The Largest Gathering of the World's Legal Community

LONDON, July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

"Many of the core issues affecting the global economy are so far-reaching because they exist within the framework of the institutions attempting to resolve the crisis," claims Michael Greene, Chair of the Legal Practice Division at the International Bar Association. Greene's comments come as the IBA gears up for its 2013 annual conference beginning October 6; featuring many of the foremost names in the legal profession, each year the IBA Annual Conference looks to identify and examine the fundamental issues affecting, and affected by, the industry at large.

The upcoming event - attended by over 5,000 legal practitioners, business leaders, government officials and regulators - presents "a unique platform to assess how legal and regulatory reform can provide remedies to these dynamic issues." With the likes of Paul Volcker, former chair of the US Federal Reserve, and Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state for the US, the five-day conference looks to unpick a multitude of complex legal issues bearing on the global industry.

The conference marks the most significant gathering of the international legal community worldwide and is suitably housed in the esteemed Hynes Convention Centre, Boston. This year's event features over 180 sessions pertaining to the practice of law internationally and the current nature and relevance of the legal profession itself. Aside from offering lectures of an unparalleled quality, the conference allows those attending an opportunity to network with experienced players in the industry and furthermore, to generate new business opportunities with the world's leading firms and businesses.

Previous speakers at the conference have been amongst the world's most respected individuals, each with comprehensive experience in the legal profession and beyond: widely revered economist Hernando De Soto spoke in 2008 on the property bubble and in the importance of upholding truth in related legal factors; 2012 saw Nobel Laureate and Economist Joseph Stiglitz challenge the effectiveness of austerity, claiming that legal reforms are a far more fitting solution to on-going and widespread financial crises; and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus last year told of the need for changes in governance, citing 'modern capitalism' as reasoning for the widespread and continuing economic hardships of recent years.

Featuring some of the event's previously most significant speakers, and details of the approaching 2013 conference, World Finance's new online video is for those interested in the profound opportunities to be had in the legal industry today.

Watch the video on World Finance at http://www.worldfinance.com/videos/the-international-bar-association-invites-you-to-boston-video.