2020 Fall Conference in Chicago

Our Fall 2020 Conference will be in Chicago October 15-17.  It’s been a long time since we had a conference in Chicago, so it will be great to welcome everyone to our beautiful city!

The Fairmont Millennium Park Hotel is the location for the conference.  We will provide the program and additional details as they are developed.

2020 Spring Conference — Miami, Florida March 26-28

We are pleased to announce the dates and location of LawPact’s Spring 2020 conference.  The conference will take place March 26-28, 2020 at the Marriott Stanton South Beach in Miami, Florida.  Member firm Meland Russin Budwick are excited to host LawPact in their beautiful city for the first time in many years.  Mark your calendars now to make sure you are able to join us.

Fall 2019 Conference — Brussels, Belgium October 10 – 12

On behalf of Frederic Beele and our hosts, Beele Law Firm, we pleased to announce LawPact’s Fall 2019 Conference, to be held October 10-12 in Brussels, Belgium.  Frederic and his team are well into the planning process, as you will see below.  As always, however, we welcome your comments and suggestions for the program.

After reviewing the information below, please check your calendar.  It will be very helpful if you can tell us now whether you plan to attend the conference.

You may download the agenda and registration information here. Agenda and Registration

Brussels

Brussels Grand Place

EU  Headquarters

There are a few options for travelling to Brussels.  You can fly in to:

Conference Hotel:

• Hilton Grand Place: Europakruispunt 3, 1000 Brussels
• 2 minute walk across the plaza from Brussels-Centre train station

About Brussels:

• https://visit.brussels/en
• https://player.vimeo.com/video/152160022

Ghent (group excursion on Saturday):

• https://visit.gent.be/en/see-do
• https://youtu.be/BWY8vIF5gls

Tentative program, subject to changes:

Thursday 10th of October

• Board meeting
• Welcome reception & dinner
• Pub crawl (at least one time …): for volunteers, you can try out some of the best beers in the world (totally not limitative and in random order: Westvleteren, Kwak, Mort Subite, Augustijn, Delirium Tremens, Duvel, Orval, Westmalle Tripel, Chimey, Houblon Chouffe, Goudenband, etc) (sorry …)

Friday 11th of October

• Opening remarks & introductions
• Brexit: quo vadis?
• Technology and its evolution in our profession (external speaker)
• Money laundering: how is it done (with examples), so we can recognize this
• Disaster planning: how to set up, what to avoid, examples
• Visit to the European Parliament or the European Commission (may take place on Thursday)
• Dinner

Saturday 12th of October

• Break-out sessions per region (North America, South America, Europe)
• Panel discussion
• LawPact housekeeping
• Afternoon and evening group excursion to Ghent:
  • Coach transfer for the group to Ghent
  • Visit of the city of Ghent by boat & on foot: approx. 3 hours
  • Followed by dinner in Ghent
  • 10:30 – 11:00 pm: return to Brussels

We look forward to seeing you in Brussels!

LawPact Spring 2019 Conference — Vancouver, British Columbia

Join us in beautiful Vanvouver BC, Canada for our Spring 2019 Conference. The program theme of the conference is “How to Raise, Retain, and Retire Lawyers.” We expect to have the program and agenda for the Spring Conference made final by mid-February. The location for the conference is the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. Our host firm, Synergy Business Law, is looking forward to hosting us. Take a look at their video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUXwnEV7Os4&t=8s