Our mission is to enhance Geneva’s long-standing position as a go-to international hub for law and legal services.
As we work together to achieve our mission we contribute to building Geneva’s standing and competitiveness on the world stage.
We work together towards three clear goals:
To achieve our goals we focus on three key areas of activity:
We act as a facilitator and catalyst for exchanges and collaboration, bringing together a diverse legal and business community within and way beyond Geneva.
At the heart of this is our flagship Geneva event GILW, welcoming diverse Swiss and international legal stakeholders to connect, learn and innovate. Find out more.
We work with a range of stakeholders to build the capability and attractiveness of Geneva’s courts in commercial dispute handling, including promoting the use of English as a procedural language and building more specialized expertise in commercial matters.
In Switzerland and internationally, we area a champion and voice for Geneva’s legal expertise, Swiss law, and the legal sector.
At the centre of our logo is Geneva's iconic Jet d'Eau, representing our strong link with this city known for its rich legal tradition and international influence.
Surrounding the emblem, the globe reflects our global reach and vision. It symbolises GILA's commitment to fostering international legal dialogue and cooperation, building bridges between the world's diverse legal communities.
Our choice of blue aligns with the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 emphasising peace, justice and strong institutions.
This colour represents our commitment to promoting inclusive and fair legal systems around the world, in support of the UN's SDGs. Red and yellow recall the colours of the Geneva flag, highlighting our pride in Geneva's heritage and our local roots.
This underlines our unwavering dedication to fairness, equality and the rule of law, the fundamental principles that drive our work.
The GILA committee is made up of 13 representatives from the legal world, all experts in their field and passionate about the law. Together, they work to achieve GILA’s goals and coordinate the activities of the many other volunteers in the GILA community:
