IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
Room 342 A, Level 3
Session information
Improving gender diversity at top level of law firms: everyone’s business
Monday 30 October (1115 - 1230)
Room 342 A, Level 3
Committee(s)
Women Lawyers' Committee
(Lead)
Diversity and Equality Law Committee
European Regional Forum
IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit
Law Firm Management Committee
Young Lawyers' Committee
Description
The panel will be comprised of female and male lawyers, from various generations. The panel will cover the need to involve men in a process requiring their involvement and to underline the natural evolution driven by the new generation whose expectations are much different. It will also show the mirror of such an evolution at the clients' level within companies.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Lise Lotte Hjerrild | Horten, Copenhagen, Denmark; Chair, Women Lawyers' Committee |
| Anne Toupenay-Schueller | Jeantet, Paris, France; European Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Women Lawyers' Committee |
Speakers
| Giuseppe Coco | Ughi e Nunziante, Milan, Italy; Membership Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee |
| Adam Emmerich | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York, USA; Vice Chair, Law Firm Management - Strategy and Finance Subcommittee |
| Lisa Goransson | A&O Shearman, London, England |
| Zara Merali | Freshfields, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Zia Mody | AZB & Partners, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |