“Luxembourg is not just a country of ‘letterboxes’ or investment funds!” Charles Duro (Duro Partners) takes his two peers to task. “On Thursday morning, our keynote speaker will be Georges Ravarani, who held the position of vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights until last May. He will be questioning the legitimacy of judges, in the presence of around ten Luxembourg VIPs, including the president of the superior court of justice, the president of the administrative court, the public prosecutor and the president of the district court.” Justice minister  (CSV) will talk about the modernity of the Luxembourg State at a cocktail reception at the Cercle cité, while the CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, , will talk about the unique history of a green stock exchange in another side-event at Tero17.

But the world’s only international association of young lawyers has managed to attract nearly 350 lawyers, who need to network to find partners here and there. The event has a dual theme that will be addressed on two parallel stages: how to structure your company or investment fund properly, “when everything is going well,” says Audrey Jarreton (Loyens & Loeff), and what the consequences of poorly prepared structuring can be in the event of bankruptcy, restructuring or conflict between management and shareholders. “Not necessarily aggressively, but in compliance with the rules and with substance,” adds Philippe Sylvestre (Brucher Thieltgen & Partners).

But the event, a meeting place for lawyers from all over the world, will also be tackling highly pragmatic questions such as “how to pitch well to convince a client” or “what to put in place to deal with the loss of a loved one in a law firm.” The three organisers are also keeping a close eye on two other highlights of the meeting: Friday evening’s ‘home hospitality,’ when some fifty lawyers have agreed to host five to eight international lawyers in their homes for a dinner that will end with a reunion at the Melusina; and Saturday evening’s gala dinner at the Rives de Clausen.

, which is open to lawyers under the age of 45, has been working to build bridges between young lawyers since 1962. It has 6,000 members in over 100 countries. This Monday, the AIJA co-signed a petition calling for the universal abolition of the death penalty.

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