Buddle Findlay partner Neil Russ has been appointed as a council member of the Tokyo-based Inter-Pacific Bar Association. With more than 1,400 members from 65 countries it is the pre-eminent legal association in the Asia Pacific region.

Russ will join the association as the jurisdictional council member for New Zealand, and said that New Zealand lawyers stand to gain significantly from participation in the Association’s international network.
Russ will use his new role to promote opportunities for local practitioners.“Before the major IPBA conference in Kyoto next year I will be looking to raise the profile of the organisation and facilitate involvement of current, past and prospective IPBA members in New Zealand,” he said.

“One recent development has been the move by the IPBA to change its membership and conference attendance structure, to make it easier for corporate counsel to attend,”he added.

Details about the 2010 IPBA conference in Singapore can be found at www.ipba.org. ALB is the Asia-Pacific Legal Media Partner of the conference. 

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