December 5, 2024, New York, N.Y. - The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance ("GALA") recently elected three new members to its Executive Committee.  The new Executive Committee members are Kelly Harris, Eric Johnson, and Caroline Bouvier.  

Harris, a partner at Harris + co (Canada), will serve as Vice President for the Americas.  Johnson, a partner at TransAsia Lawyers (China), will serve as Vice President for Asia Pacific.  Bouvier, a partner at Bernard Hertz Béjot (France), will serve as Vice President for EMEA.  Each will serve a two-year term beginning on January 1, 2025. 

"We are thrilled to have Kelly, Eric, and Caroline join GALA's Executive Committee," said Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, GALA Chairman and Managing Partner of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz in New York City. "They are great lawyers and colleagues, and they will be a terrific addition to GALA's leadership."  

In addition to Mr. Greenbaum, the other members of the GALA’s 2025 Executive Committee are Daniel Haije, Vice Chairman (Hoogenraad & Haak, Netherlands), Brinsley Dresden, Treasurer & Secretary (Lewis Silkin, UK), Ricardo Alberto Antequera, President – Americas (Antequera Parilli & Rodriguez, Venezuela), Julika Wahlmann-Smith, President – Asia Pacific (Hesketh Henry, New Zealand), and Hande Hançer, President, EMEA (Gün + Partners, Turkey).

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