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October 20th to 23rd 2024
Pragma Congress
2024
October 20th to 23rd
Business Events
London, UK
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Once Again, Welcome to the
Pragma International Congress

We, of course, welcome all Pragma members to bring along clients, contacts, family members, and/or partners.

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to join us in the heart of London! Your adventure awaits!

About Us
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Why you should Join Us

Global Collaboration and Networking

Strengthen international partnerships to enhance your global reach and capabilities.

Professional Development

Access cutting-edge legal insights, trends, and best practices.

Business Opportunities

Explore potential collaborations and business opportunities that may arise from networking with fellow law and tax firms.

Regulatory Updates and Compliance

Gain a deeper understanding of global compliance standards and how they may impact your clients.

Client Relationship Building

Strengthen relationships with existing clients by demonstrating commitment to staying ahead of legal and tax developments.

Strategic Insight

Use gathered intelligence to make informed strategic decisions and adapt your approach to evolving market dynamics.

schedule

Event Schedule

  • Day 01

    Sunday 20, 2024

  • Day 02

    Monday 21, 2024

  • Day 03

    Tuesday 22, 2024

  • Day 04

    Wednesday 23, 2024

20:00 - 22:00

Pragma International Network

Welcome Cocktail

Island Queen

09:00 - 09:15

Seamus Smyth

Partner at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP

Carter Lemon Camerons Inauguration Speech

09:20 - 10:20

Carter Lemon Camerons LLP

Investing in the UK

Moderated by Rufus Ballaster, Senior Partner at Carter Lemon Camerons, specialising in secured lending for both lenders and borrowers, within Carter Lemon Camerons LLP’s commercial property team.

Speakers:

  • Seamus Smyth: Partner and Head of Litigation and Arbitration at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP. Seamus’ practice is primarily commercial with an emphasis on arbitration, financial services, and work for South African and Italian clients.
  • Andrew Firman: Partner in corporate & commercial team at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP. His corporate practice concentrates on buying and selling mainly owner-managed SMEs and associated advice on contractual and banking documentation work. Andrew's employment practice covers all aspects of contentious and non-contentious work for both employers and employees. His charity practice majors on compliance and amalgamation matters.
  • Rupert Gather: Chair of InvestUK: InvestUK is a private company facilitating inward investment from around the world into UK unquoted companies. To date they have managed nearly 600 projects with an aggregate value of £350Million and created 10,000 jobs. These are a mixture of direct investment and ‘greenfield’ new enterprises or joint ventures. InvestUK work closely with Government who tend to only get directly involved in projects greater than £100 Million in value, whereas the majority of their projects are in the £1-5m range.
10:20 - 10:40

Coffee Break

 

10:40 - 11:40

Carter Lemon Camerons LLP

International Commercial Arbitration

Moderator: Seamus Smyth Partner and Head of Litigation and Arbitration at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP. Seamus’ practice is primarily commercial with an emphasis on arbitration, financial services, and work for South African and Italian clients.

11:40 - 12:00

Coffee Break

 

12:00 - 13:00

Carter Lemon Camerons LLP

Drone Law Panel

  • Andrew Firman, Partner at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP, Partner in corporate & commercial team at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP. His corporate practice concentrates on buying and selling mainly owner-managed SMEs and associated advice on contractual and banking documentation work
  • Rufus Ballaster is Senior Partner and specialises in secured lending for both lenders and borrowers, within Carter Lemon Camerons LLP’s commercial property team.
  • Jonathan C. Hayden is a real estate associate at Goulston & Storrs in Boston, Massachusetts, who advises lenders and borrowers in large commercial finance transactions involving construction projects across mixed-use, retail, multi-family, office, and industrial properties. Jon has published numerous articles since 2018 concerning the intersection of drones and private property rights.
13:00 - 14:30

Lunch at the Hotel

 

14:30 - 15:30

AI and Legal Work Roundtable

  • Nordo M. Nissi Head of Electronic Discovery and Litigation Technology
  • Filipe Consciência Associate in Caria Mendes Advogados
  • Francisco Rey Partner in Manubens Advogados
15:30 - 15:45

Coffee Break

 

15:45 - 17:30

New Members and Firms Presentations

  • Estudio Gamarra y Asociados - Perú
  • Ira Cohen PA - USA
  • Maddah Law Firm - Morocco
  • Solomon & Co. - India
  • WR Immigration - USA
17:30 - 18:00

Networking Drinks

 

20:00 - 23:00

TBD

TDB

Gala Dinner at

One Great George Street

09:00 - 10:00

Pragma International Network

General Shareholders Meeting

 

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break

 

10:30 - 11:40

ESG & Compliance Panel

  • Maria Venturini Founder at Studio Colombo Commercialisti Associati
  • Hung Ou Yang Managing Partner at Brain Trust International Law Firm
  • Uwe Müllner Partner at Patzina Lotz
11:40 - 12:00

Coffee Break

 

12:00 - 13:00

South America as an Investment Destination Panel

TBD

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch at the Hotel

 

15:00 - 16:00

Supreme Court Tour

 

17:30 - 23:00

Carter Lemon Camerons Reception

 

09:00 - 12:00

Free time

 

Hotel

Our Hotel of choice is nhow London

nhow is the place to be. Experience art, food and the local neighbourhood and be inspired by the nhow feeling when you stay at this lifestyle hotel in Shoreditch. The UK’s first nhow hotel plays with London’s oldest traditions and technological future in an unexpected way, right in the centre of the city’s most creative and happening districts.

The Hotel



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