The Fundamentals of International Legal Business Practice

27 Feb 2019 JFBA Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan

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A programme co-presented by the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum, IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee, and Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

Topics include:

  • Cross-border M&A transactions
  • Arbitration for young practitioners – recent trends and best practice
  • Roundtable discussion: how technology affects law firm organisations and career models for young lawyers in the modern law firm
  • Global trends in data privacy including GDPR, and how they affect Japanese companies

Programme Co-Chairs:

  • Makoto Hirasawa Hirasawa International Law Office, Tokyo; Member, IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee Advisory Board
  • Kenji Hirooka Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo; Member of IBA Working Group, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • Sun Hee Kim Yulchon, Seoul; Website Officer, IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum