International Bar Association
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada
Blank Rome, as part of our ongoing commitment to grow and expand our relationship with foreign law firms, is thrilled to be sending a 20-person team of business litigation, corporate, intellectual property litigation, international trade, real estate, luxury brands, maritime, privacy, and white collar defense and investigations professionals the International Bar Association’s (“IBA”) 2025 Annual Conference, being held November 2 through 7, 2025, in Toronto, Canada.
Our partners are involved in a number of IBA committees:
- Thomas H. Belknap, Jr.: Maritime and Transport Law Committee vice chair
- Massimo F. D’Angelo: North American Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Real Estate Section
- Richard V. Singleton II: North American Regional Forum vice chair; Advisory Board of the Maritime and Transport Law Committee vice chair; former Maritime and Transport Law Committee vice chair
- Bradley L. Henry: Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Experts Subcommittee vice chair
- Sharon R. Klein: Technology Disputes Subcommittee vice chair
- Francesco Di Pietro: Financial and Tax Aspects of International Sales Subcommittee chair
The team is looking forward to meeting with old friends and new and building relationships during the conference. If you would like to schedule time with one of our attendees, please contact us here.
In addition, Blank Rome LLP partners Bradley Henry, Sharon Klein, Thomas Belknap, and Massimo D’Angelo, senior counsel Richard V. Singleton II, and trade economic advisor Jorge Miranda will serve as speakers at the Conference. Blank Rome Government Relations Managing Principal C.J. Zane will be speaking at the conference as well.
ABOUT THEIR SESSIONS
Bradley Henry
Session Co-Chair: New compliance frontiers—AML / Sanctions / Reporting
Thursday, November 6
2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Richard Singleton
Session Chair: The Rule of Law Under Siege—Attacks on the Judiciary in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
Monday, November 3
2:30–3:45 p.m.
Sharon Klein
Speaker: Hot Topics in Intellectual Property, Communications, and Technology
Monday, November 3
2:30–5:30 p.m.
Thomas Belknap
Co-Moderator: AI in the Maritime Industry
Wednesday, November 5
4:15–5:30 p.m.
Massimo D’Angelo
Speaker: Real Estate and Insurances
Thursday, November 6
9:30–10:45 a.m.
Jorge Miranda
Speaker: Trade in North America: Impact of the Presidential and Federal Elections on the 2026 Review of the USCMA
Thursday, November 6
9:30–10:45 a.m.
C.J. Zane
Speaker: U.S. Energy Policy Under Trump 2.0 and Its Impact on Canada and Mexico
Thursday, November 6
9:30–10:45 a.m.
For more information and to register to attend, please visit the event website.
