Welcome Message
A warm welcome to the Marcalliance General Meeting 2026!
We are delighted to invite you to join us on 20 and 21 April 2026 in Croatia. This special gathering will offer inspiring exchanges, thought‑provoking discussions, and valuable perspectives.
To help you prepare, we have set up a dedicated website containing all the key information you may need — from the agenda to practical arrangements.
We look forward to spending two memorable days together.
Dorothée de Bernis
President — Marcalliance
Agenda
Day 01
Monday
20 April 2026
6:30 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Get-together and Sundowner
Optional
From
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Gala Dinner — Restaurant Alverde
Jointly with Forvis Mazars Global Legal Service Line
From
9:30 pm
9:30 pm
Party
Day 02
Tuesday
21 April 2026
9:00 am
Welcome to the day — Room: Ragusa
9:15 am
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
Plenary Session — Room: Ragusa
- Marcalliance Update and Presentation of new members
- Jiménez Peña (Dominican Republic)
- Forvis Mazars Sociedade de Advogados (Portugal)
- AZ (Chile)
- Keynote panel: Legal Services in Times of Transformation: The Clients’ Perspective
- Katarina Mindoljević (Atlantic Grupa) – Company Secretary
- Raffael Falk — Senior Corporate Development & M&A Leader
- Josef Holzer — (APCS Power Clearing and Settlement AG, AGCS Gas Clearing and Settlement AG, CISMO Group), Executive Board Member (APCS, AGCS), Managing Director (CISMO)
- Ulf Marquardt (DKV MOBILITY) – Lead Counsel Moderator: Christian Mayer (Forvis Mazars Legal Austria)- Partner
12:00 pm
12:30 pm
12:30 pm
Opener video — Presenting all Practice Groups
12:30 pm
1:30 pm
1:30 pm
Lunch — Cavtat Restaurant
1:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Breakout Sessions — Practice Groups
Members of each Practice Group only
- Corporate & Transaction Services — Room: Bobara
- Employment Law — Room: Salon Sipun
- IT IP DATA — Room: Salon 7
- Energy & Infrastructure — Room: Salon 6
- Dispute Resolution — Room: Salon R
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
3:00 pm
Marcalliance Formal General Meeting — Room: Salon 8
Marcalliance contact partners only
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Marcalliance Board Meeting — Room: Salon 8
Board Members & designated Contact Partners
Required attendees — Contact Partners of recently added member firms:
- Marcos Peña — Jiménez Peña
- Filipe Cerqueira Alves — Forvis Mazars Sociedade de Advogados
- Rodrigo Albagli — AZ +
- Jorge Arenales — BLP
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
Wrap-up and End of the Conference — Room: Ragusa
From
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
Team Activity
Optional
For those who remain due to their flight schedules, we would be delighted to arrange a team activity together with Forvis Mazars participants at 5 PM. If you wish to participate, please sign up here by Thursday , April 16 end of business time, at the latest: Forvis Mazars and Marcalliance Global Legal Service Line Conference 2026 – Optional Team Activity
Practical Information
Hotel Information
Frankopanska ul., 20210 Cavtat, Croatia
Check-in & Check-out
Check-in: 20 April 2026 from 2:00 pm
Check-out: 21 April 2026 until 12:00 pm
In case of earlier arrival or later departure, luggage may be put in storage at the hotel.
Transportation
Each law firm will arrange and pay on their own for their members’ flights and transfers from home countries to the hotel.
The hotel is only 5.8 km from Dubrovnik airport and 17.4 km from Dubrovnik old town.
Family & Companions
Due to the professional nature of this event, we are not providing assistance on accommodation nor parallel agendas for family or personal companions/guests.
All activities are for registered participants.
Dress Code
The dress code suggested for the whole conference is smart casual.
