IBA Global Showcase
25 Oct - 29 Oct 2021
Zoom
Session information
Managing partners session: what is the future of our law firms?
Thursday 28 October (1600 - 1730)
Zoom
Committee(s)
Law Firm Management Committee
(Lead)
Description
Recording now available
This session will draw on the expertise of two panels of managing partners from a broad size and geographic spread of firms to answer questions and discuss various topics on the forefront of all law firm leaders’ minds with regard to the future. We will have several polls.
Topics will include:
- The future of the physical office and will people return to the office. (with a poll)
- How do we meet the increasing expectations of our young lawyers?
- How do we serve clients in the future?
- How do we ensure we have a remuneration system that appropriately rewards effort and collaboration?
- How do we best charge for our services? (with a poll)
- Who would/should be a Managing Partner?
Please note that this is an interactive session taking place as a Zoom meeting.
The session will be followed by networking on the same platform.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Hanim Hamzah | KPMG, Singapore, Singapore; Member, Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee Advisory Board |
| Stephen Revell | Making Change Happen , London, England; Co-Vice Chair, IBA Law Firm Management Committee |
Speakers
| Michael Arnold | Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart, Germany; Chair, Financial Conferences Subcommittee |
| Jan Dernestam | Mannheimer Swartling, Stockholm, Sweden; Co-Vice Chair , Law Firm Management Committee |
| Deborah Enix-Ross | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, New York, USA; Chair, Bar Issues Commission Policy Committee |
| Sue Kench | |
| Zia Mody | AZB & Partners, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| David Patient | Travers Smith, London, England; Member, Law Firm Management Committee Advisory Board |
| Tiziana Sucharitkul | Tilleke & Gibbins, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Fernando Tonanni | Machado Meyer Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Young Lawyers Programme Officer, Taxes Committee |
| Rolandas Valiunas | Ellex Valiunas, Vilnius, Lithuania; Co-Chair, Law Firm Management Committee |