Speaker details

IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022

30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022

Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, USA

Speaker information

John Wilson

Biography

John Wilson practices in the fields of intellectual property law, foreign investment law, immigration law, corporate law, litigation/arbitration, taxation, employment law/industrial relations, corporate restructuring and liquidation of companies, and testamentary matters. He holds a double degree from King’s College, University of London and the Université de Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne graduating in 1995 with an LLB (Hons) Degree as well as a Maîtrise en droit privé mention droit Français et Anglais. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1996 and was admitted as an Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public, Colombo in 2000. Currently, he is the Managing Principal of the law practice John Wilson Partners, Attorneys-at-Law & Notaries Public and has been acting as the In House Legal Adviser / Counsel for the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (ECCSL) since 2010. He is also a director and Vice President of ECCSL. He acts as legal counsel for a number of embassies in Sri Lanka (including the embassies of France, Austria, and Switzerland). He is a member (MCIArb) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Sri Lanka) branch and currently functions as its Hon. Secretary and is a director of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Sri Lanka) branch.