Attendees
Marcalliance Law Firm Member Participants
🇦🇷
Argentina
1
Allende, Tomás
Beccar Varela
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · ENERGY & INFR
🇦🇹
Austria
6
Mayer, Christian
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · ENERGY & INFR
Am-Ende, Moritz
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Lurf, Sarah
Forvis Mazars
Partner
EMPL LAW GROUP
Schmalzl, Stephan
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Starlinger, Thomas
Forvis Mazars
Partner
ENERGY & INFR
🇧🇷
Brazil
2
Thomazinho Da Cunha, Ricardo
Urbano Vitalino
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Camara, Orlando
Urbano Vitalino
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
🇨🇱
Chile
1
Albagli, Rodrigo
AZ
Managing Partner
🇭🇷
Croatia
1
Avdagic, Jasmin (Guest)
Avdagić & Partners
Managing Partner
🇩🇴
Dominican Republic
1
Peña, Marcos
Jiménez Peña
Partner
🇪🇨
Ecuador
2
Barahona, Héctor
Lexvalor
Managing Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Chiriboga, Víctor
Lexvalor
Legal Director
CORP TRANS GROUP
🇫🇷
France
15
de Bernis, Dorothée
Carlara
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL
Abou Merhi, Firas
Forvis Mazars
Partner
Bied-Charreton, Hervé
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Dangel, Aurore
Forvis Mazars
Manager
Devoucoux, Caroline
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · ENERGY & INFR
Fayad-Walch, Victor
Forvis Mazars
Senior Manager
CORP TRANS GROUP
Gertler, Jérôme
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Haesler, Jakob
Forvis Mazars
Partner
Hoffmann, Mike
Forvis Mazars
Partner
Kamwa, Willy
Forvis Mazars
Senior Manager
CORP TRANS GROUP
Kruger, Christina
Forvis Mazars
Senior Manager
DISP RESOL · IT IP DATA
Marciniak, Claire Davaine
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL · EMPL LAW GROUP
Michaud, Philippe
Forvis Mazars
Partner
Righini, Pauline
Forvis Mazars
Manager
EMPL LAW GROUP
Suchet, Laurence
Forvis Mazars
Manager
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL · ENERGY & INFR · IT IP DATA
Winczewski, Romain
Forvis Mazars
Manager
🇩🇪
Germany
37
Kochta, Jan
Forvis Mazars
Partner
IT IP DATA
Abdelghany, Tarek
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · ENERGY & INFR
Beckmann, Pauline
Forvis Mazars
PMO Team
Bouchard, Franziska
Forvis Mazars
Partner
Bruns, Andrea
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Eckhardt, Andreas
Forvis Mazars
Partner
EMPL LAW GROUP
Engelbrecht, Linda
Forvis Mazars
Manager
CORP TRANS GROUP
Efrem, Rahwa
Forvis Mazars
Senior Associate
CORP TRANS GROUP
Felst, Peter Christian
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · IT IP DATA
Fillinger, Melanie
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Fischler, Laura
Forvis Mazars
Partner
EMPL LAW GROUP
Friedrich, Carolin
Forvis Mazars
Partner
Funcke, Christoph
Forvis Mazars
Partner
DISP RESOL · ENERGY & INFR
Fortun, Steffen
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL
Grünewald, Mara
Forvis Mazars
Senior Associate
CORP TRANS GROUP
Haß, Hans-Jürgen
Forvis Mazars
Partner
DISP RESOL
Heidrich, Melanie
Forvis Mazars
Partner
DISP RESOL · EMPL LAW GROUP
Köhler, Janette
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL
Köhnlein, Sebastian
Forvis Mazars
Senior Associate
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL
Kulenkampff, Charlotte
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Labus, Alexander
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · ENERGY & INFR
Lötschert, Markus
Forvis Mazars
Partner
EMPL LAW GROUP
Louis, Benedict
Forvis Mazars
Senior Associate
