About us

Who we are

European Justice Forum (“EJF”) is a non-profit organisation formed in 2005 to promote balanced, transparent and efficient access to civil justice for consumers and enterprises in Europe without incurring the damage that would arise from the adoption of class actions.

Through its membership and its office in Brussels, EJF engages in an open dialogue with opinion leaders in EU Institutions, national Governments and other relevant stakeholders. EJF develops position papers and other outreach materials, organizes expert debates and participates in factual events.

The core committee responsible for the development of EJF is the Board. The board appoints the Chairman as well as the CEO. Important decisions related to EJF as a non-for-profit organization are confirmed or approved by the General Meeting to which all members are invited. A Secretariat is supporting the day-to-day activities. Details of EJF’s Corporate Governance are laid out in its Statutes.

The Board calls/meetings as well as the General Meeting are chaired by the Chairman of EJF. The Chairman is part of the board and supervising EJF’s activities.

The CEO is responsible for the operational management of EJF. She is the core contact for political, regulatory & academic outreach and an important interface to members as well as for driving the strategic development of the association.

The secretariat is responsible for tasks related to regulatory monitoring, communications, outreach, event support and operational issues.

Agata Boutanos became CEO of the European Justice Forum with effect of 1st December 2025.

Agata specializes in strategic communication towards the European environment.  Over the course of sixteen years she has been involved in determining the impact of policies on business activities and translating the needs of market entities into effective communication campaigns.

Prior to joining the EJF, she has started and led Brussels based offices of Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers and European Enterprise Alliance, as well as built first Public Affairs team in Poland and Europe for Tauron Polska Energia (TPE), to later become the company’s representative in Brussels as Head of International and Government Affairs. Since 2008, Agata has worked with EU institutions and in the private sector and co-designed EU decision making trainings since 2016. Agata held various strategic communication roles in CEC Government Relations, where she led the Energy and Environment practice, served EMEA Region as a Energy Partner of the Polish Economic Congress Foundation at the Employers of Poland, and at Dow Corning as European Government Affairs Associate in Brussels.

Simon Neill has been a member of the Johnson & Johnson Law Department since 2001, and is currently Senior Legal Director responsible for external legal advocacy and legal public affairs in Europe. For the past 20 twenty years and before joining the board of EJF in 2023, Simon provided legal support to many of the J&J medical devices and MedTech businesses in EMEA. Prior to joining J&J, Simon was outside counsel at a major international law firm for seven years. Simon studied law and French law at Birmingham and Limoges and he obtained a masters degree in business management from the Solvay business school in 2013. Simon has lived in Belgium for over 30 years.

In his spare time Simon enjoys marathon running, bike tours around Italy and travelling, especially to the Dordogne and Gironde areas of south-west France… and tasting the wine there!

Moya Stevenson is currently Global Senior Claims Counsel within Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. Her career in private practice, at a broker and now at a re/insurer has brought her in contact with various forms of dispute resolution worldwide, including litigation, arbitration and mediation. Prior to joining the Swiss Re Group in Zürich in 2004, Moya had spent nearly ten years working as a solicitor in London in private practice and a further three years as an in-house counsel at a Lloyds Broking house. She has focused on the insurance and reinsurance industry almost all of her working life.

"Considering and learning from different legal regimes as well as good practice, should enable consumers and business alike to build that fair and effective civil justice system that we all need and deserve. EJF is committed to finding that balance, through research and dialogue."

Moya is also a member of the Management Committee of ARIAS (UK) – the AIDA Insurance and Reinsurance Arbitration Society – and regularly travels to their committee meetings and events. Moya studied law with German law at King's College London and at the Universität Passau. In her leisure time, Moya likes to spend time with her son and husband, particularly in the Swiss Alps.

Andrew Mills is the Legal Director for the UK and Ireland business of Experian, the global data business listed on the London stock exchange. He has been working for Experian since 2007.

Although very definitely a lawyer (he is admitted as a lawyer in both England & Wales and the Republic of Ireland and is also a non-practising notary public), Andrew began is career in the world of electronic engineering with Marconi and often brings a different perspective. He remains a member of the UK’s Institution of Engineering and Technology.

His in-house legal team provides support to Experian on a wide range of matters including working closely with colleagues in the compliance team on regulatory matters and contracting with clients through to handling litigation and leading on global brand protection for the group. In keeping with his background, Andrew is driving transformation in the legal function with a focus on using data and agile methodologies.

Before Experian, Andrew was a partner in the English law firm Freeths LLP, where he led the Intellectual Property & Information Technology team.

Outside work, he still cannot believe that he is old enough to have young grandchildren and he tries to remind himself that he is still young by enjoying outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, cycling and (not as often as he would like) scuba diving as well as live music.

David Meyerson is the Head of International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR). In that capacity, he leads all of ILR’s advocacy efforts in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region. He works to combat litigation and liability expansion, directly addressing the trend of US-style legal practices being exported around the world. Previously, he helped lead ILR’s work in state capitols throughout the western and midwestern portions of the United States.

Prior to joining ILR, David was a public affairs consultant in London, working with clients throughout Europe and the Middle East. Before that, he served as a Regional Political Director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), overseeing its political and policy operations in the ten western states.

David is a graduate of the University of Arizona. He holds a Juris Doctor, with an emphasis in International and Comparative Law and Regulation, from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and is an active member of the Washington, D.C. Bar Association.

Board Members

Experian Limited
Johnson & Johnson
Swiss Reinsurance Company Limited
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Inc.
The European Chemical Industry Council (cefic)

Corporate Members

Bayer AG
Chubb European Group SE
Medtronic, plc
Procter & Gamble Corp.
Sanofi SA
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
Zurich Insurance Group

Professional Members

CMS EEIG
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries
  and Associations (EFPIA)
MedTech Europe
Kennedys Law