10th Global Entrepreneurship Conference: Legal Challenges in Closely Held Businesses: Strategies for Success and Sustainability
17 May - 19 May 2026
Session information
Interactive workshop 2 – Shareholders agreements: Hot topics in drafting
Tuesday 19 May (0920 - 1030)
Description
Join fellow attorneys for an interactive workshop exploring critical clauses in shareholders agreements. Working in small groups, participants will debate key drafting challenges including drag-along/tag-along rights, put/call options, valuation mechanisms, good leaver/bad leaver provisions, anti-dilution protections, and enforcement mechanisms. Each table will develop practical conclusions to share with all attendees. Bring your experience and leave with actionable insights.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Peter De Ryck | Lydian, Brussels, Belgium |
| Venelin Dimitrov | Komarevski Dimitrov & Partners , Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Santiago Fontana | Ferrere, Montevideo, Uruguay; Latin American Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee |
| Karl Hepp de Sevelinges | Jeantet, Paris, France |
| Tania Jones | Dupont Partners, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Florian Jörg | Bratschi AG, Zürich, Switzerland; Social Media and Website Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee |
| Jakub Lerner | Wardynski & Partners, Warsaw, Poland |
| Laura Muñoz | J&A Garrigues, Madrid, Spain |
| Uri Nesher | Arnon Tadmor-Levy, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Marie-Aude Noury | Squair, Paris, France; Social Media Officer, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
| David O'Donnell | Mason Hayes & Curran, Dublin, Ireland; LPD Council Member |
| Dr Michaela Pelinka | Schindler Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna, Austria |
| Gina Piazza | Tarter Krinsky & Drogin , New York, New York, USA |
| Katharina Prasuhn | HEUKING, Munich, Germany |
| Stan Robbers | Heussen, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Juan Daniel Rodriguez | Rodriguez Rueda, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Mercedes Rodriguez Giavarini | Mitrani Caballero, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Treasurer, Closely Held Companies Committee |
| Carolin Roßkothen | Taylor Wessing, Hamburg, Germany |
| David Shaw | Dale & Lessmann LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Jolande Van Loon | Ploum, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Anna Wojciechowska | WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr sp k, Warsaw, Poland |