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mt-4">Asia Pacific Regional Forum</h1> <hr class="banner-hr-line"> <p>The Asia Pacific Forum offers fantastic opportunities to establish contact with legal experts in and outside of the region, practising in many different areas of law, and to keep abreast of legal business developments in the region.</p> <div class="sectionBtnGroup row mb-2 ml-md-2 "> <a href="/officer/officerList/3107" type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary col-lg-4 col-md-5 mr-md-2 mt-2"> View officer list<i class="fas fa-arrow-right pl-2"></i> </a> <a href="/membership/joinTheIBA" type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary col-lg-4 col-md-6 mt-2"> Join this committee<i class="fas fa-arrow-right pl-2"></i> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container mb-4 committee-details mt-0 mt-md-3"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2> About the Forum</h2> <p> In addition to offering an unrivalled opportunity to establish contact among lawyers within and outside the region, and with acknowledged experts on different areas of law, specialist Forum activities provide an unparalleled opportunity to keep abreast of legal business developments in the region. Members also benefit from excellent working relations with national Bars, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and LAWASIA.</p><div class="yCmsComponent col-12"> <h2> Forthcoming conferences and webinars<span class="viewAllConferences"> <a class="btn btn-link" href="/conferences?q=%3AeventDate-asc%3AeventYear%3AUpcoming%3Acommittees%3AAsia Pacific Regional Forum">View All Conferences</a> </span> </h2> <div class="row conferenceEventDetails"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 d-flex align-items-stretch committee-box js_committeeLink" data-link="/conference-details/CONF2642"> <div class="card type-conference"> <a class="image-holder" href="/conference-details/CONF2642"> <img src="/medias/2642-thumbnail.png?context=bWFzdGVyfEV2ZW50LWltYWdlcy0yMDI0fDEzMjk2OHxpbWFnZS9wbmd8YURGaEwyaGhaaTg1TVRjM01UZzJNamN4TWpZeUx6STJOREl0ZEdoMWJXSnVZV2xzTG5CdVp3fDFiODcxNjJiOWIyMjQ5MWI1ZjZkMDhlNjE0MzJkNTAyODJlNWYwZGM2ZmUxODYzNjNjMGNkYzgwY2Q0MTQ2NjY" class="card-img-top"> </a> <div class="card-body conferenceContent d-flex flex-column "> <div class="block-ellipsis"> <h5 class="card-title mb-3 text-ellipsis"> Indian insolvency: the next era </h5> <div> <p class="card-text mb-2"> <span class="font-weight-bold"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt txt-white"></i> </span> 05 Dec 2024 0900 - 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