IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
PALACIO DE INTURBIDE 1, LEVEL E1
Session information
SPPI Showcase: creating great pro bono programmes
Thursday 19 September (0930 - 1230)
PALACIO DE INTURBIDE 1, LEVEL E1
Committee(s)
Section on Public and Professional Interest
(Lead)
Pro Bono Committee
Description
The world still faces unique challenges to ensure access to justice and protect human rights. Pro bono work has become a crucial tool in addressing these challenges by providing vital legal assistance to those who cannot afford it and by mobilising lawyers who can offer expertise in cases with potential widespread impact. The intersection of pro bono efforts, access to justice and human rights violation are complex and multifaceted. As such, the SPPI showcase intends to highlight this topic at our upcoming IBA Annual Conference.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Babatunde Ajibade SAN | SPA Ajibade & Co, Lagos, Nigeria; SPPI Vice Chair / Treasurer |
| Myra Garrett | William Fry, Dublin, Ireland; SPPI Chair |
| Flavia Regina de Souza Oliveira | Mattos Filho, São Paulo, Brazil; Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee |
Speakers
| Sunday Agwu | Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), Abuja, Nigeria; African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Human Rights Law Committee |
| Giovanni Carotenuto | Carotenuto Studio Legale, Rome, Italy |
| Chunghwan Choi | Yulchon LLC, Seoul, South Korea; Member, Rule of Law Forum Advisory Board |
| Elba Gutiérrez | Greenberg Traurig, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Maria Fernanda Mierez | Beccar Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Treasurer, Business Human Rights Committee |
| Anastassiya Miller | PILNet, New York, New York, USA |
| Katie Niejadlik | Center for Reproductive Rights , New York, New York, USA |
| Leonardo Raznovich | University of Vienna GAIN - Gender: Ambivalent In_Visibilities, Marden, England; Co-Chair, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council |
| Valentina Villa | Creel Garcia-Cuellar Aiza y Enriquez, Mexico City, Mexico |
| María Zunino | TrustLaw, Capital Federal, Argentina |