IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
Committee(s)
Corporate and M&A Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
As a lawyer practicing international M&A, you will benefit from interacting with a broad network of colleagues in the same practice in other countries.
This session will be a great way to meet many new M&A contacts, build your network and learn from the experience of your peers. It will involve 10 roundtables and topics, with a moderator knowledgeable on the topic.
All session participants will be able to speak, ask questions and exchange contacts. Every 20 minutes you will rotate to another table, giving you the opportunity to discuss at least 3 topics of your interest and meet at least 30 new M&A lawyers from around the world.
Table topics
1. Current trends in "hot" due diligence topics
2. Current trends in government intervention: FDI, merger control and more
3. Current trends in impact of AI on M&A transactions
4. Current trends in directors' liability in M&A transactions
5. Current trends in private equity transactions
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Anthony Boogert | King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Dovile Burgiene | WALLESS, Vilnius, Lithuania; Senior Vice Chair, Corporate and M&A Law Committee |
| Lee Won Chen | Allen & Gledhill, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Corporate and M&A Law Committee |
| André Dufour | Borden Ladner Gervais, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Member, Corporate and M&A Law Committee Advisory Board |
| Jenny Hochenberg | Freshfields, New York, New York, USA |
| Elisabeth Kreuzer | Hengeler Mueller, Munich, Germany |
| Lorenzo Olgiati | Schellenberg Wittmer, Zürich, Switzerland; Secretary, Corporate and M&A Law Committee |
| Jean-Claude Rivalland | Norton Rose Fulbright, Paris, France; Chair, Corporate Membership Subcommittee |
| Gisèle Rosselle | Strelia, Brussels, Belgium; Member, Corporate and M&A Law Committee Advisory Board |
| Henrik Rossing Lonberg | Plesner, Copenhagen, Denmark |