A conference presented by the IBA Law Firm Management Committee, supported by the IBA North American Regional Forum, the IBA Alternative Business Structures Committee and the IBA Technology Law Committee

The Future is Here: Insights and Experiences from Today’s Law Firm Innovators

3 May 2016, Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York, USA

A conference by leaders, for leaders in the legal sector. Panellists and participants will explore innovation and new approaches that are in actual use in law firms and attendees will have an opportunity to learn from and engage with panellists who have led the way in legal sector innovation.

Topics include:

• How have legal sector innovators delivered services to clients through web-based tools and how have they used data analytics to enhance their business results

• How have these innovators managed, staffed and funded their new approaches?

• What can we learn from within the legal sector and beyond about management and leadership development for the next generation of law firm and law department leaders?

• What are the innovators doing to better market legal services in the digital era?

BOOK NOW AT WWW.IBANET.ORG/CONFERENCES/CONF699.ASPX UP TO 5.5 CPD/CLE

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ProgrammeConference Co-ChairsStephen W Bowman Bennett Jones, Toronto, Ontario; Vice-Chair North America, IBA Law Firm Management CommitteeDeborah Enix-Ross Debevoise & Plimpton, New York; Officer, IBA Bar Issues Commission

1000 – 1245

Current innovations in legal service delivery: What are the innovators doing?Advances in technology, business processes, demographics, internationalisation (and many more areas) are changing the way law firms deliver their services. This session will explore innovative trends in delivering improved, faster, and cheaper services to clients; how law firms collaborate with clients to create ‘win-win’ solutions; how law firms use technology and big data to improve client advice and service and drive profitability; how law firms incorporate legal managed service providers into the value-chain to drive efficiency and increase market share; and how technology is, will and may cause lawyers to focus on high-value advisory tasks.

The subject will be examined through two panels: one focused on projects that have been largely internally conceived and executed; the other focused on collaboration with third parties. Each panel will explore experiences, results and lessons learned from innovation projects undertaken by a number of law firms, either alone or through collaboration and joint ventures with clients, other potential business partners and major technology companies.

Tuesday 3 May

0830 – 1700 Registration

0830 – 0915 Welcome coffee/tea

0915 – 0930 Welcome remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs

0930 – 1000

Innovation in law firms – market perspectiveCitibank has for many years followed the trends in the legal market and is well known for its market surveys and insights. The conference will start with a presentation from Citibank and a keynote conversation around their findings from a recent survey of law firms around the world on current challenges and opportunities in the legal market. The subject of innovation was prominent in the results.

Discussion hosts Stephen W BowmanHermann J Knott Luther, Cologne

SpeakerDan DiPietro Chairman, Law Firm Group, Citibank, New York

1000 – 1045 Session one

Internal projects This panel will discuss successful experiences in innovation projects that were primarily internally developed and executed. Panel members will discuss what their firms have achieved and how they managed, financed and built successful tools, platforms and capabilities.

Session ChairPeter Brown Peter Brown & Associates, New York

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Tuesday continued

SpeakersNeville Eisenberg Berwin Leighton Paisner, London; Vice Chair, IBA Law Firm Management Committee Strategy Working GroupEdward J Estrada Partner, Global Head of Strategy, Reed Smith, New York Sarkis Jebejian Kirkland & Ellis, New YorkJ Stephen Poor Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, Illinois

1045 – 1115 Coffee/tea break

1115 – 1245 Session two

Joint ventures and collaborationThis panel will discuss successes achieved by developing business structures that combine the efforts of law firms together with their clients or other business partners to create new business structures and new ways of delivering legal services, in some cases through common ownership of new business vehicles. The discussion will explore the interaction between traditional law firms and emerging business platforms, legal managed service providers, licensed legal technicians, tech solution providers, online legal services, universities and others. Law firm leaders share their views on the experiences and prospects of such collaboration. From the client perspective it will become clear what disaggregation of legal services means in practice. Alternative providers will discuss ways to collaborate with law firms that help them win new and protect existing client relationships.

