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International Practice  

With the increased globalization of commerce and communication, the practice of law is becoming more international. All overseas and North American members with international practices belong to this growing Section. The Section works to improve the quality of service to clients and to promote excellence in advocacy in international legal matters through education and sharing of comparative technical skills and resources among international practitioners. It also works to improve and develop the law and legal procedures involving international legal disputes to more effectively serve consumer interests in an increasingly integrated world community.

Message from Warren A. Collins and Barry S. Friedman, Section CochairsAs the world gets smaller and our clients travel farther afield, our work in the international legal community becomes increasingly important and we as lawyers earn the respect we deserve from our professional colleagues.

For those of you not fortunate enough to join us at the annual convention this year, you missed out on education sessions covering aspects of European Law, the ethical considerations of global settlements in mass tort cases across several different jurisdictions, the (then) current position in the Vioxx litigation and the practical difficulties of enforcing legal rights in China.

Formal education is only part of the draw. The opportunity to mix with likeminded colleagues from across the world is immense. The opportunity to “party” is never far from the minds of the International contingency and the reception of the International Relations Committee  (which is always held in the AAJ President’s suite) which sees the annual presentation of the Jackass Penguin Award  which has become legendry.

Our newsletter will keep you up to date with what’s going on in the Section. Please do sign up for a truly international experience.

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