IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Room 342 A, Level 3

Session information

Improving gender diversity at top level of law firms: everyone’s business
Room 342 A, Level 3

Committee(s)

Women Lawyers' Committee (Lead)
Diversity and Equality Law Committee
European Regional Forum
IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit
Law Firm Management Committee
Young Lawyers' Committee

Description

The panel will be comprised of female and male lawyers, from various generations. The panel will cover the need to involve men in a process requiring their involvement and to underline the natural evolution driven by the new generation whose expectations are much different. It will also show the mirror of such an evolution at the clients' level within companies.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Lise Lotte Hjerrild Horten, Copenhagen, Denmark; Chair, Women Lawyers' Committee
Anne Toupenay-Schueller Jeantet, Paris, France; European Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Women Lawyers' Committee

Speakers

Giuseppe Coco Ughi e Nunziante, Milan, Italy; Membership Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee
Adam Emmerich Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York, USA; Vice Chair, Law Firm Management - Strategy and Finance Subcommittee
Lisa Goransson A&O Shearman, London, England
Zara Merali Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Zia Mody AZB & Partners, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India