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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 involved
  • Antitrust
  • Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
  • Business Crime and Civil Fraud
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Environmental and Energy Law
  • Insolvency
  • Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
  • International Arbitration
  • International Business Law (+ Sports Law)
  • International Private Clients and Family Law
  • Labour Law (+ Immigration Law)
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce)
  • Tax Law
  • Transport and Logistics Law

Programme

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

10:00 - 17:00

14:00 - 18:00

18:00 - 18:30

18:30 - 19:30

20:30

07:30

08:00

08:15 - 09:00

Legal Writing - Three Key Skills
In this short workshop, we will briefly discuss three common problem areas in legal writing: tone, usage, and style.
09:00

David Frølich, Lund Elmer Sandager, Denmark, President of AIJA
Michael Lind, Wolf Theiss, Austria, OC
Nicolas Mosimann, Kellerhals Carrard, Swizerland, OC
Martin Imhof, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Germany, OC
09:15

Speaker:
Cristobal Alonso, Startup Wise Guys (Estonia)
10:00

Moderator:
Martin Imhof, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (Germany)
Speakers:
Caroline Conrad-Behr, microsTECH AG (Switzerland)
Roberta Draper, Kingsley Napley LLP (United Kingdom)
Patrik R.Peyer, Niederer Kraft & Frey (Switzerland)
10:30

11:00

sponsored by Castren & Snellmann
11:30

Speaker:
Karim Maizar, Kellerhals Carrard (Switzerland)
12:00

Moderator:
Karim Maizar, Kellerhals Carrard (Switzerland)
Speakers:
Pablo Vinageras, Garrigues (Spain)
Milena Prisco, Studio Previti Associazione Professionale (Italy)
Pieter Van den Broeck, Monard Law (Belgium)
13:00

sponsored by WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr
14:00

14:00

Moderator:
Michael Lind, Wolf Theiss (Austria)
Speakers:
Alex Carbonell, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados (Spain)
Tyshanti de Jonge, Loyens & Loeff (the Netherlands)
Moritz Maurer, Niederer Kraft & Frey (Switzerland)
15:00

Speakers:
Nicolas Mosimann, Kellerhals Carrard (Switzerland)
Antonio Varas, Porzio, Rios & Ascociados (Chile)
Ingrida Karina-Berzina, Cobalt (Latvia)
Christoffer Bjerknes, Simonsen Vogt Wiig (Norway)
16:00

sponsored by Castren & Snellmann
16:30

Speakers:
Martin W. Viciano Gofferje, Gleiss Lutz (Germany)
Natalia Danilova, Alrud (Russia)
Christian Leuenberger, Pestalozzi (Switzerland)
17:30

17:45

19:00

23:00

08:00

08:15

08:30 - 09:30

Moderators:
Gulsum Aslan, Loyens & Loeff (Netherlands)
Christian Presoly, RA Christian Presoly (Liechtenstein)
Speakers:
Asoc. Prof. Artūrs Kučs, judge at Constitutional Court of Latvia and associate professor at University of Latvia (Latvia)
Inga Spriņģe, investigative journalist at “The Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica” (Latvia)
Rita Ruduša, executive director at the Baltic Centre for Media Excellence (Latvia)

09:30

Speakers:
Ernesta Žiogienė, Primus (Lithuania)
Constant van Tuyll van Serooskerken, VanDoorne (the Netherlands)
Esther Goldschmidt, Altius (Belgium)
10:15

Moderator:
Florian Gunz Niedermann, Walder Wyss (Switzerland)
Speakers:
Rainer Kaspar, PHH Prochaska Havranek Rechtsanwälte GmbH
(Austria)
Jan Henning Martens, Friedrich Graf von Westphalen (Germany)
11:00

sponsored by Pestalozzi
11:30 - 12:30

11:30

Case studies and interactive panel discussion
Moderator:
Alice Salumets , Rödl & Partner (Estonia)
Speakers:
Ivars Stankēvičs, Creamfinance - Head of Legal (Latvia)
Marti Soosar, SPORT ID (Estonia)
Rita Stražinska, Bio2You (Latvia)

13:00

sponsored by Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob
Chris Jensen: Founder, Legal Writing Coach
Legal Writing-Plain English
In this short workshop, we will briefly discuss style – the most common problem in legal writing. Using samples from practice, participants will learn how to transform their style from “legalese” to plain English in two steps: (1) cut words/syllables and (2) simplify sentences.
End of day two of scientific program
14:00 - 18:00

19:30

23:00

08:00

08:30

09:30

10:30 - 11:00

11:00

15:00

A competition between AIJA HYC participants. The rules are simple: break off into teams, follow a Riga story or legend, search the beautiful area of Old City, obtain the most points and win a special prize. Click on the flyer below for more information.
19:30

Environmental & energy transactions - how to conduct / avoid litigation?

