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Mar
19
Association
PRESS RELEASE: Impartiality of the Legal System Targeted: A Threat to the Rule of Law
Brussels, 19 March 2025 The European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA), representing the interests of the approx. 160.000 in-house legal professionals across Europe, expresses deep concern...
Mar
17
Association
ECLA/ICAM – Legal Professional Privilege Workshop
High-level expert workshop 💡 with colleagues from across Europe 🇪🇺 and the European Commission on the evolution of our profession … On Friday, 14 March...
Dec
16
Association
ECLA President and General Manager Speak at ELTACon
Stephanie Fougou, President of ECLA and Marcus M. Schmitt, General Manager, spoke at the ELTACon in Paris, France last week focussing on the changing legal...
Dec
10
Legal Developments
Constitutional Court of Belgium puts Legal Professional Privilege for In-house Lawyers back on Table of European Court of Justice
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...
Nov
29
Events
ECLA/GCLC General Counsel Roundtable Lisbon: European Compliance and White Collar Crime
Bem vindo a Lisboa – ECLA’s final General Counsel Roundtable with 30 participants from 16 different countries takes place in Portugal 🇵🇹 … The topics...
Nov
22
Activities
ECLA/GCLC General Counsel Roundtable Rome: Supply Chain and Other Contemporary Challenges
We are back in Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 together with 20 colleagues for our 6th General Counsel Roundtable in the Eternal City… After a fantastic dinner...
Nov
15
Events
ECLA/GCLC General Counsel Roundtable Poland: ESG
24 Participants from across 🇪🇺 discussing ESG Reporting, ESG Litigation and Supply Chain Regulations in beautiful Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 today… Kicking off of the ECLA/GCLC...
Nov
8
Activities
Corporate Counsel Academy Course on US Business Law a Success
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....
Oct
31
Activities
Embracing Generative AI: A Legal Revolution in the Making
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...
Oct
9
Events
ECLA/GCLC General Counsel Forum Europe: Gala Evening
Magic 🪄 Gala Evening and Dinner at the General Counsel Forum Europe 🇪🇺 … After an insightful conference day with more than 30 highly-interesting panel...