Marie-Paule GILLEN, Partner and Avocat à la Cour, will speak at the AEDBF Luxembourg conference in her capacity as president of the association. The conference, which will be in webinar format for the participants, will be broadcast from DSM Avocats à la Cour’s offices.

Program

  • 9:00 a.m. Welcome by Marie-Paule GILLEN, AEDBF Luxembourg President
  • 9:10 a.m. Introductory remarks – Remote signatures: coexistence and progressive transition from signature par correspondance to electronic signature, by Alexandre CANTO – Senior Jurist, European Investment Bank (in charge of legal issued associated with signatures). He will concentrate on issued traditionally encountered with remote signatures and the different means established to effectuate them, particularly in the context of managing the COVID-19 crisis.
  • 9:30 a.m. The legal framework applicable to electronic signatures under European and Luxembourg law, Gary CYWIE – Avocat à la Cour, Elvinger Hoss Prussen, Luxembourg. He will present and explain the differences between different types of electronic signatures from a practical perspective as well as that of their respective legal effects.
  • 10:10 a.m. The main problems encountered in practice with electronic signatures, by Eric CAPRIOLI – Doctor of Law, Caprioli & Associés, Paris. As an author of numerous publications on the subject, he will give us the benefit of his practical experience in providing legal counsel as well as litigating issues associated with electronic signatures.
  • 10:50 a.m. Participant questions
  • 11:00 a.m. Conference closure

The webinar is for an informed public of specialists in contract law, particularly in the banking, financial or commercial sectors, whether they are bankers, bank or corporate jurists, financial or commercial sector professionals and lawyers as well as anyone wishing to improve their expertise in this area.

AEDBF Luxembourg is an institution certified by the Luxembourg Bar Council pursuant to Article 14 of the continuing legal education regulation. This conference thus qualifies as continuing legal education for Luxembourg lawyers.