IBA Law Firm Management Conference: Growth Prospects for Law Firms in Asia 2018 | International Bar Association (IBA) | 18 January 2018 | Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 5 Connaught Rd Central, Central, Hong Kong

A conference presented by the IBA Law Firm Management Committee, supported by the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum and the Law Society of Hong Kong

TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Hiring and developing talented young lawyers in Asia
• How to best manage partner relationships
• Using technology to enhance efficiency and meet client needs more closely – will innovative fee structures derive better value?
• What do clients expect from their law firms – a panel with General Counsels

2018 Speakers:

KEYNOTE:

Tara Brennan
Director, Tara Brennan Consultancy, Hong Kong SAR

Michael Lintern-Smith
Robertsons, Hong Kong SAR; Member, IBA Regulation of Lawyers’ Compliance Committee Advisory Board

MODERATORS:

Samantha Buttle
Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong SAR

Peter Brien
Slaughter and May, Hong Kong SAR

Robert Millard
Cambridge Strategy Group Limited, Cambridge

Hermann J Knott
Andersen Tax & Legal, Cologne

Stephen Revell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hong Kong SAR/Singapore

PANELISTS:

Julia Charlton
Charltons, Hong Kong SAR

Makoto Hirasawa
Okuno & Partners, Tokyo; Advisory Board, IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee

Felix Ng
Haldanes Solicitors & Notaries, Hong Kong SAR; Regional Representative Asia General, IBA Criminal Law Committee

Kelvin Wong
Allen & Gledhill, Singapore; Regional Representative Asia General, IBA Water Law Committee

Jacques Buhart
McDermott Will and Emery, Paris; Honorary Life Member of Council and Association

Norman Clark
Walker Clark, Fort Myers

Hanim Hamzah
ZICO Law, Singapore; IBA Law Firm Management Committee

Abe J Schear
Arnall Golden Gregory, Atlanta; Co-Chair, IBA Law Firm Management Committee

Jonathan Zhou
Fangda Partners, Shanghai

Chunghwan
Choi Lee & Ko, Seoul

Ian De Witt
Tanner De Witt, Hong Kong SAR

Eric Jiang
Jurisino Law Group, Beijing

Shuva Mandal
Fox Mandal, New Delhi

Kurmangazy Talzhanov
Integrites, Almaty

Crystal Lalime
Managing Director and Head of APAC Global Markets Legal, Credit Suisse, Hong Kong SAR

Susannah Lindenfield
Managing Director, Legal & Compliance, Blackstone, Hong Kong SAR

Henry Shyn
General Counsel, GE Korea, Seoul; Member, IBA Corporate Counsel Forum Advisory Board

Steven Yeo
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Asia, Manulife Financial, Hong Kong SAR

2018 Sponsors:

• Lexology