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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.
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
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.
Apr 20, 2026
This article examines the development of pro bono advocacy in Brazil following the enactment of OAB Provision 166/2015, which established a regulatory framework legitimising gratuitous legal services, and analyses how legal rankings, awards and diversity commitments have incentivised law firms to structure institutional pro bono programs that complement public legal aid and advance access to justice.
The panel is aimed at young, ambitious lawyers who are eager to conquer the ever-changing legal world. The panel features seasoned experts who will share invaluable insights, empowering young lawyers to chart a successful career path in the legal domain.
The panel will discuss:
- International arbitration careers from a counsel, arbitrator and institutional perspective. Our distinguished panellists will offer exclusive insights into excelling in this dynamic field.
- Empowering your journey through training: discover the art of continuous training and its impact on elevating your legal skills. Our experts, including a representative from the prestigious French Bar Training School, will share valuable advice on improving your professional prowess.
- Entrepreneurial skills: explore the practical guidelines, tools, and challenges involved in establishing your own legal practice. Learn the best practices and critical factors to consider on your entrepreneurial path.
IBA Young Lawyers' Committee Training: The Fundamentals of International Legal Business Practice
Feb 04, 2022
The German arbitration community is on a quest for practical solutions that can better suit multi-party disputes in arbitration. Prominent German practitioners recently proposed the DIS Supplemental Rules for Third-Party Notices in Arbitration (“SRTPN”), which the DIS and the wider arbitration community are currently scrutinizing. The authors contribute here to the discussion by re-viewing existing practices on multi-party arbitration and the possible advantages of third-party notices, particularly for the stakeholders of the construction industry.
IBA Global Insight August/September 2017 - Chinese investment overseas, IBA Pro Bono Award nominees, law firm management webinar series, IBA Annual Conference 2017 Sydney, Google fined by EU for anti-competitive behaviour, China Working Group, India Contact Group, Code of Conduct survey
Family businesses often look to the next generation to run the business. But the next generation is not always prepared or qualified to take over the business. There may be multiple members of the next generation involved. Or the retiring generation needs cash from the sale of a family business in order to comfortably retire. More and more investment funds invest in family businesses to facilitate the succession. The issue of exit strategies or liquidation of the shareholding of family business has several angles. Not only the family dynamics, the interests of the investment fund who invests in view of a return on investment and the perspective of the (founding) shareholder who has long term goals need to be aligned. What are the appropriate mechanism that would cover such contradicting interests. In this session we will try to discuss standard clauses that are used in practice as well as examples of how such legal solutions reflected in particular situations in practice.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
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.
Tariffs and the realignment of international trade (dis)agreements at the government level have caused multinational companies to rethink their manufacturing and supply chain structures.
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
May 09, 2023
One of the most important challenges after the signature of the peace process in Colombia with the FARC guerilla (the ‘Peace Process’) is how the government, and the society as a whole, can assure ex-guerrilla members that they will be able to reintegrate effectively into a digital driven society where information about their past, and about the crimes they committed, is just one click away.
As law firms move through the post-pandemic, the issue of legal talent retention remains a hot topic for law firms of all sizes.
The great challenge for law firms is actually to find a way to create workplace environments which young lawyers do not want to leave.
The session will therefore explore the key factors which drive (or should drive) lawyers in determining whether to remain at their current firms or to pursue other opportunities in the ongoing competition for talent.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Perspectives on a ‘right to be forgotten’ in the midst of the reintegration of ex-guerrilla members in Colombia.
This panel will look at the adequacy of how the regulatory framework addresses oil and gas industry data and ways to minimise data risks, promote equitable growth, and protect various interests. What tools are available to address the challenges of data protection? New trends in terms of regulation, investigations and emblematic cases will also be reviewed. The current status and concerns around data residency will be considered as well as new technological tools in the rendering of legal services, including artificial intelligence, due diligence processes and drafting of documentation.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
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
President Xi’s China is now a major player at the United Nations, supporting peacekeeping operations and emphasising global cooperation to protect human rights. But there are fears that China’s more active role could erode multilateral intervention and even lead to the demise of international human rights laws.
The Host Committee wishes to extend a very special thank you to the Tribunal de Commerce for its gracious hospitality.
The Host Committee also wishes to thank the IBA and the Paris Bar for their support of this event.
The 2023 Paris Host Committee is delighted to invite you to a unique French Wine & Cheese Reception in the heart of the city on the historic Ile de la Cité. Guests will be treated to fine wine from some of France's most famous wine-producing regions.
