Global Law Lists · Annual Convening
The Global Law Forum
The international legal community meets once a year in the Himalayas to work through the questions reshaping the profession: artificial intelligence, legal operations, and the laws arriving with new technology.
Once a year, Global Law Lists brings its network together in person. Managing partners, general counsel, legal operations leaders, regulators, and the people building legal technology gather in one room, on neutral ground, to compare notes on what is actually changing and what to do about it.
The Convening
One room, once a year
The Room
Leaders of the international bar
2026
Members
191 jurisdictions
tracks: AI and legal ops, emerging law, and technology in practice
A closed, curated room rather than a mass conference, so the conversation stays candid and useful.
The Programme
Three questions, one agenda
01 · Intelligence
AI and Legal Operations
How firms and legal departments are rebuilding around artificial intelligence: the workflows that change, the roles that shift, the risks that need owners, and the operating models that hold up under real matter load.
02 · Regulation
Emerging Laws and Regulation
The frontier of the rulebook: AI governance, data and privacy, digital assets, and cross-border compliance. What is being drafted now, where the lines are landing, and how counsel prepare clients before the rules are final.
03 · Practice
Technology and the Future of Practice
The changing shape of legal work: legal technology that earns its place, the economics of the firm, cross-border referral in a networked market, and where human judgement stays decisive.
Who Convenes
The people in the room
Attendance is by registration, so the room stays relevant and the conversation stays candid.
Managing Partners
Firm leaders setting strategy for AI, growth, and cross-border work.
General Counsel
In house leaders reshaping the legal function and its technology.
Legal Operations
The people running process, tooling, and delivery.
Regulators and Policymakers
Those drafting the rules for AI, data, and technology.
LegalTech Founders
Builders shipping the tools that change legal work.
Academics and Researchers
Voices tracking where law and technology head next.
The Setting
Why Bhutan
Global Law Lists is based in Thimphu, and we hold the Forum here on purpose. Bhutan is neutral ground between the markets our members work across, and a deliberate counterweight to the pace of the subject matter.
- 1Neutral groundA meeting point between East and West, outside any single market's home advantage.
- 2Carbon negative hostOne of the few nations that absorbs more carbon than it emits.
- 3By registrationA closed, curated room so the conversation stays candid.
The Format
How the days are built
Keynotes
A small number of set piece talks that frame the year in AI, regulation, and legal technology.
Closed roundtables
Chatham House sessions where a curated group works a single question without an audience.
The Global Law Awards
The independent, team reviewed rankings are presented during the Forum. See the methodology.
Referral network sessions
Structured introductions across the network, so cross-border work moves between members who meet in person.
Sponsorship
Stand with the Forum
A curated room of decision makers from firms, legal departments, and legal technology. Four tiers, each built around visibility, access, and the awards evening.
Presenting
Presenting Partner
One available
- Lead billing across the Forum and its materials
- A keynote or headline session
- Presence at the Global Law Awards evening
- Priority access to referral sessions
- Delegate passes for your team
Principal
Principal Partner
Limited
- Prominent branding across the Forum
- A roundtable chaired by your team
- Named presence at the awards evening
- Delegate passes for your team
Session
Session Partner
Several
- Sponsorship of a named session
- Branding across that session
- Delegate passes for your team
- Listing in the Forum programme
Supporting
Supporting Partner
Entry tier
- Recognition across Forum materials
- Listing in the Forum programme
- A delegate pass
In Partnership With
Founding partners
Basnet Attorneys and Law
Legal Partner
A law practice within the Global Law Lists network, supporting the convening.
Basnet Pte. Ltd.
Convening Partner
The company behind Global Law Lists and the Global Law Forum.
Samya Tech
Technology Partner
Technology and platform partner for the Forum and its network.
Attendance
Places are limited and by registration
Tell us who you are and what you work on, and our team will be in touch about the December convening in Thimphu.
Questions
Good to know
When and where is the Global Law Forum?
The Forum convenes each December in Thimphu, Bhutan, where Global Law Lists is based. Exact dates and the venue are confirmed closer to the event and shared with registered attendees first.
Who can attend?
A curated, in person gathering for law firm leaders, general counsel, legal operations professionals, regulators, and legal technology builders. Attendance is by registration.
What does the programme cover?
Three tracks: artificial intelligence and legal operations, emerging laws and regulation, and technology and the future of legal practice. The independent Global Law Awards are also presented during the Forum.
How does sponsorship work?
Four tiers, from Supporting Partner through to a single Presenting Partner, each built around visibility, access to the room, and presence at the awards evening. Request the prospectus and our team will share the detail for the tier that fits.
Is the Forum connected to the Global Law Awards?
Yes. The awards and rankings are produced independently by the Global Law Lists team through peer and client review, and presented at the Forum. Read how they are decided on the methodology page.