Representatives from all the member firms meet semi-annually to discuss matters concerning the ELG network. Recently meetings have been held in Paris and Stuttgart.
Within the ELG there are also a number of specialist sub-groups, some convening regularly, others on a more ad hoc basis. Active sub-groups include Intellectual Property/E-Commerce, Mergers and Acquisitions, Taxation, Employment, and Distribution. In January 2009 the Taxation sub-group met in Paris. In February 2008 the IP and e-commerce sub-group met in Torino to discuss the current legal position in each of their countries concerning three dimensional trademarks according to Regulation (EC) no. 40/94 and EU case law and illegal file sharing.
Every once in a while the ELG arranges seminars covering one or more current issues in the member states. Examples of such events were seminars held in Trento, Italy, in 2004 and again in November 2009, regarding Agency and Distribution Contracts, was held in Trento in November 2004. Other special events include M&A workshops for younger ELG lawyers, two of which have been held in recent years, in London and Paris respectively.
Advocates, Tanti-Dougall and Associates Law Firm from Malta hosted the ELG biannual meeting. The meeting was held in Valletta at the historic Old University of Malta. The members of the European Law Group discussed various legal aspects, including Management and GDPR. During the visit in Malta, participants also had the opportunity to visit St John’s…
Baumann Rechtsanwälte in Stuttgart hosted ELG’s spring meeting. We took the opportunity to see St John’s Church on the Feuersee.
Nogradi Law Office in Budapest hosted ELG’s spring meeting.
The member firms assembled in Tel Aviv, in the law offices of Shavit Bar-on Gal-on Tzin Witkon.
The biannual meeting of ELG was held at the offices of Sirius law firm in Copenhagen.