ECLA & ACC joint feedback on the 2021 EU Justice Scoreboard
On 8 April 2021, ECLA and ACC jointly submitted their feedback form on the 2021 EU Justice Scoreboard....
15 Apr
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07 Dec
ECLA: JONATHAN MARSH AND GIOVANNI CERUTTI RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT AND TREASURER, RESPECTIVELY
On 26 November 2020, the General Assembly of the European Company Lawyers Association decided to re-elect Jonathan Marsh as President and Giovanni Cerutti as Treasurer of ECLA, respectively....
21 Apr
Legal Departments Expect More Than 40% of Their Work to Involve Legal Technology in Next 5 Years
The Legal Departments in a Digital Era Survey from Wolters Kluwer and ECLA found that a considerable proportion of legal departments across Europe acknowledge the need to improve multiple aspects of organization, processes and management of legal departments....
26 Jun
ECLA salutes French plans to extend legal privilege to company lawyers
The Gauvain’s report was submitted to Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Wednesday. In it, he proposes to improve protection of French companies by giving company lawyers (juristes d’entreprise) a status similar to that of external legal counsel, in particular with respect to the confidentiality of...
31 May
ECLA’s First-Ever Annual Conference – A Success!
In the week leading up to the 2019 European Election, ECLA hosted its long-awaited Annual In-House Legal Conference, a two-day event gathering company lawyers, stakeholders and representatives from the EU institutions, which saw lively debates and fascinating presentations on topical issues and challenges facing in-house...
19 Nov
Legal Disruption: contemporary solutions and approaches for in-house counsel
With the beginning of a new year, ECLA will venture into a new and exciting territory by organising an exclusive technology conference for in-house counsel: Legal Disruption: Innovation, Technology, Collaboration. The event, taking place on 14 February in Dublin, will concentrate on the usage of...
15 Nov
The European Company Lawyers Association’s 38th General Assembly
On 9 November, The European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) held its 38th General Assembly at the Kempinski Hotel Bristol in Berlin, Germany. ...
02 Nov
The Law Society of Ireland: Q&A: Marcus Schmitt, European Company Lawyers Association
ECLA's general manager, Marcus M. Schmitt, talks about the European Company Lawyers Association, their work and goals and the threat of Brexit. Thanks to The Law Society for the nice interview!...
25 Jun
ECLA meets representatives of the In-House and Public Sector Committee of the Law Society of Ireland
On 23 May 2018, ECLA’s General Manager, Marcus M. Schmitt, informally met with Mark Cockerill, Chairman of the Law Society of Ireland’s In-house and Public Sector Committee, and the Society’s ECLA representative, and Louise Campbell, Secretary to the Committee....
09 May
ECLA met with representatives of the Estonian company lawyers association
On 9 May 2018 Marcus M. Schmitt, General Manager of the European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) met with representatives of the Estonian company lawyers association “Eesti Juristide Liitu ja Ettevõtlusjuristide ühendust” in Tallinn, Estonia....