Session ChairLuis Fernando Gonzalez Nieves Solcargo, Mexico City

SpeakersJohn R Fernandez Chairman NextLaw Labs / Dentons US, Washington DCSteven M Richman Clark Hill, Princeton, New Jersey; Chair, IBA Alternative Business Structures CommitteeLinda Rush Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel, Avis Budget Group, New YorkJeffrey C Sharer Co-Chair, Data Law Practice, Akerman Data Law Centre, Chicago, IllinoisMark D Tamminga Gowlings, Hamilton, Ontario

CommentatorFriedrich Blase Global Director, Pangea3, Thomson Reuters, Toronto, Ontario

1245 – 1415 Networking buffet lunch

1415 – 1530

Innovations in law firm management and leadershipThis panel will discuss innovations in management training and development practices that are being applied with success in corporate law developments, how to identify leadership qualities and potential leaders and new approaches to management and leadership development. Experiences of management training programmes for lawyers will also be shared.

Session ChairDeborah Enix-Ross

SpeakersMirko Bibic Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer and EVP, Corporate Development, Bell Canada and BCE Inc, Montreal, QuebecJerry K Clements Locke Lord, Dallas/Austin, TexasStephen Denyer The Law Society of England & Wales, London; Secretary Treasurer, IBA Section on Public and Professional InterestMyra Garrett William Fry, Dublin; Secretary, IBA Law Firm Management CommitteeLeopoldo Hernandez Romano KermaPartners, Mexico City

1530 – 1545 Coffee/tea break

1545 – 1700

Marketing legal services in the digital eraThe internet has become an important medium to market and advertise services as well as products. Technology is definitely seen as a tool to upgrade marketing and business development activities. The panel will discuss the new ways in which law firms market their services and communicate expertise, accomplishments and developments (including pro bono initiatives), particularly via social media.

Session ChairRobert Millard Moller PSF Group, Cambridge, England; Co-Chair, IBA Law Firm Management Committee

SpeakersRichard Hall Cravath Swaine & Moore, New YorkKerry McIlroy Cooley, New York Kevin O’Keefe CEO and Founder, Lexblog, Seattle, Washington Mark L Silow Fox Rothschild, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Legal Education

*The number of CPD/CLE hours available may vary depending on the rules applied by the members’ bar association/law society on time recording criteria.

For conference delegates from jurisdictions where CPD/CLE is mandatory, the IBA will provide a Certificate of Attendance for the conference. Subject to CPD/CLE requirements, this can be used by conference delegates to obtain the relevant number of hours’ accreditation.

A CPD/CLE Certificate of Attendance is available to conference delegates on request. Please ask at the IBA conference registration desk for information on how to obtain the certificate.

The organisers may at any time, with or without giving notice, in their absolute discretion and without giving any reason, cancel or postpone the conference, change its venue or any of the other published particulars, or withdraw any invitation to attend. In any case, neither the organisers nor any of their officers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be liable for any loss, liability, damage or expense suffered or incurred by any person, nor will they return any money paid to them in connection with the conference unless they are satisfied not only that the money in question remains under their control but also that the person who paid it has been unfairly prejudiced (as to which, decision shall be in their sole and unfettered discretion and, when announced, final and conclusive).

InformationDate3 May 2016

VenueMillennium Broadway Hotel145 West 44th StreetNew York, NY 10036United StatesTel: +1 212 768 4400Fax +1 212 768 0847

LanguageAll working sessions and conference materials will be in English.

How to registerRegister online by 27 April at www.ibanet.org/conferences/conf699.aspx and make payment by credit card, to avail of the ten per cent online registration discount or complete the attached registration form and return it to Caroline Perkins at the IBA together with your payment. You should receive emailed confirmation of your registration within five days; if you do not then please contact Caroline Perkins at caroline.perkins@int-bar.org.

FeesOnline registrations received:

on or before until 25 March 27 April

IBA member US$895 US$1,040

IBA corporate group member* US$670 US$780

Non-member** US$1,110 US$1,255

Young lawyers (under 30 years) US$670 US$1,255

Academics/judges (full-time) US$670 US$1,255

Public lawyers US$670 US$1,255

Corporate counsel US$805 US$1,255

After 27 April registrations must be received in hard copy at the IBA office.

Hard copy registration forms and fees received:

on or before after 25 March 25 March

IBA member US$995 US$1,155

IBA corporate group member* US$745 US$865

Non-member** US$1,235 US$1,395

Young lawyers (under 30 years) US$745 US$1,395

Academics/judges (full-time) US$745 US$1,395

Public lawyers US$745 US$1,395

Corporate counsel US$895 US$1,395

*The IBA Corporate Group Member is a reduced rate offered to the in-house legal department of international corporations. This rate is only applicable if your company has a corporate group membership with the IBA.**By paying the non-member fee, we welcome you as a delegate member of the IBA for the year in which this conference is held, which entitles you to the following benefits: 1) Password access to certain parts of the IBA website. 2) Receipt of IBA E-news and access to online versions of IBA Global Insight.3) Pay the member rate for any subsequent conference registrations for

this calendar year.

If you would like to become a full or general member of the IBA, which includes membership of one committee or more – and inclusion in and access to our membership directory – we encourage you to do so now in order to register for this conference at the member rate. Full details of how to join can be found at www.ibanet.org.

A reduced rate is offered to lawyers who are over the age of 65, have been an IBA member for more than 20 years and are no longer practising law.

Full payment must be received in order to process your registration.

Fees include:• Attendance at all working sessions• Conference materials, including any available speakers’ papers

submitted to the IBA before 15 April.• Access to the above conference working materials from the IBA website

(www.ibanet.org) approximately seven days prior to the conference• Access to mobile delegate search application • Lunch on Tuesday• Tea and coffee during breaks

Please note that registrations are not transferable.

List of participantsIn order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed at the conference, your registration form must be received by 27 April at the latest.

Mobile delegate search applicationAll registered delegates will receive a printed list of participants at the conference, however delegates are now also able to use the mobile delegate search. This application has been developed to aid networking by giving delegates instant access to an up-to-date list of their fellow attendees, and comes with the added benefit of a built-in messaging service. All registered delegates with an internet or Wi-Fi-enabled device will have access, using their IBA username and password. Simply visit :m.ibanet.org/conf699

Registration confirmation All documentation regarding your attendance at the conference can now be obtained from the IBA website. Upon receipt of your payment for the conference a confirmation email will be sent containing instructions on how to download the documents. Registration confirmation will not be distributed by post.

Photography and filmingCertain sessions and/or social functions may be photographed and/or filmed and some of this content may be used for future IBA marketing materials, member communications, products or services. Should you have any concerns with regard to this, or do not wish to be featured in any of these materials please contact the IBA Marketing Department at ibamarketing@int-bar.org

Promotional literaturePlease note that no individual or organisation may display or distribute publicity material or other printed matter during the conference, unless by prior arrangement with the IBA. Organisations and companies wishing to discuss promotional opportunities should contact the Sponsorship Department at the IBA (sponsorship@int-bar.org).

Payment of registration feesUS dollars: by cheque drawn on a US bank and in favour of the International Bar Association. Please send to: 4th Floor, 10 St Bride Street, London EC4A 4AD, United Kingdom.

OR by bank transfer to the IBA account number: 01286498 (Sort Code 56-00-03) at the National Westminster Bank, St James’s & Piccadilly Branch, 208 Piccadilly, London W1A 2DG, United Kingdom. SWIFT address NWBKGB2L, IBAN GB55NWBK60730101286498. Please ensure that a copy of the bank transfer details is attached to your registration form.

Pounds sterling: by cheque converted at the current rate of exchange and drawn on a UK bank and in favour of the International Bar Association. Please send to: 4th Floor, 10 St Bride Street, London EC4A 4AD, United Kingdom. OR by bank transfer to the IBA account number: 13270222 (Sort Code 56-00-03) at the National Westminster Bank, St James’s & Piccadilly Branch, 208 Piccadilly, London W1A 2DG, United Kingdom or SWIFT address NWBKGB2L, IBAN GB05NWBK56000313270222. Please ensure that a copy of the bank transfer details is attached to your registration form.

Use the exchange rate prevailing at the time of registration.

Euro: by cheque or bank draft, drawn on a euro zone bank and converted at the current rate of exchange and in favour of the International Bar Association.

OR by bank transfer to the IBA bank account number 550/00/06570631 (Sort Code 56-00-03) at the National Westminster Bank, St James’s & Piccadilly Branch, 208 Piccadilly, London W1A 2DG, United Kingdom or SWIFT address NWBKGB2L, IBAN GB58NWBK60721106570631. Please ensure that a copy of the bank transfer details is attached to your registration form.

Use the exchange rate prevailing at the time of registration.

Credit card payments: by Visa, MasterCard or American Express. No other cards are accepted.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR NAME AND ‘CON699NEWYORK’ APPEAR ON ANY TRANSFER OR DRAFT.

No deductions or withholdingsAll fees payable to us by you in accordance with the terms contained in this ‘Information’ section shall be paid free and clear of all deductions or withholdings whatsoever.

If any deductions or withholdings are required by law to be made from any fees payable to us by you under the terms contained in this ‘Information’ section you shall pay such sum as will, after the deduction or withholding has been made, leave us with the same amount as we would have been entitled to receive in the absence of any such requirement to make a deduction or withholding.

If we obtain the benefit of any tax credit or other relief by reference to any such deductions or withholdings, then we shall repay to you such amount as, after such repayment has been made, will leave us in no worse position than we would have been had no such deductions or withholdings been required.

Conference sell-outsThe IBA places its conference in venues of a suitable size for the event; however there are times when our conferences may sell out. Should this happen, prospective delegates will be informed and a waiting list will operate. The waiting list will function on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, subject to receiving registered delegate cancellations. The IBA will not be liable for any travel or accommodation expenses incurred by an individual who travels to the conference without a confirmed place at the event.

Cancellation of registrationIf cancellation is received in writing at the IBA office by 8 April fees will be refunded less a 25 per cent administration charge. We regret that no refunds can be made after this date. Registrations received after 8 April will not be eligible for any refund of registration fees.

Provided you have cancelled your registration to attend an IBA conference in accordance with the terms of the ‘cancellation of registration’ clause included in the ‘Information’ section of the relevant conference programme, you must then confirm to us in writing at the IBA office as soon as possible but in no event later than one year (12 calendar months) from the date of any such conference all necessary details to enable any reimbursement owed to you to be paid. We regret that no refunds will be made after the date that is one year (12 calendar months) after the date of the relevant conference.

Travel arrangements and visasParticipants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. It is recommended that you check your visa requirements with your local embassy or consulate. We are unable to dispatch visa invitation letters to support your visa application prior to receipt of your registration form and full payment of registration fees.

Please apply for your visa in good time.

Hotel accommodationThe IBA has reserved a limited number of guestrooms for the night of 2 May at the Millennium Broadway Hotel at the following rates:

Superior one-bed room: $249 per room per night. This rate excludes buffet breakfast, service charge and taxes. Please note you will also be charged a $3.50 New York City Occupancy Tax per room, per night.

Subject to availability, the rate quoted apply if booked by 8 April via the official accommodation agent, Judy Lane Consulting (JLC). This is a limited block of rooms so please book early as rates and availability cannot be guaranteed. JLC can accept reservations up until 3 days prior to the conference, 29 April. Thereafter, all reservations should be made direct with the hotel, quoting ‘IBA Conference’ as the reference. To make a reservation:

Complete the ‘Accommodation form’ and return to JLC as soon as possible to benefit from the special IBA rate:

JLCTel: +44 (0) 1293 888 352Fax: +44 (0) 870 912 2511Email: esther@judylaneconsulting.com

All reservations will be acknowledged, by email, within 48 hours of receipt. Bookings cannot be made without a credit card number. Any subsequent amendment to your reservation must be made in writing to JLC. If you do not receive email confirmation of your reservation or amendment/cancellation, please contact JLC by telephone.

Cancellations may be made up until 72 hours prior to your check-in date.Please note that in the event of any cancellations or no-shows, rooms will be charged to the individual guest’s credit card given at the time of booking.

By completing the ‘Accommodation form’, you enter into an agreement with the hotel regarding credit card guarantees, cancellation/no-show terms and conditions and room rates. Neither the IBA nor JLC can accept responsibility for hotel accommodation disputes between a delegate and the hotel.

