Rome is wonderful in May. The weather is warm, but not too hot, the light is golden, and city life spills out onto the streets late into the evenings.
This conference is the highlight of COMBAR’s year, bringing together commercial barristers of all seniorities with our guest Judges, top North American and offshore lawyers and legal leaders from Rome.
This year we will be joined by Lord Leggatt of the UK Supreme Court and Mr Justice Henshaw, Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court in London as our UK judicial guests of honour.
The conference will be based at The Westin Excelsior a historic grand hotel near the Villa Borghese Gardens, a short walk from some of Rome’s finest historical attractions and restaurants. We have arranged a highly preferential group rate for a block of rooms (starting at €390 per night (exc. taxes) for single occupancy and €420 per night for double occupancy).
The conference will be packed with sessions on recent commercial topics, debates, Q&As, interactive talks and lots of networking time and fun. The programme will include an exclusive evening reception on the rooftop terrace of the Hassler Hotel (recently featured on the BBC) overlooking the Spanish Steps and the skyline of Rome. We conclude with a gala dinner in the spectacular 16th century Chiostro del Bramante Rome, surrounded by modern art and with live music. The conference is designed for partners and families to join us for evening events and enjoy a special day out exploring the delights of Rome.
Junior COMBAR members are particularly encouraged to join us with a private breakfast organised between the Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court and junior barrister attendees.
Hotel bookings using the group rate can be made here (and are fully refundable until 26 April 2026). Further details and links to registration will be published on the North America page soon.