International Financial Law Young Lawyers Programme
6 May 2026
Auditorium
Session information
Cross-border skills seminar: From mastering cross-border transactions to building your international counsel network
Wednesday 6 May (1615 - 1745)
Description
What skills do clients expect of cross-border lawyers? What are clients’ expectations in multi-jurisdictional matters that involve multiple law firms or multiple offices of the same global firm? Whether working with foreign offices of the same global firm or retaining foreign counsel from independent local firms, creating a ‘cross-border team’ that will play seamlessly in the client’s corner presents intrinsic challenges, running from lack of communication and proper understanding of cultural differences to lack of (or mis-) understanding of the legal position in the foreign jurisdiction. Building a reliable international counsel network is one of the keys to success in this endeavor. In this seminar, law firm practitioners and in-house counsel will lead the discussion of these topics, providing opportunities for active participation by the audience.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Giorgio Bovenzi | Haynes and Boone, New York, New York, USA; North American Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
| Kyung Hwa Moon | Shin & Kim LLC, Seoul, South Korea; Newsletter Deputy, Securities and Capital Markets Committee |
Speakers
| Antoni Barios | Cases & Lacambra Abogados, Barcelona, Spain |
| Daniel Gonzalez Pila | J&A Garrigues S L P, Madrid, Spain |
| Fernando Minguez Hernandez | Cuatrecasas, Madrid, Spain |
| Pablo Rodríguez Abelenda | Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain |