AEQUITAS Partners, Olga Chentsova and Valikhan Shaikenov, attended the IBA Annual Conference
AEQUITAS Partners, Olga Chentsova and Valikhan Shaikenov, attended the IBA Annual Conference held on 4–9 October in Vienna, Austria.
IBA Annual Meeting is a top event for the representatives of legal profession, which brings together thousands of lawyers from around the world. Some 6,000 professionals from 130 jurisdictions attended the Conference in Vienna. The most authoritative lawyers and famous personalities in the field of Human Rights were among the Conference speakers. This year, the Conference was opened by Jose Manuel Barroso, former president of the European Commission. The former UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, spoke on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the role that lawyers can play in their implementation.
The Annual Conference (and all events which take place within its framework) is the best platform for the lawyers from various jurisdictions to socialize, make new acquaintances and establish business and partner contacts. AEQUITAS Partners have had more than 20 personal meetings with colleagues representing different law firms.