The event will take place at the Tribunal de Commerce of Paris. Inspired by the Palazzo Della Loggia in Brescia, the Tribunal de Commerce was built between 1860 and 1865. Listed as a historic monument, the magnificent double-revolution Renaissance staircase, ornate 45-meter dome and imposing atrium make it one of the most impressive buildings on the Ile de la Cité.
The Host Committee, which is composed of over 20 prestigious law firms based in the city as well as the Barreau de Paris and the Conseil National des Barreaux, invites you to join us for drinks at this elegant venue where you will be able to network and meet colleagues in a uniquely Parisian setting.
Last but not least, the French Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Mr Eric Dupond-Moretti, will honour us with his presence at this special evening.
Annual Conference delegate badges are required for admittance.
Pre-registration is not required
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
The United Kingdom is going it alone with a proposal for a digital services tax (DST), with the aim of increasing the tax tech giants such as Facebook and Google pay in the UK. The DST was confirmed by the Chancellor Philip Hammond in his Budget at the end of October.
The 2024 Mexico Host Committee is delighted to invite you to a unique Mexican Fiesta! Join us for a delicious Mexican food, wine and tequilita tasting at wonderful Museo Rufino Tamayo.
The Museum of Contemporary Art was designed and built by architects Teodoro González de León and Abraham Zabludovsky between 1979 and 1981, which received a National Architecture Award in 1981 resulting in an iconic work of Mexican Contemporary Architecture.
A special recognition will be presented to our President Almudena Arpón de Medivil, for her achievements as President of our Association.
The Host Committee, which is composed of over 20 prestigious Mexican law firms, invites you to join us for a fun, delicious and cultural evening at this elegant venue where you will be able to network and meet colleagues in a unique Mexico City setting. The Host Committee will be joined by the Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados and ANADE.
The Host Committee wishes to extend a very special thank you to the Museo Rufino Tamayo for their hospitality, as well as the IBA for their support of this event.
Annual Conference delegate badges are required for admittance.
Pre-registration is not required
We look forward to seeing you there.
Kind regards,
IBA Mexico Conference Host Committee
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Interview with Renée Duplantis, PhD, former TD MacDonald Chair in Industrial Economics at the Competition Bureau.
To bring some competitive edge to our annual football event – and with many thanks to Stikeman Elliott - we have been able to secure the wonderful Cherry Beach Sports Fields, 275 Unwin Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 3K8. The (outdoor!) match(es) on two full size pitches will be played on Thursday 6 November between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Transportation and other arrangements will be confirmed closer to the date and communicated to delegates who have registered/paid. All players and spectators, please also notify Keith Oliver, Leonie Stevens and Dennis Peck (keoliver@petersandpeters.com / lstevens@petersandpeters.com / d.peck@4newsquare.com).
Ticket price: £65
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
IBA Global Insight June/July 2019: With online disinformation increasingly damaging democracy, Global Insight assesses the European Commission‘s action plan to address the issue, which has already signed up Facebook, Google and Twitter.
Discussion on the legal challenges and strategies that global companies face when navigating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in a world with varying regulations and practices (eg, EU v US executive orders). We will explore how to manage DEI compliance in both progressive and restrictive environments and lessons learned so far, highlighting the approaches needed to balance and deal with conflicting regulations and practices. The 2025 DEI Workplace Report in Diversity.com shows DEI programmes have taken many forms across the workplace over the past two decades. While some organisations continue to lead in this space, others have recently scaled back due to political, legal or reputational concerns.
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
David Burgess, Publishing Director of the Legal 500, examines how the Covid-19 crisis has affected the research process and provides insights into what firms and general counsel’s priorities are, and indeed should be, over the next 12 months. It is clear that firms that are heavily client-centric will emerge from the crisis with increased opportunities.
The session will analyse how organisations assess the real impact of diversity and inclusion initiatives through data, KPIs, reporting tools and qualitative indicators. It will discuss the opportunities and limitations of measurement, ethical and privacy considerations, and how evidence-based approaches can strengthen informed decision-making, culture and long-term strategy. The session will also reflect on recent and ongoing initiatives to assess inclusion within professional associations.
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
On 1 November, thousands of Google employees staged a mass walkout demanding the company overhaul its policies for handling workplace sexual harassment following several high-profile scandals. A week later, the company bowed to demands and vowed to end its practice of mandatory arbitration in a move that has reverberated around Silicon Valley and rekindled the issue of employee rights in the #MeToo era.
