本事务所的合伙人律师日下部真治出席了International Bar Association（IBA）于2009年10月4日至9日在马德里召开的“IBA Annual Conference 2009”。日下部律师在仲裁委员会的会议"The IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration - a perspective five years later"上发表了题为“Obligations of Arbitrators to Investigate and Disclose Conflicts of Interest - How Members of Large Law Firms should Satisfy These Obligations-”的演讲。