Co-Chair
Antoine Maffei
Co-Chair
Harold Paisner
Senior Lawyers' Committee
Formed in 2005, the Senior Lawyers Committee represents senior lawyers and has received interest from younger IBA members eager to learn from their experience. The Committee aims to combat age discrimination, promote mentorship, and facilitate global networking. The Committee organises sessions and social events, often in collaboration with other IBA committees, focusing on how senior lawyers' expertise can benefit the profession. Recent topics include discrimination, career progression, and mentorship. The Committee also helps senior lawyers find roles where they can share their experience, including in sustainable development projects through IBA member organisations.
Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
02 Nov - 08 Nov 2025
Toronto , Canada
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
04 Oct - 09 Oct 2026
Copenhagen , Denmark
Publications
The future of law practice: empowering young lawyers through early inclusion in management
The legal profession is consistently evolving with the advance of technology, shifting both client expectations, and workforce dynamics. In this ever-changing landscape, law firms must adopt sustainable practices to ensure resilience, sustained relevance, and long-term growth. To be precise, one of the most strategic sustainability approaches lies in rethinking traditional hierarchies by involving young lawyers in management decision-making processes from an early stage in their careers.
Released on Oct 14, 2025
AI, digitalisation and the UK immigration system
In recent years the UK government has pushed ahead with the large-scale digitalisation of immigration and border services. Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven tools, while still marginal, are increasingly becoming part of this programme. The stated aims of this automation have included expediting low-complexity transactions, automating identity and document checks, and freeing civil servants to focus on legally complex matters. However, civil-society groups and lawyers have grown increasingly vocal about transparency, fairness, and the lawfulness of automated tools.
Released on Oct 14, 2025
Green leases – or ideology in contract law
For several years, the topic of ‘green leases’ has been discussed in law firm and auditing companies’ publications, as well as in specialised legal literature, most recently in Austria, in the journal immolex 2024/71. According to this recent discussion, a green lease is one in which the landlord and tenant agree on the ‘sustainable’ use and management of the rental property.
Released on Oct 14, 2025
The strategic use of Brazilian antitrust procedures in private disputes
In recent years, the Brazilian Competition Authority (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, ‘CADE’) has increasingly become a forum for resolving predominantly private disputes. While the Brazilian Competition Law (Law No 12.529/2011. ‘BCL’) was designed to safeguard competition as a public good, parties increasingly use antitrust procedures strategically to influence private disputes, such as corporate transactions, contract enforcement, or judgment execution, whenever these matters fall within CADE’s jurisdiction.
Released on Oct 13, 2025
Subcommittees and other groups
The Senior Lawyers' Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Senior Lawyers' Committee Advisory Board