The International Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (IFILA) has been launched in 2026 as the successor of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA), which was established in 2015 in Brussels as a think-tank to promote the knowledge of all aspects of European and international investment law and arbitration.

IFILA will continue and expand the activities of EFILA on the global level.

As a leading think tank, IFILA promotes the Rule of Law by providing a platform for a fact- and merit-based discussion on pertaining to all relevant issues associated with international investment law and arbitration policy, globally and regionally.

To this end, IFILA regularly organizes events such as the Annual Conference and the Annual Lecture. IFILA will create regional Chapters for North American, Latin America, Asia, MENA, Europe, to advance its global ambitions. IFILA has also established Young IFILA for the -40 years arbitration experts.