Stronger under one Umbrella 💪 – The evolution of our profession as in-house counsel was one of the key topics at the General Assembly in Athens 🇬🇷 …

Last Friday, 14 November 2025, ECLA held its 52nd General Assembly at the renowned National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece, following the invitation of our Greek member association – ΈΝΩΣΗ ΕΜΜΙΣΘΩΝ ΔΙΚΗΓΟΡΩΝ (GILA). The representatives of all 24 ECLA member associations 🇪🇺 discussed the current situation of in-house lawyers in Europe and the next milestones of our association in the coming years.

Energetic speeches on the rule of law, professional challenges and opportunities enriched the discussion through our the day, especially by:
Former CCBE President Panagiotis Perakis,
Vice-President of the Athens Bar Association Koutsolampros Andreas, and
President of GILA Georgia Georgiou.

We thank our Greek colleagues for their outstanding “Philoxenia” (Hospitality)! With Stephanie Fougou, Marcus M. Schmitt, Waldemar Koper, Silvia Bonacossa, Laure Lavorel, Mark Cockerill, Richard Bacek, Eric Lennerth, Dr Yannis Tzortzis, Martina Barbarić Baričević, Pieter de Waal Carsten Hornecker, Max Gröning, Víctor Gamero Cabo, Julie Dutordoir, Marie Brejchova, Nicolas Vergne, Ivan Petrushevski, Jonathan Marsh, Tuomas Rytkönen, Ana Cristina Delgado, Andréas Vidmar, Stefanie Thuiner, Róisín Magee, Michael Stanek, Tiina Sepa, Kostas Argyropoulos, Anastasia Petsinari, Olympia Panagiotopoulou, Stathis Mihos, Marten Männis, Tristan Sessoms, Chiara Catti, Barbara Kröner and many more…

The 53rd General Assembly will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 19/20 March 2026. See you there again!

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