IEL Asia-Pacific Employment Summit

Morgan Lewis is proud to sponsor International Employment Lawyer’s Asia-Pacific Employment Summit.

The summit will bring together senior in-house and private practice lawyers to explore the challenges and opportunities facing multinational employers and their counsel across the region.

On July 1, Vivien Yu will speak on the panel Non-Traditional Visa Hacks or Compliance Traps?, which will discuss the more flexible, nontraditional visa options that are becoming more common across the Asia-Pacific region. This session will explore the growing reliance on digital nomad visas, short-term business visitor categories, and even tourist visas to facilitate cross-border work, often in response to evolving workforce expectations and operational pressures. The panelists will highlight common risk scenarios, recent enforcement trends, and the challenges of interpreting permissible business activities in a post-pandemic, hybrid-working world.

On July 2, Lesli Ligorner will speak on the panel The PIP Trap: How to Manage Performance Without Getting Sued, which will explore how employers can design and implement performance management frameworks that are fair, consistent, and legally defensible while still driving accountability and business outcomes. The panelists will examine common mistakes, real-world disputes, and practical strategies to mitigate risk across different jurisdictions.

Registration is free for in-house counsel and in-house human resources professionals.