The CCBE
Committe

The European Young Bar Association (EYBA) maintains an active presence within the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), the representative body of European lawyers through their national bar associations and law societies. EYBA’s participation in the CCBE ensures that the voice of young legal professionals is heard in key discussions shaping the future of the legal profession across Europe. Through its designated representatives—including both current and past EYBA Presidents—EYBA contributes to:

  • Monitoring developments in European legal policy and professional standards
  • Engaging with CCBE committees and working groups relevant to young lawyers
  • Promoting initiatives that support legal education, cross-border collaboration, and
  • professional mobility
  • Advocating for the interests and concerns of emerging legal professionals

This collaboration strengthens EYBA’s commitment to representing young lawyers at the highest levels of European legal governance and policy-making.

Current Members of the Committee:

Gdañsk Bar Association

Martyna Krawczyk

Attorney-at-Law (PL) and CIPD-certified HR Manager with over nine years of international experience at the intersection of law and human resources. Expertise spans labour and immigration law, HR operations, talent development, and performance management, with a proven ability to align HR strategy with legal compliance and organizational objectives.
Actively involved in the legal and HR communities, with mentoring experience through the European Young Bar Association (EYBA), AEA-EAL, and the Women in Law Foundation Poland. Recognized as a finalist in the 2023 Young European Lawyers Contest (ERA) and winner of the 2024 Legal Hackathon organized by Wolters Kluwer Poland. Currently serving her second term as Vice President of the Polish Labor Law Association, where she contributes to shaping labour law and advancing best practices in the field.

Brendan Hayes

Younger Members Committee of the Law Society of Ireland
Youth Board, Chamber of Advocates of Armenia

Svetlana Hovhannisyan

Member of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia (Chamber of Advocates) as well as a member of the Youth Board of the Chamber of Advocates. Svetlana is specialized in civil law in general, has profound experience in banking and corporate sphere, as well as labor relations. Svetlana’s work involves both the contractual sector and litigation.
Apart from being an advocate, Svetlana is also a Licensed Mediator and a member of the Chamber of Mediators of the Republic of Armenia.
Svetlana strongly believes that it is utterly important to give back to society, driven by that belief she is currently a lecturer at the European University of Armenia teaching her students courses like Civil legislation and Negotiations.

Maria Elena Ciani

Agat Turin

Coordinators:

Amsterdam Young Bar & Dutch Young Bar

Mathijs van Riet

Mathijs is a registered lawyer at the Bars of The Hague – The Netherlands and Lille – France. Mathijs specialises in international commercial and corporate disputes and contracts. In addition, Mathijs has been a board member of the Amsterdam Young Bar and the president of the Dutch Young Bar. In the Executive Commission of the EYBA, Mathijs holds the position of President.

Giulia Guagliardi

AIGA – Associazione Italiana Giovani Avvocati
Rome Young Bar Association

Antonio Iossa

Antonio Iossa is a lawyer who focuses primarily on domestic and international litigation and arbitration, specifically with regard to civil and commercial law. In his professional activity, he has also gained significant experience in disciplinary law, especially notarial law.

He is an adjunct professor of private law and communications law at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

He holds the position of 1st Secretary of the Conference of Young Lawyers at the Rome Bar Association.

 

Vladimir Palamarciuc

Asociatia Tinerilor Avocati (Moldovan young bar association)