IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C4.2, Convention Centre, Level 4
Session information
Cross-border aspects of legal opinions in financial transactions
Wednesday 11 October (0930 - 1230)
Room C4.2, Convention Centre, Level 4
Committee(s)
Banking & Financial Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
Legal opinions are regularly issued in multiple jurisdictions in financial transactions, but no two jurisdictions necessarily take the same approach to them or understand them the same way. Recipients of legal opinions expect an accurate, precise and reliable legal instrument, which presupposes that everybody involved has the same understanding of the what, why and how. This panel will discuss issues and pitfalls in issuing cross-border opinions and will explore possible ways to address them.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| John Elias | Fasken, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Vice Chair, Legal Opinions Subcommittee |
| Benedikt Maurenbrecher | Homburger AG, Zürich, Switzerland; Chair, Legal Opinions Subcommittee |
| Ulrike Erika Brigitte Ursula Naumann | Bowmans, Johannesburg, South Africa; African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
Speakers
| Russell DaSilva | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, New York, New York, USA; Co-Chair, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
| Andreas Meyer | Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Anastasia Walker | Macquarie Bank, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Jacob Willeumier |