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Barcelona 2026
2026
Founding Constituent Assembly · Barcelona

The institution
begins here.

14–15 August 2026 · Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower

The Founding Constituent Assembly of the International Jurisdictions Council brings together, for the first time, the founding group of Constituent Designated Law Practices and the founding Fellows of the Assembly of Global General Counsel.

Two closed sessions. One joint evening. The people who carry cross-border legal responsibility centrally and the practices that execute it locally — together in the same room at the beginning of a serious institution.

This is a private institutional event. There is no public programme, no conference format, no day tickets. Attendance is through designation or fellowship only.

Apply for Fellowship → Request Consideration — Designation →
When
14–15 August 2026
Where
Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 144
Barcelona, Spain
Who attends
Founding Constituent Designated Law Practices and Assembly Fellows — by session
Format
Closed throughout · Chatham House rules · No public outputs
RSVP deadline
31 July 2026
Next edition
Location determined by Assembly Fellows · Announced Q4 2026
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RSVP deadline: 31 July 2026
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Programme

Two days. Three sessions. One institution.

The programme is deliberately minimal. No keynotes, no panels, no sponsored presentations. Three structured sessions across two days, each with a distinct purpose and a distinct composition.

14 August 2026
Day One — The Joint Evening
Afternoon
Assembly Fellows — Opening Session
The inaugural session of the Assembly of Global General Counsel. Closed to Fellows only. Agenda set by the Assembly Secretariat in advance. Chatham House rules. No external attendees.
Assembly Fellows only
Evening
Founding Constituent Assembly — Joint Session
The founding group of Constituent Designated Law Practices and Assembly Fellows together in one room. A structured conversation at the intersection of cross-border legal responsibility and cross-border legal execution. Dinner follows. This is the session that gives the institution its founding character.
Practices + Fellows
15 August 2026
Day Two — Assembly Deliberation
Morning
Assembly Fellows — Deliberative Session
The main deliberative session of the Assembly. Three to four substantive topics drawn from the GLRI intelligence and from the Assembly Secretariat's pre-session canvass of Fellows. Structured discussion. No outputs for attribution. No media. No recording.
Assembly Fellows only
Afternoon
Bilateral Consultations
Optional unstructured time. Fellows and designated practices may meet individually. EOD orientation sessions may be conducted on request. The afternoon is available but not programmed — the institution does not schedule networking.
Optional · Unstructured
Close
2027 Location Announcement
The next Assembly location is announced to Fellows before the session closes. The selection process for the 2027 location opens at this point.
Venue

Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower.

The Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower is one of Barcelona's landmark business hotels — a 29-floor tower in the Eixample district offering the combination of privacy, facilities, and setting appropriate for a serious institutional gathering. The venue was selected for its ability to host closed-format sessions with full privacy and for its accessibility from major European and international hubs.

Hotel
Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower
Address
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 144, 08014 Barcelona, Spain
District
Eixample — central Barcelona
Airport
Barcelona–El Prat (BCN) — 20 minutes by taxi
Accommodation
Attendee's own arrangement — preferred rate available on request
Sessions
All sessions included in designation or fellowship contribution
"The venue is not the event. The venue is the container. What matters is who is in the room and what the conversation produces. Barcelona in August provides the setting. The founding group and the inaugural Fellows provide the substance. Those two things — present for the first time in the same room on 14 August 2026 — constitute the institution's beginning."
Suman Arora · Director, IJC
RSVP deadline
31 July 2026
Confirmation required from all attendees by this date. After the deadline, places cannot be guaranteed.
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How to attend

Two pathways. No others.

There is no conference ticket. There is no day pass. There is no public registration. The event is accessible through two institutional relationships only.

For Law Practices
Constituent Designated Law Practice
One practice per domain per jurisdiction. IJC designates founding practices for the 2026 inaugural group. Designated practices attend the joint session on 14 August and may participate in bilateral consultations on 15 August. Attendance is included in the designation contribution.
USD 7,500
Annual designation · Attendance included · Founding group open now
Submit Request for Consideration →
For General Counsel
Assembly Fellowship
Fellowship in the Assembly of Global General Counsel. Founding Fellows attend both sessions on 14 and 15 August. The joint session on 14 August brings Fellows together with founding designated practices. Founding fellowship is limited to 30 General Counsel accepted in 2026.
USD 1,995
Annual fellowship · Billed on acceptance · 30 founding Fellows
Apply for Fellowship →
The founding group closes after Barcelona 2026. Designation and fellowship accepted after this date will not carry the founding distinction — which is permanent and cannot be acquired retrospectively.