CORP TRANS GROUP
Raquet, Benedikt
Forvis Mazars
Manager
Rinas, Michael
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · ENERGY & INFR
Schäfer, Dr. Thiemo
Forvis Mazars
Partner
DISP RESOL
Thomale, Hans-Christoph
Forvis Mazars
Partner
ENERGY & INFR
Udwari, René
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Vogel, Almut
Forvis Mazars
Manager
IT IP DATA
von Hertell, Sophia
Forvis Mazars
Manager
EMPL LAW GROUP
von Raven, Rudolf
Forvis Mazars
Partner
DISP RESOL
von Wrede, Ferdinand
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Wander, Franziska
Forvis Mazars
PMO
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL · EMPL LAW GROUP · ENERGY & INFR · IT IP DATA
Weinberger, Michael
Forvis Mazars
Manager
CORP TRANS GROUP
Wüllrich, Dr. Philipp
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
🇬🇹
Guatemala
1
Arenales, Jorge Luis
BLP
Managing Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
🇮🇹
Italy
6
Vento, Massimiliano
Forvis Mazars
Managing Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL · IT IP DATA
Cottone, Ilaria
Forvis Mazars
Manager
CORP TRANS GROUP
Gambardella, Andrea
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL · ENERGY & INFR
Intendente, Manuele
Forvis Mazars
Director
Nevoli, Maurizio
Forvis Mazars
Director
Pollaroli, Matteo
Forvis Mazars
Director
DISP RESOL · EMPL LAW GROUP · IT IP DATA
🇲🇽
Mexico
2
Grau, Vicente
Santamarina y Steta
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Sedano Bachur, José Alfredo
Forvis Mazars
Director
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL · IT IP DATA
🇳🇱
The Netherlands
5
Moonen, Ruben
Pellicaan Advocaten
Partner
EMPL LAW GROUP
Barioglu, Elif
Pellicaan Advocaten
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL · IT IP DATA
Maccow, Juriaan
Pellicaan Advocaten
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL
Mennen, Caro
Pellicaan Advocaten
Senior Lawyer
IT IP DATA
van Wieringhen Borski, Renso
Pellicaan Advocaten
Partner
DISP RESOL · CORP TRANS GROUP
🇵🇹
Portugal
4
Cerqueira Alves, Filipe
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · EMPL LAW GROUP · IT IP DATA
Da Silva, Pedro Gaspar
Forvis Mazars
Senior Manager
De Deus Botelho, Maria
Forvis Mazars
Manager
Ferreira, André Caetano
Forvis Mazars
Manager
🇷🇴
Romania
1
Iablonschi, Ionut
Iablonschi & Asociatii
Managing Partner
DISP RESOL
🇸🇰
Slovakia
1
Svaby, Boris
Bartosik Svaby
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · DISP RESOL
🇪🇸
Spain
10
Bover, Antoni
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · ENERGY & INFR
de Cárdenas, Bárbara
Marcalliance
Alliance Manager
Alonso-Alegre, Germán
Forvis Mazars
Partner
ENERGY & INFR
Durand, Gastón
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP · ENERGY & INFR · DISP RESOL
Borén, María
Forvis Mazars
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
García, Alberto
Forvis Mazars
Senior Manager
CORP TRANS GROUP
Gutiérrez, David
Forvis Mazars
Partner
DISP RESOL
Nogal, Adrian
Forvis Mazars
Senior Manager
DISP RESOL · IT IP DATA
Pujol, María
Forvis Mazars
Senior Manager
CORP TRANS GROUP
Vilajoana, David
Forvis Mazars
Partner
EMPL LAW GROUP
🇹🇭
Thailand
1
Kriengsuntikul, Chatchawat
Forvis Mazars
Managing Partner
DISP RESOL
🇹🇷
Turkey
1
Keskinel, Gökhan
Prökon
Managing Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
🇬🇧
United Kingdom
4
Bullock, James
Brachers
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Cosgrove, Alex
Brachers
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
Daw, Catherine
Brachers
Partner
EMPL LAW GROUP
Simmonds, Matthew
Brachers
Partner
CORP TRANS GROUP
