IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019
22 Sep - 27 Sep 2019
Room 318 C, Floor 3
Session information
Two souls in my breast: the role of law firm partners as chief counsel in client companies
Tuesday 24 September (1430 - 1545)
Room 318 C, Floor 3
Committee(s)
Professional Ethics Committee
(Lead)
Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee
Corporate Counsel Forum
Description
There has been an increasing tendency in recent years for partners of law firms to be asked to be general counsel of clients, at least on a temporary basis, but also as more permanent posts, such as chief compliance officer or intellectual property (IP) counsel. In the session, we explore the ethical tensions that these two roles may create, and consider possible solutions.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Thomas Kaiser-Stockmann | tkslegal Berlin, Dr Thomas Kaiser-Stockmann, Berlin, Germany; LPD Council Member |
| Alessandra Nascimento S F Mourao | Nascimento e Mourao Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Co-Chair, Professional Ethics Committee |
Speakers
| Simon Davis | Clifford Chance LLP, London, England; President / ChairpersonLaw Society of England and Wales |
| Daniela De Pasquale | Ughi e Nunziante, Milan, Italy |
| Luis Gonzalez Nieves | Perez Correa Gonzalez, Mexico City, Mexico; LPD Council Member |
| Satyajit Gupta | EXL, New Delhi, Delhi, India; India Contact Group Liaison, Asia Pacific Regional Forum |
| Rachel T McGuckian | Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, Rockville, Maryland, USA; Co-Vice Chair , Professional Ethics Committee |
| Robert Pang | Bernacchi Chambers, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |