GSK Stockmann Luxembourg based partner Valerio Scollo has been elected First Vice-President of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) upon the conclusion of AIJA’s General Assembly during last week’s Annual Congress in Vienna (Austria), entailing that he will serve as President of AIJA in 2027-2028.
Valerio Scollo is a partner in the banking and capital markets group of GSK Stockmann in Luxembourg and specialises in securities law, capital markets regulation, and international banking work. He advises banks, financial institutions and corporates and insurance companies on the issue of debt and equity securities, securitisations, repackagings, high-yield bonds, structured products and derivatives, and related regulatory matters.
In addition, Heidelberg based partner Dr. Jens Uwe Rügenhagen has become AIJA Honorary Member and thus stays involved as esteemed alumni.
Since 1962 AIJA provides outstanding international opportunities for young lawyers to network, learn and develop. AIJA currently has a community of over 6,000 people in 100+ different countries, including over 60 collective members and Bar Associations. The AIJA community is very diverse, with members coming from law firms of all sizes and cultures, as well as in-house counsel, in both the private and public sectors. The activities of AIJA are coordinated by 18 academic commissions, in charge of organising AIJA events all around the globe and keeping members up to the date in their respective areas of practice. AIJA is committed to defend and take active part in promoting core legal principles, such as the rule of law and human rights principles and respects the integrity of each civilised society of the world and aim to advance cross-cultural understanding among members and other participants in the legal profession.
