World Korean Bar Association holds 33rd Annual General Meeting in London

(London = Yonhap News) Correspondent Ji-yeon Kim = The International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL), an organization of Korean lawyers around the world and those interested in Korea, announced that it held its 33rd annual general meeting in London, England from the 30th of last month (local time) to the 3rd of this month.

About 250 people, including Korean lawyers, judges, international arbitrators, and law school professors from more than 150 law firms, companies, and institutions in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania, attended this general meeting.

This is the first time that the IAKL Annual General Meeting has been held in Europe. Philip Cho, International Chairman of IAKL at Canadian law firm Weir Falls, explained, “With overseas travel and international trade having recently experienced several disruptions, it is a perfect time to hold the IAKL General Assembly, which has received a great response, in Europe.”

Attendees covered a variety of topics, including data security, artificial intelligence (AI), international commerce, finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and international disputes, at an academic conference themed 'Beyond Borders, Beyond Limits.'

“People who grew up in different countries and cultures and work under different legal systems have gathered in one place,” said Geonhee Cho, chairman of the General Assembly Preparatory Committee and an international dispute lawyer at the London office of Kobre & Kim. “As the boundaries of what is ‘Korean’ widen, the path forward for the Korean-related legal industry will also broaden.”