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
As a leading industrialised nation, France must address its current lack of protection for in-house legal advice. This deficiency has put French companies in a challenging position, making them less effective in addressing potential corruption and, furthermore, has put French companies at a disadvantage in the face of international economic competition. It has exposed them to extraterritorial standards and has brought a risk of having their strategic information exploited during litigation, in particular where the legal departments of their international counterparts enjoy broader protection....
12 July, 2023 Legal Developments
As a leading industrialised nation, France must address its current lack of protection for in-house legal advice. This deficiency has put French companies in a challenging position, making them less effective in addressing potential corruption and, furthermore, has put French companies at a disadvantage in the face of international economic competition. It has exposed them to extraterritorial standards and has brought a risk of having their strategic information exploited during litigation, in particular where the legal departments of their international counterparts enjoy broader protection....
05 April, 2023 Legal Developments
Data collection and utilisation have become a widespread discussion topic in all public spheres, whether it concerns democratic elections, the monetisation of consumer activities online or public health. It has become the driving force for innovation for businesses, providing new avenues previously not feasible....
15 June, 2022 Legal DevelopmentsIn keeping with this year’s theme of “No justice without independent lawyers”, the ECLA is proud to reiterate that company lawyers are independent by design, as demonstrated in the 2012 ECLA White Paper “Company Lawyers: Independent by Design”. Today, more than 150,000 company lawyers across Europe are strongly committed to advancing the rule of law....
25 October, 2021 ProfessionOn 8 April 2021, ECLA and ACC jointly submitted their feedback form on the 2021 EU Justice Scoreboard....
15 April, 2021 AssociationOn 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....
07 December, 2020 Association
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....
21 April, 2020 Activities Association
ECLA has kicked off the new decade by hosting a Legal Disruption roadshow event in Dublin, Ireland. The roadshow in 2020 builds on the foundation that ECLA has already established, aiming to bring captivating speakers to in-house lawyers all across Europe....
03 March, 2020 Events
ECLA is proud to announce it has joined NGO Respect Zone in its fight against harassement and cyber violence. ECLA is committed to the values of non-discrimination, non-violence and equal treatment, and looks forward to this fruitful cooperation with Respect Zone. ...
20 December, 2019 Activities
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 legal advice they provide. Gauvain notes that currently, French companies do not enjoy the same level of legal protection than their international competitors and are often at a competitive disadvantage when faced with legal proceedings abroad....
26 June, 2019 Association Legal Developments Profession
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 counsel across the continent....
31 May, 2019 Activities Association Events
With the conclusion of our second Legal Disruption roadshow event in Stuttgart, we are halfway there with discussing legal tech in 2019!...
25 April, 2019 Activities
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 legal technology in the legal departments and present how companies of all sizes are implementing various solutions, in order to bring their legal departments into the modern era. ...
19 November, 2018 Activities Association Events
On 9 November, The European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) held its 38th General Assembly at the Kempinski Hotel Bristol in Berlin, Germany. ...
15 November, 2018 Activities Association Events
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!...
02 November, 2018 Association
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 – those were the main topics of the first ever General Counsel Roundtable of the European Company Lawyers Association....
15 September, 2018 Activities
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....
25 June, 2018 Activities 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....
09 May, 2018 Activities Association