IPBA Journal Call for Articles

The Publications Committee is seeking articles for two upcoming issues of the IPBA Journal:

December 2025

Rewiring Economic‑Crime Enforcement: Global Perspectives on Evolving Legal and Regulatory Frameworks

Across the world, enforcement trends reveal a striking paradox: even as overall conviction rates plateau or decline, complex and high‑value economic‑crime prosecutions have grown in frequency and sophistication. Regulatory agencies and investigative bodies are increasingly relying on cross‑border cooperation, advanced data analytics, and technology‑driven tools to pursue financial misconduct that transcends jurisdictions.  

This call for articles invites authors to contribute analyses exploring how jurisdictions are rewiring their legal frameworks, institutional capacities, and enforcement strategies to meet these challenges. 

Contributors are encouraged to address developments in such areas as:

  • Legislative and policy reform.  
  • The modernization of prosecutorial and investigative practices.  
  • Inter‑agency and cross‑border coordination mechanisms.  
  • The integration of digital evidence, artificial intelligence, and data analytics in enforcement.  
  • The balance among innovation, accountability, and due process in economic‑crime control.

Deadline: Friday, December 26, 2025

March 2026

To be Stronger: Bankruptcy Administrators in Domestic and Cross-Border Business

Domestically, the authority and actions of bankruptcy administrators are clearly defined and enforced by national laws and regulations, allowing them to focus on maximizing asset recovery and other rights within a legal and effective procedural. Their core mandate and obligation are to take control of the estate of the debtor and execute the court-approved plan to fairness among creditors. The administrators are to be efficient in procedure and adhere to the domestic legal code under judicial supervision.

However, the paradigm shifts dramatically in cross-border bankruptcy. Modern multinational corporations have assets, operations, creditors and employees are scattered across different jurisdictions with different laws and regulations. The UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency is a good instrument, but conflicts in language, cultures, legal systems, etc., may pose great challenges.

Key topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Inspiring legal ideas and thoughts on bankruptcy administrators in terms of cross-border cooperation and development against the traditional practices;
  • Insights into the challenges and risks on the side of bankruptcy administrators in domestic and cross-border cases; and
  • Balancing the role of bankruptcy administrators among court, creditors and debtor.

We welcome articles examining legislative and policy responses to these cross-border cooperation and development of bankruptcy administrators. This issue aims to advance understanding of the role of bankruptcy administrators, creating a cohesive, global approach to an insolvent multinational entity to protect the value for the worldwide creditor community as a whole.

Deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026

Requirements for publication of an article in the IPBA Journal's "In Focus" section are:

  • Articles with a focus on the theme will be accepted for consideration.
  • Authors and co-authors must be members of the IPBA. Please provide your IPBA membership number(s) along with the article. Your membership ID number(s) can be found next to your photo in your online profile, in the Member Only section of the IPBA web site. Or, contact the IPBA Secretariat.
  • The article cannot have been published elsewhere in print or digitally.
  • The ideal wordcount of the article should be about roughly 1500 to 2000 per article; 1600 is ideal.
  • The article must be of good quality both in terms of technical input and topical interest for IPBA members.
  • The article must not be written to publicize the expertise, specialization, or network offices of the writer or the firm at which the writer is based.
  • Along with the article, submit a lead paragraph of approximately 50 to 60 words giving a brief introduction to, or overview of, the article's main theme.
  • Provide a biography of the author(s) in up to 100 words.
  • Provide high resolution photo(s) of the author(s), at least 500KB in size (JPEG).


Items for Other Sections Wanted!

IPBA Events, Committee Updates

  • Tell us about IPBA events held in person or online.
  • Report on IPBA Committee activities such as events, get-togethers, meetings, leadership notes.
  • If you have a lot of photos, the write-up should be around 400 words.
  • If you have fewer photos, the write-up should be around 800 words.
  • Photos of the event should be high resolution, at least 1MB (JPEG) in data size.

Did You Know?

  • Tell us about peculiar laws in your jurisdiction that others might find interesting or surprising.
  • If you have more photos, the write-up should be around 400 words.
  • If you have fewer photos, the write-up should be around 800 words.
  • Photos should be high resolution, at least 1MB (JPEG) in data size.

Celebrations

  • Tell us about cultural events and festivals in your jurisdiction.
  • If you have a lot of photos, the write-up should be around 300 words.
  • If you have fewer photos, the write-up should be around 600 words.
  • Photos should be high resolution, at least 1MB (JPEG) in data size.

Authors and co-authors must be members of the IPBA.

All submissions should have the name, firm name, and city of the submitting party or parties, and photos should be high resolution for publication.
 

Send your submissions to Olivia Kung and Scott Li.


The new Journal will only be successful with your contributions! We look forward to hearing from all of you.