Events, Conferences & Seminars

legal proceedings in europe

Collecting debts is crucial for businesses of all sizes, especially in today’s global economy and growing number of bankruptcies. The laws for debt collection can vary significantly from one country to another. Debt collection in Europe can be a complicated process, especially when dealing with international clients and different laws. Whether you’re working in credit department of small organization or large corporation, you must follow local regulations to recover outstanding debts effectively and legally. When collecting debts from other businesses, the process is usually more formal and legally complicated. B2B debt collection in Europe typically involves contracts and invoices that detail the debtor’s obligations. Disputes can happen over product delivery or service quality, so having clear documentation is essential.

speakers' bios

Dr. Thomas Voller

Thomas studied in Tübingen, Göttingen and Geneva and had also some legal training in the United States and England.

After his admission as an attorney in 1982, he worked for large law firms in Frankfurt am Main before setting up his own office in 1987. He presents domestic and foreign firms both in and out of court and in all areas of business law including international debt collection.

Thomas is a certified specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law as well as certified specialist lawyer for international business law and he is qualified lawyer-mediator (DAA).

His professional activity focused increasingly on the subject credit management. As member of the German association for Credit Management (BvCM), which is member of FECMA, Federation of Credit Management Associations, he gave presentations on various occasions at FECMA, FENCA, FCIB and BvCM. He is founder and president of the network EuroCollectNet.

Mario Sergio Dusi

Mario studied in Milan and completed his legal training also in Frankfurt.

He has been a member of the Milano Bar Association, Italy, since 1991, a qualified lawyer in Munich, Germany, since 2002, and admitted to practice before the Highest Court of Italy (Rome) since 2004.

In 2024, he founded the law firm DM&P Legal & Tax (www.dmplegaltax.eu).

His main areas of practice include international corporate, trade law and credit management (debt recovery, applying Italian and EU laws and procedures) before all Italian Courts, Arbitrations and Mediators.

Further areas of professional activity are compliance, international private law, contract law (sales, distribution, franchising, tender, etc.), litigation and arbitration (mostly appointed as arbitrator), renewable energies, labour law, custom law, as well as insurance and bank law.

He is the sole partner in Italy of Euro Collect Net (.com), international debt collection association, as well as the sole partner in Italy of Advoselect (.com), an international network of 50 companies and law firms worldwide.

From 2016 to 2020, he served as President of the Commission for International Relationships of the Milano Bar Association (CRINT).

Kenneth M. Weissberg

Kenneth is a French American attorney specializing in international business law.

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1979, he began his career at Gide Loyrette Nouel, and then joined and became partner with a Canadian law firm in Paris, handling foreign investments and litigation for North American companies. He played a key role in the firm’s international expansion, including establishing offices in New York and Europe.

In 1991, he founded his own law firm, focusing on European and North American clients. The firm now operates in Paris, and holds associated offices in Miami, and Montreal, offering a full range of international legal services. He holds degrees from the University of Nice and New York University and is admitted as a Foreign legal consultant in New York (1986) and Florida (2000).

Kenneth served as a French Foreign Trade Advisor from 1998 to 2013. His expertise includes international litigation, arbitration, aviation law, industrial risk, corporate acquisitions, and cross-border bankruptcies. He has represented major companies across various industries, including banking, aviation, logistics, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals.

ESG and Credit Management

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Late Payment EU Regulation

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Monitoring payment behaviour in Europe: EU Payment Observatory

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Monitoring payment behaviour in Europe: EU Payment Observatory

The EU Observatory of Payments in Commercial Transactions (“EU Payment Observatory”) is an initiative from the European Commission that monitors trends and developments on payment performance and behaviour in commercial transactions in the EU. It also collects, analyses and disseminates data, provides a repository of relevant initiatives and policy documents, and through its regular activities presents an overview of trends and developments in payment behaviour across the EU.

FECMA is an active member of the stakeholder’s forum that that gives operational support and advice to the EU Payment Observatory.

In this webinar Damir Gojsic, researcher in the Financial Markets and Institutions Unit at CEPS and member of the project team highlighted the concept and gave an update on the current stage of the project.

After the speech there was time for comments and questions from the audience.

If you want to be up to date on the situation on this important project you can explore under INFORMATION & GUIDES menu: BUILDING A RESPONSIBLE PAYMENT CULTURE IN THE EU.

FECMA PAN European Credit Management CongressES

FECMA held the first Pan European Credit Management Congress in Budapest, Hungary over two days in the Spring of 2013. The location was superb, in the heart of the city and over 200 delegates were treated to a wide range of topics from a range of experienced speakers.

The feedback was such that a second conference was of organised for May, 2015, the location this time being Brussels, the capital of Belgium. again, an impressive attendance of over 250 were able to listen to presentations from experienced credit professionals, as well as having ample opportunity to network with colleagues from across Europe.

The 3rd FECMA Pan European Credit Congress was held on 16 & 17 May, 2018, the venue being the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta. Topics presented and discussed ranged from all aspects of credit management and collections best practice, through latest technical innovations to team building and staff development. The large attendance was enhanced by valuable networking and debate sessions and feedback confirmed another successful event.

The 4th FECMA Pan European Credit Congress was held on 15th and 16th September, 2021, the venue being the magical city of Krakow, Poland. Despite of a very difficult environment of post-pandemic world, the event provided a platform for an exchange of ideas and experiences, together with a wide range of example of developments in the field of the credit profession across Europe. Delegates enjoyed presentations not just from their peers, but also from service providers who play such a vital role in ensuring that the profession remains equipped to face all the challenges that lie ahead. The exceptional attendance was enhanced by networking confirming once again another successful event.

The 5th FECMA Pan-European Credit Congress was held on 14th & 15th June 2023 at Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens, Greece.

6TH PAN EUROPEAN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CONGRESS

The place and date of the 6th FECMA Pan-European Credit Congress will be announced soon!