Discover the GILW26 programme

The Geneva International Legal Week (GILW) offers a high-level programme of sessions and discussions designed for legal and business professionals. Through a diverse range of themes and formats, it brings together leading local and international legal experts alongside representatives from Geneva’s flagship business sectors to address key legal trends, emerging challenges, and practical innovations shaping today’s legal and economic landscape.

Monday 9 March Commercial disputes & Swiss Law

Tuesday 10 March In house consel & young litigator

Wednesday 11 March Technology & digitalization

Use the filters to navigate the schedule and select the sessions that best match your interests and professional focus.

The GILW26 programme is also available to download as a PDF.

Main Conference

Commercial disputes & Swiss law forum

Mon 09.03 | 09:00 – 18:00 | Commercial litigation, Swiss commercial courts and modern litigation, Swiss law

Main Conference

In-house counsel forum

Tue 10.03 | 08:30 – 12:15 | Chemical and pharmaceutical industry, In-house counsel, International transport and inspection, Risk management

Main Conference

Young litigators forum

Tue 10.03 | 18:15 – 22:30 | Alternative dispute resolution, In-house counsel, Swiss commercial courts and modern litigation

Main Conference

Technology & digitalization forum

Wed 11.03 | 08:15 – 13:30 | Information and digital technology, Legal technology, New technologies

Welcome cocktail

Mon 09.03 | 18:30 – 20:00

Side Events

From boardrooms to public institutions and international organisations, navigating the new era of internal investigations: reducing cost, managing risk, and enhancing defensibility

Tue 10.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | In-house counsel, Internal investigations

Side Events

Default and termination in commodity & shipping contracts: drawing the line between commercial pressure and repudiation Followed by a networking cocktail

Tue 10.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Commercial litigation, Commodities and shipping

Side Events

Navigating discovery: emerging trends and strategic implications for Swiss companies

Tue 10.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Commercial litigation, Cross-border investigations, Information and digital technology

Side Events

Banking outsourcing in the digital age: managing risks and regulatory challenges – followed by a drinks reception with lake view

Tue 10.03 | 16:30 – 18:00 | Banking and finance, Information and digital technology, New technologies, Regulatory, Risk management

Side Events

The rise of internal investigations in Switzerland: bridging Swiss practice with the European context and international standards – followed by a networking apero

Tue 10.03 | 16:30 – 18:00 | In-house counsel, Internal investigations

Side Events

Drafting SPAs and post-M&A disputes: practical insights from a Swiss and UK perspective & Rooftop aperitif

Tue 10.03 | 16:30 – 18:00 | Arbitration, Commercial litigation, In-house counsel, Mergers and acquisitions

Side Events

Corporate litigation in transition: trends, triggers & tactics across jurisdictions — Followed by a networking cocktail

Tue 10.03 | 16:30 – 18:00 | Commercial litigation

Side Events

Internal investigations – practical insight into the key issues

Tue 10.03 | 18:30 – 20:00 | Banking and finance, Employment law, Financial crime and investigations, In-house counsel, Internal investigations, Regulatory

Side Events

Hocus pocus: how 16 billion in Credit Suisse AT1s went poof overnight – or& not?

Tue 10.03 | 18:30 – 20:00 | Banking and finance, Regulatory

Side Events

Swiss banks as targets of criminal investigation: how to resolve, and what are the consequences? Views from the US and Switzerland

Wed 11.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Banking and finance, Financial crime and investigations, White-collar crime

Side Events

Mixed-mode dispute resolution: practical applications

Wed 11.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Alternative dispute resolution, Commercial litigation

Side Events

AI deployment within companies: roadmap for risk assessment and mitigation strategies through governance

Wed 11.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | In-house counsel, Information and digital technology

Side Events

Why banks and wealth managers shy away from arbitration?

Wed 11.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Arbitration, Banking and finance

Side Events

Is Lake Geneva freezing? Geneva as an international jurisdiction of choice to litigate over civil, debt enforcement, insolvency, and criminal freezing orders, compared with other jurisdictions. Followed by drinks.

Wed 11.03 | 16:30 – 18:00 | Asset recovery, Cross-border litigation, Debt enforcement and insolvency

Side Events

Discover the GILW26 programme

Main events daily themes

Commercial disputes & Swiss law forum

In-house counsel forum

Young litigators forum

Technology & digitalization forum

Welcome cocktail

From boardrooms to public institutions and international organisations, navigating the new era of internal investigations: reducing cost, managing risk, and enhancing defensibility

Default and termination in commodity & shipping contracts: drawing the line between commercial pressure and repudiation Followed by a networking cocktail

Navigating discovery: emerging trends and strategic implications for Swiss companies

Banking outsourcing in the digital age: managing risks and regulatory challenges – followed by a drinks reception with lake view

The rise of internal investigations in Switzerland: bridging Swiss practice with the European context and international standards – followed by a networking apero

Drafting SPAs and post-M&A disputes: practical insights from a Swiss and UK perspective & Rooftop aperitif

Corporate litigation in transition: trends, triggers & tactics across jurisdictions — Followed by a networking cocktail

Internal investigations – practical insight into the key issues

Hocus pocus: how 16 billion in Credit Suisse AT1s went poof overnight – or& not?

Swiss banks as targets of criminal investigation: how to resolve, and what are the consequences? Views from the US and Switzerland

Mixed-mode dispute resolution: practical applications

AI deployment within companies: roadmap for risk assessment and mitigation strategies through governance

Why banks and wealth managers shy away from arbitration?

Is Lake Geneva freezing? Geneva as an international jurisdiction of choice to litigate over civil, debt enforcement, insolvency, and criminal freezing orders, compared with other jurisdictions. Followed by drinks.

Interpretation of contracts: myth and reality

Legal challenges related to luxury watch brands’ efforts to control the secondary watch market

Counsel & cocktails: legal insights, drinks and connections

Gala (almost sold out)