IBA Young Litigators Seminar 2024

17 Apr 2024

Session information

Don’t settle for less: lessons in achieving successful settlement strategies for young litigators

Wednesday 17 April (1500 - 1700)

Description

When to settle, when to fight? Is settlement always the best solution for clients? How to start settlement discussions?

Step into the world of legal strategy and negotiation mastery!

Join our session, where our seasoned panel of legal professionals will share invaluable insights, the hottest tips and tried and tested tactics essential for navigating the intricate landscape of settlements in international commercial disputes. This will include how to initiate settlement discussions, leveraging negotiation with persuasive arguments, and positioning to secure favourable outcomes. This will then be followed by a workshop where participants will have the opportunity to utilise these skills in small groups.

The session will be a great opportunity for young lawyers and law students to learn from legal experts and to develop a handy cheat sheet of do’s and don’ts.

Don’t miss this opportunity to refine your skills and elevate your legal practice!

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Akima Lambert Hogan Lovells International LLP, London, England; Co-Chair, Young Litigators Forum
Rocco Rondi BMG Avocats, Geneva, Switzerland; Co-Chair, Young Litigators Forum

Speakers

Jacques Bouyssou Alerion, Paris, France; Senior Vice Chair, Litigation Committee
Ilona Karppinen Castren & Snellman, Helsinki, Finland; Communications Officer, Litigation Committee
Christopher Tahbaz Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, New York, USA; Member, Litigation Committee Advisory Board
Isabella Wijnberg HOUTHOFF, Amsterdam, Netherlands