Harvard Law School Association of Europe

Our Leadership Team

The HLSA of Europe is an alumni volunteer-managed organization. We thank our Officers and Board Members for their dedication and support of HLS alumni activities.

For more information about our leadership team or to get involved, please email us at info@europe.hlsa.org

Officers
Governors

Salome Cisnal de Ugarte LL.M. '94

President
Brussels, Belgium
scisnaldeugarte@kslaw.com
salome.cisnaldeugarte@gmail.com

Dr. Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte is a Partner at the Brussels office of King & Spalding and the head of the firm's EU Antitrust & Competition practice. She is recognized as a leading antitrust lawyer, with a standout track record in merger control, cartel investigations, and complex antitrust matters. Salomé also serves as non-governmental adviser to the European Commission (DG COMP) at the International Competition Network (ICN).
Salome brings extensive leadership experience in Harvard alumni organizations, having served as President of the Harvard Club of Belgium and held multiple director positions on the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Board, including both elected and appointed roles as Director. She also served as Treasurer of the Harvard Law School Association of Europe (HLSAE). Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. from the European University Institute in Florence, an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, and degrees (summa cum laude) in Law and Economics from the University of Deusto in Spain.
Lukas Aebi LL.M. '20

Treasurer
Zurich, Switzerland
lukas.aebi@lenzstaehelin.com
laebi@llm20.law.harvard.edu

Lukas Aebi is a partner in Lenz & Staehelin's Zurich office. He specialises in advising listed and private companies and their owners on Swiss domestic and international tax matters, in particular with respect to M&A and financing transactions, as well as reorganisations. Lukas is admitted to the Swiss bar (2015) and is a Swiss certified tax expert (2018). He graduated from the University of Bern in 2012 and holds and LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School (class of 2020).
Leticia Lizardo LL.M. '05

Secretary
Luxembourg

Leticia Lizardo brings extensive experience as in-house counsel in both private and public sector. She currently leads the Legal Office at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), a prominent biomedical research institute. Prior to joining LIH, she served as General Counsel for SaarGummi, a Tier 1 supplier of rubber components to the automotive industry. Leticia also spent four years as in-house counsel at Aperam, a publicly traded steel company headquartered in Luxembourg and a spin-off of ArcelorMittal. Before relocating to Luxembourg, she practiced law for several years as an associate at the Brussels offices of Mayer Brown LLP and Keller and Heckman LLP, focusing on international trade and life sciences. Leticia served as a board member of the Harvard Club of Luxembourg from 2019 to 2024. She holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Harvard Law School as a Fulbright and Ford Foundation scholar.
Flavio Monfrini LL.M. '11

Community
Milan, Italy

Flavio is a partner at Gitti and Partners, an Italian independent law firm based in Milan. Flavio assists multinational companies in their Italian and cross-border operations, advising on a wide range of issues of corporate law, commercial law and regulatory issues. His practice focuses on issues that lie at the intersection of law and technology and has a particular expertise in the field of healthcare and life sciences.
Flavio graduated from the University of Milan in 2005 and received his LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School in 2011.
Sophie Panjikidze LL.M. '17

Scholarships & Awards
Tbilisi, Georgia

Sophie Panjikidze is a Partner at Gvinadze & Partners, a leading Georgian business law firm, where she focuses on corporate, M&A, banking, and finance matters. Sophie has previously worked at DLA Piper and EY Law. She is a board member at Transparency International Georgia, US Government Exchange Program Alumni Association of Georgia (EPAG), and Harvard Club of Georgia (Europe). She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Dispute Resolution Centre (DRC) and acts as International Bar Association Young Lawyers' Committee’s National Representative for Georgia. Sophie is a graduate of the Faculty of International Law and Relations at the Tbilisi State University and holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School.
Jon Passaro J.D. '10

Communications
Paris, France
jon@passaro-coaching.com

Jon Passaro graduated with a JD from HLS in 2010 and is based in Paris.
An executive and team coach, Jon works with lawyers to enhance performance, overcome challenges, and successfully navigate crucial moments in their professional trajectory. Prior to starting his coaching business, Jon practiced law as an associate in the international arbitration teams at Gide Loyrette Nouel and Freshfields, and then in the in-house legal team at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
In addition to his law degree from Harvard, Jon also holds degrees from Penn (BA, Philosophy and English Literature) and Cambridge (MPhil, Medieval English Literature).
Agnieszka Paulina Regiec LL.M. '20

Annual Reunion/Events
Paris, France
agnieszka.regiec@fieldfisher.com

Dr. Agnieszka Paulina Regiec is the Head of International Trade Practice at the Fieldfisher Brussels office. Her practice focuses on supporting various stakeholders during trade remedies investigations, including the drafting of complaints and applications, and advising companies on sanctions and export control, as well as assisting in customs cases.
Beyond her trade expertise, Agnieszka offers advice on negotiations and facilitation, drawing from her background in Dispute Systems Design at Harvard Law School.
Agnieszka obtained her master's degree from the University of Wrocław in 2015. She also holds a PhD from the University of Wrocław (2019) and an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School (2020).
Heleri Tammiste LL.M. '09

