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The circle of life – GLOBALISATION AS A WAY TO OVERCOME NATIONAL BOUNDARIES
Organised by the International Private Clients and Family Law and Healthcare and Life Sciences Commissions
Session #17
Date & Time
Location
Thursday 05 September
17:15-18:30 CEST
Hotel Riu Plaza España – Madrid 4+5 Rooms
Description
Join us for a discussion about the profound impact of global issues on our lives and across our lifespan. We will delve into significant topics such as birth, healthcare accessibility, and euthanasia within the context of todays interconnected world.
Let us take you on a journey through life, health and death. We’ll begin by examining assisted reproduction, adoption, and pregnancy choices. We move on to exploring worldwide healthcare access, including the availability of medical professionals, medications, and treatments. Also, we’ll address end-of-life considerations, when people may choose to end their lives with assistance.
As lawyers, we play a crucial role in facing these global and very personal challenges. We will explore collaborative solutions, such as ensuring global equitable healthcare access. We’ll also introduce an exciting concept – ‘the international legal clinic’, where lawyers from across the world may team up to aid those in need and overcome national boundaries.
So, let us talk about these important legal questions, and explore how we, as lawyers, can make a positive contribution to healthcare laws and solve problems worldwide.
Speakers & Moderators
Janaína Albuquerque
CCAA | Sociedade de Advogados, Portugal
Janaína Albuquerque is a dual-qualified lawyer practicing between Brazil and Portugal. She specializes in high-complexity cross-border family matters, particularly cases involving children. Janaína is also a certified international family mediator registered with MiKK e.V.
She has obtained a Master’s degree in International Law from the University of Lisbon. During her post-graduate studies, she attended the Hague Academy of International Law and completed a research program at Ghent University. As an active contributor to academia, she collaborates as an external expert advisor at the Center for the Study of Gender, Family, and the Law at the NOVA School of Law.
Janaína’s diverse career includes previous roles at the Brazilian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, as well as the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Apart from private practice, she has been a Legal Coordinator at REVIBRA Europe (European Network of Support to Brazilian Victims of Domestic and Gender-based Violence) since 2021.
Jennifer Willkie
Burness Paull, scotland
Jen Wilkie (moderator) is a Partner and Mediator in the Family team at Burness Paull based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She is also trained collaborative family lawyer. Jen is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and a member of the International Family Section of the American Bar Association. Jen advises individuals on separation and divorce, child related issues, pre-nuptial agreements, and cases with an international element. Jen is described as “a true example of a contemporary lawyer: not only is she highly knowledgeable, with excellent communicative and interpersonal skills, but also compassionate, assertive and creative” (Legal 500 UK 2023). Burness Paull is a full-service law firm looking after commercial and individual clients. Jen and her business Partner established the family law team at Burness Paull in 2022.
Elena Castellet Sotomayor
Alexion, AstraZenera Rear Diseases Business Unit, SPAIN
Elena stated her career as a Lawyer specialized in Public Law in the Law firm Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira, S.L.U. She continued her career, in the Life Science and Pharmaceutical industry, as a Senior Business Legal and Compliance Partner in Bayer Hispania, S.L.U. Since 2023, Elena is the Compliance Director at Alexion, AstraZenera Rear Diseases Business Unit. Her role includes responsibilities at a Global, Regional and Local level, since she is accountable for the Alexion Global R&D Hub, Expansion Markets, and the Spanish Marketed Company.
Elena is a strategic compliance business partner with wide experience providing advice on, and solutions to, a broad range of compliance matters. She ensures that business practices comply with all the relevant laws and regulations, promotes a culture of integrity and ethical behavior, and oversees compliance training. Additionally, she ensures the Compliance Program is correctly implemented and stays updated, by staying informed about regulatory changes and industry best practices to keep the organization compliant.
Iliyana Sirakova
Deloitte Legal - Jank Weiler Operenyi Attorneys at Law
Iliyana Sirakova is an accomplished legal expert specializing in Health Care and Life Sciences. She is currently Partner and Head of the Department Health Care & Life Sciences | Regulatory at Deloitte Legal – Jank Weiler Operenyi Attorneys at Law in Vienna, Austria. Prior to this, she was with Schoenherr Attorneys at Law in Vienna for almost 10 years.
Iliyana has a wealth of experience in advising on product and health care regulations, with a particular focus on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, cosmetics, and more. She has been a lecturer in food law at the University of Upper Austria, since September 2022. She also supports the Erste Bank StartUp Academy as a legal mentor to startups.
Iliyana is also a sought-after speaker at international conferences and seminars as well as a prolific author, having published numerous articles and books on various aspects of food law and health care regulations. Her latest works include contributions to publications on the regulation on pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement in Austria and the legal commentary on food and cosmetic law.
Marek Holka
ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS, Slovakia
Marek Holka is a partner of the Slovak full-service business law firm ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS. His career has focused on the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors, and in competition law. He specialises in market access strategies and the pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products, drafting and negotiating managed entry agreements.
His advisory work includes the distribution of medicinal products and medical devices through various channels. He is skilled in structuring distribution models and drafting and negotiating distribution agreements. His experience also includes the strategic setup of pharmaceutical advertising, educational programmes, disease awareness campaigns, and patient support programmes. In the competition law area, Marek has participated in several high-profile cartel cases before the Slovak competition authority and the courts, as well as in numerous merger notifications. He regularly advises on antitrust compliance.
Since 2024, Marek has been serving as vice-chair of the healthcare committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia. He is a long-time member of AIJA, currently concluding his term as the National Representative for Slovakia. Marek regularly publishes and speaks on life sciences and antitrust related topic in both domestic and international professional events.
Session Coordinators
Severiano ortiz
MNF Legal PLLC, usa
edoardo d'Ippolito
Cocuzza & Associati, italy
Iliyana Sirakova
Deloitte Legal - Jank Weiler Operenyi Attorneys at Law
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