Disabled accessThe hotel is wheelchair accessible. Please notify us if you require special assistance.

New IBA Directory App – available from the App Store and the Google Play Store

The IBA has always been a networking organisation; now the network is also available as an App in the Apple Store and for Android in the Google Play Store.

With the new IBA Directory App you can search for IBA members by name, city, country, committee or area of practice and make contact via email. You can also upload a photo and write a short biography so make sure your areas of practice are accurately represented to ensure that you are connecting to the right people.

• Simply download the App (search for International Bar Association and download the IBA Members’ Directory) via the Apple App Store or Google Play Store

• Login with your IBA membership user ID and password

• Search the full IBA Member Directory or update your My IBA profi le

Don’t let valuable contacts pass you by, update your profi le today!

Registration form

The Future Is Here: Insights and Experiences from Today’s Law Firm Innovators

3 May 2016, Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York, USA

Please read the ‘Information’ section before completing this form and return it together with your payment to Caroline Perkins at the address overleaf.

Personal details (Please attach your business card or write in block capitals)

Title _____________ Given name __________________________________________ Family name _________________________________________________

Name and country to be shown on badge (if different from above) __________________________________________________________________________

IBA membership number (if applicable) __________________________________________________________Date of birth____________________________

Firm/company/organisation ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tel___________________________________________________________Fax ___________________________________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Special dietary requirements __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TO OBTAIN A TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT ON THE FEES BELOW, PLEASE REGISTER BY 27 APRIL ONLINE AT WWW.IBANET.ORG/CONFERENCES/CONF699.ASPX

IBA MEMBERS CAN REGISTER ONLINE BY 25 MARCH FOR US$895 PLEASE SEE ‘INFORMATION’ FOR FURTHER ONLINE REGISTRATION DETAILS.

Hard copy registration forms and fees received: on or before 25 March after 25 March amount payable

IBA member US$995 US$1,155 US$

IBA corporate group member* US$745 US$865 US$

Non-member** US$1,235 US$1,395 US$

Young lawyers (under 30 years) US$745 US$1,395 US$

Academics/judges (full-time) US$745 US$1,395 US$

Public lawyers US$745 US$1,395 US$

Corporate counsel US$895 US$1,395 US$

TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE US$

A REDUCED RATE IS OFFERED TO LAWYERS WHO ARE OVER THE AGE OF 65, HAVE BEEN AN IBA MEMBER FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND ARE NO LONGER PRACTISING LAW. PLEASE CONTACT THE IBA OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

*THE IBA CORPORATE GROUP MEMBER IS A REDUCED RATE OFFERED TO THE IN-HOUSE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS. THIS RATE IS ONLY APPLICABLE IF YOUR COMPANY HAS A CORPORATE GROUP MEMBERSHIP WITH THE IBA.

**JOIN THE IBA TODAY AND REGISTER FOR THIS CONFERENCE AT THE IBA MEMBER RATE. PLEASE FIND THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM AT WWW.IBANET.ORG.

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Accommodation formThe Future Is Here: Insights and Experiences from Today’s Law Firm Innovators

3 May 2016, Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York, USA

Please refer to the ‘Hotel accommodation’ section before completing this form

RETURN TO: JLC TEL: +44 (0) 1293 888 352 FAX: +44 (0) 870 912 2511 EMAIL: ESTHER@JUDYLANECONSULTING.COM.

Personal details (Please attach your business card or write in block capitals)

Title _____________ Given name _________________________________________ Family name _________________________________________________

Firm/company/organisation ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tel ___________________________________________________________ Fax _________________________________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Please print clearly as your reservation will be confirmed by email. If you do not receive confirmation of your reservation, please contact JLC by telephone.)

Accommodation requirements

Arrival date ______________________________________________________ Departure date ___________________________________________________

Superior one-bed room US$249, per room per night Smoking Non-smoking

THE RATE EXCLUDES BREAKFAST, SERVICE CHARGES AND ALL LOCAL TAXES. PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL ALSO BE CHARGED A US$3.50 NEW YORK CITY OCCUPANCY TAX PER ROOM, PER NIGHT.

