FECMA was established in 1986 on the initiative of the late Sir Roger Cork, one time Lord Mayor of London and President of the UK Institute of Credit Management as a not-for-profit organisation to promote best practice in credit management across Europe and beyond.
Membership of FECMA is made up of national credit management associations, who share the vision of promoting best practice by sharing their knowledge and expertise across national borders.
Debt collection is vital for businesses, especially with rising bankruptcies. Laws vary across countries, making B2B debt collection in Europe complex. Clear contracts and documentation are key to handling disputes.
Join FECMA’s free webinar for an overview of B2B debt collection laws in Germany, Italy, and France. Experts from EuroCollectNet Lawyers will cover key rules, the European Payment Order (EPO), and costs, followed by a Q&A session.
International arbitrator and lawyer | Founder, DM&P Legal & Tax
Mario studied in Milan and completed his legal training also in Frankfurt.
He has been a member of the Milano Bar Association, Italy, since 1991, a qualified lawyer in Munich, Germany, since 2002, and admitted to practice before the Highest Court of Italy (Rome) since 2004.
In 2024, he founded the law firm DM&P Legal & Tax (www.dmplegaltax.eu).
His main areas of practice include international corporate, trade law and credit management (debt recovery, applying Italian and EU laws and procedures) before all Italian Courts, Arbitrations and Mediators.
Further areas of professional activity are compliance, international private law, contract law (sales, distribution, franchising, tender, etc.), litigation and arbitration (mostly appointed as arbitrator), renewable energies, labour law, custom law, as well as insurance and bank law.
He is the sole partner in Italy of Euro Collect Net (.com), international debt collection association, as well as the sole partner in Italy of Advoselect (.com), an international network of 50 companies and law firms worldwide.
From 2016 to 2020, he served as President of the Commission for International Relationships of the Milano Bar Association (CRINT).
founder and president, EuroCollectNet
Thomas studied in Tübingen, Göttingen and Geneva and had also some legal training in the United States and England.
After his admission as an attorney in 1982, he worked for large law firms in Frankfurt am Main before setting up his own office in 1987. He presents domestic and foreign firms both in and out of court and in all areas of business law including international debt collection.
Thomas is a certified specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law as well as certified specialist lawyer for international business law and he is qualified lawyer-mediator (DAA).
His professional activity focused increasingly on the subject credit management. As member of the German association for Credit Management (BvCM), which is member of FECMA, Federation of Credit Management Associations, he gave presentations on various occasions at FECMA, FENCA, FCIB and BvCM. He is founder and president of the network EuroCollectNet.
Attorney , Selarl Weissberg
Kenneth is a French American attorney specializing in international business law.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1979, he began his career at Gide Loyrette Nouel, and then joined and became partner with a Canadian law firm in Paris, handling foreign investments and litigation for North American companies. He played a key role in the firm’s international expansion, including establishing offices in New York and Europe.
In 1991, he founded his own law firm, focusing on European and North American clients. The firm now operates in Paris, and holds associated offices in Miami, and Montreal, offering a full range of international legal services. He holds degrees from the University of Nice and New York University and is admitted as a Foreign legal consultant in New York (1986) and Florida (2000).
Kenneth served as a French Foreign Trade Advisor from 1998 to 2013. His expertise includes international litigation, arbitration, aviation law, industrial risk, corporate acquisitions, and cross-border bankruptcies. He has represented major companies across various industries, including banking, aviation, logistics, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals.