Introduction

The European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) is the umbrella organisation for 22 company lawyer associations in Europe and represents the common interests of European company lawyers. During the past 30+ years, ECLA has established itself as the leading representative of European company lawyers’ associations… Read More.

News

Find out more about the European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA), our structure and mission, as well as the initiatives pursued by the association. Read interesting articles and interviews about the current challenges faced by company lawyers in Europe and meet colleagues at our events… Read More.

Profession

There are various branches of the legal profession practiced in the European Union, such as judges, lawyers, notaries, academics, bailiffs, etc. Moreover, there are several national variants in individual member states. Lawyers working within Europe for a company as salaried employees in a legal department are considered company lawyers… Read More.

Mission

As the leading representative of European company lawyers associations, ECLA has established a platform to respond to and exercise influence on organizations, policy making bodies, and the European in-house corporate counsel network. Our mission is to enhance the acceptance and demand for an active role of in-house lawyers… Read More.

A platform for 68,000 Company Lawyers

Find out more about the European Company Lawyers Association and listen to what our President and and other representatives have to say about the organisation, our mission, and future plans.

Latest News

  • IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS: ECLA’S FIRST GENERAL COUNSEL ROUNDTABLE

    How to effectively comply with antitrust and competition law on a European level, a practitioner’s view on competition damage claims and the impact of Brexit on competition law

  • 37TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE EUROPEAN COMPANY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

    The 37th General Assembly of ECLA was held on 12 April 2018 in Brussels

  • RECEPTION 2018 - KICK-OFF AT ECLA’S NEW OFFICE IN BRUSSELS

    On 11 April 2018 ECLA opened its new offices in Brussels, Belgium, and hosted the 2018 Reception...

Members:

22

national Associations

Providing Benefits to more than

68,000

individual company lawyers

More than

155,000

Company lawyers in Europe

Members:

22

national Associations

Providing Benefits to more than

68,000

individual company lawyers

More than

165,000

Company lawyers in Europe