2026 ILS Americas Conference

The International Law Section’s 2026 Americas Conference will be held in Mexico City, from January 26 - 28, at the Hyatt Regency Mexico City. The theme of the conference is “Building Bridges: From Conflict to Cooperation Through Trade and Innovation.”

This three-day conference will provide registrants with an opportunity to network, learn, and engage with international attorneys from some of the most distinguished law firms, private organizations, and governmental institutions world-wide. Speakers will include judges and experienced lawyers from government, NGOs, and major corporations, along with knowledgeable in-house and outside counsel with deep experience in topics of great interest to international practitioners.

Conference Highlights Include:
🟦 Managing Partner Summit featuring the CEO of Hogan Lovells, Miguel Zaldivar, and the President of the International Bar Association (IBA), Jaime Carey, Senior Partner at Carey Abogados, among a distinguished list of Managing Partners. 

🟦 General Counsel Summit featuring an extraordinary group of general counsels that will discuss traditional evolving corporate values, goals, and the past, present, and future of in-house legal practice and external legal services.

🟦 Diplomatic and cultural exchange visit with several embassies located in Polanco (Monday, January 26, 2026, including the Embassy of Canada, and the Embassy of Spain. Tentative: Embassy of France, and the Embassy of the United States.

🟦 Opening reception at the Hyatt Hotel Mexico City (Monday, January 26, 2026)

🟦 Reception at the stunning Museo Soumaya, (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)
Closing reception and musical performance at the beautiful Hacienda de los Morales, (Wednesday, January 28, 2026)

As a cooperating entity of the conference, UIA members get the Section member rates.  Use code: UIACE26AC at the end of the registration process to get the discount.

Register and view the agenda here: Welcome - 2026 ILS Americas Conference