10月19日から24日にかけて、IBA（国際法曹協会）の年次総会が東京で開催され、世界各国から6000人を超える弁護士が参加し、期間中にレセプションや各分野のセッションが行われました。当事務所はプラチナスポンサーとして貢献し、国際法曹協会前会長である当事務所の顧問、川村明弁護士は、本総会実行委員会の会長を務めました。また、当事務所の弁護士は期間中に以下のセッションにてスピーカー等を務めました。

日付	担当者	セッション
10月20日（月）	今津 幸子	Fear of flying or just worried about your co-pilot? Working cross border and in association with lawyers from other jurisdictions
	古田 啓昌	Govern the ungovernable – best forms of law firm structures
	花水 康	International real estate fundraising: Who is raising what? Who would fund my project?
	藤田 耕司	Life after BEPS: is there anything left in international tax planning?
	十市 崇 (Secretary, Current Legal Developments Subcommittee)	Corporate governance: proxy advisers and executive compensation (Part 2: Executive compensation: initiatives around the world)
	原 悦子	The Goldilocks question: is government regulation of franchising, licensing and　distribution in Asia too much, too little or just right?
10月21日（火）	嘉納 英樹	Are companies underestimating the special abilities of people with a disability in the workplace?
	額田 雄一郎 (Young Lawyers Liaison Officer, Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee)	Buoyant infrastructure: managing water-related risk in major infrastructure projects
	片山 達 (Senior Vice-Chair, Capital Markets Forum)	Start-ups and capital markets: ‘JOBS Acts’ around the world – stimulating growth or blowing a bubble? (served as Co-chair)
	中野 雄介	Around the (cartel) world in 80 ways: what to expect when dealing with diverse jurisdictions
	川村 明 (IBA Immediate Past President; Chair, Conference Host Committee)	More for less: efficiency, charging structures and client relationship management
	額田 雄一郎	Professionalism and compliance
10月22日（水）	十市 崇	Interim periods in acquisition agreements
	近藤 純一	What makes a successful corporate and M&A lawyer?
	嘉納 英樹	Who's on top? The evolving roles of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other Asian multinational employers
	屠 錦寧	Licence to kill – the effects of insolvency on IP licence and similar agreements
	中川 裕茂	Making free trade agreements work for you
	額田 雄一郎	Targeting the Asian market: setting up or taking over a sales and distribution network in Asia
	若林 弘樹	Tiered dispute resolution clauses: best practice and enforcement of obligations to negotiate in good faith
10月23日（木）	石原 仁	Is Skype the limit? Are phone bills a thing of the past?
	嘉納 英樹	Age Issues in the Workplace
	加畑 直之 (Vice-Chair, Banking Regulation Subcommittee)	Lender liability: present and future
10月24日（金）	角田 太郎	Current legal developments in M&A
	北澤 正明 (Member, Conference Host Committee)	Is there ground for one to feed the other? Interaction between international and local firms
	樋口 航	What's my name, and does it matter – securities law considerations for listed investment funds