Bar Council business development mission to Brazil

Application form

  1. General

Thank you for your interest in the Bar Council’s business development mission to Sao Paulo, Rio de Janiero and Belo Horizonte, which will take place from 19 – 23 June 2017.

If you are interested in participating in the mission and speaking at the seminar, please read the attached guidance notes, complete this application form electronically and return it along with your CV toPetra Majzlikova at by EOB 17 March 2017.If you have any queries in relation to the programme, please contact Jessica Crofts-Lawrence, International Policy Analyst at or on+44 (0) 207 611 1357.

We will aim to let you know the outcome of your application within two weeks of the deadline date.

  1. Application form to be completed by all participants

Personal Details:

Name
Chambers name and address
Work telephone number
Mobile telephone number
Email address
Alternative Email
Website
How did you find out about this Seminar:

Intended level of participation:

Please indicate your preferred level of participation below by marking the relevant box with an X (by double clicking on the box and selecting “checked”).

We encourage you to participate in as many activities as possible so as to gain the most from the visit.

City / Yes / No
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Belo Horizonte
Activity / Yes / No
Meetings with local law firms, professional bodies, bar associations and/or in-house counsel
Attending seminars
Speaking at seminars
Networking receptions

Seminar programme:

The seminar topics for Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonteare not yet finalised but we are considering the following topics international dispute resolution, international arbitration, and important issues in regulatory law (e.g. Bribery Act).

It is optional to speak at seminars.If you wish to speak at a seminar, please indicate the seminar topics you are able to speak on in the table below. Please give a brief outline of the sub topics you would be willing to speak on, detailing the title and main points you would make. When finalised, participants will be notified and invited to submit further proposals for speaking.

Please note that we cannot guarantee you a speaking slot, but will do our best to accommodate you, in accordance with the Bar Council “Policy on Selection Processes” for international business development missions”, detailed in the accompanying guidance document.

Seminar subjects and outlines

Seminar topics / Sub topic suggestions-please provide a title and outline of the main points you would cover
If you have any other ideas for seminar and roundtable discussion topics that you could deliver or that you think would be of interest to Brazilian lawyers, please list them below.

Additional information:

Please tell us about any relevant work or study related experience you have had in the Brazil or other Latin America jurisdictions
Please outline your main areas of legal expertise and practice.
Please describe your main objectives for the visit and why you think you should be selected.
If you are interested in speaking at the seminar: Please indicate relevant events at which you have spoken in the past and the topics you have covered.
Please indicate any other information you consider relevant (e.g. membership of foreign bar associations, bilateral lawyers associations or trade bodies).
Please describe how you plan to disseminate your experience gained on the trip, if at all (e.g. sharing market intelligence with your chambers through a seminar, writing an article for a publication etc.)
Please indicate your level of Portuguese if any.

Please return your completed application form with your CV to Petra Majzlikova at by EOB 17 March 2017.