CHICAGO, April 23, 2025 — The American Bar Association International Law Section will hold its 2025 Annual Conference in New York April 28-May 1. The Conference theme is “Adapting to Today’s International Legal Challenges: A New Era?” More than 600 participants from around the world are expected, including managing partners and senior attorneys from 30+ countries.
What:
2025 ILS Annual Conference
Sponsored by the ABA International Law Section
When:
Monday-Thursday, April 28-May 1
Where:
House of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (City Bar)
ancillary venues at the Penn Club and the American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
Keynote Speakers include Robert Hur, former Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, and Robert DeLaMata, Secretary, U.S. Council for International Business.
The event will feature more than 75 programs on key topics in the international law area including arbitration and mediation, Artificial Intelligence, criminal, human rights, litigation, trade, transactions and more. Programs also will focus on changing legal and regulatory landscape and practical and ethical implications of new technologies.
Register for the conference here. An agenda can be viewed here.
While all sessions are open to the media, reporters are required to register by contacting Angela Benson at [email protected].
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