IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Room 242 B, Level 2

Session information

Family-owned businesses - key legal issues

Thursday 2 November (1430 - 1545)

Room 242 B, Level 2

Committee(s)

Closely Held Companies Committee (Lead)

Description

This session will consider some of the key legal and commercial issues facing closely held businesses in the global environment in 2023 including:

  • ESG;
  • governance lifecycle (from startups to established businesses);
  • protection of intellectual property;
  • business model/structure options;
  • taking on investment capital; and
  • exit readiness.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Giuseppe Coco Ughi e Nunziante, Milan, Italy; Membership Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee
Luciana Tornovsky Demarest Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Senior Vice Chair, Closely Held Companies Committee

Speakers

Florian Jorg Bratschi AG, Zürich, Switzerland; Scholarship Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee
Elke Napokoj bpv Hügel , Vienna, Austria
Stan Robbers HEUSSEN, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mariana Seixas SoftBank Investment Advisers, Miami, Florida, USA
Nathalie Younan FTPA, Paris, France