The CMS alliance - Corporate Partner

CMS is the organisation of independent European law and tax firms of choicefor organisations based in, or looking to move into, Europe.

CMS provides a deep local understanding of legal, tax and business issuesand delivers client-focused services through a joint strategy executedlocally across 28 jurisdictions with 54 offices in Western and CentralEurope and beyond. CMS was established in 1999 and today comprises nine CMSfirms, employing over 2,400 lawyers and is headquartered in Frankfurt,Germany.

Thomson Reuters, Sweet & Maxwell - Project Partner

Sweet & Maxwell, a Thomson Reuters business, are proud sponsors of the ELSA Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law.

With the business world steering towards a borderless system and the advancing information age enabling effortless knowledge sharing, IP opportunities are becoming progressively more globalised and more complex. Coupled with an unpredictable and unstable economic climate means it's never been more important to have good guidance for the year ahead.

Sweet & Maxwell showcase some of the best solutions for keeping up to date with the latest legislative developments, key cases and discussion on the contentious issues in intellectual property.

Westlaw International

Westlaw International is Thomson Reuters powerful online research service, providing academics, students, government and legal professionals with trusted legal, news and business information from around the world. Whether you need laws from other jurisdictions or international information for your practice area, this is your resource for fast, efficient research. Westlaw International features a vast global library from leading publishers including Thomson West, Sweet & Maxwell UK and Asia, Carswell, ELLIS Publications, Lawbook Co., and many others.

As part of Westlaw International, we also provide a consistent package on International Intellectual Property, which includes topical journals, full-text commentary titles, case-law and legislation, finding aids and annotations.

The International Intellectual Property package is available for access within many academic institutions across Europe, as part of the Academic Subscription.

European Voice - Media Partner

European Voice's mission is to promote informed debate, openness and progress in the EU and the newspaper has become essential reading for the EU regulatory and political affairs communities - Europe's most important decision-makers.

Published by The Economist Group since 1995, European Voice is a high-quality read and staunchly independent in its reporting and opinions. It is not - and never will be - tied in any way to a member state, party or point of view.