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Feb 10, 2026
This article analyses the Ninth Circuit’s July 31 2025 decision in Epic v Google and the Ninth Circuit’s willingness to bless forward-looking remedies in the regulation of Big Tech.
Leading psychologist Dr Larry Richard joins us to share his many years of research on lawyers' personality traits. Following Dr Richard's presentation, we will consider the link between risk management and human behaviour - and debate how a better understanding of this subject is key to good law firm management and drives commercial success and lawyer well-being.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Dec 11, 2020
In early October, tech giant Google announced it had set aside over $1bn to pay media outlets to display curated content on its news apps, initially as part of a three-year programme. Google will pay publishers it chooses on a market-by-market basis to provide blurbs for the company’s Google News Showcase app (‘Showcase’) and to give readers free access to certain paywalled articles.
Dr Menchú Tum is a leading advocate for the recognition and respect of Indigenous people’s rights and cultures of the world. Dr Menchú Tum will walk us through her life path, since her birth in Guatemala to a humble indigenous peasant family, being raised in the Maya culture, soon struggling against oppression in Guatemala and for indigenous people's rights and the Mayas.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Oct 18, 2017
A conversation with Robert Gates served as the 22nd secretary of defence, from 2006 to 2011, and is the only secretary of defence in US history to be asked to remain in that office by a newly elected President. President Barack Obama is the eighth president Gates has served. He previously served under President George W Bush. On Gates’ last day in office, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honour.
Overview of the global landscape of insurance claims, offering analysis on emerging patterns, challenges and best practices in effective claims management across the globe.
IBA Insurance Conference 2024: AI in insurance and other global insights
A Conversation with... Prof Dr Malik R Dahlan
In 2020, the independent advisory body to the Media Freedom Coalition, the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, published an advisory report ‘A Pressing Concern: Protecting and Promoting Press Freedom by Strengthening Consular Support to Journalists at Risk’ examining the existing State approaches respecting consular assistance for journalists at risk abroad, and proposes a new paradigm of justice and accountability.
Every day, journalists and media personnel around the world fall victim to arbitrary detention, violence or intimidation on account of their work. These attacks resonate beyond their individual cases, being not only attacks on free expression, but also exponential assaults that silence the subjects of the reporting and deprive the public of their stories. By threatening and targeting journalists, States seek to send a dissuasive message, suppressing those who would report on their wrongdoings. According to Reporters Without Borders, as of 2022, over 500 journalists are arbitrarily detained worldwide. This is the highest number of journalists detained in connection with their work that they have ever recorded.
This event, organised by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute who act as Secretariat to the High Level Panel, will feature members of the High Level Panel and guest speakers in conversation on the role of international law in finding concerted approaches to address this mounting issue.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
AlJazeera anchor Nick Clark interviews Egyptian presidential candidate, nobel laureate and international lawyer Dr Mohamed ElBaradei on subjects including the Arab Spring and the rule of law in the Middle East and Iraq.
Cartel-busting, long the mainstay of antitrust enforcement, faces existential challenges in many jurisdictions. Leniency pipelines are no longer producing a steady flow of cases, but are slowing to a trickle, as booming private litigation and the rise of class actions in a number of countries make whistleblowing ever less attractive to cartellists. Electronic communications result in what is at times an overwhelming volume of material to be sifted by all those involved. And artificial intelligence is spawning a wealth of new ways in which markets can be fixed, many of which are hard to detect, and some of which may be beyond the reach of existing laws. As legislators and agencies are reconsidering their amnesty/immunity regimes, the focus in enforcing cartel laws is moving beyond traditional sell-side cartel behaviour into labor and other “purchasing” markets. What is happening to international cartels and globally coordinated enforcement action in the meantime? This session will explore how enforcers, private practice and business around the globe are responding to these and other trends in cartel enforcement.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Sep 25, 2025
At the recent American Society of International Law (ASIL) mid-year meeting, Dr Mark Ellis gave the keynote lecture.
Marilu Capparelli is one of the managing directors of the EMEA Google Legal Department, she leads an international team of lawyers located in different countries and is also leading a copyright litigation strategy area in EU. Marilu is an Italian qualified lawyer with experience in major international law firms, at the Court of Justice of the European Union and as an in-house counsel. Before joining Google, she was Head of Legal and Government Affairs at eBay Inc, Skype and Paypal.
Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference 2024
Feb 18, 2021
In an open letter to His Excellency Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and other institutions call on him to take urgent, immediate action to release human rights professor Dr Reza Eslami and other political prisoners arbitrarily imprisoned.
Also, it will address how sports events´ owners and producers are dealing with “active” fans who want to choose what, when and how to watch and how much the new players - Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google, Tik Tok, Kwai and other digital media – are willing to pay for sports content and how will their payback be.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Jan 30, 2019
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the Anti-Torture Initiative (ATI) have sent an open letter to Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, condemning the criminal proceedings brought against prominent human rights defender Dr Sebnem Korur Fincanci, as well as the conviction and sentencing of her to two years and six month’s imprisonment
Second, many jurisdictions have moved to force digital platforms like Google and Facebook to compensate news organisations for the use of their content.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Oct 25, 2021
Dr. Sandie Okoro (she/her/hers) is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the World Bank Group, and Vice President for Compliance at the World Bank. She is also the Chair of the World Bank Group Task Force on Racism.
Opening Session
Introduction to the Munich Commercial Court
Keynote Addresses
Georg Eisenreich, State Minister of Justice, Bavaria
Dr. Joachim Hessler, President of the Bavarian Constitutional Court and President of the Munich Higher Regional Court
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Volatility in Global Trade and Supply Chain Structures - challenges of constant adaptation
Jul 30, 2020
Podcast: Dr Margaret Ng, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong between 1995 and 2012 and a founding member of the pro-democracy Basic Law Article 23 Concern Group, discusses the implications of the national security law recently enacted in Hong Kong by China, in conversation with IBA Multimedia Journalist Jennifer Venis.
EU ETS in maritime sector emissions
Speaker
Diego de San Simón San Simón & Duch, Madrid; Website Officer, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee
The Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships
Speaker
Dr Ann Fenech Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Valletta
Decarbonisation in shipping
Speaker
Dr Jan-Erik Pötschke Ahlers & Vogel, Hamburg
The need for an international convention on liability and compensation relating to the transboundary damages from offshore oil and gas activities
Speaker
The Honourable Steven Rares KC 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, Sydney, New South Wales
The Cape of Storms: A comparative navigation of current hot topics in maritime & transportation law
Sep 18, 2024
This session offers a unique opportunity for in-depth reflection on equality, inclusion, diversity, and human rights protection, particularly for Indigenous people, alongside 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Jan 20, 2026
The Co-Chair of the Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee, Paul D Paton, shares a message reflecting on the committee’s successful events in the past few months and looks forward to the year ahead.
Dr Ryan Reeves Director of Science and Technology, International Space Station US National Lab, Melbourne, Florida
9th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
Jul 08, 2025
Mediation is on the rise internationally as a means to settle disputes in a cost-effective manner. Chinese parties appear to be increasingly interested in mediation as an option. This article examines the evolving landscape of mediation in China and internationally. It considers how mediation for Chinese parties is evolving and whether mediation is a good option for Chinese parties in cross-border disputes. Commercial mediation has seen remarkable growth, bolstered by a supportive PRC judicial system and legislative initiatives encouraging parties to find harmonious ways to resolve disputes. The article analyses the three primary types of mediation in China: people’s mediation, administrative mediation, and commercial mediation. It also looks at mediation rules and proceedings in common law jurisdictions, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. The article anecdotally considers the cultural elements, emphasising the Chinese parties’ preference for evaluative mediation styles as a reflection of civil law. Through case studies of international disputes involving Chinese and US parties, the article illustrates the practical dynamics of mediation involving Chinese parties and underscores the importance of cultural sensitivity in international mediation. As Chinese parties continue to go global, mediation is emerging as an attractive option for efficient and cost-effective dispute resolution. This analysis assesses whether the promotion of mediation is yielding tangible outcomes and explores the future of mediation involving Chinese and foreign parties.