Vice President

Heleri Tammiste is a senior associate in the M&A practice group of COBALT (one of the leading law firms in the Baltics), focusing on advising complex M&A and private equity transactions. Heleri is a long-time member of Estonian Bar Association's Business Law Committee (comprising a selected group of highly skilled practicing attorneys), where she contributes to legislative processes impacting Estonian Business Law. Heleri graduated from University of Tartu Law School in 2005 as one of two cum laude graduates of her class and earned LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School in 2009, where she studied as Fulbright Student.
Andreas Muller LL.M. '12

Vice President
Homburger AG
Zurich, Switzerland
andreas.mueller@homburger.ch

Andreas Muller graduated from the University of Basel (lic. iur. in 2008 and Dr. iur. in 2013) and Harvard Law School in 2012 (LL.M.). He is admitted to the Swiss bar (2008) and New York bar (2013). Andreas is a member of Homburger's Corporate / M&A, Executive Compensation and Technology and Digital Economy practice groups. His practice focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions as well as on capital markets law. Other areas of his work include corporate governance and executive compensation. He is the chair of the executive board of a legal periodical on corporate and capital markets law (GesKR).
Bogdan Gecic LL.M. '11

Vice President
Gecic Law
Belgrade, Serbia
bogdan.gecic@geciclaw.com

Bogdan Gecic (Getzich) is the founder and managing partner at Gecic Law, which received The Lawyer's 2021 Law Firm of the Year: South East Europe and the Balkans award. A top-ranked lawyer in international legal directories, he has significant experience in EU Law and its application in antitrust / competition law, state aid, and trade policy negotiations. Bogdan is passionate about philanthropy, CSR, and pro bono work. He led numerous philanthropic initiatives, from establishing Harvard Club of Serbia's annual award to creating the first Belgrade Law School scholarship endowment since WWII. He is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) and a guest lecturer at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law. Bogdan earned his LL.B. from the University of Belgrade ranked among the top 1% in his class, and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School, with Honors, and was awarded the Dean's Scholar Prize in "Leadership in Law Firms".
Moritz Poschke LL.M. '11

Vice President
University of Cologne
Cologne, Germany
moritz@poeschke.de

Moritz serves as Privatdozent at the University of Cologne. His research and teaching activities focus on the German and European law of corporations and partnerships as well as on IFRS, German GAAP and tax law. Moritz practices as an attorney at law and advises German and international clients in all mentioned areas and on M&A-transactions. He regularly renders expert opinions and offers tailor-made workshops for companies and professional services firms. Moritz serves as member of the Supervisory Board of Ampeers Energy GmbH, a rapidly growing Fraunhofer spin-off based in Munich. Prior, Moritz was a corporate lawyer with Clifford Chance Deutschland LLP in Germany and the US, a team leader in BMW AG's central legal department in Munich and visiting Professor of Law at the University of Freiburg. He is a graduate of the University of Cologne (Dr. iur. habil.), Harvard Law School (LL.M.), the University of Hagen (Dipl.-Kfm.) and the University of Munster (Dipl.-Jur.).
Philipp Fischer LL.M. '09

Vice President
OBERSON ABELS SA
Geneva, Switzerland
pfischer@obersonabels.com

Philipp Fischer graduated from the University of Geneva in 2004. He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 2007. In 2009, he earned an LL.M. at Harvard Law School. After having worked in major law firms in New York, Zurich and Geneva (2010 - 2016), he co-founded the firm OBERSON ABELS in February 2016. Philipp Fischer has been advising Swiss and non-Swiss financial institutions (in particular banks, securities dealers, insurance companies, collective investment schemes and independent asset managers) on Swiss banking, financial and data protection regulations for over 10 years.
Anne-Caroline Urbain LL.M. '06

Vice President
SEGRO France
Paris, France
ac.urbain@free.fr

Anne-Caroline Urbain is a new business manager at SEGRO France in charge of developing urban logistics and light industrial projects in the Paris area. Before joining SEGRO, she was the head of business development at a French architecture firm. Previously, she practiced in the environmental, health and safety department of the Jones Day Paris office where she advised and represented French and foreign industries. She used to teach at the University of Paris Dauphine, INSA Toulouse and Rouen. She also serves as the First Vice-President of the Harvard Club of France. She studied Public Affairs in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University (2002-2003), and owns a Master of Environmental Law from the University of Paris 11 (2005), in addition to an LL.M. from Harvard Law School (2006).
Nathalie Younan LL.M. '99

Vice President
FTPA
Paris, France
nyounan@ftpa.fr

She is a partner at FTPA law firm located in Paris. She mainly advises on Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate matters and represents several French groups of companies in implementing their legal strategies, for their external growth and restructuring. Nathalie Younan holds a Master's degree in Torts and Contracts Law from Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University, a Master's degree in Litigation and Arbitration from Paris II Pantheon-Assas University, and an LL.M degree from Harvard Law School. She won the "Concours General des Universites en Droit Public" award. She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1997 and to the New York Bar in 2000.