ANY RESERVATIONS MADE AFTER 8 APRIL WILL BE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED AT THE ABOVE RATES.

Any special requirements _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (We will do our best to accommodate these requests but cannot make any guarantees.)

CANCELLATION AND NO SHOW POLICY

CANCELLATIONS MAY BE MADE UP UNTIL 72 HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR CHECK-IN DATE. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY CANCELLATIONS OR NO-SHOWS, ROOMS WILL BE CHARGED TO THE INDIVIDUAL GUEST’S CREDIT CARD GIVEN AT THE TIME OF BOOKING.

Accommodation guarantee

Reservations cannot be made without a valid credit card number (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Diners Club are accepted)..

Card number ______________________________________________________________ Start date _______________ Expiry date ______________________

Name of cardholder _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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BY COMPLETING THE ‘ACCOMMODATION FORM’, YOU ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HOTEL REGARDING CREDIT CARD GUARANTEES, CANCELLATION/NO-SHOW TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ROOM RATES. NEITHER THE IBA OR JLC CAN ACCEPT

RESPONSIBILITY FOR HOTEL ACCOMMODATION DISPUTES BETWEEN A DELEGATE AND THE HOTEL.

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3 MAY 2016 MILLENIUM BROADWAY HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY, USA

The Future is Here: Insights and Experiences from Today’s Law Firm Innovators

8–10 MAY 2016 WALDORF ASTORIA, NEW YORK, USA

27th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds

11–13 MAY 2016 SHERATON HOTEL PANAMA CITY, PANAMA

19th Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference

16–17 MAY 2016 JW MARRIOTT HOTEL, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

12th IBA Competition Mid-Year Conference

16–17 MAY 2016 DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE, DUBAI, UAE

Dispute Resolution in the Arab Region

17–18 MAY 2016 JW MARRIOTT, WASHINGTON DC, USA

32nd Annual IBA/IFA Joint Conference on International Franchising

18–20 MAY 2016 HILTON, ATHENS, GREECE

33rd International Financial Law Conference

22–24 MAY 2016 MILAN, ITALY

22nd Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference

24–25 MAY 2016 EL PALACE HOTEL, BARCELONA, SPAIN

2nd IBA Global Entrepreneurship Conference: Getting the Right Partners on Board of a Growth Company

25–26 MAY 2016 ARTS HOTEL, BARCELONA, SPAIN

11th Annual Bar Leaders’ Conference

3 JUNE 2016 KUALA LUMPUR REGIONAL CENTRE FOR ARBITRATION, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

APAG Training Day – Best Practices in International Arbitration

3–4 JUNE 2016 SAN FRANCISCO, USA

4th Annual World Life Sciences Conference

5–7 JUNE 2016 PALAZZO MONTECITORIO, ROME, ITALY

4th Mediterranean Conference

6–7 JUNE 2016 SOFITEL GRAND, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

27th Annual Communications and Competition Conference

7–8 JUNE 2016 THE PLAZA, NEW YORK, USA

15th Annual International Mergers & Acquisitions Conference

15–16 JUNE 2016 OECD, PARIS, FRANCE

14th Annual Anti-Corruption Conference

15–19 JUNE 2016 KIEV/LVIV, UKRAINE

IBA ECA Forum

16–17 JUNE 2016 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Sports disputes in the year of the Rio Olympics – What ADRs have to offer

23–24 JUNE 2016 HOTEL CONTINENTAL, OSLO, NORWAY

Opportunities and Challenges for the Oil & Gas Business: from a North Sea and Atlantic Perspective

27–28 JUNE 2016 VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Balkan Legal Forum 2016

