NEXT GEN
The Next Gen members of the ELA are the rising leaders within our firms. We meet periodically throughout the year, with the objective of defining the future of the ELA.
Qualifications for the Next Gen Representative
- A second representative of the member firm
- An alternative contact at the firm
- A potential successor to the primary member
- A trusted lawyer - it can be a junior partner or senior associate, irrespective of year of call

Global Next Gen Chair
CERHA HEMPEL
Austria
Global and Latin America Next Gen Chair
BLP
Costa Rica
Director
Regional Leadership
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Africa/Middle East Regional Chair
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Africa/Middle East Region Vice-Chair
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Asia Pacific Region Chair
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Asia Pacitic Region Vice-Chair
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Europe Regional Chair
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Latin America Regional Chair
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North America Region Chair
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We want to hear from you!
Please contact your global or regional chairs to share an idea or success story, express a concern, or just let us know what is on your mind.
Meet our Global Next Gen Members
Together we can make the difference
The Global Next Gen listserv email is: NextGen@ela.law (please place in the blind copy field)

To send a message to all Africa/Middle East Next Gen members, please use the listserv email in the blind copy field:
Listserv Email: AMENextGen@ela.law
(You must be a member of the group to write to the group.)
Middle East
- Israel - Noah Feller – Maman, Naschitz, Brandes, Amir and Co.
- Oman - Lucy Melville, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Qatar - Elodie Chalhoub, Clyde & Co.
- UAE - Lucy Melville, Addleshaw Goddard (Middle East) LLP
- Yemen - Osama Rasaa, Luqman Legal Advocates and Legal Consultants
- Yemen - Firas Tarbosh, Luqman Legal Advocates & Legal Consultants
Africa
- Angola - Adail Cardoso, FFA | Fátima Freitas Associados
- Egypt - Laila Elibrachy, Ibrachy & Dermarkar
- Egypt - Shereen Awad, Ibrachy & Dermarkar
- Ethiopia - Betselot Kefelegn, Mesfin Tafesse & Associates
- Gabon - Silvia Carvalho, Cabinet Nguia
- Ghana - Lilian Kodjoe, n. Dowuona and Company | ALN Ghana
- Ghana - Naa Kwaamah Owusu-Baafi, n. Dowuona & Company|ALN Ghana
- Kenya - Edwina Warambo, ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP
- Mauritius - Chetan Ancharaz, Bowmans
- Morocco - Meryem Zoubir, CWA Morocco
- Mozambique - António Veloso, Pimenta e Associados
- Mozambique - Idérito Ngulela, Pimenta e Associados
- Nigeria - Victoria Agomuo, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
- Rwanda - Eric Cyaga, ALN Rwanda | K Solutions and Partners
- South Africa - Sian Gaffney, Bowmans
- Tanzania - Sophia Issa, A&K Tanzania
- Uganda -Kenneth K. Kiapi, ALN Uganda | MMAKS Advocates
- Uganda - Alex Ntale, ALN Uganda | MMAKS Advocates.
- Zambia - John Kawana, Bowmans - B&M Legal Practitioners

To send a message to all Asia Pacific Next Gen members, please use the listserv email in the blind copy field:
Listserv Email: AsiaNextGen@ela.law
(You must be a member of the group to write to the group.)
- Australia - Olivia Hillier, Maddocks
- Australia - Michael Nicolazzo, Maddocks
- Bangladesh - Mahbub Hasan, Sattar&Co
- China - Hongjuan Bai, JunHe LLP
- China - Jane Lu, JunHe LLP
- Guam - Geri E. Diaz, Camacho Calvo Law Group
- Hong Kong - Elsie Chan, Deacons
- India - Parvathy Tharamel, Trilegal
- Indonesia - Mahareksha Dillon, SSEK Legal Consultants.
- Japan - Naoki Hieda, Ushijima & Partners
- Korea - Johnny Hong, Kim & Chang
- Macau - Cecilia Wong, MdME
- Malaysia - Wong Kian Jun, Shearn Delamore & Co
- Pakistan - Muhammad Hasan, Meer & Hasan
- Philippines - Easter Princess U. Castro-Ty, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
- Philippines - Marianne Miguel, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
- Singapore - Qi-Yang Chang, Wong Partnerships.
- Sri Lanka - Sadini Jaburagoda, John Wilson Partners
- Taiwan - Lilian Hsu, Lee, Tsai & Partners
- Thailand - Khonthorn Lertnapawong, Price Sanond
- Thailand - Sutthawe Jitjingjai, Price Sanond
- Vietnam - Katherine Tran, Le & Tran Law Corporation

