American Bar Association Forum to Highlight International Business Law, Financial Reform Issues

CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2011 – Cross-border business law issues, with an emphasis on financial reform and its effect on clients, will be among the topics of discussion at the Global Business Law Forum in London, Sept. 21-23, sponsored by the American Bar Association Business Law Section.

The conference has attracted lawyers from more than 20 countries and will feature subject matter experts from Europe and North America, including many distinguished senior in-house counsel.

Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Myron T. Steele will be a panelist at two sessions about business acquisitions.

Four business law specialties—mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, creditors’ rights, and corporate practice—will span 15 sessions. Panelists and attendees will exchange insights on the challenges associated with cross-border M&A and international insolvencies, the impact of new financial regulations on international financial services firms, and other topics.

What: Global Business Law Forum
When: Sept. 21-23
Where: InterContinental London Park Lane

The conference brochure provides a complete list of meeting programs and speakers.

There is no charge for media covering this event. For media credentialing and conference materials, or to arrange for interviews of panelists, please contact Ira Pilchen at 312-988-5743 or ira.pilchen@americanbar.org.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the world’s largest voluntary professional membership organization. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

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