IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Room 715 B, Level 700, MTCC
Session information
The growing reach of specialty Bars
Tuesday 4 November (1430 - 1545)
Room 715 B, Level 700, MTCC
Committee(s)
Bar Issues Commission
(Lead)
Description
This session will explore the increased role of specialty Bars and cross-border practices.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Michael Paul Clancy OBE | The Law Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland; Advisor, Constitution and Governance Committee |
| Alessandra Nascimento S F Mourao | Nascimento e Mourao Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; SPPI Council Member |
Speakers
| Ramadhan Abubakar | East Africa Law Society, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Jennifer Ball | The Law Society of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; President / Chairperson, The Law Society of New South Wales |
| Ken Murphy | Law Society of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; BIC Past Chair, Bar Issues Commission |
| Nuhad Ponce Kuri | Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (ANADE), Mexico City, Mexico; IBA Council Member, Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa |
| Ellyn Rosen | American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Vice Chair, Bar Issues Commission Regulation Committee |