Spain3 days

41st International Financial Law Conference

Legal Professions and Studies Conference

A leading international conference on financial law organized by the IBA's Banking & Financial Law and Securities Committees.

Dates - 3 days

May 6 – May 8, 2026

Opens

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Location

Madrid, Spain

Venue

The Palace Hotel

Hosted by

International Bar Association

The 41st International Financial Law Conference, organized by the International Bar Association's Banking & Financial Law Committee and Securities and Capital Markets Committee, will take place at The Palace Hotel in Madrid, Spain, from May 6-8, 2026. Topics include AI governance in financial institutions, lender-on-lender violence, short-selling, sports finance, ESG, restructuring, loans and bonds convergence, EU Capital Markets Union impediments, market standardization, company outflows to US,

Topics & Focus Areas

AI governance in financial institutionsLender-on-lender violenceShort-selling and cross-border investigationSports financeESGRestructuring plans for debt and equityConvergence between loans and bondsImpediments to an EU Capital Markets UnionLack of standardised approach across marketsOutflow of companies to US marketsEU’s 6th AML package