This session will consider whether lawyers and law firms should apply any ethical considerations in client selection.

• Should law firms represent oil and gas companies, tobacco business or clients from countries who have invaded other countries?

• Should law firms be screening potential new clients based on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance?

• How do decisions that law firms make around these types of questions ultimately impact their business?

• Are there other groups of clients that might be acceptable today, but with any future change in public opinion might raise reputational issues for the firm?

• How do law firms address the challenges of client selection?

• How do individual lawyers reconcile their own position with that of their firm?