Our aims
The EU was created to achieve the strengthening of economies of its Members States and to contribute to the protection of its citizens. The economic and political stability and development of the EU and its Member States depends to a large extent on offering a stable and foreseeable legal framework for domestic and foreign investors.
In addition, access to an efficient and effective dispute settlement system is an important and integral element of the Rule of Law within and outside of the EU and its Member States.
EFILA complements these endeavours by providing as a Brussels-based think-tank a platform for a fact- and merit-based discussion on pertaining to all relevant issues associated with the EU’s investment law and arbitration policy.
To this end, EFILA regularly organizes events such as the Annual Conference and the Annual Lecture.
Together with the Queen Mary University of London, EFILA publishes the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review. The first legal journal that is exclusively dedicated to the EU’s investment law and policy agenda.
EFILA also publishes papers on relevant topics of European investment law and policy and participates in public consultations organized by the EU, OECD, ICSID etc.
EFILA also actively participates as an Observer in the UNCITRAL WG III on ISDS reforms.
EFILA Annual Lecture 2025
11th EFILA Annual Lecture 2025
27 November 2025 in London
We keep you posted on our latest news
Just published:The Impact of EU Law on ISDS, Intra-EU BITs, the ECT and the MIC by Prof. Nikos Lavranos, in the Investor-State Arbitration 2025 Guide, download the article here.
Just published: 2nd edition of International Arbitration and EU Law, edited by Prof. Nikos Lavranos & Dr. Stefano Castagna (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024) click here to order.
Check out the renewed European Investment Law and Arbitration Review. The Call for Papers and the Essay Competition are available here.
Young IFILA
The Young EFILA network was officially launched on 8 June 2022. Its principal aim is to promote the sharing of knowledge of all aspects of international investment law (including arbitration) at the European level amongst younger members of the arbitration community, and provide opportunities for its members to exchange views on topical issues.
This will principally be through an annual event, which will be linked to the annual EFILA Conference. This will principally be through an annual event.
This will principally be through an annual event, which will be linked to the annual EFILA Conference. This will principally be through an annual event.
Young EFILA event Three Crowns 2025 London
27 November 2025 9.00-10.30 am at Three Crowns’ London office.