2nd IBA Global Professional Ethics Symposium
26 Jun - 28 Jun 2024
Session information
(How) Should law firms react to such grave situations as the war in Ukraine or the Hamas terror attacks?
Friday 28 June (0930 - 1030)
Description
This panel will cover the following topics:
• Looking back on recent global situations, how would you assess law firm responses. What could they have done differently?
• Who decides what your position should be – who is in the inner circle of decision making? Who do you trust in your organisation to give you the right advice, do you need external counsel?
The panel will discuss the reasons why this is such an important question to answer, why are we speaking out and how this is intrinsically linked to law firm culture.
The session will conclude with a toolkit/checklist of what to consider when grave situations occur, and how to avoid getting it wrong.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| David Burgess | The Legal 500, London, England; Member, Law Firm Management Committee Advisory Board |
Speakers
| Michael Evans | Byfield Reputation Counsel, London, England |
| David Kaufman | Nixon Peabody, San Francisco, California, USA |
| Sherry Levin Wallach | Legal Aid Society Westchester , White Plains, New York, USA |
| David Patient | Travers Smith, London, England; Strategy Officer, Law Firm Management Committee |