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....
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...
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...
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...
On 9 November, The European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) held its 38th General Assembly at the Kempinski Hotel Bristol in Berlin, Germany. ...
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!...
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....
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....
The 37th General Assembly of the European Company Lawyeras Association was held on 12 April 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. For the first time the General Assembly was hosted by ECLA itself, inviting the 19 national associations to the new ECLA office in the Blue Tower...
On 11 April 2018 ECLA opened its new offices in Brussels, Belgium, and hosted the 2018 Reception. 200 participants from all over Europe attended the exclusive event....
