Mr. Kristijan Karan was invited by the German Federal Bar (BRAK), the German Bar Association (DAV), and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) to participate in a multilateral program for lawyers, which was held in Germany from August 27th - September 28th, 2023.
The German Federal Bar (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, BRAK) is the umbrella organization of the 28 German regional Bars and has as such represented the interests of approximately 166,000 German lawyers (Rechtsanwälte) at national, European and international level for over 60 years.
The German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein – DAV) is the voluntary association of German lawyers. The DAV unites more than 60,000 lawyers and lawyer - notaries organised in 253 local bar associations in Germany and abroad. It represents the interests of the German legal profession at national, European and international level.
Through its 40 legislative and specialised committees, working in all possible legal areas, the DAV comments on legislative proposals on national and European level. They influence the parliamentary decision- making process both in Germany and Europe. Further, the DAV has over 30 sections ranging from family law to sports and IT law, which offer training, specialisation and a forum for exchange.
The German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation e.V. (IRZ) was established in 1992 at the initiative of the Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ) as a registered non- profit association with headquarters in Bonn. The establishment was preceded by requests, with which the then countries in a state of transition of Central, East and partly also South-East Europe requested the BMJ for support in the upcoming reforms.
Since then, IRZ presently supports around 20 partner states in their legal and judicial reform projects. In the process, the focus of the activity is on advancement of constitutional and market-oriented structures as well as the alignment of national law with the EU law.
This extraordinary program brought together legal professionals from a diverse array of countries, including Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Serbia.
During the first week of the program, the participants were in Berlin, where they had meetings, seminars, and round tables about many exciting topics, notably cross-border transactions, international business law, organization of the legal profession in Germany, drafting, and processing of international business contracts, company acquisition in an international context, etc.
Joining this program was an invaluable opportunity to become part of an ever-expanding network of German-speaking lawyers and foster cross-border collaboration among esteemed colleagues.