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To send a message to all Europe Next Gen members, please use the listserv email in the blind copy field:
Listserv Email: EuropeNextGen@ela.law
(You must be a member of the group to write to the group.)
- Austria - Nina Neumaier, Cerha Hempel
- Belgium - Kato Aerts, Lydian
- Bulgaria - Bilyana Ruseva, Dinova Rusev & Partners
- Channel Islands Guernsey - Hana Plsek, Mourant
- Channel Islands Guernsey - Charlotte Ward, Mourant
- Channel Islands Jersey - Laurie Child, Mourant
- Croatia - Denis Kerenović, Vidan Law Office
- Cyprus - Demetris Gregoriou, Elias Neocleous & Co
- Czech Republic - Milada Kurtosiova, Kocián Šolc Balaštík
- Denmark - Camilla Cuculiza, Plesner
- Estonia - Hanna Pahk, Ellex Raidla
- Finland - Mats Forsius, Castrén & Snellman
- France - Laure Hosni, August Debouzy
- Germany - Virginia Mäurer, ADVANT Beiten
- Gibraltar - Marc X. Ellul, Ellul & Cruz Limited
- Greece - Kelly Papadaki, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
- Hungary - Tamás Novák, Cerha Hempel
- Iceland - Svanhvít Axelsdóttir, LOGOS
- Ireland - Noeleen Meehan, A&L Goodbody
- Isle of Man - Ruby Roberts, Cains Advocates Limited
- Italy - Francesca Pittau, ADVANT-Nctm.
- Latvia - Iveta Ceple, Ellex Klavins.
- Lithuania - Nerijus Patlabys, Ellex Valiunas
- Luxembourg - Annabelle De Lima-Ted, Arendt & Medernach
- Macedonia - Jane IIijeski, Georgi Dimitrov Attorneys
- Malta - Clyde Bonnici - GVZH Advocates
- Netherlands - Danny Vesters, Boontje Advocaten
- Northern Ireland - Aisling Byrne, A&L Goodbody
- Norway - Siri Falch-Olsen, Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS
- Norway - Ragnhild Nakling, Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS
- Poland - Magdalena Pilarska, Miller, Canfield, W. Babicki, A. Chełchowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k.
- Portugal - Helena Tapp Barroso, Morais Leitão
- Romania - Diana-Maria Andrei, Cerha Hempel
- Serbia - Marko Repic, Doklestic Repic & Gajin
- Slovenia - Mojca Pušnar, CERHA HEMPEL Ulčar & partnerji
- Spain - Borja González Elejabarrieta, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Sweden - Åsa Gotthardsson, Advokatfirman Vinge
- Sweden - Simon Söderholm, Advokatfirman Vinge
- Switzerland - David Peter, MLL MLL Legal Ltd
- Türkiye - Kübra Deniz Çelik Karadağ, Karadağ Law Office
- UK England & Wales - Ailie Murray, Travers Smith
- UK Northern Ireland - Aisling Byrne, A&L Goodbody
- UK Scotland - Fiona Herrell, Brodies LLP
- Ukraine - Oksana Zakharchenko, Attorneys' Association Gestors

To send a message to all Latin America Next Gen members, please use the listserv email in the blind copy field:
Listserv Email: LatinNextGen@ela.law
(You must be a member of the group to write to the group.)
- Argentina - Guillermo Matías Osorio, Marval O'Farrell Mairal
- Bolivia - Noelia Sanjinés Badani, Moreno Baldivieso
- Brazil - Celso Baez do Carmo Filho, Demarest Advogados
- Chile - Francisca Corti, Carey
- Colombia - María Fernanda Flórez, Posse Herrera Ruiz
- Columbia - Rafael Guerrero, Posse Herrera Ruiz.
- Costa Rica - Alexandra Aguilar, BLP
- Costa Rica - Juan Montero, BLP
- Ecuador - Estaban Baquero, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
- El Salvador - Fernando Farrar, BLP
- Guatemala - Maria Elena Barrientos Cruz, BLP
- Honduras - Cynthia Chavarría, BLP
- Honduras - Jorge Kafati, BLP.
- Mexico - Samuel Flores, Santamarina y Steta
- Nicaragua - Juan Castillo, BLP
- Panama - Milagros Caballero, Morgan & Morgan
- Paraguay - Rodrigo Fernandez, Vouga Abogados
- Peru - Ernesto Cárdenas, Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados
- Uruguay - Ignacio Ulery, Hughes & Hughes

