Love is Love – A Discussion on Progress Towards Marriage Equality in Japan and Hong Kong

Lawyers for LGBT & Allies Network (LLAN), Hong Kong LGBT+ Attorneys Network (HK GALA), and Women in Law Japan (WILJ) will host a webinar to discuss the progress toward marriage equality in Japan and Hong Kong on 14 February 2023 at 9:00 a.m. HKT/SGT and 10:00 a.m. JST.

The panel, which includes leaders within the LGBT equality movement in Hong Kong and Japan, and perspectives from members of LLAN and WILJ, will discuss the most significant challenges and keys to success in achieving LGBT equality, with a focus on marriage equality, in Japan and Hong Kong.

Speakers

• Makiko Terahara, Tokyo Omotesando Legal & Accounting LPC, Representative Director, Marriage for All Japan (Tokyo)
• Henry Li, Executive Committee member of HKGALA (Hong Kong LGBT+ Attorneys Network) (Hong Kong)
• Daniel Levison, Partner, Morrison Foerster (Singapore)
• Catherine Connell, WILJ Chairperson (Tokyo)

Moderator

• Alexander Dimitrenko, Partner, Ashurst (Tokyo)

Morrison Foerster is pleased to offer CLE credit (California: 1.0 Elimination of Bias; New Jersey: 1.2 Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias; New York: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias) for the program.

Attend the webinar.

Please look out for future events and activities in our Diversity and Inclusion series. Our next event will be later in the year. More details to come.

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