Firms
Managing partners
Firm leaders setting strategy for AI, growth and cross-border work.
Annual convening · Thimphu, May 2027 (exact dates to be announced)
The Global Law Forum
One room, once a year: AI, legal operations and the laws arriving with new technology.
USD 6,000 per delegate
Those who register interest get first access and the early-bird rate when booking opens.
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The convening
The network, in person
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 meet in one room, on neutral ground, to compare notes on what is actually changing and what to do about it.
The Forum is deliberately small. Attendance is by registration, the sessions are built for discussion rather than an audience, and the independent Global Law Awards are presented on its closing evening.
May 2027When · exact dates to be announced
Thimphu, BhutanWhere
Three tracksProgramme
USD 6,000Per delegate
01The programme
Three questions, one agenda
Each track runs across the Forum, from keynote to closed roundtable, so the same people work the same question for the whole of the convening.
Speaker line-up to be announced. Speakers never pay to speak.
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AI and legal operations
IntelligenceHow 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.
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Emerging laws and regulation
RegulationThe 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.
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Technology and the future of practice
PracticeThe 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.
02Who attends
The people in the room
Attendance is by registration, so the room stays relevant and the conversation stays candid. Sessions run under the Chatham House Rule where they need to.
In-house
General counsel
In-house leaders reshaping the legal function and its technology.
Operations
Legal operations
The people running process, tooling and delivery.
Policy
Regulators and policymakers
Those drafting the rules for AI, data and technology.
Builders
Legal technology founders
The teams shipping the tools that change legal work.
Research
Academics and researchers
Voices tracking where law and technology head next.
03The setting
Why Bhutan
Global Law Lists is administered from Thimphu, and we hold the Forum here on purpose: neutral ground between the markets our members work across, and a deliberate counterweight to the pace of the subject matter.
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Neutral ground
A meeting point between East and West, outside any single market’s home advantage.
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A carbon-negative host
Bhutan is one of the few countries that report absorbing more carbon than they emit.
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Home of the network
The Forum is run by the same team that runs Global Law Lists and the Global Law Awards, in the city where the network is administered.
04The 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, editor-reviewed rankings are presented during the Forum. How they are decided.
Referral sessions
Structured introductions across the network, so cross-border work moves between members who have met in person.
05Sponsorship
Stand with the Forum
A curated room of decision makers from firms, legal departments and legal technology. Four tiers, each built around visibility, access to the room and the awards evening. Request the prospectus for the detail and terms.
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 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 Partner
Several
- Sponsorship of a named session
- Branding across that session
- Delegate passes for your team
- Listing in the Forum programme
Supporting Partner
Entry tier
- Recognition across Forum materials
- Listing in the Forum programme
- A delegate pass
06Priority booking
Register for the Global Law Forum
Booking opens once the dates and venue are confirmed. Register your interest now, with or without a Global Law Lists account. Those who register interest get first access and the early-bird rate when booking opens.
USD 6,000per delegate, up to 5 delegates in one registration
- Early-bird, for priority registrants when booking opensUSD 4,800
- Elite and Prestige members15% off
- Groups of 3 or more delegates10% off each place
One rate applies, never combined: the best one for you, worked out automatically.
Included
Your registration includes 12 months of Prestige membership, complimentary: a Prestige law firm listing and a Prestige profile for each delegate, worth up to USD 1,394 for a firm of five.
Booking terms
Cancellations
Free name substitution at any time. 60 or more days before the Forum: a refund less a USD 500 administration fee. 30 to 59 days: a 50% refund. Under 30 days or no-show: no refund, and the place remains transferable. If Global Law Lists postpones or cancels: a place at the new date or a full refund.
Included
All sessions and panels, networking receptions, lunches and refreshments, the delegate pack, a place in the delegate list, and 12 months of Prestige membership.
Not included
Travel, accommodation and visas. An official invitation letter for visa applications is available on request.
07Questions
Good to know
01When and where is the Global Law Forum?
The next Forum is provisionally planned for May 2027 in Thimphu, Bhutan, where Global Law Lists is administered. The exact dates and the venue are to be announced, and registered attendees hear them first.
02How much is it to attend, and how do I pay?
The delegate fee is USD 6,000 per delegate. One rate applies, the best one for you: the early-bird rate of USD 4,800 per delegate until 90 days before the Forum, 15% off for Elite and Prestige members, or 10% off each place for groups of 3 or more. Booking opens once the dates and venue are confirmed. Register your interest now for priority booking: you hear first and have access to the early-bird rate. Paying delegates receive a confirmation email and an invoice.
03What is included?
All sessions and panels, networking receptions, lunches and refreshments, the delegate pack, a place in the delegate list, and 12 months of Prestige membership, complimentary: a Prestige law firm listing and a Prestige profile for each delegate. Travel, accommodation and visas are not included; an official invitation letter for visa applications is available on request.
04What if I need to cancel?
You may substitute a delegate’s name free of charge at any time. Cancel 60 or more days before the Forum for a refund less a USD 500 administration fee; 30 to 59 days before, a 50% refund; under 30 days or no-show, no refund, but the place remains transferable to a colleague. If Global Law Lists postpones or cancels the Forum, you can keep a place at the new date or have a full refund. The complimentary Prestige membership stays with you either way.
05Who 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.
06What 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.
07How does sponsorship work?
Four tiers, from Supporting Partner to a single Presenting Partner, each built around visibility, access to the room and presence at the awards evening. Request the prospectus and the team will share the detail for the tier that fits.
08Is the Forum connected to the Global Law Awards?
The awards are presented at the Forum, but they are decided separately: Global Law Lists editors rank firms on evidence and confidential client and peer references, and neither sponsorship nor attendance plays any part. Read how they are decided on the Global Law Awards page.
08Travelling to Bhutan
Visas and travel
Entry rules are set by the Royal Government of Bhutan and can change. The official websites below are the place to confirm them before you book.
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Invitation letter
An official invitation letter for your visa application is available on request from the Forum Secretariat.
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Visa and entry
Most international visitors need a visa arranged before they travel. Please check the current requirements and fees on the official websites: the Department of Tourism at bhutan.travel and the Bhutan Immigration Services Portal at immi.gov.bt.
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Practical questions
The Secretariat is happy to help with practical questions about getting to the Forum. Contact the Secretariat or write to [email protected].
The organisers
Organised by
- Convening partner
Basnet Law Pte. Ltd.
The company behind Global Law Lists and the Global Law Forum.
- Legal partner
Basnet Attorneys and Law
A law practice within the Global Law Lists network, supporting the convening.
- Technology partner
Samya Tech
Technology and platform partner for the Forum and its network.
May 2027 (exact dates to be announced) · Thimphu
Be in the room in May 2027
Register your interest for priority booking, or write to the team at [email protected]. Those who register interest get first access and the early-bird rate when booking opens.