IBA 2026: You just spent two days hearing how the profession is changing.

Abacus Worldwide® has spent a decade helping independent firms handle it together.

AI, private equity, partnership structure, geopolitics — pick almost any session from this week at the IBA 2026 Conference in Copenhagen, and you'll find Abacus members already comparing notes on it. Peer to peer, not theoretical.

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Sound familiar?

You just heard this on stage. We've been discussing it in the room for years.

Future-proofing a small or mid-sized firm hits differently when staying independent actually matters to you. These are the same questions on this week's agenda — and the ones our members work through together, at every regional meeting, AGM, and monthly call.

From technical excellence to strategic leadership

Being the best lawyer in the room and running a firm are different skills. Members compare how they're building strategic leadership — and business development — for a legal landscape that keeps shifting.

AI and the practice of law

What actually changes when AI reshapes how legal work gets done — and where professional responsibility and client trust still have to hold the line. Members work through this together instead of guessing alone.

Innovating without private equity

Concerned about what PE money does to firm culture and independence? So are a lot of our members. The conversation is about breaking out of the traditional partnership model on your own terms, not someone else's.

A genuinely global lens

Regulatory shifts, geopolitical volatility, changing client demands — they land differently in Lima than in Munich. Firms across 50+ countries give you more than one angle on where things are headed.

What membership actually is

Peer relationships & shared thinking — not a referral marketplace

If you're purely after referral flow, there are groups built specifically for that, and they're worth looking at. Abacus firms show up for something else: real conversations with peers wrestling with the same market forces, plus the wider perspective that comes from also having accounting and advisory firms in the room.

Peer education, not theory

Regional meetings and the AGM pair practice-management sessions with real peer discussion — the kind that doesn't make it onto a conference agenda.

Multi-discipline perspective

Accounting and advisory members see the same disruption — succession, technology investment, talent — from a different angle, which sharpens how you think about your own firm.

Independent, not exclusive

Belonging to Abacus doesn't stop you from also being part of a legal-specific group. There's no requirement to choose.

Always-on, not once-a-year

Abacus Connect keeps recorded sessions and calls available year-round to your whole firm — this stays a running conversation, not a single event.

consider ABACUS ONE

You don't have to be a large firm to think like one.

Abacus One is the right entry point for the solo practitioner or small firm serious about growth. When an international company needs a trusted local contact, the call often goes to a big firm — not because they're better, but because they're already in the room. Abacus One puts you in that room too.

If that sounds like what you want for your firm, we should talk.

"Evolve or Dissolve" mindset

Stay competitive while remaining independent
Access the tools and relationships you know you need — and the ones you don't yet
Think big, act smart, collaborate intentionally

Growth without red tape

Agility and adaptability built into how the community runs
Smart systems that scale with your firm
Support that's as hands-on — or hands-off — as you need

Let's keep the conversation going

Members in Munich, Singapore, and Lima are already looking for exactly what you offer.

Thanks for stopping by our IBA booth. Tell us a bit about your firm and we'll follow up — or grab time with us directly. Our next member gathering is in Rome, the first week of November, if you'd like to see it firsthand as a guest.