General Counsel Roundtable Hamburg

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in Corporate/M&A

Le Méridien Hamburg
9-10 June 2022

The General Counsel Roundtable is an invitation only event for general counsel all across Europe, hosted by the European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA). The event will bring together a limited number of general counsel and decision makers from legal departments to discuss in depth current challenges and latest developments in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in the Corporate/M&A world.  The event is planned as a half-day exclusive meeting that includes open dialogue during a fireside chat on the eve of the roundtable. General counsel are invited to the event and do only have to organise and pay for their travel arrangements.

Topic of Discussion:

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in Corporate/M&A

When:

9 June 18:00 through 10 June 14:00

Where:

Le Méridien Hamburg

An d. Alster 52, 20099
Hamburg, Germany

Agenda

9 June 2022:

18:00 Welcome Reception at Le Méridien Hamburg

 

18:45 Welcome Speech, Jacob Siebert (Co-Head of Corporate/M&A CMS Germany) and Joachim Kaetzler (Co-Head of the CMS ESG Task Force)

 

19:00 Dinner

 

20:30 Discussions, networking and drinks

10 June 2022:

09:00 Welcome of participants

 

09:05 Where is ESG Road heading? – General summary on ESG Trends in the past years – Done Yalcin (CMS Turkey)/Veronique Bruneau-Bayard (CMS France)

 

09:40 ESG Compliance (including trade sanctions/supply chain issues) – Christoph Schröder (CMS Germany)/Kai Neuhaus (CMS Belgium)

 

10:30 Coffee break

 

11:00 ESG and Directors Duties – discussion on how ESG impacts company boards and directors – Hilke Herchen (CMS Germany) / Döne Yalcin (CMS Turkey)

 

11:45 ESG in Due Diligence and Post-Merger Integration – Hilke Herschen (CMS Germany)/Virginie Frémat (CMS Belgium)

 

12:30 Open discussion

 

13:30 Lunch

 

14:00 Closing Remarks

Speakers

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Marcus Schmitt

General Manager
ECLA

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Virginie Fremat

Partner
CMS

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Dr. Jacob Siebert

Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Head of Corporate / M&A
CMS

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Dr. Joachim Kaetzler

Partner
Co-Head of the CMS ESG Task Force
CMS

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Dr. Döne Yalçın

Managing Partner Turkey
CMS

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Dr. Hilke Herchen

Partner, Rechtsanwältin
CMS

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Veronique Bruneau-Bayard

Counsel
CMS

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Kai Neuhaus

Partner
CMS

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