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About the European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA/AEJE)

ECLA is the umbrella organisation for 17 company lawyers associations in Europe . Membership is open for company lawyers associations only.

Through its members the European Company Lawyers Association - Association Européenne des Juristes d'Entreprise - represents more than 20.000 company lawyers in 17 countries.

During the past 20 years, ECLA has gained recognition as the leading European representative of European company lawyers associations and their individual members.

It is the unrivalled position of ECLA as Europe 's biggest and leading association for European in-house lawyers that ensures it has a platform to respond to and influence the European in-house corporate counsel network and European organisations and policy making bodies.

The ECLA programme adopted in 2002 broadens the scope of ECLA's activities beyond seeking legal privilege for in-house lawyers in the context of European competition proceedings

The ECLA programme 2002 include:

Recognition of company lawyers

Legal professional privilege

Continuing legal education

Networking opportunities

Liaison with other associations representing corporate counsel

 

ECLA was created in 1983. It is an international non-profit association governed by Belgian law. The Articles of Association were approved by Royal Decree on 25 June, 1990.

 

ECLA's registered office is at Rue des Sols 8, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.