Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Network

Europe

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Welcome to the IWIRC Europe Network

Through the growth of restructuring in Europe and the drive for harmonisation of cross- border insolvencies, there has been much interest and enthusiasms for IWIRC Europe, which was launched in 2006. Since then it has been active with successful events throughout Europe and online, ranging from panels on issues of European insolvency and restructuring law to social events.

IWIRC Europe brings together professional women from all over Europe and overcomes jurisdictional barriers to further IWIRC’s goals of the connection, promotion and success of women in the restructuring and insolvency profession worldwide. IWIRC Europe holds meetings at regular intervals and is open to all members of the insolvency and restructuring community. IWIRC Europe also regularly joins insolvency conferences within Europe and organizes receptions and other activities in cooperation with other organizations such as INSOL Europe, III and R3.

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Whether your business development goal is to get to know more people active in restructuring & insolvency both locally and internationally, IWIRC offers tools and tactics that fit your approach, including

Searchable online member directory open to the public
Attendance at networking and learning events around the world
Publishing opportunities in IWIRC e-newsletter
And many more… Click here for more information on how to join.

Members of IWIRC enjoy a host of benefits, not the least of which is a warm, welcoming and positive atmosphere among our members who have a mutual interest in being successful in their careers, their relationships, and their lives.

Our network runs events in three categories:

Be Inspired – Here we look to inspire and motivate our members with speakers who share their extraordinary experiences and powerful insights.
Be Informed – Here we focus on providing technical updates to our members. What is new in the insolvency and restructuring space, which cases do members need to know, what are the trends in Europe and around the world that merit a discussion?
Be Connected – In this part of our series, we provide our members with the opportunity to network with each other and to make new connections or reignite old ones.

Our members receive invitations for all of our events, but check our events pages for new events, which are posted on a rolling basis a few weeks ahead of time.

Steering Committee and Contacts

The IWIRC Europe Steering Committee is made up of women in the insolvency and restructuring community across Europe. Click here to see the members of our steering committee. Please feel free to reach out to any of them for more information about joining IWIRC, about upcoming events, and with your feedback. We’d love to hear from you!

Do also get in touch if your organization is interested in sponsoring the IWIRC Europe Network. We have different opportunities for sponsorship and would happily work with you to find your best suited sponsorship package.

Chair

Amita Chohan

Troutman Pepper Locke UK LLP

London, NEW YORK, UNITED KINGDOM

Chair

Flavia Pezzetta

Natixis

Paris, France

Board

Secretary

Members

Alexandra Szekely Letulle

Le 16 Law SELAS

Paris, France

Alicia Herrador

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Chair

Amita Chohan

Troutman Pepper Locke UK LLP

London, NEW YORK, UNITED KINGDOM

Secretary

Andriane Antoniou

Corporate Recovery & Insolvency Group Ltd

Nicosia, Cyprus

Anieka Meijs

Resor Nv

Amsterdam, NOORD-HOLLAND, Netherlands

Membership Chair

Ann Nilsson

London, UNITED KINGDOM, ENGLAND

Annie Kouttis

London, UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom (UK)

Nominations Chair

Antonia Mottironi

Ardenter Law

Geneve, Switzerland

Barbara Rumora-Scheltema

Cali Law BV

Amsterdam, NH, NETHERLANDS

Bianca Lascialfari

Milano, LOMBARDIA, ITALY

Catherine Gralitzer

Paris, FRANCE, FRANCE

Charlotte Moller

Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP

London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Claudia Delafaille

Manchester, United Kingdom (UK)

Damien Murran

DUB Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Defne Tasman

Antwerp, ANTWERP, BELGIUM

Elina Moustaira

School of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Athens, ATTIKI, GREECE

Emily Rust

Gowling WLG UK LLP

London, LONDON, ENGLAND

Events Co-Chair

Federica Pietrogrande

The Brattle Group

London, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Communications Co-Chair

