How successful women rainmakers drive business
08 Jan 2026 1400 - 1500 GMT
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Licensing with strategic partners in life sciences
12 Jan 2026 1600 - 1700 GMT
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The role of civil society in international justice
15 Jan 2026 1200 - 1300 GMT
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Artwork: tax and succession issues
15 Jan 2026 1300 - 1400 GMT
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The future of legal services in the Asia Pacific
16 Jan 2026 1230 - 1330 SGT
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Tax challenges from AI and the cross-border provision of services
20 Jan 2026 1400 - 1530 GMT
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Publications
Strategic litigation and gender apartheid in Iran and Afghanistan: remarks from the IBA Human Rights Law Committee Panel (Mexico City, 2024)
At the 2024 IBA Annual Conference in Mexico City, I joined a panel on strategic litigation hosted by the IBA Human Rights Law Committee to speak about gender apartheid in Iran and Afghanistan. I was born in Iran and have been living in Canada for over 20 years. I have personally experienced the consequences of this system of repression. Each time I returned, I was detained for ‘improper’ hijab – an accusation rooted not in morality, but in a deliberate political strategy to control and intimidate. These experiences are not exceptional; they are the norm for many women under regimes that institutionalise gender-based oppression.
Released on Dec 18, 2025
Women in tax roundtable: tax counsel and executives’ perspective on challenges, opportunities and solutions
This panel of women tax counsel and executives at the 17th IBA/ABA US and Latin America Tax Practice Trends Conference in Miami, in June 2025, analysed the challenges and opportunities faced by in-house tax advisers in an environment characterised by constant regulatory changes, the emergence of AI and the complexity of international reforms such as Pillar Two.
Released on Dec 18, 2025
The death of Pillar Two? Retaliation matters, efficacy and Latin America
This session at the 17th IBA/ABA US and Latin America Tax Practice Trends Conference in Miami, in June 2025, explored whether the OECD’s global minimum tax project – Pillar Two – can survive a markedly changed political landscape. Co-chairs Ana Cláudia Akie Utumi and Greg Featherman gathered panellists from Europe, the United States and six Latin American jurisdictions to test the regime’s efficacy, likely trajectory and practical impact on tax incentives across the region.
Released on Dec 18, 2025
The current state of M&A in Latin America and beyond (2025)
This panel at the 17th IBA/ABA US and Latin America Tax Practice Trends Conference in Miami, in June 2025, provided a comparative analysis of legislative changes, practical challenges and emerging trends in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Switzerland and the United States. Key subjects included indirect transfer rules, treaty protections, anti-abuse measures, tax incentives, and the impact of international tax reforms such as Pillar Two.
Released on Dec 18, 2025