International Bar Association (IBA) Real Estate Investments Conference 2026
The International Bar Association (IBA) Real Estate Section is organizing the 16th Annual IBA Real Estate Investments Conference from June 10 to 12, 2026, at The Lotte New York Palace in New York City. This premier event aims to bring together global industry leaders, experts, and professionals to discuss pressing legal challenges and innovative solutions shaping the real estate landscape.
The conference will cover a range of critical topics, including the state of the global housing market, residential housing shortages and legal measures to address the housing crisis, office-to-residential conversions, the increasing use of AI in real estate transactions and litigation, current trends in the leisure sector, restrictions on foreign real estate ownership, and laws impacting short-term rentals. These sessions are designed to provide attendees with comprehensive insights into the evolving real estate sector.
Attendees will have opportunities to engage in networking events, participate in roundtable discussions, and attend keynote addresses from leading experts in the field. Notable speakers include Ilona Logvinova, Global Chief AI Officer at HSF Kramer, who will deliver the keynote address on June 11, 2026. The conference also features various sessions moderated by experts such as Roland Müller of VISCHER AG and Monica Yip of WongPartnership.
This conference is ideal for legal professionals, real estate investors, developers, and policymakers seeking to stay informed about the latest developments and challenges in the real estate sector. It offers a platform for sharing knowledge, discussing best practices, and building connections with peers from around the world.
Speakers(12)
Berat Senyerli
CEO at Bankable Zero
Berat Senyerli is the Founder of Bankable Zero, a strategic advisory firm guiding both investors and issuers through macro business transformation. The firm specializes in decarbonization, non-financial risk management, sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement, and thematic research—supporting clients in navigating global sustainability priorities and assisting clients adapt to regulatory shifts and transition toward future-fit, innovation-driven markets.
Bernat Mullerat
Real Estate Transactions Advisor at Unknown
Bernat Mullerat has advised on many real estate transactions, mainly the acquisition of shopping centers, hotels, and office buildings, as well as hotel and tourist resort management. He also handles national and international transactions to develop and sell renewable energy projects.
Cristiana Moreira
Real Estate Partner at Unknown
Cristiana Moreira is a Real Estate partner with broad experience in real estate transactions across various sectors, including residential, commercial, hotel, shopping centers, manufacturing, subdivisions, agribusiness, and infrastructure. She advises national and international clients, including the largest real estate developers in Brazil, focusing on the legal structure for real estate projects. Her practice also includes structured financing transactions in the real estate market, such as real estate investment funds and securitization of real estate receivables, as well as major sector-related litigation disputes.
Eliad Shapiro
Commercial and Real Estate Litigator at Unknown
Eliad Shapiro is regarded as a highly persuasive commercial litigator and real estate litigator, handling cases at both the trial and appellate levels. He is a trusted advisor to his clients, who value his results-oriented, pragmatic, analytical approach to litigation, as well as his courtroom presence.
Joanna Davies
Real Estate Investment Lawyer at Unknown
Joanna Davies is a real estate investment lawyer dealing with large-scale acquisitions and disposals, co-investment structures, the reconfiguration of property portfolios, and sizable development projects. She advises investors and developers, including private equity, property investment funds, pension funds, family offices, and property companies across various sectors, including offices, hotels and leisure, residential, and mixed-use.
John Vavas
Commercial Real Estate Finance Attorney at Unknown
John Vavas focuses on commercial real estate finance, representing financial institutions and real estate funds in connection with single-lender and multi-lender transactions. He has vast experience in closing newly originated commercial mortgage loans, acquiring existing commercial mortgage loans, and negotiating loan documentation. John also has significant experience as internal counsel for commercial real estate lenders.
Klaus Pfeiffer
Real Estate and Restructuring Advisor at Unknown
Klaus Pfeiffer specializes in real estate, real estate transactions, and restructuring. He advises clients from the initial due diligence and acquisition phase, during development, up to the sale of the entire project or parts thereof. In the last three years, he has been advising clients on the restructuring of their portfolios.
Lieven Peeters
Real Estate and Construction Expert at Unknown
Lieven is a renowned expert in the field of real estate and construction, with deep knowledge of contract law and general commercial law. He advises clients on complex real estate transactions, including structuring real estate projects, real estate M&A, sale-and-leaseback transactions, joint ventures, leasing, and REIT structures. Lieven has been recognized with multiple awards, including the ILO Client Choice Award – Real Estate Belgium in 2025, 2021, 2015, 2012, and 2011.
Massimo D'Angelo
Real Estate Attorney and Commercial Litigator at Unknown
Massimo D'Angelo is a nationally recognized real estate attorney and commercial litigator representing high-end fashion brands, media conglomerates, multinational corporations, owners, developers, condominiums, cooperative boards, politicians, and celebrities on complex real estate disputes, civil cases, securities litigation, and white-collar criminal matters. He has argued numerous appeals and is frequently featured in major media outlets, including CNN, CBS News, the Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.
Pedro Nicholson
Lawyer at Unknown
Pedro Nicholson is a lawyer, graduated from the Argentine Catholic University in 1991. He obtained an LL.M from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994. He worked as a foreign associate at Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC, in 1995. He is a member of the Public Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires.
Peter Kunz
Founding and Managing Partner at Kunz Wallentin Rechtsanwälte
Peter Kunz has been advising national and international companies in M&A as well as real estate transactions, in Banking & Finance and other aspects of Business Law for many years. He is founding and managing partner of the Vienna-based Austrian law firm Kunz Wallentin Rechtsanwälte. Peter is a very active Member of the International Bar Association and officer of the Real Estate Section.
Philip Skinner
Real Estate Partner at Unknown
Philip Skinner is a partner in the Real Estate practice, leading the Office practice team and serving as a lead real estate partner in the Industrial and Cross-Border practice teams. He focuses on representing owners, developers, investors, landlords, and tenants in the acquisition, joint venture, development, financing, and leasing of all types of commercial real estate, with a particular focus on office and industrial leasing, retail leasing, joint venture formation, and cross-border transactions.
Event Details
- Date
- June 10-12, 2026
- 3 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 New York, United States
- The Lotte New York Palace
- Pricing
- $1,190 - $1,805
- Audience
- Legal professionals, real estate investors, developers, policymakers
- CLE Credits
- Up to 15 CLE credits
- Attendees
- Over 500