IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
CASA MONTEJO 2, LEVEL S
Session information
Male champions for change
Wednesday 18 September (1615 - 1730)
CASA MONTEJO 2, LEVEL S
Committee(s)
Women Lawyers' Committee
(Lead)
Description
This session will examine the role that male champions of gender equity can play as catalysts for change in our profession. The entire legal community must work together to achieve parity. Women lawyers are keenly aware of the challenges they face and what needs to be done to level the playing field. However, this is not a women’s issue. Law firm leaders globally (including managing partners, executive committee members, shareholders/equity partners, etc) are primarily male and can serve as an accelerator in providing opportunities for women.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Jennifer Bishop | Aird & Berlis, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chair, Women Lawyers' Committee |
| Neftali Garro | BLP, San Jose, Costa Rica; Treasurer, Insurance Committee |
| Lise Lotte Hjerrild | Horten, Copenhagen, Denmark; LPD Representative, Management Board |
Speakers
| Christina Blacklaws | The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England; Officer, Bar Issues Commission |
| Steven Cohen | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York, USA; Member, Corporate and M&A Law Committee Advisory Board |
| Ezra Davids | Bowmans, Johannesburg, South Africa; Chair, Private Equity Subcommittee |
| Jeffrey Davis | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Member, Law Firm Management Committee Advisory Board |
| Manuel Galicia | Galicia Abogados, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Yosbel Ibarra | Greenberg Traurig, Miami, Florida, USA; Strategy Officer, Law Firm Management Committee |
| Pedro Whitaker de Souza Dias | Mattos Filho, São Paulo, Brazil |