1. What keeps the general counsel up at night?
2. Antitrust/competition policy and enforcement (In Focus: Vertical Mergers, Tech)
3. Risk sharing between clients and legal advisors – a new paradigm in a buyers’ market
4. Corruption issues affecting M&A deals | WCC
5. Risk mitigation in M&A deals: the period between signing and closing
6. The ‘known unknown’: fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, wilful deceit and dishonest concealment in Indian M&A deals
7. Protectionist Regime | Key Learnings in getting the deals done
Mergers and Acquisitions in India: is India the last oasis of hope in a global slowdown?
There have been some major developments in Austrian competition law regarding big tech companies. The aspects of particular interest are a tighter scrutiny of tech mergers and an enforcement initiative as to the terms and conditions used by digital platforms. This article first gives an overview of the respective new Austrian merger control thresholds that cover the acquisition of tech startups. It then analyses the investigation of Amazon by the Austrian Federal Competition Authority
Come prepared to share your advice about the pros and cons of your jurisdiction, in small groups, over breakfast. Does your jurisdiction have the best weather, the best wine and the best tax regime? Have you top tips for pre-immigration planning? Are there bear traps to avoid?
29th Annual International Private Client Tax Conference - Navigating the private client world in turbulent times
Apr 23, 2025
Arriving in Budapest, I was excited to join my first IBA European Regional Forum (ERF) retreat as a council member. Bringing together over 50 officers, council members and Advisory Board members, this was a great (and slightly daunting!) opportunity to immerse myself in the ERF and find out more about their current and upcoming projects.
Litigating in the Asia Pacific Region
The resources outlined here are available for planning and conducting virtual arbitration hearings. They are divided into three categories: (i) video-conferencing platforms, some of which offer features unique to hearing management; (ii) remote interpretation and translation services; and (iii) services provided by arbitral institutions for virtual hearings.
The role of the courts in arbitration: an Asia Pacific perspective
Jan 09, 2024
This article reviews the recent European Union regulations, namely the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act which regulate digital platforms with operations in Europe, from different perspectives. Likewise, the article revises some regulatory projects in Brazil and the United States, before turning to Argentina, where the regulation of the intermediaries’ responsibility is an issue of current relevance. Due to the lack of an ex-ante regulation regarding these topics, this article goes over some of the cases treated with consumer protection regulations as well as with antitrust law and data privacy provisions.
Every insurance case inherently involves a delicate balance between the insurer’s obligation and right to investigate and verify the occurrence of an insured event, ensuring the legitimacy of the claim, on the one hand, and the policyholder's urgent need to receive compensation promptly in order to recover financially, from the other hand.
This presentation will explore the complex dynamics of this tension, based on Zaki Diab’s experience as a litigator specialising in property insurance claims within the insurance market, and will offer insights into addressing these challenges from multiple perspectives.
Global insurance trends for 2025 – Transactions, Regulation and Disputes
Personal tales from the wild side part 2: the gang are back with more insights across the globe, focusing on navigating through the Covid-19 crisis and preparing for the new normality. A webinar presented by the IBA Law Firm Management Committee. 9 June 2020, 1300-1415 BST.
21st Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference
IBA Global Insight April/May 2019 - The #MeToo movement has placed previously obscure non-disclosure orders in the spotlight. Global Insight examines why mandatory arbitration clauses may be equally damaging – covering similarly iniquitous behaviour – and considers how they’re being challenged.
AI 101 for the bar and bench
Tales from the wild side, a lawyers survival guide to COVID-19 with personal reflections from leading legal practitioners and industry specialists from across the globe with a mix of professional and more intimate content
Next Gen Arbitration in Asia Pacific: Innovation, access, and legacy
Jan 18, 2024
The scale at which the tech giants operate – and their significant presence in our lives – makes holding them to account a challenge. Global Insight investigates signs that governments, activists, unions and courts – and even tech companies themselves – are, however, beginning to do so.
IBA Asia Pacific Arbitration Group Symposium: Beyond the comfort zone – rethinking arbitrator appointments, AI and enforcement of awards
Users of Law firm websites mainly consist of students, head-hunters, business people, potential clients and anonymous visitors from different locations, with varying purposes. This article looks at how a potential client’s visit to your website can convert into a request for a proposal.
Since 1996, as a solo sailor, Ricardo has been developing missions and expeditions to promote sustainability and the oceans around the world, working closely with schools, universities and governments. He has sailed the equivalent of four times around the world. His guiding vision has always been to empower people, a mission he describes as‘cultivating human potential’.