During the meeting, IBAHRI Director Baroness Kennedy and IBAHRI Co-Chairs Anne Ramberg, Dr Jur hc, and Mark Stephens CBE will discuss IBAHRI’s programmes and topical issues regarding human rights today.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Mar 12, 2025
In the competitive legal market, law firms invest substantial resources in marketing. However, many firms fail to prioritise the ultimate goal of these investments: converting leads into clients. A necessary key performance indicator (KPI) to measure marketing success is the number of leads generated, as leads represent potential business opportunities. However, while generating leads is crucial, success is ultimately determined by how effectively those leads turn into paying clients. Without conversion, marketing efforts become a sunk cost rather than a growth driver.
During the meeting, IBAHRI Director Baroness Kennedy and IBAHRI Co-Chairs Anne Ramberg Dr Jur hc and Mark Stephens CBE will discuss IBAHRI’s programmes and topical issues regarding human rights today.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Apr 22, 2022
This article discusses the recent SEC case involving PwC and highlights the wider implications for intermediary institutions providing professional services in a tightened regulatory and enforcement regime in China’s banking and financial sector.
Dr Sam Cleminson will explore the intricate world of the unconscious and its profound influence on our thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
30th Annual International Private Client Tax Conference: transforming (un)expected challenges into opportunities for the next 30 years
By Byung-Woo Im. Judges and arbitrators as adjudicators and settlement facilitators, and the Singapore Convention on Enforcement of Mediated Settlements
Dr Iff studied medicine at the Universities of Bern, Zürich and Sydney and is a specialist in public health and occupational medicine.
Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference 2024
By Sungjean Seo. How evidence is best presented in international arbitration and the IBA rules on evidence
Local Host Committee
A&O Shearman
Anchor
Barckhaus
Dr. Beck & Parnter
Brinkmann & Partner
BRL Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen
CMS
Dentons
Freshfields
Gleiss Lutz
GÖRG
GT Restructuring
Grub Brugger
GSK Stockmann
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Noerr
Wellensiek
White & Case
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
All registered delegates are welcome to attend.
31st Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference
Jun 12, 2024
The new Foreign State Immunity Law 2023 of the People’s Republic of China came into force on 1 January 2024. This shifts the country (as well as its special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau) away from absolute state immunity to restrictive state immunity, bringing it more in line with the relatively prevalent practice among the international community. This article discusses the status of state immunity in public international law, analyses the new law’s provisions and examines practical challenges that will be faced by those seeking to utilise this law to enforce judgments or awards against foreign states and state entities, and the new law’s innovations that go beyond the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property of 2004 and the UK State Immunity Act 1978.
The Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), Dr Christophe Bernasconi, will provide insight into the current work of the HCCH, its projects and how it is working to address the key challenges associated with enhancing legal cooperation across States.
IBA Annual Litigation Forum
Amid the tensions between leading digital platforms and traditional news businesses, the Australian government has produced a novel proposal to use competition law to require designated digital platforms – initially Google and Facebook – to compensate news media businesses for news content. This article explains the origins of the proposed News Media Bargaining Code and developments after the proposal, including reactions from digital platforms.
Moderators
José Fernández Rañada Garrigues, Madrid
Markus Schott Bär & Karrer, Zurich
Dr Katharina Wodarz Raue, Berlin
Topic five: Product liability and medical devices
Moderators
Manuel Durães Rocha Abreu Advogados, Lisbon
Monika Gattiker Lanter, Zurich
Topic six: Gene therapies and orphan drugs - regulatory status and reimbursement
Moderators
Henar Álvarez Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Madrid
Ariadna Padilla Takeda, Madrid
Topic seven: Re-labelling repackaging and parallel import of medical devices and pharmaceuticals
Moderators
Maria Cedó Esteve, Barcelona
Janine Demont-Reudt Niederer Kraft Frey, Zurich
Miguel Ángel Galve ex GC of Elanco, Madrid
Topic eight: Human research – big data and secondary use of data
Moderators
Beatriz Cocina Arrieta Uria Menendez, Madrid
Ioanna Michalopoulou Michalopoulou & Associates, Athens
Lincoln Tsang Ropes & Gray, London
