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Proactively Reducing Risk and Driving Consistent Improvement in the Legal Department was the main topic of the 13th Corporate Counsel Exchange (12 – 14 October, Noordwijk, the Netherlands).

This event is one of the most senior legal events in Europe, exclusively for General Counsels,  offering a perfect setting for senior legal professionals to network, debate and develop effective business strategies. Intense debates characterized the two days event.

It represented an opportunity to tackle the challenges head on through an innovative and interactive format to allow to reduce legal spend, add value to the business through proactive risk mitigation, drive continuous improvement as well as to find further efficiency gains and improve compliance programs.

For further info please visit http://www.corporatecounselexchange.co.uk/.

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The International Bar Association (IBA), the largest gathering of the international legal community worldwide, organized its Annual Conference (October 4-9, 2015).

Attracting around 6,000 international lawyers, the IBA Annual Conference is the premier event in the legal calendar to network, build contacts, develop business and share knowledge.
The 5 days schedule is very rich : more than 180 working sessions covering all areas of practice relevant to international legal practitioners, up to 25 hours of continuing legal education and continuing professional development in addition to a variety of social functions providing ample opportunity to network and see the city’s key sights.

Early bird discount ends 17 July – book at http://bit.ly/Vienna-ECLA

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The Academy of European Law (ERA) is holding their annual conference on European Company Law and Corporate Governance on September 17-18, 2015 in Trier.

There’s a 25% special discount for ECLA members on the standard conference fee. You can download a registration form here.

Members who register online should mention the reference code 215R01CLA in the comment box.

This annual conference meets the requirements of company law specialists to stay informed on the latest developments in legislation, non-legislative initiatives and best practices in this field.

Particular focus will be put on:

– The European Commission’s actions in the field of European company law and corporate governance

– Single Member Limited Liability Companies (SUP)

– Societas Europaea – more than a decade

– Shareholder Rights Directive II

-The review of the OECD Corporate Governance Principles

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Our esteemed former ECLA sponsor Wolters Kluwer organized several events in the Middle East, such as the 2nd Annual International Meeting, scheduled on September 9, 2015 at Grand Hyatt in Istanbul.

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One of the current issues company lawyers are facing is how to select a law firm with specific areas of expertise.

What is the importance of the brand in the law firm’s choice?

Housecommunity.it in cooperation with Legal Community and K&L Gates, in partnership with ICM Advisors, legalcommunity.it and financecommunity.it, faces this topic through a workshop on October 8 in Milan.
After that, the award ceremony of the major General Counsel of Italian and European companies will take place (ECLA  President Sergio Marini will attend).

Full info http://www.legalcommunity.it/eventi/general-counsel-dellanno

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The collaboration between the ICC Institute of World Business Law, AIA and ICC Italia created the upcoming international conference “TOWARDS A TRANSNATIONAL APPROACH FOR CHOICE-OF-LAW CLAUSES” on September 11, 2015.

The conference draws the attention to the ability to overcome deadlocks and find solutions in negotiations especially when company lawyers are facing international parties.
A creative but efficient approach to the negotiations at international level and how to look for new ideas  are the main issue of this conference, which provides a wide range of possible solutions and practical tools at the disposal of the participants.

Early bird discount ending on July 30 and reserved to ECLA members the same discounts as ICC and AIA members: for info and registration http://www.iccitalia.org/pdf/icc_unidroit_icc_insitute.pdf.

Please specify “ECLA member” in the subscription form, in order to benefit from this reserved rate.

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Staged in its impressive Chicago headquarters, the American Bar Association’s (ABA) annual meeting provided three full days of high-quality legal education and events from July 31 to August 2.

The 2015 ABA agenda includes the presentation of programs by ABA Sections and Divisions in addition to showcase  programs with some of the major international representatives of the legal industry.
Needless to say, this conference represents not only a chance to conduct the important business of this association but also offers excellent opportunities to learn from and be inspired by lawyers, judges and students from around the country .

The Association Française des Juristes d’Entreprise (AFJE) attends the event sending its delegation to Chicago in order to strengthen the relations with ACC and to foster the support of the legal privilege for European professional.

This delegation is composed by Stephanie Fougou, AFJE president and legal director at Vallourec, Jonathan Marsh, AFJE vice president and legal director M&A at Total, Stephan Grynwajc, AFJE representative in US and Nicolas Bodin, member of the young company lawyers’ committee and lawyer at e-TF1.

For further info please visit http://www.americanbar.org/calendar/annual.html

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Getting the Deal Through is an essential workflow tool designed to provide in-house lawyers with answers to the most important legal and regulatory matters arising in business deals and disputes worldwide.

It provides country-by-country analysis on the laws and regulation in 74 practice areas covering Corporate, Financial, Competition, Litigation and Arbitration, Energy and IP law. GTDT currently covers 150 jurisdictions worldwide and is used by more than 9,000 in-house legal departments at major multinational companies.

Registration is free for company lawyers and ECLA members.

If you would like to register, please  visit www.gettingthedealthrough.com  to  create your profile.

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The 2015 U.S. – E.U Legal Summit, organized by The American Lawyer Media, took place on the June 30, 2015 at the Steigenberger Hotel in Brussels. Ignacio García Bercero, EU Chief Negotiator of the TTIP for the European Commission gave a presentation on the cur-rent status of the negotiations. Three interesting debates took then place about whistleblowing, sanctions and TTIP. And as he did last year, ECLA Treasurer Jean Cattaruzza acted as Chairman.

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