To send a message to all North America Next Gen members, please use the listserv email in the blind copy field:
Listserv Email: NANextGen@ela.law
(You must be a member of the group to write to the group.)
Canada
- Atlantic Provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) - Lana Roberts, Barteaux Labour and Employment Lawyers Inc.
- Alberta - Gabriel Joshee-Arnal, Neuman Thompson
- British Columbia - James Kondopulos, Roper Greyell LLP
- Manitoba - Ryan Savage, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
- Ontario - Jeffrey A. Stewart, Sherrard Kuzz
- Quebec - Valerie Descoteaux, Loranger Marcoux
- Saskatchewan - Brett Cavanaugh, McKercher LLP
Caribbean
- Dominican Republic - Luis Miguel Pereyra Rodriguez, Pereyra & Asociados
- Haiti - Christelle Vaval, Cabinet Salès
United States
- Alabama - Mitchell Greggs, Maynard Nexsen
- Alaska - David Worley, Miller Nash
- Arizona - Kristin Windtberg, Osborn Maledon
- Arkansas - Katie Campbell, Friday, Eldredge & Clark
- California - Hieu Williams, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP
- Colorado - Laurie Rogers, Holland & Hart LLP
- Connecticut - James Leva, Day Pitney
- Delaware - Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
- Delaware - Elizabeth R. Schlecker, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
- District of Columbia - Juanita Beecher, Fortney & Scott, LLC.
- Florida - (North & Central) - Julie Zolty, GrayRobinson, P.A.
- Florida (Southern) - Brian McPherson, Gunster
- Florida (Southern) - Holly Goodman, Gunster
- Georgia - Edward Cadagin, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
- Georgia - Matthias Ohm, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
- Hawaii - Bryan Andaya, ES&A, Inc., A Law Corporation
- Idaho - Alexandra Grande, Holland & Hart LLP
- Illinois - Alex Weinstein, Vedder Price P.C.
- Indiana - Kayla Ernst, Ice Miller LLP
- Iowa - Logan Eliasen, Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
- Kansas - Bridget Romero, Lathrop GPM LLP
- Kentucky - Carmine Iaccarino, Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC
- Louisiana - Elizabeth Liner, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
- Maine - Katharine Rand, Pierce Atwood LLP
- Maine - Taylor Johnson, Pierce Atwood LLP
- Massachusetts - Damien DiGiovanni, Morgan, Joy & Brown
- Massachusetts - Jeffrey Siegel, Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP
- Michigan - Ahmad Chehab, Miller Canfield.
- Minnesota - Megan Anderson, Lathrop GPM LLP - Minnesota.
- Minnesota - Mark Mathison, Lathrop GPM LLP - Minnesota.
- Mississippi - Blyth K. Lollar, Butler Snow
- Missouri (Eastern) - Mollie Mohan, Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan Jackstadt P.C.
- Missouri (Western) - Bridget Romero, Lathrop GPM LLP
- Montana - Ashley Di Lorenzo, Crowley Fleck Attorneys, PLLP
- Nebraska (Midwest) - Sydney Huss, Cline Williams
- New Hampshire - Jack S. Bjorn, Pierce Atwood LLC
- New Jersey - Francine Esposito, Day Pitney LLP
- New Mexico - Samantha Hults, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A.
- New York (NYC) - Eliza Kaiser, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
- New York (Upstate) - Peter Jones, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
- New York (Western) - Heather Giambra, Schröder, Joseph & Associates
- North Carolina - Tory Summey, Parker Poe.
- North Dakota - Benjamin Sand, Crowley Fleck Attorneys, PLLP
- Oklahoma - Allen Hutson, Crowe & Dunlevy
- Oregon - Matthew Tripp, Miller Nash.
- Pennsylvania (Eastern) - Mark Hipple, McNees
- Puerto Rico - Lloyd Isgut, Pizarro & González
- Rhode Island - Sean M. Fontes, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
- South Carolina - Amanda Williams, Parker Poe
- South Dakota - Josh Baumgart, Boyce Law Firm, LLP
- Tennessee - Lieselotte M. Carmen-Burks, Butler Snow LLP
- Texas - Sara Harris, Jackson Walker
- Utah - Katherine Priest, Ray, Quinney & Nebeker
- Vermont - Amy McLaughlin, Dinse P.C.
- Virginia - R. Patrick Bolling, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, PLC
- Virginia - Michael P Gardner, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, PLC
- Washington - April Fredrickson, Miller Nash
- West Virginia - Susan Deniker, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
- Wisconsin - Denise Greathouse, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Wyoming - Janae Ruppert, Holland & Hart LLP

Meeting Dates/Times
Virtual global & regional meetings will occur bi-annually. Specific dates to be announced.
Calendar invitations will be sent to all prior to the meetings.
We also encourage all to attend your regional meetings and the ELA Annual Conference where we will have special activities for Next Gen members.
RSVP for 15 February 2024 Meeting & Social