Topic nine: Deal structures of life sciences transactions
Moderators
Gustavo Alcocer Lugo Olivares, México City
Elazar Stein Medison Pharma, Petach Tikva and Zug, Israel
Emmanuelle Trombe McDermott, Will & Emery, Paris
Topic ten: Interplay between regulation and intellectual property - review of Bolar exemption
Moderators
Rais Amils Pérez Llorca, Madrid
Özge Atilgan Karakulak Gün + Partners, Istanbul
Martin Dræbye Gantzhorn Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen
Topic eleven: Artificial intelligence and life sciences
Moderators
James Gallagher Mason Hayes & Curran, Dublin
Njeri Mutura Microsoft, Irvine, California
Josefine Sommer Sidley Austin LLP, Brussels
Topic twelve: Trade secrets / confidentiality in R&D collaborations
Moderators
Dr Hussein Akhavannik Blank Rome, Washington, District of Columbia
Maarten Schut Kennedy Van der Laan, Amsterdam
Topic thirteen: Recent landscape on foreign direct investment in medtech/pharma
Moderators
Per Lagerkvist MAQS, Stockholm
Irene Fernández Puyol Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid
Topic fourteen: Unified patent court – takeaways from the first year
Moderators
Morten Bruus Accura, Copenhagen
Francine Le Péchon-Joubert De Gaulle Fleurance, Paris
Hanna Tilus Cirio, Stockholm
Topic fifteen: Pharmaceuticals disparagement cases –Interactions with HCPs and regulators from a competition law perspective
Moderators
Luis Alcover Faus Moliner, Barcelona
Moisés Ramírez GSK Spain, Madrid
Anders Thue Simonsen Vogt Wiig, Oslo
Topic sixteen: Advertising pharmaceuticals - old law for modern information needs
Moderators
Ariadna Casanueva Cuatrecasas, Barcelona
Viviana Cervieri Cervieri Monsuárez, Montevideo
Celine Weber Walder Wyss, Zurich
Topic seventeen: Securing innovation: Tackling the 21st century epidemic of counterfeiting and intellectual property piracy
Moderators
Francisco Javier García Uría Menéndez, Barcelona
Jason Jardine Knobbe Martens, San Diego, California
Luis Ruiz BPL, Guatemala City
10th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
Apr 29, 2025
For many law firms, international legal work is already part of their practice. Whether it is advising foreign investors, navigating cross-border transactions or handling disputes with an international element, legal teams often engage beyond their own jurisdictions. But true internationalisation is more than just taking on occasional cross-border matters.
In this interactive session, beginning with a workshop involving all participants and followed by a presentation by Dr Galia Barhava-Monteith, you will receive hands on tools to help you and your team identify and handle downward spirals.
14th Annual IBA Real Estate Investments Conference
Oct 12, 2021
In this article we look at the growth of data breach class actions in the UK and Europe following the coming into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We also consider regulatory activity in the data protection field and the links between investigations and recent class actions. Looking to the future we ask whether current trends are likely to continue, highlighting some powerful policy statements made by the English Court of Appeal in support of data breach class actions, and conclude with a few words on litigation funding and its role in facilitating these kinds of cases.
Moderator
Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar Professor of Comparative and International Criminal Law at Northumbria University, Newcastle; Middle East and North African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, IBA War Crimes Committee
Speakers
Saleh Al-Batati Journalist alumnus/alumni at Reuters Institute the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
John Balouziyeh Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP, New York; North American Regional Forum Liaison Officer, IBA War Crimes Committee
Toby Cadman KC Guernica 37 Chambers, London; Secretary, IBA War Crimes Committee
Colonel (Retired) Charles Garraway CBE, London
Hasina Safi Former Minister for Women’s Affairs and first Afghan UN CEDAW representative, London
Maria Varaki Co-Director War Crimes Research Group, King’s College, London
Yemen, Syria & Afghanistan: Case Studies in International Law, Peace, Justice, and Sanctions in Armed Conflict
Feb 17, 2023
This article will outline the development of China’s restrictions on the cross-border transfer of personal information (PI export), detailing PI export mechanisms provided by the Personal Information Protection Law. It will also explain the practical implications of the restrictions.
While the academic study of leadership roles found in a board of directors and management is not new, it is almost unheard of in Cambodia. This is not surprising given the country’s entire corporate governance and economic structure are still evolving.
Competition Law International - December 2020.
Mar 29, 2022
In all areas, astonishing advances in technology are presenting significant legal and regulatory challenges – none more serious than the use of military AI.
