Exploring legal ethical obligations in the context of global cross-border practice

Caroline Berube is the Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law (with offices in China and Singapore). She is admitted to the New York Bar, the Singapore Bar, holds a BCL (civil law) and an LL.B. (common law) from McGill University in Montreal and studied Chinese law at the National University of Singapore. Caroline has been working in Asia for more than 22 years with SMEs, MNCs and foreign banks, advising them in the field of commercial law, intellectual property, human resources and M&A in the Asia Pacific region. With an extensive presence on the ground in Asia, Caroline is well versed in the opportunities and risks associated with most Asian jurisdictions.

Riccardo is the managing partner of Cajola & Associati, a law firm based in Milan founded in 1966. His practice is focused on cross-border transactional, tax and commercial work, principally in the area of M&A, transactions and JVs. He advises and represents in Court as well on tax challenges regarding intra-group transfer pricing policies. Riccardo serves as president of the supervisory board of Epson Italia spa, as member of the supervisory board of Epson Como Printing Technologies srl, as well as statutory auditor of TCR Italia spa. In addition, he serves as officer of the International Relations Commission of the Milan Bar Association and as vice President of the Italia Singapore Business Council. He is also Bar Issues Commission Officer, Audit & Risk Committee Officer and senior vice Chair of the International Commerce and Distribution Committee at the International Bar Association. As well, he serves as Tax Commission President at the Union Internationale Des Avocats. During his career, Riccardo represented clients as Ferrero International SA, Seiko Epson Co., Pearson Plc., Panasonic Italia spa, General Electric Osmonics Inc., Patrick Solvay and Saint Gobain Emballage SA. Riccardo is Editor and co-Author of “Guidelines and Regulations on Public Policies to Ensure AI’s Beneficial Use as a Professional Tool”, 2020 Project of the I.B.A., ANLBS Committee; co-Author of the paper published by UNCITRAL: “Implementing the Business and Human Rights Framework: How Could Uncitral Bridge the Gap?”, 2017; author of the Italian Chapter of the International Corporate Law Compendium, published by Wolters Kluwer - Aspen Publishers, (2010 Edition) the Chapter "Business Entities" of ItalyLaw, published by Giappichelli Editore (2010 Edition). Recent engagements as speaker: November 2, 2024 U.I.A. Annual Congress in Paris, topic: Current Legal and Tax Trends in M&A Transactions September 19, 2024 International Bar Association Annual Conference in Mexico City, Bar Issues Commission, topic: Technology: AI and Bar Associations April 25, 2024 Tokyo, Inter Pacific Bar Association Annual Conference, Plenary Conference Opening Session on: Generative Artificial Intelligence from Legal and Ethical Perspectives April 21, 2024, I.B.A. International Commerce and Distribution Conference in Washington DC, topic: Supply chain nearshoring in times of conflict and increasing economic and trade sanctions: latest trends and best practices/challenges in implementation.

Julie is a partner in the Regulatory team at Kingsley Napley LLP. Julie specialises in advising clients in the legal services sector on regulatory compliance, ethics, investigations, enforcement, and prosecutions. Recent work includes advising law firms in investigations arising out of counter inclusive behaviours and in SRA prosecutions concerning breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations. Julie is ranked as Band 1 in Chambers & Partners Guide to the UK Legal Profession and listed in the Hall of Fame in the Legal 500.

Hin Han is a Hong Kong qualified lawyer and Solicitor Advocate practicing in the telecommunications, media and technology group at a international law firm. Hin Han Shum has experience in mergers and acquisitions, setting up company start-ups, and company restructuring. Keeping abreast of technological developments, she has given practical solutions to clients in relation to cybersecurity, data collection and data breach matters, and has advised clients on legal compliance relating to new technological tools contemplated by clients in their bid to build their businesses. Having served as a legal representative in various litigation proceedings and being an accredited general mediator, Hin Han is familiar with the common fundamental issues leading to disputes and often assists to curb risks of those at the onset during the contract preparation stage. She has been seconded to an international securities firm and an international telecommunications company, to assist their in-house legal teams with each company’s day-to-day operations and major legal transactions and cases. These experiences have allowed her to further develop a pragmatic commercial approach to solve issues that arise in business operations. Hin Han also has experience with handling a range of criminal cases, including white collar criminal cases, both as a legal representative to defendants and to clients in reporting cases to authorities. She is also on the panel as a prosecutor on fiat for the Department of Justice. Hin Han is currently an Officer of the International Bar Association (IBA) Membership Officer of the IBA Young Lawyer’s Committee. She was formerly the Young Lawyer Liaison Office of the IBA Professional Ethics Committee and IBA Online Services Committee,. She is a Chairman of the Appeals Tribunal (Buildings) and she also serves as a member on the Standing Committee on External Affairs, Anti-Money Laundering Committee, Arbitration Committee and Mediation Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong. She publishes widely on topics including data privacy, technology related issues, anti-money laundering rules, and labour and discrimination matters. She has also authored data privacy practical guidance content for LexisNexis, and has contributed to the Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong, and to the Butterworths Hong Kong Partnership Handbook. She has been a speaker at international conferences and risk management tutor on topics such as data privacy and blockchain, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity risks. She also serves as a member on the Standing Committee on External Affairs, Anti-Money Laundering Committee, Arbitration Committee, and Mediation Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong.