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Published three time a year by the IBA’s Legal Practice Division, Business Law International covers the latest developments in all areas of business law across the globe, from M&A to employment, competition to tax, offering rigorous comparative analysis of how the law affects business in different jurisdictions and across borders. Members are invited to submit ideas for future issues of the journal. Please contact the editor at: editor@int-bar.org The IBA organises over fifty specialist and regional conferences each year in addition to the Annual Conference and the costs involved are very ...

IBA funding programme supports lawyers on the frontline As the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues, a new £180,000 funding programme offers a much-needed financial lifeline to frontline legal aid providers worldwide. The burden of Covid-19 has weighed heavy on legal systems already grappling with decades of spending cuts and the demise of legal aid. Like other essential workers - from medics to drivers, cleaners and teachers that have all emerged as frontline heroes - legal practitioners have played a vital role in ensuring those most in need continue to have access to just...

ABC-TV’s Deborah Roberts: Her 3 keys to reaching the top Share: Award-winning broadcast journalist Deborah Roberts says she lives a privileged life on the Upper East Side of New York City with a successful network television career. But it wasn’t always that way. Roberts shared her road to success and the lessons she learned along the way during the program “Know Your Worth. The Audacity to Believe in You!” which was part of the 2021 American Bar Association Virtual Midyear Meeting. Growing up in the segregated Deep South, Roberts was raised in the small town of Perry,...

All-virtual ABA Midyear Meeting offers multiple days of free events and programs   Image from Shutterstock.com. ABA members from across the country are convening virtually this week for the 2021 ABA Midyear Meeting. The annual event, which runs from Wednesday, Feb. 17, through Monday, Feb. 22, offers a full roster of special events, educational programs and networking opportunities. It also includes meetings of the Board of Governors, House of Delegates and other association entities. The 597-member House of Delegates will consider and vote on about 30 proposed resolutions and amendments du...

What's Hot, What's Not: National Practice Trends 2021 National legal industry experts comment on what COVID-19 taught us and how important it is to have the ability to pivot with change. They also advise Wisconsin lawyers where to seize opportunities in an uncertain environment.