, what is now, one of the most well established events on the antitrust calendar.
Topics include:
- Due process in antitrust
- Mergers
- Litigation
- Role of antitrust
Digitalisation – Antitrust tools for the Digital Economy – do we need a rethink?
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۱۸th IBA Anti-Corruption Conference
۲۳-۲۴ June 2020, OECD Paris, France
A conference presented by the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee, supported by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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۶th IBA Global Entrepreneurship Conference
۱۸-۱۹ May 2020, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A conference presented by the IBA Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprise Committee
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۳۷th IBA International Financial Law Conference
۱۳-۱۵ May 2020, Venice, Italy
A conference co-presented by the IBA Banking Law Committee and IBA Securities Law Committee
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۲۳rd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
۲۲-۲۴ April 2020, Madrid, Spain
A conference presented by the IBA Criminal Law Committee and the IBA Business Crime Committee
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IBA Annual Employment and Diversity Law Conference
۲-۳ April 2020, Madrid, Spain
A conference co-presented by the IBA Employment and Industrial Relations Committee and the IBA Diversity and Equality Law Committee
The conference will cover a wide range of current and emerging employment and diversity law issues, from both a regional and global perspective, as well as providing excellent networking opportunities with employment lawyers from around the world.
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۱۳th Annual Law Firm Management Conference
۶ December 2019, Marriott Hotel Novy Arbat, Moscow, Russian Federation
A conference presented by the IBA Law Firm Management Committee
Please register your interest to receive further information about the 13th Annual Law Firm Management Conference.
We will contact you as soon as registration is opened
Topics include:
- New products, new destinations, new dimensions
- Who will be our next generation of partners?
- Law firm as an employer: Managing reputation in the markets for legal talents
- Attorneys under attack: Managing the high risks of legal practice in the current legal environment
- New ideas about law firm financial performance: How lawyers will make money in the future