From the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
Registration is now open for the Spring Meeting in New York (April 13-17). You can access the website here. Next month’s e-update will preview some of the highlights for the Meeting. Until then, it will suffice to say that the biennial Spring Meeting in New York has emerged as one of the world’s most important gatherings of international lawyers. Our 2008 meeting in New York attracted almost 1400 attendees from 49 countries. You will be receiving the brochure for the Spring Meeting in the coming week or so. Please sign up early, as the room block will go quickly.
While the Spring and Fall Meetings are the Section’s signature events, we are continuing to expand our offering of other live conferences around the world. In 2009, we held one-day conferences in Hamburg, Germany (a joint program with AIJA on “The Global Employer: How to Handle Expatriation Challenges Into and Out of the EU”), Vienna (a joint program with the IBA on “The Future of Transnational Litigation”), Cameroon (on “Good Governance and Development”) and Moscow (on the “Next Wave of Russia-Related Business Disputes”).
Glenn Hendrix, Section Chair
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Section Event Calendar
Click on a calendar entry for more details.
Co-sponsored program
| Feb. 3-9 | 2010 ABA Midyear Meeting | Orlando, FL |
| Feb. 9 | ABA/Australian Bars Conference: The Internationalization of Domestic Law and its Consequences | Sydney, Australia |
Banco Court, Supreme Court of New South Wales |
| Feb. 10 - Mar. 25 | Pathways to Employment in International Law | Multiple Locations |
Attend the Pathways Program at Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law - February 10, 2010! Attend the Pathways Program at the University of Southern California School of Law - February 24, 2010! Attend the Pathways Program at the University of Detroit, Mercy School of Law - March 2, 2010! Attend the Pathways Program at the ILSA Spring Conference/Jessup Final Round Competitions - March 25, 2010! Attend the Pathways Program at the ABA Section of Business Law Spring Meeting - April 22, 2010!
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| Feb. 11 | Joint ABA International/ICC Conference on "Managing Risks and Getting Results: How to Use Mediation Effectively in International Business Disputes" |
Paris, France |
| Feb. 28 - Mar. 6 | 5th Winter Seminar: The Pitfalls of Cross Border Joint Ventures Transaction and Litigation Risks |
Park City, UT |
Click here for additional information |
| Mar. 16 | 29th Annual Section General Counsels Appreciation Dinner | Washington, DC |
| April 13-17 | 2010 Spring Meeting | New York, NY |
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Click here if you are interested in sponsorship information Click here to view the Schedule-At-A-Glance |
| May 5-7 | 2nd Annual National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations and In-House Counsel
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Washington, DC |
No further information at this time |
| May 20-21 | Joint ABA International/IBA Conference on "Global Investments in Real Estate: Trends, Opportunities and New Frontiers" |
Vienna, Austria |
Click here for the program agenda |
| May 30 - June 2 | Israel Bar Association Annual Conference |
Eliat, Israel |
| Aug. 4-5 | 2010 Section Leadership Retreat | Berkeley, CA |
No further information at this time |
| Aug. 6-9 | 2010 ABA Annual Meeting | San Francisco, CA |
No further information at this time |
| Aug. 24-28 | 48th Annual AIJA Congress |
Charleston, SC |
Click here for additional information |
| Sept. 20 (tentative) | ABA International Commercial Dispute Resolution Conference | Moscow, Russia |
No further information at this time |
| Nov. 2-6 | 2010 Fall Meeting | Paris, France |
For the sponsorship opportunities packet in ENGLISH, click here. Note: the sponsorship opportunity packets above are for LAW FIRMS ONLY, if you are interested in a NON- Law Firm sponsorship packet please contact Jenny Abreu, Sr. Meeting Planner, at abreuj@staff.abanet.org or 202-662-1663. If you are interested in becoming a part of the Sponsorship Committee, please contact Jenny Abreu, Sr. Meeting Planner, at abreuj@staff.abanet.org or 202-662-1663. If you are interested in becoming a part of the Planning Committee please contact Duane Propst, Meetings Manager at propstd@staff.abanet.org or 202-662-1667. |
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Leadership Directory – 2009/10 (Updated 12/14/09)
The Carter Center / W&L Transnational Law Institute Liberia Law Fellowship Program
Seeks Applicants for 2010 Fellowships
The Carter Center (TCC) and the Transnational Law Institute of Washington and Lee University School of Law (“W&L”) are pleased to announce the opportunity for recent law school graduates to work as law fellows for a variety of government and non-governmental institutions in Liberia. Fellows will be placed according to their backgrounds and interests at various government institutions, including: the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Public Works, the James A. A. Pierre Judicial Institute, The Land Reform Commission, The Law Reform Commission, Independent Human Rights Commission, and The Carter Center.
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What's New?
The Section’s Nominating Committee, which is responsible for nominating individuals for Section Offices, seeks your input with respect to possible candidates for the following offices that need to be filled for the 2009-2010 Association year:
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The International Lawyer (TIL) and International Law News (ILN) Submission Deadlines
ILN Deadlines:
Summer 2010 Issue (Climate Change): March 23, 2010
Fall 2010 Issue(Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions): July 5, 2010
Winter 2011 Issue(Outsourcing Legal Services): September 20, 2010
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ABA "Rule of Law"
Through its International Human Rights Law Committee, the Section may propose that the
A listing of Rule of Law letters can be found here.
Section Mission
The mission of the ABA Section of International Law is to be your gateway to global expertise and the international legal community.
The Section seeks to provide for members, prospective members and others with whom it interacts:
A. Continuing education to enable participants to keep up to date on international issues;
B. Networking and business development opportunities;
C. A role in promulgating and influencing public policy regarding international law; and
D. An accessible, welcoming environment.
