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IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024

15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024

CASA MONTEJO 2, LEVEL S

Session information

Male champions for change

Wednesday 18 September (1615 - 1730)

CASA MONTEJO 2, LEVEL S

Committee(s)

Women Lawyers' Committee (Lead)

Description

This session will examine the role that male champions of gender equity can play as catalysts for change in our profession. The entire legal community must work together to achieve parity. Women lawyers are keenly aware of the challenges they face and what needs to be done to level the playing field. However, this is not a women’s issue. Law firm leaders globally (including managing partners, executive committee members, shareholders/equity partners, etc) are primarily male and can serve as an accelerator in providing opportunities for women.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Jennifer Bishop	Aird & Berlis, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chair, Women Lawyers' Committee
Neftali Garro	BLP, San Jose, Costa Rica; Treasurer, Insurance Committee
Lise Lotte Hjerrild	Horten, Copenhagen, Denmark; LPD Representative, Management Board

Speakers

Christina Blacklaws	The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England; Officer, Bar Issues Commission
Steven Cohen	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York, USA; Member, Corporate and M&A Law Committee Advisory Board
Ezra Davids	Bowmans, Johannesburg, South Africa; Chair, Private Equity Subcommittee
Jeffrey Davis	Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Member, Law Firm Management Committee Advisory Board
Manuel Galicia	Galicia Abogados, Mexico City, Mexico
Yosbel Ibarra	Greenberg Traurig, Miami, Florida, USA; Strategy Officer, Law Firm Management Committee
Pedro Whitaker de Souza Dias	Mattos Filho, São Paulo, Brazil

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