The IPBA holds and Annual Meeting and Conference each spring, and a Mid-Year Council Meeting with Regional Conference each fall.
The four-day Annual Conference culminates in the IPBA Annual General Meeting, to which all IPBA members are invited. The Mid-Year Council Meeting includes three days of meetings of the IPBA Council, and a one-day Regional Conference which is open to the public.
| Year | Dates | Venue | Conference Theme |
| 2025 | 23-26 April | Chicago | Transformation Everywhere All at Once: Business and Law in a Changing World |
| 2024 | April 24-27 | Tokyo | New World, New Wisdom |
| 2023 | March 7-10 | Dubai | One World: Law & the Environment Beyond Covid |
| 2022 | March 24 | Online | Annual General Meeting |
| 2021 | April 18-21 | Shanghai | Rethinking Global Rules – Opportunities and Challenges for the Legal Industry |
| 2020 | June 7 | Online | Annual General Meeting |
| 2019 | April 25-27 | Singapore | Technology, Business and Law - Global Perspectives |
| 2018 | March 14-16 | Manila | Fostering Seamless Cooperation in ASEAN and Beyond |
| 2017 | April 6-9 | Auckland | Connectivity and Convergence |
| 2016 | April 13-16 | Kuala Lumpur | Diverse Challenges, Global Solutions |
| 2015 | May 6-9 | Hong Kong | Vision for the Future |
| 2014 | May 8-11 | Vancouver | Sustainability in a Finite World |
| 2013 | April 17-20 | Seoul | Dynamic Asia: New Opportunities & Challenges for Law & Business |
| 2012 | February 29-March 3 | New Delhi | Legal Trends, Thoughts and Times |
| 2011 | April 21-24 | Kyoto | Innovation |
| 2010 | May 2-5 | Singapore | Climate Change & Legal Practice |
| 2009 | Manila | ||
| 2008 | Los Angeles | ||
| 2007 | Beijing | ||
| 2006 | Sydney | ||
| 2005 | Bali | ||
| 2004 | Seoul | ||
| 2003 | New Delhi | ||
| 2002 | Hong Kong | ||
| 2001 | Tokyo | ||
| 2000 | Vancouver | ||
| 1999 | Bangkok | ||
| 1998 | Auckland | ||
| 1997 | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 1996 | Manila | ||
| 1995 | San Francisco | ||
| 1994 | Singapore | ||
| 1993 | Taipei | ||
| 1992 | Sydney | ||
| 1991 | Tokyo |
| Year | Dates | Venue | Regional Conference Theme/Title |
| 2024 | September 28-30 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 2023 | September 16-18 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Capitalizing on Indonesia's Imperative Capitals: The New Capital City, Human Capital, and Investment Capital |
| 2022 | Online | Online | |
| 2021 | November 15 | Virtual Conference | Code Red: Our Responsibility to the Earth |
| 2019 | October 11-14 | Milan | |
| 2018 | Chiang Mai and Bangkok | ||
| 2017 | London | ||
| 2016 | Brussels | ||
| 2015 | Dubai | ||
| 2014 | São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro | ||
| 2013 | Zurich | ||
| 2012 | Auckland | ||
| 2011 | Hanoi | ||
| 2010 | Stuttgart | ||
| 2009 | Hong Kong | ||
| 2008 | Hanoi (telephone conference) | ||
| 2007 | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 2006 | London | ||
| 2005 | Colombo | ||
| 2004 | Santiago | ||
| 2003 | Kyoto | ||
| 2002 | Paris | ||
| 2001 | Phuket | ||
| 2000 | Bali | ||
| 1999 | Hawaii | ||
| 1998 | Singapore | ||
| 1997 | New Delhi | ||
| 1996 | Seoul | ||
| 1995 | Jakarta | ||
| 1994 | Bangkok | ||
| 1993 | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 1992 | Manila | ||
| 1991 | Bangkok |