29 JUNE – 1 JULY 2016 THE MILLENIUM HOTEL MAYFAIR, LONDON, ENGLAND

2nd Annual IBA Investing in Africa Conference

18–23 SEPTEMBER 2016 WASHINGTON MARRIOTT WARDMAN PARK, WASHINGTON, DC, USA

IBA Annual Conference 2016

OFFICIAL CORPORATE SUPPORTER

14–16 OCTOBER 2016 ST REGIS, FLORENCE, ITALY

20th Annual Competition Conference

27–28 OCTOBER 2016 TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

2nd Annual Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector Conference

3–4 NOVEMBER 2016 MIAMI, USA

3rd Annual Corporate Governance Conference

16 NOVEMBER 2016 LEVEL 39 CANARY WHARF, LONDON, ENGLAND

IBA European Start Up Conference

17 NOVEMBER 2016 FOUR SEASONS PARK LANE, LONDON, ENGLAND

IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2016

17–18 NOVEMBER 2016 MILAN, ITALY

2nd IBA Litigation Committee Conference on Private International Law

1–2 DECEMBER 2016 HONG KONG

Mediation v Arbitration: Best Friends or Best Enemies? A View from Asia

Full and further information on upcoming IBA events for 2016 can be found at: bit.ly/IBAConferences

Conferences 2016International Bar Association

The 2016 IBA Annual Conference will be held in Washington

DC, home to the federal government of the USA and the

three branches of US government – Congress, the President

and the Supreme Court. Washington DC is also an important centre

for international organisations and is home to the International

Monetary Fund and the World Bank. As well as being the political

centre of the USA, Washington DC is home to some spectacular

museums and iconic monuments clustered around the National Mall.

Washington DC will give the 2016 IBA Annual Conference the perfect

blend of opportunities for business, cultural exploration and to develop

a unique set of new contacts. This mix makes Washington DC an ideal

location for the world’s leading conference for international lawyers.

WHAT WILL WASHINGTON DC 2016 OFFER YOU? • Access to the world’s best networking and business development event

for lawyers – with over 6,000 lawyers and legal professionals attending from around the world

• Up-to-date knowledge of the key developments in your area of the law – with nearly 200 working sessions covering all areas of practice

• The opportunity to generate new business with the leading fi rms from around the globe

• Up to 25 hours of continuing legal education and continuing professional development

• A variety of social functions providing ample opportunity to network and see the city’s famous sights

OFFICIAL CORPORATE SUPPORTER

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONWASHINGTON MARRIOTT WARDMAN PARK, WASHINGTON DC, USA

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The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, is the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession throughout the world. It has a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and more than 190 bar associations and law societies spanning over 160 countries. It has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community.

IBA Law Firm Management Committee overviewIn the highly competitive and demanding environment where ever increasing pressures are being felt in the practice of law, every lawyer – whether a partner or not, whether performing a specific management responsibility or not – must be prepared to meet these challenges. The Law Firm Management Committee provides lawyers with the practical tools that they need in order to enhance their practice, their business development skills and their management capabilities.

The Committee provides a forum for informative, practical and relevant programmes, seminars, discussion forums and articles on all aspects of practice and law firm management for firms of all sizes.

IBA North American Regional Forum overviewThe IBA’s North American Regional Forum brings together North American lawyers who share many concerns and interests and a common perspective in many areas. These include (i) North American business law issues in core areas of corporate commercial and financial law such as banking, finance, securities, M&A, corporate, restructuring; (ii) trade issues like NAFTA, foreign investment, competition; (iii) issues in key industrial and business sectors in North America such as automotive, high-tech, medical, pharmaceutical, telecom, agri-business, mining, energy, and other natural resources; international tax issues; and (v) litigation and dispute resolution, including class action proceedings.

IBA Alternative Business Structures Committee overviewThe ABS Committee aims to bring together legal professionals and other interested individuals from many and various jurisdictions and backgrounds to monitor, discuss and shape the developments of ABSs and the rules to which they are subject around the world.

IBA Technology Law Committee overviewThe Technology Law Committee of the International Bar Association brings together lawyers practising aspects of the law particularly relevant to modern technologies. They have in common that they deal with developing bodies of law coming to grips with the new questions posed by new technologies. The mandate of the Technology Law Committee is broad and includes virtually any kind of technology.

Contact informationInternational Bar Association4th Floor, 10 St Bride Street, London EC4A 4AD, United KingdomTel: +44 (0)20 7842 0090 Fax: +44 (0)20 7842 0091Email: member@int-bar.org www.ibanet.org

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