How do AWS, Google, and Microsoft deal with issues like choice of law and forum, liability, service levels, termination, and more?
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Sep 16, 2025
This summer, a group of promising young legal minds were brought together in Kyiv, Ukraine for an intensive and inspiring programme at the 2025 Criminal Justice Summer School (the Summer School) – a five-day syllabus designed to cultivate the next generation of justice professionals.
aConversationWithHumanRightsDr. Beth Van Schaack was sworn in as the Department’s sixth Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) on March 17, 2022.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Highlights of the webinar held on 21 April 2020, discussing the lawyers' survival guide to Covid-19, with reflections from legal practitioners and industry specialists from across the globe.
Topic one
Digital therapeutics – legal challenges and opportunities for tech companies and patients
Moderators
Jeffrey Costellia Nixon Peabody, Washington, DC; Vice Chair, IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Rebecca Dunn Gilbert + Tobin, Barangaroo, New South Wales
Elisa Stefanini Portolano Cavallo, Milan; Technology Law Committee Liaison Officer, IBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Topic two
Large language models (LLMS) and data protection
Moderators
Argyro Amidi FOURDOTINFINITY, Athens
Takashi Nakazaki Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo; Associations and Committees Liaison Officer, IBA Technology Law Committee
Matthias Orthwein SKW Schwarz , Munich
Topic three
AI-driven evidence collection and analysis in litigation: balancing accuracy, efficiency, and ethical concerns
Moderators
Raffaello Stefano De Marco Gianni Origoni, Milan
Statira Ranina ALMT Legal, Mumbai, Maharashtra; Asia Pacific Regional Forum Liaison Officer, IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Erik Valgaeren Stibbe, Brussels
Topic four
Fault in our AI: pinning of liabilities and obligations
Moderators
Anna Beke-Martos Law Office of Dr Anna Beke-Martos, Budapest; Publications Officer, IBA Media Law Committee
Raphaël Dana Dana Associés, Paris; Vice Chair, IBA Fintech Subcommittee
Shweta Sahu Nishith Desai Associates, New Delhi, Delhi
Topic five
AI and the legal profession
Moderators
Lorenzo Battarino Trevisan & Cuonzo, Milan
Orit Gonen Gilat Bareket & Co Reinhold Cohn Group, Tel Aviv, Israel; Chair, Copyright and Entertainment Law Subcommittee
Janez Sekirnik OPAM Law, Ljubljana
Topic six
Impact of European AI regulation in financial sector
Moderators
Roland Mathys Schellenberg Wittmer, Zürich; Senior Vice Chair, IBA Technology Law Committee
Professor Attila Menyhard Eotvos Lorand University, Faculty of Law, Budapest
Astrid Wagner Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg City; Vice Chair, IBA Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Subcommittee
Topic seven
AI corporate policies
Moderators
Yuval Horn Horn & Co, Tel Aviv; Member, IBA Technology Law Committee Advisory Board
Violetta Kunze Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov, Sofia; Member, IBA Communications Law Committee Advisory Board
Cristina Mesa J&A Garrigues, Madrid
Topic eight
AI supply chains and digital sovereignty
Moderators
Mario Di Carlo Studio legale Ristuccia e Tufarelli, Rome
Professor Christopher Millard Queen Mary University of London, London
Daniel Lundqvist Advokatfirman Kahn Pedersen, Stockholm; Scholarship Officer, IBA Technology Law Committee
Topic nine
A tricky balance: what is the best solution to the issue of copyright content being used for the teaching of large language and other GenAI models?
The AI battlefields - How to navigate and overcome the legal challenges
Aug 19, 2025
The International Bar Association-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness), dedicated to documenting and promoting accountability for atrocity crimes, has announced the appointment of Professor Leila Nadya Sadat to its Board of Trustees (Board).
Table moderators: Gaurav G. Arora, Robert Balin, Dr. Anna Beke-Martos, Rajesh Sreenivasan
Topic 15:
The use of AI in art authentication and art appraisals
This table will discuss copyright protection of art created with AI.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
IBA Global Insight June/July 2017. Terrorism and the law: tech companies central to government response; IBA partners with UN for global anti-torture initiative; ‘Vigilant’ French law introduces duty of care for large companies
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