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Welcome to The International Section of the New York State Bar Association

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The International Section of the New York State Bar Association (sometimes informally referred to as “NYSBA International”) is dedicated to the promotion of the international practice of law on all planes of international life – whether commercially or for the public good – and the support of the rule of law throughout the world.  The Section, which was founded a little over 20 years ago, has approximately 2200 members.  While the majority of the Section’s members are admitted to the Bar of the State of New York, many members are licensed attorneys in other states of the United States or other countries. All licensed attorneys who are resident or non-resident members of the New York State Bar Association are invited to join the Section.  Members in good standing may identify and locate the names and contact information of other Section members for purposes of referral, collaboration and friendship by clicking on the Directory tab to the left and searching for names by country, state (within the United States), and/or practice specialty.

On September 15, 2009, the Section’s Executive Committee adopted three long-range Missions: (1) Custodian of New York Law as an International Standard, (2) Guardian of the New York Convention on the Enforcement and Recognition of Arbitral Awards and the international arbitral process and (3) Monitor of International Law Development at the United Nations.  Further details about these Missions and their implementation may be found by reading the Executive Committee Blog These Missions are non-exclusive and the Section envisages undertaking additional important and exciting Missions in the future.

The Section has more than thirty Committees covering virtually every aspect of the private practice of international law and also public international law.   Committees typically organize educational and networking opportunities for their members and sponsor initiatives to improve the state of the law in New York, the United States and internationally.   Click on the Committee Rosters tab to your left to learn more about the Section’s Committees. Guidelines for Committee Co-Chairs may be found by clicking on the Executive Committee Blog to the left. All members of the Section who work in the New York offices of non-U.S. law firms are especially invited to join in the programs and social events sponsored by the Section’s Foreign Lawyers Committee.    

The Section provides to its members a wide array of conferences, seminars, web-conferencing, and informational and educational meetings.  Look to the upper right hand corner of this page for upcoming events For 2010, plans are well under way for programs on international arbitration and litigation at the NYSBA Annual Meeting in New York City (January 27-28, 2010), a revival of our much acclaimed “Fundamentals of International Practice” in connection with the Biennial New York City Meeting of the ABA International Section in mid-April, the Second Annual Meeting of our India Chapter in Mumbai (March 25-27, 2010), a Program on Cross Border Litigation on June 10-11 in Ottawa, Canada, a Conference on Cross-Border Investment in connection with the Union Internationale des Avocats in New York City (September 10-11, 2010), our Annual Seasonal Conference in Sydney, Australia (see below), in addition to a rich variety of meetings and seminars in New York City on many topics throughout the year.  Audio and written materials from the 2009 Fundamentals Program may be accessed by clicking on Section Meeting Materials to the left.

The Section has more than fifty chapters in many of the most important legal jurisdictions of the world, which provide educational and networking opportunities for Section members abroad and foster cooperation and dialogue between the Section and the legal communities of other countries.  Check the list of Chapters by clicking on the Committee Rosters link to the left to see “if there is a Chapter near you.” Guidelines for Chapter Chairs may be found by clicking on the Chapters Blog to the left. The Section sponsors a three-day conference in the fall of each year in an important jurisdiction outside the United States Recent conferences have been held in London (2005), Shanghai (2006), Lima (2007) and Stockholm (2008).  The 2009 Conference is took place from October 26 to 29, 2009 in Singapore and had as its theme, “New York and the New Asia: A Partnership for the Future.”   The 2010 conference will take place in Sydney, Australia, from October 27-30 and will have as its theme, “The Southern Hemisphere Meets International Practice.”

The International Section publishes the New York International Law Review (devoted to substantive studies of United States and international jurisprudence bearing on important issues of international law), the International Law Practicum (devoted to information about cross-border and transnational legal issues for international practitioners), and the New York International Chapter News (devoted to information on current issues and updates on international law, country news, member news, firm news and Section activities.). The Section will soon be inaugurating a mechanism for Section members to post on the web significant articles on international law and practice that they have authored, through the Google Knols project..

The Section annually confers an Award for Distinction in International Law and Affairs At its Annual Meeting Program and Lunch on January 28, 2009, the Association conferred its 2009 Award upon the Honorable Jon O. Newman, former Senior Judge and former Presiding Judge of the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  The recipient of the 2010 Award will be announced shortly.   At its Annual Meeting Program each year, the Section also awards the annual Albert Pergam Award for a distinguished contribution to legal scholarship by a law student.  Look to the lower right of the webpage for more details on this annual competition.


Beijing Arbitration Commission Reception Held July 30, 2009

A joint reception co-hosted by the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Beijing Chapter and the Beijing Lawyers Association (BLA) Arbitration Committee was held at Beijing on July 30, 2009. Mr. Michael Galligan, Chair of NYSBA International Section, delivered his opening remarks from New York City through telephone. Madam Wang Hongsong, Secretary-General of BAC, made a keynote speech entitled “Beijing Arbitration Commission: An Emerging International Arbitration Center”. More ...

From the International Section Executive Committee Blog: Thoughts on the International Section at Twenty-one, by Michael Galligan, Section Chair

Twenty-one years ago, Lauren Rachlin and a group of like-minded individuals won approval from the NYSBA leadership to unite the International Law and International Practice Committees of the NYSBA into one unified section, the International Law and Practice Section (recently renamed “the International Section”).  As the Section approached its twenty year anniversary in 2006, Chair Jack Zulack, and Chair-Elect Ollie Armas, announced at the Executive Committee’s Annual Retreat the launching of Task Force 2026 (“Long-Range Planning Task Force of the International Law and Practice Section/The Next 20 Years”) – a project aimed at imagining and planning for what this Section might and should look like twenty years into the future.  Under Chair Marco Blanco’s leadership in 2008, the Section focused strongly on articulating the mission and goals of our Committees, revived our Foreign Lawyers Committee (formerly the “Counsel of International Legal Consultants”) and with the assistance of Executive Vice-Chair (now Chair-Elect) Steven Krane, established formal ties with the International Bar Association.

This year, we are working to bring this Section to a new level of effectiveness and impact by moving vigorously in: two, superficially contradictory, but profoundly complementary, directions:  to increase the Section’s level of service and involvement with the legal community of our home state of New York and, at the same time, to expand and fortify the Section’s outreach to legal communities throughout the world.  Just as the depth of the roots of the great maple trees that grace the broad landscape of this State supports the wide expanse of their branches, we aim to intensify and expand our activities and profile in this state in order to also support the vigor of our outreach to South as well as East Asia, Eastern as well as Northern Europe, Africa as well as Latin America and the Middle East.

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Upcoming Events
03/25/2010 - 03/27/2010
International Section India Chapter Mtg
 
03/30/2010 - 03/30/2010
International Women's Rights Committee
 
04/13/2010 - 04/13/2010
Fundamentals of International Practice
 
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Announcements
Learn about International Chapters and Committees
 
Award for Distinction in International Law and Affairs
To honor outstanding efforts in the area of international law and affairs
 
Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition
To foster legal scholarship among law students in the field of international law. The competition is intended to encourage students of law to write on areas of public or private international law. The Section believes that by providing a forum for students to disseminate their ideas and articles, the professional and academic communities are enriched. Furthermore, the competition presents an opportunity for students to submit law review quality articles to the Section for possible publication in one of its publications.
 
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