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The Legal Week Strategic Technology Forum is the premier global gathering for CIOs, IT directors and law firm leaders. The 2013 event will be held at Grand Hotel Palazzo Della Fonte near Rome, and the programme is set to provide the best set of speakers yet from within and outside of the profession.

With expert speakers drawn from leading international, independent, and global law firms, the 2013 forum hosts legal professionals from across Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the US, offering a chance to network and hear from global law firm partners and legal experts in one place.

Conference chair Shan Warnock-Smith QC of Five Stone Buildings and ICT Chambers proposes a number of hot topics on the agenda at the upcoming Trusts & Estates Litigation Forum to be held this March in Provence, France.

This year's forum looks at the make-up of certain trusts to get to the heart of how clients might structure their assets, so as to deflect any form of attack. Panel discussions will be mixed in with workshops and case studies, providing a platform for every voice to be heard.

Chaired by Joshua Rubenstein, the inaugural Legal Week Private Client Forum Americas will unite the most senior private client lawyers from North America, Central and South America to address key issues facing private client practitioners. This brochure details the confirmed speakers and sessions.

Chaired by Philip Bramwell, the general counsel for BAE Systems, this year's Corporate Counsel Forum will examine how general counsel can position themselves at the heart of their business while navigating an increasingly unpredictable and regulated commercial environment.

The Legal Week Strategic Technology Forum is the premier global gathering for CIOs, IT directors and law firm leaders. The 2012 event will be held at The Ritz-Carlton in County Wicklow, and the programme is set to provide the best set of speakers yet from within and outside of the profession.

Without the ability to attract and retain clients, no business can be viable in the longer term. Led by Andrew Hedley of Hedley Consulting, this masterclass provides a route map for your leadership team, enabling them to navigate choppy economic waters and create well-founded, resilient strategies.

How should such lawyers best operate to complement the responsiveness and ingenuity currently being demonstrated by the industry as a whole? Legal Week's Private Equity Forum 2012 will collectively seek answers to this question and much more, alongside your industry peers.

The very first Corporate Counsel Middle East awards ceremony takes place in Dubai on 17th May 2012. Hosted by Legal Week and the Middle East Corporate Counsel Group, the event takes place in the lavish Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi. The deadline for entrants to register is Thursday 15th March.