Freshfields at IBA Copenhagen 2026
Engaging with legal professionals from around the world to explore the trends influencing the business landscape - from the transformative role of generative AI on cross-border disputes to increased private equity investment in professional services firms.
As one of the premier gatherings of the global legal profession, the IBA Annual Conference brings together lawyers, business leaders and policymakers from around the world.
For Freshfields, it is an opportunity to develop relationships, share insights and connect with our StrongerTogether firms and other key contacts across international markets.
Our delegation, including Senior Partner Georgia Dawson, Global Managing Partner Alan Mason, and Global Markets Group Co-Heads Raquel Flórez and Patrick Cichy, will join discussions on the issues shaping the legal and business landscape, from the way AI tools are now being embedded across the full lifecycle of major disputes and cross-border investigations, to the accelerating trend of private equity investment into professional services and whether this is beneficial or detrimental to the professions.
Global Markets Group: A global perspective, grounded in local knowledge
We advise clients on opportunities across markets where we do not have offices, leveraging our international platform, longstanding relationships and deep commercial understanding of local business environments. Our Country Partners act as a central point of contact, bringing market-specific insight and coordinating support across jurisdictions.
Through close collaboration with our StrongerTogether network of premier independent law firms, we connect clients with trusted expertise on the ground, ensuring seamless support wherever business opportunities emerge.
Freshfields speakers at IBA
Alastair Mordaunt
Counselling clients on vertical (distribution, agency, franchise, and digital platform) agreements to ensure competition law compliance
Monday 5 October 11:15 - 12:30
Noiana Marigo
Dispute resolution in Latin America: arbitration, courts and enforcement
Monday 5 October 11:15 - 12:30
Georgia Dawson
What does it take for more women to reach leadership positions in law firms?
Monday 5 October 14:30 - 15:45
Raquel Flórez
Best practices to ensure LGBTQI+ diversity in the workplace
Monday 5 October 16:15 - 17:30
Alastair Mordaunt
Structuring the deal – key stages in M&A transactions from an employment aspect
Tuesday 6 October 11:15 - 12:30
Mark Sansom
What are clients really paying for? From hours to outcomes, AI and (the end of) traditional billing
Tuesday 6 October 11:15 - 12:30
Daniel von Buelow
The little mermaid: challenges in cross-border offerings
Tuesday 6 October 11:15 - 12:30
Matei Purice
Lean, not light: making expert evidence cost-effective and tribunal-focused
Tuesday 6 October 11:15 - 12:30
Alan Mason
LPD Showcase: the future is now - how AI is reinventing the legal profession
Tuesday 6 October 14.30 – 17.30
Raquel Flórez
Allyship: building coalitions for corporate resilience
Wednesday 7 October 16:15 - 17:30
Want to know more?
If you would like to hear more about our work across our Global Markets regions, please contact Raquel Flórez or Patrick Cichy.
