Industry Conferences & Events
We host a broad range of signature conferences, Power Lunches, and Industry Insight Events throughout the year, featuring top experts in their fields and focusing on areas that make Boston a hub of research and innovation. Tapping into our city’s network of higher education institutions, science and technology companies, hospitals, financial institutions, and law firms, we offer unique and immersive educational and networking experiences that bring together in-house counsel and private practitioners.
Health Law Conference
Join us on Wednesday, June 4th at the BBA for the annual Health Law Conference. This conference will provide practitioners working within the healthcare sector with important updates on a variety of legal issues and industry developments impacting their practice.
Past Conferences & Power Lunch Events
Privacy & Cybersecurity Conference
Lawyers in Health Care Power Lunch
On March 7, the BBA hosted its first-ever Lawyers in Health Care Power Lunch at Posto in Assembly Row, featuring lively conversation, valuable insights from industry leaders, and the opportunity to connect with fellow attorneys in the health care sector—all over a delicious lunch.
Higher Education Legal Conference
On March 12, college and university in-house lawyers, administrators, and firm practitioners gathered at Aloft Hotel to discuss the complex legal needs of higher education institutions in a changing world, from college athletics and AI to student accommodations and foreign engagement. Panelists covered the first 50 days of the new administration, what’s trending in the world of Higher Education, and perspectives from campus leadership.
IP Year In Review Conference
The 2025 conference featured in-house speakers alongside expert practitioners from top firms covering the most pivotal court decisions, legislative reforms, and rule changes in the ever-shifting landscape of IP law.
Women in Real Estate Power Lunch
Employment Law Conference
The BBA’s Employment Law Conference tackled the pressing legal issues in the workplace, including the future of non-competes and DEI initiatives, employee misclassification in the gig economy, navigating the state and federal landscapes of employee leaves and accommodations, and understanding immigration compliance and employee protections.
Public Sector Labor Conference
The BBA hosted the return of this intensive annual workshop for Public Sector Labor Relations professionals. This program familiarized labor relations practitioners with current trends in collective bargaining and other issues affecting public employees. Panelists covered significant labor law decisions of the SJC, shared priorities and updates from the Department of Labor Relations, and led a discussion on trending labor law issues related to retirement and other employee benefits.
White-Collar Crime Conference
The 2025 White-Collar Crime Conference took place on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Boston Bar Association’s White-Collar Crime Conference brings together law firm defense counsels, government prosecutors, in-house counsel, judges, and corporate professionals for the signature professional development and networking event for Boston’s white-collar crime bar.
35th Annual Bankruptcy Meets Bench Conference
Bankruptcy professionals and Federal Bankruptcy Court Judges convened on May 15, 2025 to share insights, observations, and analysis on key issues.
Women in Life Sciences Power Lunch Series
Energy Conference
On Thursday, May 22, 2025 we met for the Annual Energy Conference, where panelists shared cutting edge insights into some of the changes that are shaping the sale, use, and conservation of energy resources.