International Practice Section

Current Annual Report:

Washington State Bar Association
ANNUAL SECTION REPORT, FY 2006
[Period of October 1, 2005 – September 30, 2006]

Date: October 10, 2006
Section: International Practice                    
Submitted by [name & position] : Maggy Bailly, Chair
Term of office for section leaders [from – to] : July 2005 - July 2006 

Comments:  The International Practice Section's emphasis is on networking with visiting and resident foreign lawyers, law students outreach in cooperation with UW and Seattle U, and education of our members through an annual CLE and frequent free CLE luncheons.

1. Section CLEs

Annual CLE November 30, 2005, "In Vino Universitas: A Case Study of International Legal Issues in the Wine Industry" (4 CLE credits)

One hour free CLEs (Brown bag luncheons):

March 14, 2006, Ana Martins, Esq., "Agriculture in Brazil:  What's all the Fuss About?"
 
April 20, 2006, Tracy Heims, Esq., and Keerti Joshi, Advocate, Bar Council of India, "Legal Services Outsourcing: Is it for me?"
 
May 23, 2006, Ole Tougaard, European Union Fellow, Jackson School, "United in Diversity" - The European Union" 
 
June 2, 2006, Jim Miller, Esq., "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" – Politics and Justice"
 
July 19, 2006, Jon-David Giacomelli, Esq., "Opening the Canadian Frontier / Enforcing U.S. Judgments and Arbitral Awards in Canada"

2. Current Benefits for Members of the Section 

Networking events and international community and law students' outreach, such as:
 
The Annual Foreign Lawyers' Reception (held at Garvey Schubert on November 10 2005)

Annual Meeting with the Consular Association of Washington (September 20, 2005, Luncheon Maggy Bailly, Esq., "Consular Services for International Law Practice")

The Annual Law Student Reception (February 16, 2006 at Perkins Coie, LLP.  Brooke Taylor, WSBA President, spoke on "Fundamentals of Democracy, Justice, and America's Court."

The Annual Section meeting in July, to thank members of the Section's past year EC and elect new EC members

3. Current Relationship Between the Section and the WSBA

Collaboration with other sections & bar-affiliated groups:

Since June 2006, the Section cooperated with the WA AILA (Association of Immigration Lawyers), the WA South Asian Bar, the WA Latino Bar, to propose to the WSBA BOG on September 15, 2006 a motion of support for the ABA position on immigration reform that was unanimously adopted by the WSBA BOG.

Many thanks to the staff of the WSBA, especially the very patient Toni Doane and Mark Sideman.