10:00 - 17:00

14:00 - 18:00

18:00 - 18:30

18:30 - 19:30

20:30

07:30

08:00

08:15 - 09:00

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.
09:00

David Frølich, Lund Elmer Sandager, Denmark, President of AIJA
Agnese Hartpenga, Tark Grunte Sutkiene, Latvia, OC
Eoin Cassidy, Mason Hayes & Curran, Ireland, OC
Bernd Hauck, Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland, OC
09:20

Eoin Cassidy, Mason Hayes & Curran (Ireland)
09:40

Moderator:
Alex Fox, Penningtons Manches (United Kingdom)
Speakers:
Tobias Kohler, Rödl & Partner (Lithuania and Belarus)
Philipp Haymann, Haymann von Erlach Attorneys (Switzerland)
Nick Jones, Enyo Law (United Kingdom)
Niels Jørn Friborg, Hafnia Law Firm (Denmark)
Alexander Amann, Schwärzler Rechtsanwälte (Liechtenstein)
Michael Kariya, Blakes (Bahrain and United Kingdom)
10:30

11:00

sponsored by Castren & Snellmann
11:30

Moderator:
Sjoerd Mol, Benvalor (The Netherlands)
Speakers:
Emanuel Dettwiler, Kellerhals Carrard (Switzerland)
Jan Henning Martens, Friedrich Graf von Westphalen (Germany)
13:00

sponsored by WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr
14:00

14:00

Bernd Hauck, Kellerhals Carrard (Switzerland)
14:20

Moderator:
Alexandre Malan, Belot Malan & Associés (France)
Speakers:
Laura Manz, Kellerhals Carrard (Switzerland)
Delphine Hauguel, BOPS Avocats (France)
15:05

Moderator:
Christian Thomas, Hoffman Liebs Fritsch & Partner (Germany)
Speakers:
Dorota Zabłocka, Peter Nielsen & Partners (Poland)
Maria Gritsenko, Bryan Cave (United Kingdom)
16:00

sponsored by Castren & Snellmann
16:30

Moderator:
Benjamin Leventhal, Siegel-Goldshmidt & Leventhal (Israel)
Speakers:
Evita Goša, Cemex (Latvia)
Rytis Valūnas, Klaipedos Nafta (Lithuania)
Māris Onževs, Latvijas Gāze (Latvia)
17:30

19:00

23:00

08:00

08:15

08:30 - 09:30

Moderators:
Gulsum Aslan, Loyens & Loeff (Netherlands)
Christian Presoly, RA Christian Presoly (Liechtenstein)
Speakers:
Asoc. Prof. Artūrs Kučs, judge at Constitutional Court of Latvia and associate professor at University of Latvia (Latvia)
Inga Spriņģe, investigative journalist at “The Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica” (Latvia)
Rita Ruduša, executive director at the Baltic Centre for Media Excellence (Latvia)

09:30

Speakers:
Mark Beardsworth, Brown Rudnick (United Kingdom)
Alexander von Saucken, Amelung Albrecht (Germany)
Matthias Gstoehl, LALIVE (Switzerland)
10:15

Moderator:
Hans-Georg Schreier, Loschelder Rechtsanwälte (Germany)
Speakers:
Gian-Andrea Caprez, Vischer AG (Switzerland)
Brandusa Tataru-Marinescu, Kingsley Napley (United Kingdom)
Jerzy Sawicki, DZP (Poland)
11:00

sponsored by Pestalozzi
11:30 - 12:30

11:30

Moderator:
Nicoletta Kröger, Corvel (Germany)
Speakers:
Valeriya Kirsey, Allen & Overy LLP (United Kingdom)
Christian Presoly, RA Dr.Christian Presoly (Liechtenstein)
Justyna Szpara, Łaszczuk i Wspólnicy sp.k. (Poland)
Donata Freiin von Enzberg, Taylor Wessing (Germany)
13:00

sponsored by Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob
Chris Jensen: Founder, Legal Writing Coach
Legal Writing - Plain English
In this short workshop, we will briefly discuss style – the most common problem in legal writing. Using samples from practice, participants will learn how to transform their style from “legalese” to plain English in two steps: (1) cut words/syllables and (2) simplify sentences.
End of day two of scientific program
14:00 - 18:00

19:30

23:00

08:00

08:30

09:30

10:30 - 11:00

11:00

15:00

A competition between AIJA HYC participants. The rules are simple: break off into teams, follow a Riga story or legend, search the beautiful area of Old City, obtain the most points and win a special prize. Click on the flyer below for more information.
19:30

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Scholarships

If you are a lawyer under 35 years old and meet the requirements, apply to our Scholarship Programme for this event. You can check more details here.

Organising Committee

Eoin CASSIDY Mason Hayes+Curran (IRELAND)
Elina GIRNE Noventiq (LATVIA)
Agnese HARTPENGA TGS BALTIC (LATVIA)
Bernd HAUCK Kellerhals Carrard (SWITZERLAND)
Martin IMHOF Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek PartmbB (GERMANY)
Nicolas MOSIMANN Kellerhals Carrard (SWITZERLAND)
Kristine ZVEJNIECE - TAURENE ZAB Rödl & Partner SIA (LATVIA)

Sponsors


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