Dear YAAP Members and Friends,
We are delighted to share a few updates and look forward to seeing many of you at our upcoming events:
I. Arbitration Summer Retreat 2026 – Pre-Drinks Reception on 16 July 2026
The countdown is on! The Arbitration Summer Retreat 2026 is just around the corner, and we are looking forward to welcoming arbitration practitioners from across the DACH region to Austria this July.
As a proud supporting organization, YAAP is delighted to be part of this unique initiative, jointly organized by the young arbitration practitioners' associations of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein –
YAAP, DIS40, ASA below 40 and LIS below 40 – together with the Retreat's co-chairs
Sophia Deuchert,
Anna Förstel-Cherng and
Christian Steger.
Events like the Arbitration Summer Retreat are only possible because organizations across the arbitration community are willing to invest in bringing people together. We are therefore particularly grateful to the sponsors of the Arbitration Summer Retreat for their generous support:
Schellenberg Wittmer, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Pitkowitz & Partners and Spangenberg.
A special thank you also to
KNOETZL, who will host the Pre-Drinks Reception in Vienna on 16 July 2026, bringing together Retreat participants and members of the wider arbitration community ahead of the conference.
Interested in joining the Pre-Drinks? Register
here
If you have not secured your place at the
Retreat yet, now is the time – places are limited and July is here already!
II. RuSt (NEXT Gen) 2026 – Exclusive Benefits for YAAP Members
YAAP is pleased to launch its first collaboration with Business Circle, the organizer of RuSt NEXTGen 2026 and RuSt 2026, two flagship events for legal professionals in Austria.
RuSt NEXTGen 2026 | 14 October 2026 | Congress Center Loipersdorf, Austria
RuSt NEXTGen is designed for young professionals who want to engage in the future of the legal profession. Topics include AI, Legal Tech, career development, new ways of working, and personal growth, combined with plenty of opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas with peers.
RuSt NEXTGen is considered the go-to event for all legal experts under 38 in Austria. Over the past four years, Business Circle has been able to bring together the next generation of decision-makers from in-house legal departments, academia, government agencies, and law firms.
For further information please visit:
RuSt NEXTGen
RuSt 2026 | 15–16 October 2026 | Congress Center Loipersdorf, Austria
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026, RuSt is Austria's leading annual forum for corporate law and brings together legal professionals from across the German-speaking region.
For further information please visit:
RuSt
*** Exclusive YAAP Benefits ***
Discounted price
We’re grateful for the discounted prices offered to the YAAP members:
-
EUR 100 discount on RuSt NEXTGen tickets (14 October 2026) exclusively for YAAP members (applying the code 3Q389)
-
EUR 100 discount on the RuSt ticket (15-16 October 2026) (Young Professional Ticket) exclusively for YAAP members (applying the code 1OJWE)
Congress Ticket Giveaway – chance to win a free RuSt NEXTGen ticket (14 October 2026)
We’re excited to give away a
free RuSt NEXTGen ticket!
If you are a YAAP member, have not reached your 38th birthday yet (and hence qualify for participation at the RuSt NEXTGen) and interested in attending, please send an email
until 8 July 2026 to stephanie.rohmann@bakermckenzie.com and sonja.otenhajmer@cms-rrh.com to apply.
The lucky winner will be announced on 9 July 2026!
We look forward to welcoming many YAAP members to Loipersdorf this October!
Best regards,
Sonja & Stephanie
P.S.: Follow us on
LinkedIn