Fedra Valencia

Cuatrecasas, GonÃ§alves Pereira

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Chair

Flavia Pezzetta

Natixis

Paris, France

Francesca Burigo

UniversitÃ eCampus

Novedrate, COMO, ITALY

Gemma Edghill

Wakefield, United Kingdom (UK)

Sponsorship Co-Chair

Geraldine Brasier Porterie

Baro Alto

Paris, PARIS, FRANCE

Grainne King

Harney Westwood & Riegels

Georgetown, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS

Harriet Ainsworth

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

London, GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Ieva Strunkiene

Vilnius, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA

Irina Selevestu

Chisinau, Chișinău, Moldova

James Séamus Sutcliffe

Lansdowne Francs

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Joanna Gasowski

Wolf Theiss

Warsaw, MASOVIAN VOIVODESHIP, POLAND

Juliette Bour

Paris, ILE DE FRANCE, FRANCE

Karolina Tomczynska

Begbies Traynor (Guernsey) Limited

St Peter Port, CHANNEL ISLANDS, GUERNSEY

Immediate Past Chair

Kat Burke

Burke Legal

Dublin, DUBLIN, IRELAND

Katherine Jensen

Osborne Clarke

London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Kim de Bruijn

Loyens & Loeff N.V.

Amsterdam, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

Laure-Hélène Gaicio- Fievez

Bsp

Leudelange, LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

Lilian Welling-Steffens

Hilversum, Netherlands

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Upcoming Events

Europe

IWIRC Europe Annual Conference – Paris – 25 September 2026

September 25, 2026

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Europe

Soft Skills Seminar: “How to Win a Pitch”

September 7, 2012

Europe

Grayson Perry Exhibition at the British Museum

April 4, 2012

Europe

IWIRC Europe & INSOL Europe Venice drinks reception

September 23, 2011

Europe

Taste of London Festival Photos

July 6, 2011

Europe

IWIRC Reception During III Conference in Rome

June 4, 2010

Europe

IWIRC Europe & BondCom Educational Event

April 7, 2010

Europe

IWIRC Europe Board Meeting & Exhibition hosted by Gianni Origoni in Rome

December 11, 2009

Europe

IWIRC Europe Educational Event (UNCITRAL)

April 5, 2006

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Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Network

Europe

Welcome to the IWIRC Europe Network

Chair

Amita Chohan

Flavia Pezzetta

Board

Andriane Antoniou

Ann Nilsson

Antonia Mottironi

Federica Pietrogrande

Fedra Valencia

Geraldine Brasier Porterie

Kat Burke

Louise Brittain

Nuala Doyle

Rebecca Hume

Rita Gismondi

Members

Alexandra Szekely Letulle

Alicia Herrador

Amita Chohan

Andriane Antoniou

Anieka Meijs

Ann Nilsson

Annie Kouttis

Antonia Mottironi

Barbara Rumora-Scheltema

Bianca Lascialfari

Catherine Gralitzer

Charlotte Moller

Claudia Delafaille

Damien Murran

Defne Tasman

Elina Moustaira

Emily Rust

Federica Pietrogrande

Fedra Valencia

Flavia Pezzetta

Francesca Burigo

Gemma Edghill

Geraldine Brasier Porterie

Grainne King

Harriet Ainsworth

Ieva Strunkiene

Irina Selevestu

James Séamus Sutcliffe

Joanna Gasowski

Juliette Bour

Karolina Tomczynska

Kat Burke

Katherine Jensen

Kim de Bruijn

Laure-Hélène Gaicio- Fievez

Lilian Welling-Steffens

Upcoming Events

IWIRC Europe Annual Conference – Paris – 25 September 2026

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Europe

Soft Skills Seminar: “How to Win a Pitch”

Europe

Grayson Perry Exhibition at the British Museum

Europe

IWIRC Europe & INSOL Europe Venice drinks reception

Europe

Taste of London Festival Photos

Europe

IWIRC Reception During III Conference in Rome

Europe

IWIRC Europe & BondCom Educational Event

Europe

IWIRC Europe Board Meeting & Exhibition hosted by Gianni Origoni in Rome

Europe

IWIRC Europe Educational Event (UNCITRAL)

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