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International Law, World Class! That’s our Section in a nutshell and that's the best way to sum up our programming and speakers at our upcoming Fall Meeting, just days from now. The optional pre-meeting modules at Oxford University and in Dublin and in Brussels begin this weekend. And, with a record registration already drawing from more than forty-four countries, the core event in London promises to be our largest Fall Meeting ever. As a London lawyer, I am especially pleased by this record turn-out, and I look forward to welcoming you personally to my adopted home. Just remember to pack your umbrella! IN THIS ISSUE
From The Chair We’ll open the Fall Meeting with a keynote address by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Rt Hon Lord Phillips, on the impact of terrorism on the rule of law followed by the Master of the Rolls, the Rt Hon Sir Anthony Clarke, speaking on the importance, both internationally and domestically, of the civil justice system. We are very pleased that ABA President Bill Neukom will also be joining us to welcome our attendees. President Rosalyn Higgins of the International Court of Justice has also now confirmed her participation, and the Section will be presenting her with the Louis B Sohn Award for Public International Law at our Friday luncheon. Try not to miss the Fall Meeting. (I've never forgiven myself for spending that weekend in the summer of 1969 at the wrong concert and missing Woodstock.) You will be pleased to have been a part of it – international lawyers around the world will be talking about this Fall Meeting for a very long time!
Jeffrey B. Golden, Section Chair 
REGISTRATION FOR FALL MEETING AND MODULES If you have not registered for the meeting, please click here http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/fall07/OnsiteRegistrationForm.pdf to download a registration form that you may fill out and bring with you to register onsite at The Grosvenor House Hotel during the following dates/times:
It’s not too late to register for the pre-Fall Meeting Modules. Please e-mail Kathleen Ebner, ebnerk@staff.abanet.org if you are interested in attending the Oxford Module, September 28-30; the Brussels Module, September 30-October 2; or t he Dublin Module, September 30-October 2. EXHIBITORS AT FALL MEETING Our Fall Meeting participants are encouraged to visit with our Exhibitors to learn about the latest products and services available to the international legal profession. The Section is offering special discounts to Fall Meeting registrants on books, including bestsellers “Labor and Employment in the EU,” “China Law Deskbook,” and the “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the New International Norms.” ON THE POLICY FRONT The Section Council will be meeting on Saturday, October 6 in conjunction with the Fall Meeting. The policy discussions promise to be lively with issues like International Criminal Court membership, immigration, international human rights and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office practice rules on the agenda. The Council will also receive updates on recent implementation efforts on current policies: Law of the Sea and ratification of amendments and protocols to the United Nations Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects. The Council meeting, at which we will also introduce a number of distinguished guests attending the Fall Meeting, is open to all. ABA INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR Our Fall programming does not end with the London meeting. For details on our monthly teleconferences and upcoming Live from the SEC broadcast, visit the Section’s online calendar at: http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/calendar/home.html. October 25, 2007 To Register, Please visit: http://www.abanet.org/dch/committee.cfm?com=IC909099&edit=1 . Questions, contact Jessica Elliot at elliotj@staff.abanet.org October 25, 2007 February 8-10, 2008 April 1-5, 2008 August 8-10, 2008 September 24-27, 2008
ABA INTERNATIONAL CO-SPONSORED PROGRAMS International Law Weekend, October 25-27, 2007 UIA 51st Paris Congress, October 31 – November 4, 2007 North American Rounds of the International Environmental Moot Court Competition, November 7-8, 2007
ABA INTERNATIONAL CLE TELECONFERENCES Mark your calendars for this upcoming teleconference program:
Membership in the Section of International Law is at an all time high with over 17,000 members, including lawyers in the U.S., lawyers from other countries, judges, professors, and law students. This year the Section of International Law has taken the step to offer FREE membership in the Section to law students. There is a special student headquarters on the ABA Section of International Law website (www.abanet.org/intlaw) offering everything from a mentorship program to information about Pathways programs on careers in international law and a way to apply for international internships. Please check the Section's website for upcoming Pathways programs. 
Aileen Pisciotta has joined Executive Counsel, a “virtual” Virginia law firm. Executive Counsel is a group of former in-house General Counsels providing outside GC-level advice to corporate clients. Aileen has also started a separate venture called Jaguar Development Finance to provide financial advisory services to companies seeking development bank financing for private sector projects in emerging markets. Congratulations to Glenn Hendrix, Section Vice Chair, who was recently named Managing Partner of Arnall Golden Gregory. KEY UPCOMING DEADLINES October 26, 2007: Nominating Committee Suggestions Due December 10, 2007: Submission Deadline for the Spring 2008 International Law News January 4, 2007: Advance Registration for the 2008 ABA/Section Midyear Meeting
ABA International Technical Assistance 
The Transnational Legal Practice Task Force is now the Transnational Legal Practice Committee (TLPC) to be housed in the Legal Practice Division. The TLPC reviews the various policy and practical issues affecting global cross-border legal practice. With respect to "inbound" services, TLPC focuses on efforts to encourage the States of the United States to adopt the ABA Model Rule on the Licensing of Foreign Legal Consultants. Although the Conference of Chief Justices has now endorsed this principle, continued efforts with state bars and courts are required to assure universal adoption. In addition, alternative methods to facilitate the ability of foreign lawyers to offer and perform legal services in the United States are studied, including the prerequisites required of foreign lawyers to take U.S. state bar examinations and the mutual recognition of foreign qualification. The TLPC also reviews the rights of foreign lawyers to enter and remain in the United States for both temporary and long term practice-related activities. With respect to "outbound" services, the Committee studies ways in which foreign jurisdictions deal with United States lawyers who wish to offer and provide legal services in foreign countries.. It coordinates and cooperates with foreign bar entities, such as the Council of Bars and Law Societies of the European Union (CCBE) and the Australian Law Council, in considering ways in which U.S. lawyers may enter foreign countries temporarily or for longer periods, be employed by or employ local lawyers in foreign countries or enter into partnership or other professional associations with such foreign lawyers. The Committee also interacts with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to seek appropriate commitments in the international agreements negotiated by the United States affecting cross-border legal services. The TLPC coordinates its work with the separate Section Committees for Foreign Legal Consultants (in the U.S.) and U.S. Lawyers Practicing Abroad, with the ABA-wide Task Force on International Trade in Legal Services and the ABA's Representative to the USTR/Secretary of Commerce Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Services. The TLPC is chaired by Peter Ehrenhaft in Washington, DC, and its Vice Chairs are Stephen Denyer in Frankfurt, Germany, Cliff Hendel in Madrid, Spain, Carole Silver in Chicago, IL and Laurel Terry in Carlisle, PA. To join the TLPC committee and its listserve, go to: http://www.abanet.org/dch/committee.cfm?com=IC865000 ABA INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE HOME PAGES Check out all of our committee home pages — not only will you find more content, you’ll find updated leadership rosters have already been posted. Recently updated home pages of particular interest include: International Family Law Committee ABA INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE NEWSLETTERS ABA International offers no less than 21 substantive newsletters. Links to the most recent edition of several newsletters are set forth below: The International Employment Lawyer: Summer 2007 If you wish to join a committee, you can do so on-line. To be active and get on the more limited steering group listserve, you will also find the proper coordinates on-line.  International Practitioner's Deskbook Series: Labor and Employment Law in the New EU Member and Candidate States By Anders Etgen Reitz |