8th Annual IBA European Start-up Conference
Sep 10, 2025
A new comprehensive report from the International Bar Association (IBA) Communications Law Committee examines the ongoing global debate over who should bear the cost of internet infrastructure, expansion and maintenance. It is a controversial issue revolving around whether…
IBA Young Lawyers Professional Ethics Forum 2026
Developments in executive compensation have resulted in more legislation and regulations on executive pay being introduced over the past two decades than in the previous 150 years. Ever since the last financial crisis, executive compensation has remained high on the agenda of many authorities. When there are concerns about executive remuneration, legislators first of all try to find the remedy through increasing the level of transparency. Such a transparency measure, currently favoured by various countries
DiversityInclusionHumanRightsRuleOfLawIn 1857, in the case of Dred Scott v Sandford 60 US 393, a majority of the United States Supreme Court delivered one of the clearest examples of a judiciary breaching the rule of law. In this notorious case, it was held that coloured people were property and, as chattels, were not entitled to citizenship of the United States and the protection of its Constitution. A bloody civil war followed this decision, which ultimately led to an end of slavery in the United States. However, progress towards any form of racial equality was hindered by the United States Supreme Court. In Plessy v Ferguson 163 US 537 (1896) a majority of the court held that racial segregation did not breach the equal protection clause of the Constitution, bringing about the infamous doctrine of “separate but equal”. Racial segregation did not end until 1954, when a unanimous Supreme Court held in Brown v Board of Education 347 US 483 that the equal protection clause applied to everyone, regardless of race.
On the other side of the Atlantic, a majority of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council – comprised of judges also sitting at the Supreme Court of the UK – held, in Boyce v the Queen [2004] UKPC 32, that colonial laws dating from the time of the British Empire, regardless of their being “inhumane or degrading”, cannot be held to be inconsistent with the declaration of fundamental rights and freedoms of the written constitution. Immunity was said to be “complete”, i.e. absolute in perpetuity. Such interpretation of a codified declaration of fundamental rights and freedoms obviously feels wrong and may be argued to as defying any basic sense of human dignity or understanding of what the rule of law means. The implications are profound and broad-ranging. The decision’s precedential value has consequences beyond the case in which it was decided in that many Caribbean laws that discriminate against LGBTI people, or even still criminalise consensual sexual intercourse between two adults of the same sex, are also untouchable colonial laws as a result.
The Diversity and Inclusion Council along with [x] call for a special panel discussion to consider the implications of wrong judicial decisions what mechanisms can be employed to mitigate against such eventualities (e.g. such as not representing governments that wish to perpetuate errors of law) and if there are means to hold the judiciary to account for clearly erroneous decisions.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
May 12, 2026
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to pharmaceutical research represents one of the most significant transformations the sector has experienced in recent decades, with the global AI-in-pharma market projected to grow at a 40–43 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) through 2030. This rapid expansion also brings significant regulatory and governance challenges, particularly with respect to the regulatory acceptability of data generated through AI based methods and the requirements governing the appropriate use of personal data for algorithm training. These issues are prompting authorities worldwide to develop principles and frameworks aimed at ensuring the trustworthy, transparent, and responsible integration of AI into medicinal product development.
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
IBA Global Insight August/September 2018 -Russian corruption: growing calls for tougher sanctions to combat ‘dirty’ money; The United Kingdom has long been recognised as a favoured destination for wealthy Russian investors, but the flow of ‘dirty money’ from Russia is tainting the country’s reputation. It is increasingly viewed as a safe haven for the Kremlin’s coffers, according to a recent report by the UK House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee
Whether the legal profession will successfully navigate the myriad of problems and opportunities arising in the digital space remains to be seen. AI ranks at the top of the IBA’s strategic plan and many other organisations’ priorities.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Jul 14, 2024
The European Fashion and Luxury Law Conference, meticulously organised by the European Regional Forum (ERF) of the International Bar Association (IBA) in Milan on 23 April 2024, was a resounding success. The event, which was fully booked, showcased a remarkable assembly of speakers, each highly esteemed within the industry. These speakers brought with them a wealth of knowledge and expertise, which they shared across a series of discussions and presentations.
Sep 21, 2023
A robust broadband infrastructure is vital for a country’s economic growth and technological advancement. With this in mind, the Italian Government has set the objective of ensuring broadband internet access for every household.
This keynote lecture will examine how trust is emerging as a defining currency in the international pharmaceutical landscape, and how healthcare regulatory coding and compliance are becoming decisive forces in the architecture of global expansion. The session will address the international pharmaceutical regulatory dimension of this transformation, highlighting how coding structures, regulatory classification, compliance systems and governance models are influencing market entry, product positioning, operational resilience and cross-border credibility. For international lawyers working in life sciences, this lecture will provide a sophisticated and commercially grounded reflection on the evolving relationship between regulation, trust and internationalisation in a sector where legal precision and strategic foresight are now inseparable.
12th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
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