12th IBA European Corporate and Private M&A Conference

8 Feb - 9 Feb 2024

Session information

Refuse to lose - live pitch in front of a general counsel panel

Description

Have you ever had to conduct sales presentations to win business? Surely you have! Interestingly, however, most of us have never been formally taught this skill and so generally think it is more a question of talent and luck than of hard work and preparation. The short response to this is: presenting at a so-called beauty parade is both an art and a science. In this session, the panel will engage in a live pitch. Two transaction lawyers will be pitching together for an upcoming major cross-border transaction and two general counsels will, under the lead of our moderator, evaluate the pitch. In doing so, the panel will cover the most important aspects that you need to consider for your next pitch!

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Pedro Perez-Llorca PEREZ-LLORCA, Madrid, Spain

Speakers

Michael Coates Shell, The Hague, Netherlands; Co-Vice Chair , Corporate Governance and Activism Subcommittee
Amandine Daviet-Deniaud Clariane, Paris, France
Giovanni Pedersoli PedersoliGattai, Milan, Italy
Katja Roth Pellanda Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, Zürich, Switzerland
Adina Shapiro Herzog Fox & Neeman, Tel Aviv, Israel; Scholarship Officer, Corporate and M&A Law Committee

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