On 7 November 2024 the Constitutional Court of Belgium handed down a judgment following the appeal for the annulment of the Belgian law on whistleblowers and referred questions regarding the status of in-house counsel’s legal professional privilege to the Court of Justice of the European......
10 December, 2024 Legal Developments
Bem vindo a Lisboa – ECLA’s final General Counsel Roundtable with 30 participants from 16 different countries takes place in Portugal 🇵🇹 … The topics of the day are the latest trends and challenges in European 🇪🇺 compliance and white collar crime. After an remarkable......
29 November, 2024 Events
We are back in Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 together with 20 colleagues for our 6th General Counsel Roundtable in the Eternal City… After a fantastic dinner with a breathtaking view over the city and fruitful discussions yesterday, the day today is packed with active discussions, especially......
22 November, 2024 Activities
24 Participants from across 🇪🇺 discussing ESG Reporting, ESG Litigation and Supply Chain Regulations in beautiful Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 today… Kicking off of the ECLA/GCLC General Counsel Roundtable was yesterday evening with a joint dinner and bar networking night. The maturing of ESG towards ESG......
15 November, 2024 Events
Today, ECLA is honored to see our Corporate Counsel Academy conducting a comprehensive certification course on European companies expanding their business operations to the US. Led by the North-Carolina-based expertise of Hutchison PLLC and EisnerAmper, this course offers European companies essential, practical guidance on navigating......
08 November, 2024 Activities
The transformative power of generative AI has been the most discussed topics across corporate boardrooms and C-suites globally. Companies, regardless of size or industry, or regardless of the departments within, have been rushing to adopt AI solutions, with 2024 reports showing mass adoption of generative......
31 October, 2024 Activities
Magic 🪄 Gala Evening and Dinner at the General Counsel Forum Europe 🇪🇺 … After an insightful conference day with more than 30 highly-interesting panel discussions, keynotes, and focus speeches, the 41st Anniversary General Counsel Forum Europe concluded with a splendid gala evening, including an......
09 October, 2024 Events
Impressive kick-off Keynotes at the General Counsel Forum Europe in Berlin, Germany… The 41st Anniversary General Counsel Forum Europe of ECLA and the GCLC just started with 200 participants from 32 different countries. The morning showed the innovative power of the legal market and the......
08 October, 2024 Activities
Exciting expert discussions at our General Counsel Roundtable in Milan, Italy include… Participants from 12 different European 🇪🇺 jurisdictions are currently elaborating on: 💡M&A Pulse: Decoding the Latest Trends in Europe 💡Tax Tango: Mastering Deal Structures for Optimal Savings 💡Digital Defenders: AI and Cybersecurity in......
27 September, 2024 Events
The Triple Transition: Climate, Energy & Digital is the topic tonight in Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 General counsel and legal experts from 12 different countries are meeting for the M&A General Counsel Roundtable of ECLA and the General Counsel Roundtable Europe 🇪🇺 together with our trusted......
26 September, 2024 Events
Harnessing AI for Legal & Business Excellence was the topic of last weeks conference in Skopje, North Macedonia 🇲🇰 ECLA’s General Manger Marcus M. Schmitt spoke at this impressive conference about the European legal market, the profession of in-house counsel and how artificial intelligence is......
24 September, 2024 Activities
Last week the ECLA Executive Board met in Paris 🇫🇷 for a strategy workshop 2025… During that 1,5 day brainstorming session at the headquarters of Technicolor Group we elaborated on the main headaches for Corporate Legal Departments for 2025. Besides various current and upcoming legal......
20 September, 2024 Activities
On 18 July, the now-re-elected President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, unveiled comprehensive proposal and vision for her 2024-2029 tenure, titled Europe’s Choice. Part of this proposal includes a section to make Europe competitive and prosperous on an international stage, while retaining......
31 July, 2024 Legal Developments
The European Commission has been conducting thorough investigations into the state aid measures provided to Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM Group to ensure their compliance with EU State aid rules. Initially approved under the State aid COVID Temporary Framework, these measures have faced legal......
12 July, 2024 Legal Developments
On June 26, 2024, the European Commission issued a Statement of Objections to Microsoft, indicating its preliminary view that the tech giant has violated EU antitrust laws by tying MS Teams, its communication, collaboration, and conferencing platform, to its popular productivity and corporate software suites,......
26 June, 2024 Legal Developments
Cross-border M&A transactions and Pan-European transformation projects was the topic of today’s Virtual General Counsel Roundtable with 15 general counsel from 8 different European countries 🇪🇺. Key take-aways from the very active discussion among participants and presentation by Alain Raemy and Björn Otto from CMS......
25 June, 2024 Events
The societies of Europe are based on the rule of law. At the heart of this important principle lies the Legal Professional Privilege… However, the profession of in-house counsel is still not recognised everywhere in Europe and our colleagues’ clients do still not benefit from......
12 June, 2024 Profession
Locked box vs. completion accounts and purchase price adjustments in Europe vs. the US…? ECLA and the General Counsel Leadership Circle Europe held a highly interesting and active virtual roundtable discussion on ‘European M&A trends 2024’ together with CMS Corporate/M&A Group represented by Louise Wallace......
11 June, 2024 Events
ECLA is pleased to announce the election of Ms. Stéphanie Fougou, SVP, General Counsel and Board Secretary at Technicolor Group SA, as its new president, effective immediately. This transition marks a significant milestone in the association’s history as it continues to advance its mission of......
05 June, 2024 Association
History made: Stephanie Fougou elected President of ECLA… 🇪🇺 The 49th General Assembly just elected Stephanie Fougou (Director Legal, VP, Ex-Com member Technicolor Group) as the first ever female president in the 41 years of ECLA’s history. She follows Jonathan Marsh after his 8 years......
31 May, 2024 Association