2017 Half-Year Conference

Riga

17 - 20 May 2017

The organizing committee for the Spring 2017 half-year Conference looks very much forward to welcome you to unexplored and captivating Riga which presents a fascinating mix of various traditions due to the location that historically has served and still serves as one of the gateways between cultures.

Riga, the capital of Latvia, is a modern city that has managed to retain its historical roots and remains green; it is clean and safe and is slowly becoming a desired destination with a reputation of a hidden gem. For a location so accessible, the city is still relatively unknown to most.

Riga is indeed a treasure to behold – the Old Town, combining history and lively entertainment, numerous parks, newly built National Library and Latvian National Museum of Art – all of these are in a walking distance from the envisioned site of the conference. The Old Town, with its enchanting modern medieval cityscape, architecture that spans tastes and cultures of a millennium of foreign influences, and proportions comfortably nestled between the boring and the overwhelming, with its abundance of bars and restaurants, has plenty to offer in terms of inspiration.

The Old Town, site of the conference and conference hotel is easily accessible from Riga International Airport, which is located just 10 km away from the city center and you can book a standard room at the 5 Stars Radisson Blu Latvija for 99 €.

Social program will be just wonderful! Choosing the best places was a difficult task, as there are too many excellent places to visit, but a great mixture of venues – ranging from the rooftop terrace, best-rated restaurant next to the Baltic Sea and amazing place for the gala dinner – have been chosen and secured. On top of that the home-hospitality dinner is experience not to be missed, where in AIJA best traditions local lawyers will open their doors to show true hospitality to the delegates.

Come and join us on this captivating journey! The HYC offers two seminars:

The start-up world – From seed to crop: current trends and developments
Environmental & energy transactions – how to conduct / avoid litigation?

Local lawyers from Baltic Countries are granted the lowest AIJA Member rate at early bird.

AIJA Commissions

Antitrust
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Commercial Fraud
Corporate and M&A
In-house Counsel
Environmental and Energy Law
Insolvency
Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
International Arbitration
International Business Law
Labour Law
Litigation
International Private Clients and Family Law
Real Estate
Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL)
T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce)
Tax Law
Transport Law

Full programme

The start-up world - From seed to crop: current trends and developments

Wednesday 17 May 2017

10:00 » 17:00

Bureau Meeting

14:00 » 18:00

Registration at the hotel Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel

18:00 » 18:30

Public Speaking Coaching at Gutenbergs

18:30 » 19:30

Welcome Cocktail, “Gūtenbergs” rooftop terrace sponsored by Legaroo

20:30

Optional get-together dinner

Thursday 18 May 2017

07:30

"Human Rights Run"

08:00

Registration at the hotel Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel

08:15 » 09:00

SCILL Coaching session breakfast

Chris Jensen: Founder, Legal Writing Coach
Legal Writing - Three Key Skills
In this short workshop, we will briefly discuss three common problem areas in legal writing: tone, usage, and style.