IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C4.8, Convention Centre, Level 4
Session information
Disruption: lawyers advising disruptive companies while disruptors change the legal industry
Tuesday 10 October (0930 - 1045)
Committee(s)
Closely Held Companies Committee
(Lead)
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Description
‘Disruption’ was the topic of the Paris 2017 specialist conference by the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee. This session continues that key dialogue in a lively and interactive format. Experts and the audience will discuss the specific legal challenges and needs that disruptors are facing worldwide, the high-value new skills this specific category of clients requires, different from those demanded by the traditional corporate client, and the legal approach of industries that are operating under a scenario of very fluid regulatory environments. Also, from the perspective of law firms, disruption is not only a client issue. The legal industry is also itself being disrupted with the development of: • new business models; • alternative firms; • the increasingly sophisticated legal process outsourcing (LPOs); • global integrated service providers; and • the expansion of new technologies, such as law on demand, apps and artificial intelligence.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
Andres Cerisola | Infocorp Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay |
Harvey Cohen | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; IBA Council MemberOhio State Bar Association |
Speakers
Mike Aston | Accenture, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Murray Bruce | IBM, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
Katrina Johnson | Uber, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Alexandra Neri | Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Paris, France; Senior Vice Chair, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee |
Kieren Parker | Addisons, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Brent Thomas | Airbnb, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |