The Inter-Pacific Bar Association or IPBA is an international association of business and commercial lawyers, founded in 1991. Its members consist of residents of the Asia-Pacific region, or lawyers with a strong interest in that region. It brings together lawyers from different backgrounds and legal systems and fosters communication and builds stronger ties between these lawyers and thus their countries.
It was founded in April 1991 at an initial conference in Tokyo attended by 500 lawyers. The association has since grown to over 1,200 members from 65 countries and jurisdictions, such as Australia, China, Singapore, India, the United States and Japan.
Through its IPBA Scholars program the Association brings young lawyers and lawyers from developing countries to its annual conferences and thus helps to ensure the continued development of the legal profession in the region.
The IPBA is open to practicing attorneys anywhere in the world interested in the Asia-Pacific region.
Former presidents 2019–2020 Francis Xavier, Singapore 2018–2019 Perry Pe, The Philippines 2017–2018 Denis McNamara, New Zealand 2016–2017 Dhinesh Bhaskaran, Malaysia 2015–2016 Kwai Huen Wong, Hong Kong 2014–2015 William Scott, Canada 2013–2014 Young-Moo Shin, Korea 2012–2013 Lalit Bhasin, India 2011–2012 Shiro Kuniya, Japan 2010–2011 Lee Suet-Fern, Singapore 2009–2010 Rafael A. Morales, The Philippines 2008–2009 Gerold W. Libby, United States 2007–2008 Gao Zongze, China 2006–2007 James McH. FitzSimons, Australia 2005–2006 Felix O. Soebagjo, Indonesia 2004–2005 Sang-Kyu Rhi, Korea 2003–2004 Ravinder Nath, India 2002–2003 Vivien Chan, Hong Kong 2001–2002 Nobuo Miyake, Japan 2000–2001 John W. Craig, Canada 1999–2000 Dej-Udom Krairit, Thailand 1998–1999 Susan Glazebrook, New Zealand 1997–1998 Cecil Abraham, Malaysia 1996–1997 Teodoro D. Regala, The Philippines 1995–1996 Carl E. Anduri, Jr., United States 1994–1995 Pathmanaban Selvadurai, Singapore 1993–1994 Ming-Sheng Lin, Taiwan 1992–1993 Richard James Marshall, Switzerland 1991–1992 Kunio Hamada, Japan
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External links IPBA Homepage