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13 April 2021, 1300 - 1400 BST
The Women Lawyers’ Committee (WLC) aspires to empower its 3000 highly valued members from all over the world to engage, network and share knowledge. The committee was originally an interest group which was introduced as an IBA constituent in 1996 to allow efficient global networking of women lawyers.
WLC aims to level the playing field in the legal profession and inspire leaders to work to achieve gender parity. It's 20 committee officers create awareness tools to help the profession achieve this goal, while at the same time facilitate an efficient global network for women lawyers to connect and develop business and expertise, supported by its Advisory board.
We welcome members with all genders and encourage all perspectives and remain a committee dedicated to the cause of women lawyers.
20/20 vision for 2020: law firm strategy for the next decade - Law Firm Management Committee newsletter article, April 2020
The latest issue of the Monitor covers topics including food inequality for members of the LGBTQI+ community, the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the mental health of people living with disabilities and an update on freedom of assembly protests around the world.
Arb40 Symposium - Unfolding the future of international arbitration: substantive challenges and the rise of a new model
From 20–24 November 2018, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) collaborated with the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists, International Commission of Jurists, the International Development and Legal Organization, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) to hold the Annual Jurists Conference.
The classic session devoted to recent evolutions in investment arbitration. This year the Committee will analyse the recent paradigmatic in investment arbitration.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
The aftermath of a global pandemic, economic crises, and political changes result in an ever-changing list of headaches for in-house counsel. A panel of senior in-house counsel talk about the key issues that keep them up at night.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Andriy Kostin was appointed Prosecutor General on 28 July 2022 and has been a member of the National Security and Defense Council since 4 August 2022. He has an extensive legal career with over 20 years of experience. Since 2000 he has been a member of the International Bar Association and, between 2013-2015 a member of its governing body—the IBA Council.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Feb 20, 2025
The IBA is marking the United Nations World Day of Social Justice by reminding lawyers of two of its published guidelines that recommend frameworks for the integration of human rights and environmental due diligence regulations: the Updated IBA Business and Human Rights Guidance for Bar Associations...
In October 2022, Woodward did something he’d never done before; he released the complete recordings of his 20 interviews with Donald Trump in audiobook form titled, The Trump Tapes.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Nov 07, 2022
On 4 November 2022, IBA Legalbrief Africa turned 20. It is incredible to think that this publication, which provides a succinct weekly round-up of legal news from across Africa and is delivered each Monday, by email, to people interested in what is happening on the continent, only exists today because of a single...
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Feb 20, 2025
The video of a recent webinar organised by IBA specialist Committees which concentrated on UN Sustainable Development Goal 1 is being shared in honour of the United Nations World Day of Social Justice on 20 February. It is estimated that 575 million people live in extreme poverty.
IBA Property and River Tour, Friday 6th June, 14:30 – 17:30
14:00: depart from Banking Hall, Cornhill, London – walk to London Bridge City Pier (approx. 15 mins)
14:15: arrive at London Bridge City Pier
14:30: departure on Thames Clipper boat, river tour to Westminster (including Houses of Parliament, London Eye), turning east under Tower bridge to Canary Wharf
15:30: disembark at Canary Wharf Pier – walk to One Canada Square (approx. 10 mins)
15:45: arrive at One Canada Square, lifts to level 30/ level 39
16:00: tour of Level 30: marketing suite - One Canada Square | Canary Wharf [if more than 100 people, two groups to be split between level 30 and level 39]
16:15: tour of Level 39: tech/accelerator space - Level39: Tech Community
16:30: depart One Canada Square and walk through Eden Dock and Jubilee Park - Eden Dock - Canary Wharf - to 20 Water Street (approx. 15 mins)
16:45: tour of London Innovation Centre at 20 Water Street: 20 Water Street - Canary Wharf [maximum of 40 people to view the lab space]
17:00: (optional) drinks at Montgomery Square Bar: 640East (Montgomery Square, Upper Bank Street E14 5JJ)
15th Annual IBA Real Estate Investments Conference
By Alan Sournac. Passive investment companies: new developments and strategies to address deferral.
Beth Van Schaack was sworn in as the Department’s sixth Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) on March 17, 2022. In this role, she advises the Secretary of State and other Department leadership on issues
related to the prevention of and response to atrocity crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Feb 20, 2025
The United Nations World Day of Social Justice, observed each 20 February, draws attention to the importance of a fair labour market to improve lives and create a more sustainable future for all. Central to this is inclusive and effective governance of work, ensuring employment opportunities and...
The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) mock arbitration aims to showcase an international maritime and trade dispute, conducted under the latest 4th Edition 2022 SCMA Rules, which came into effect on 1 January 2022.
IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Mid-Year Conference: The new world of shipping post-Covid
Jan 12, 2023
Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama, socia del bufete Gómez-Acebo & Pombo en Madrid, España, ha sido nombrada nueva Presidenta de la International Bar Association (IBA). Arpón de Mendívil es la primera mujer que ocupa este cargo en 20 años y la segunda en los 76 años de historia de la Asociación.
SustainabilityFocusIn this session we will look at the following three aspects:
- Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) in Europe and next deadlines: introduction of Taxonomy Regulations in full, as well as SFDR 2, in 2022;
- US progress in ESG and catching up with the EU; and
- ESG data – the key challenge for compliance and how development finance institutions (DFI) are helping champion ESG into the mainstream.
SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS sessions marked as such are part of the IBA Annual Conference 2022 sustainability focus on Tuesday and Thursday, grouping sessions discussing different aspects of ESG and sustainability across the different legal fields.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Jan 12, 2023
Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama, partner at law firm Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in Madrid, Spain is announced as the new President of the International Bar Association (IBA). Ms Mendívil is the first woman to hold the position in 20 years and only the second in the Association’s 76-year history.
- Austria: cum/ex Supreme Administrative Court VwGH 28 June 2022 Ro 2022/13/0002
- Canada: exchange of info Levett v CRA
- Denmark: Beneficial ownership EU law C-116/16 T Danmark and C-117/16 Y Denmark ApS.
12th Annual London Finance and Capital Markets Conference
Jan 19, 2023
This was a judgment of the Grand Chamber in the Court of Justice of the European Union, after a request for a preliminary ruling was made by a regional administrative court in Lithuania. It is significant because it has broadened the scope of the definition of sensitive personal data in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the ‘GDPR’). The judgment expands the prohibition of the processing of sensitive data to include inference. This will have repercussions for companies, public bodies and registers that make personal data publicly available.
Announcement: Legal Practice Division General Meeting Agenda, 3 November 2022, Miami, Florida, USA
In accordance with the Legal Practice Division (LPD) By-Laws, Article 7.3 this serves as notice of the LPD General Meeting that will take place on Thursday 3 November at the time of the IBA 2022 Annual Conference in Miami.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
• Since 2022, US authorities have described sanctions as ‘the new FCPA’.
• In her 2022 State of the Union address, the European Commission president proposed including corruption in the EU human rights sanctions regime, following the path opened by the Global Magnitsky Act.
19th Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference
The September 2020 offer by Nvidia for Arm was declared dead in February 2022 following a FTC lawsuit and opposition from the regulators in Britain. The German government blocked the acquisition of a German semi-conductor manufacturer by a Chinese buyer in late 2022. Things in the Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard are equally getting heated as three regulators line up against the deal.
38th IBA International Financial Law Conference
Our experts discuss where we are in 2022.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Oct 07, 2022
This very interesting panel discussion – at the 19th Annual Mergers & Acquisitions Conference in New York – covered a number of current and timely topics, including: current global private equity market activities; take private transactions and associated considerations; the evolving regulatory landscape; environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations; alternate exit transactions; and special purpose acquisition company market disruptions.
Andriy Kostin was appointed as the Prosecutor General on 28 July 2022.
Prosecutor General Kostin is a graduate from Odesa National University, the Faculty of Law.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
The continent had around 570 million internet users in 2022, a number that more than doubled compared to 2015.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Money and politics: what’s new in Private Equity in 2022? This panel of experts will discuss the trends in transactions and regulatory issues that are driving deals and deal structures in the private equity arena in the US, Asia and Europe.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Based on key findings of the 2021-2022 Legal Policy and Research Unit tech competency survey report, the session will discuss tech competency as a core legal skill and the need for developing a sustainable concept for the IBA’s existing code of principles.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Jul 27, 2022
Welcome to the first IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law newsletter of 2022.
Join us for our 2022 lunchtime event and hear from our Keynote Speaker RJ Mitte, who will be giving the keynote address on How law affects individuals with disabilities, and the positive impact of hiring individuals with disabilities in the workplace.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Jun 08, 2022
This edition of Global Insight focuses squarely on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Across our news section, columns and features we assess some of the key issues emerging from the conflict.
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) at its 55th session in June 2022 approved the new and long awaited convention of judicial sales where our Committee has been involved in the drafting.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Healthcare represented over 20% of global PE deal value in 2024 with over 1000 PE healthcare deals in the US and over 150 in Europe.
IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2025
20 years on from the signing of the Rome Statute, with the winding down of the UN International Criminal Tribunals and the emergence of calls for new hybrid or special criminal tribunals (eg, for ISIS, for Syria) and the proliferation of attempts to bring war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide cases before domestic courts, this panel will analyse the challenges and obstacles that criminal justice currently faces at the international level, and whether the future of international justice lies on an international, hybrid or domestic trajectory.
Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference: future-proofing the African legal profession
The case was the largest chapter 11 proceeding to file in the U.S. in 2022 and proposed a $1.9 billion financing facility.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
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