IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C3.1, Convention Centre, Level 3
Session information
International trade agreements and the exchange of services between member nations: a global update
Thursday 12 October (1430 - 1730)
Room C3.1, Convention Centre, Level 3
Committee(s)
International Trade and Customs Law Committee
(Lead)
Immigration and Nationality Law Committee
Description
This panel will conduct a current examination of the ongoing negotiations for many of the world’s leading trade agreements with a focus on the international exchange of services between member nations. Our panel will also consider corporate and tax considerations for individual service providers between participating states.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Guillermo Sanchez Chao | Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa, Mexico City, Mexico; Vice Chair, International Trade and Customs Law Committee |
| Catherine Sas KC | Sas & Ing Immigration Law Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Senior Vice Chair, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
Speakers
| Ross Becroft | Gross & Becroft, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Membership Officer, International Trade and Customs Law Committee |
| Aseem Chawla | ASC Legal Solicitors & Advocates, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Rita Chowdhury | Integrate Legal Pty Ltd, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia |
| Laura Devine | Laura Devine Solicitors Limited, London, England; Communications Officer, Senior Lawyers' Committee |
| Francisco Javier Illanes | Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos, Santiago, Chile; Member, Latin American Regional Forum Advisory Board |
| Matthew Kronby | Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Secretary, International Trade and Customs Law Committee |
| Vincent Lau | Clark Lau LLC, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |