Registration is now open for the IBA Europe-Caucasus-Asia (ECA) Forum 2018. Taking place from 5-7 September, Almaty will become the venue for one of the most significant legal events in Central Asia. 

The IBA ECA Forum, the successor of the famous CIS Local Counsel Forum, is returning to Kazakhstan with a slightly new look, but the same soul and values we have cherished over a decade. 

The Forum will gather managing partners, heads of practice, in-house lawyers, and other senior practitioners coming from, or interested in, the ECA region. 

Apart from discussion of cutting-edge issues of the legal market and profession, the event will offer a wonderful cultural and social programme.

Topics include:

• Cross-border projects in the ECA region: avoiding mismatches 
• What standards of professional regulation investors/clients expect for their lawyers in the emerging markets: a gap between expectations and reality
• Astana International Financial Center: new opportunities for investors in the ECA region
• Mineral resource development: trends across the region
• Data privacy regulations: local vs exterritorial laws - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - the art of risk-management
• How to become an arbitrator
• Key pitfalls of Public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the emerging markets: why do you need a strong legal team

Procurement of legal services: quality, loyalty and conflict of interests

Book by 20 July to receive early registration discounts

For details of how to become a sponsor for this event, simply email andrew.webster-dunn@int-bar.org 

We look forward to seeing you in Almaty.

Kind regards,

Conference Co-Chairs 

Jörg Menzer

Noerr, Bucharest; Council Member, IBA Section on Public and Professional Interest

Maria Ostashenko

ALRUD, Moscow

Valikhan Shaikenov

AEQUITAS, Almaty

Lana Sinichkina

Arzinger, Kiev; ECA Liaison Officer, IBA European Regional Forum