Members Meeting Members: Après-ski at Beaver Creek

David Barbour (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP) and his wife, Julie, recently hosted Luc Attlan (Faegre Drinker), his wife Gisela, their children, and friends for a ski outing in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Hanna Shea , WLG’s Director of Business Development, also joined to connect with members on the slopes, making it a perfect mix of networking...

Seattle in Focus: A Gateway for Global Business

As the Seattle Seahawks clinched a Super Bowl LX victory on Sunday, it’s a fitting moment to revisit the insights shared at WLG | summit Seattle last November. The themes that emerged from the panel  Seattle in Focus: A Gateway for Global Business — resilience, collaboration, and strategic investment — resonate strongly alongside the...

A Look Ahead: Employment Law Trends Shaping 2026

The WLG Labor & Employment Group opened the year with a wide-ranging discussion on what members are seeing in their jurisdictions as 2026 gets underway. While the updates reflected very different legal systems and regulatory timelines, the conversation revealed several shared pressures affecting employers globally: increased scrutiny of...

D&O Coverage for Directors in Insolvency & Crisis: Cross-Border Perspectives

The Restructuring & Insolvency Resolution Group began the year with a virtual session focused on D&O coverage for directors in insolvency and crisis, using German and EU law as the starting point before comparing how similar issues play out in other jurisdictions.

Reframing the AGM: Connection, Accountability, and the Modern Shareholder

World Law Group colleagues convened for a virtual discussion on how annual general meetings (AGMs) are evolving, with a focus on meeting formats, shareholder engagement, activism, and proxy voting dynamics. The session was led by Niels Kornerup and Emil Steenberg of Bech-Bruun. Niels drew on his long-standing experience chairing AGMs for...