Speaker details
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
Centro Citibanamex, Mexico City, MexicoSpeaker information
Paul D Paton
Biography
Dean of Law and Kennedy Chair in Law and Ethics, Chapman University (USA) (2023-. Former Dean of Law, University of Alberta (Canada) (2014-19). Interim CEO, Canadian Bar Association (2021). Recognized internationally by the profession and academy as an expert in regulation and professional responsibility for lawyers in the US and Canada, ethics in corporate contexts, the future of law/legal education, multidisciplinary practice/alternative business structures and corporate governance. Frequent speaker and panelist on these issues, including at IBA Annual Meetings in Mexico City (2024), Paris (2023), Miami (2022), and Seoul (2019). Commissioner, IBA Future of Legal Services Commission (2025-); Member, SPPI Council (2025-); Chair, IBA Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee (2023-); American Bar Association Standing Committee on International Trade in Legal Services (2024-); ABA Professional Regulation Committee (2020-2023) and Reporter to ABA Ethics 20/20 Commission (2010-13). Former Chair of Canadian Bar Association's National Ethics and Professional Issues Committee. Commercial litigation associate and partner, Davies, Ward (Toronto); Justice & Social Policy Advisor to the Premier of Ontario; in-house counsel to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on ethics and regulatory matters, including the establishment of affiliated law firms. Retained expert for ethics and governance issues in Canada and the US. Experienced keynote speaker and moderator for professional, corporate, and academic audiences. Named Queen's Counsel (now KC), 2020, Alberta, Canada for contributions to legal education and the legal profession. B.A., LLB. (Toronto), M.Phil (Cambridge -- International Relations); JSM, JSD (Stanford).
Session
Adjacent businesses, regulatory barriers and virtual nomads: a piñata full of legal developments
Monday 16 September (1115 - 1230)
PALACIO DE CANAL 9, LEVEL E1
Session Chair
AI, the digital space and regulating the legal profession: a journey down the rabbit hole?
Wednesday 18 September (1615 - 1730)
CASA DEL DIEZMO 3, LEVEL S
Session Co-Chair
Appraising unconscious bias: gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation and gender diversity (SOGI), and neurodiversity globally
Monday 16 September (1615 - 1730)
PALACIO DE CANAL 4, LEVEL E1
Speaker