38th IBA International Financial Law Conference
10 May - 12 May 2023
Verdi Room, Dom Pedro Lisbon
Session information
Due diligence and disclosure in an online world, including level of due diligence by underwriters including ESG aspects
Friday 12 May (0930 - 1045)
Verdi Room, Dom Pedro Lisbon
Committee(s)
Banking & Financial Law Committee
(Lead)
Securities Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
Covid-19 and the remote prospectus drafting and verification sessions that it promoted, have affected the way in which part of the less formal diligence process is done. In some jurisdictions nothing may have changed, but in others the changes have been profound – and they seem here to stay. Is this good, bad or indifferent? An expert panel will consider whether the market has merely developed a more efficient way of working, or whether standards risk being eroded. The panel will analyse some of the new practices from an issuer and from an underwriter perspective, and an attempt will be made to formulate practical guidelines that safeguard the interests of investors while retaining efficiency gains made during the pandemic.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Vivian Lam | Paul Hastings, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; Vice Chair, Securities Law Committee |
| Jan Willem Hoevers | De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Senior Vice Chair, Securities Law Committee |
Speakers
| Gonçalo Dos Reis Martins | PLMJ, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Luis Roth | Linklaters LLP, Paris, France |
| Maria Soares do Lago | Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva, Lisbon, Portugal |