Section History

Our History and Background

The International Practice Section was founded in 1984.  Since its foundation, we strive to provide excellent programs in the field of international practice, international law, immigration law, and any cross border legal matters.

Past Section Chairs │  Past Huneke Fellows

CLE Recordings

Webinar: Obtaining Trademark Protection in Foreign Countries

 Trademark owners doing business outside the United States must consider how best to protect their marks in the global market.  The CLE will compare the brief process of national filing vs Madrid Protocol for obtaining trademark registrations in the US and major foreign countries and provide general strategies and guidance.

 Faculty: Makiko Coffland - Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC, Seattle

Watch the video. (1 hour)

This video is not accredited for CLE credit and is available for viewing for up to one year after the live event date (July 20, 2022).

Webinar: Data Privacy in the European Union

This mini-CLE will start by providing some background on Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the electronic Privacy Regulation. The panelists will then discuss how Brexit has impacted UK law and the digital landscape.  Then the discussion will shift to the future of privacy regulation in Europe, including the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Services Act, and the Data Governance Act. Finally, the panelists will conclude the CLE by covering cross-border data transfers, particularly between the EU and U.S., but also to other third countries.

Faculty:
Rita Heimes, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Portsmouth, NH
Laura Lemire, Hintze Law, Seattle
Emily Leach, Ethos Privacy
Stephanie Perez-Cortez, Ethos Privacy

Watch the video. (1.5 hours)

 This video is not accredited for CLE credit and is available for viewing for up to one year after the live event date (June 29, 2022).

Webinar: Human Trafficking and Aviation: Domestic and International Issues and RPC 1.16 and RPC 2.1

This CLE provides an overview of domestic and international issues related to human trafficking, particularly in aviation.  Additionally, Becky will discuss human trafficking, know your client (KYC), due diligence and its relation to: (1) RPC 1.16 regarding a lawyer’s duty to withdraw from representation if the client “persists in a course of action involving the lawyer’s services that the lawyer reasonably believes is criminal or fraudulent”; and (2) RPC 2.1 regarding a lawyer’s duty as advisor to “refer not only to law but to other considerations such as moral, economic, social and political factors, that may be relevant to the client’s situation.”

Faculty: Rebecca Mares, Lane Powell PC, Seattle

Watch the video. (1.5 hours)

This video is not accredited for CLE credit and is available for viewing for up to one year after the live event date (Feb. 24, 2022).

Webinar: Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute: Developments Under Nestlé v. Doe and Cargill v. Doe

The Alien Tort Statute (ATS) allows federal courts to hear lawsuits filed by foreign nationals for torts committed in violation of international law. The 2021 U.S. Supreme Court cases of Nestlé v. Doe and Cargill v. Doe consider whether suits under the ATS are permissible against these U.S. corporations that allegedly aided and abetted in perpetration of child slavery on cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast. The Court is specifically considering two issues: whether there can be ATS liability against U.S. corporate defendants and whether aiding and abetting liability is permitted under the statute. Please join us for a presentation by Professor Tyler Giannini of Harvard Law School regarding these two cases and their possible impact on ATS-based litigation in the future.

Faculty: Tyler Giannini, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA

Watch the video. (1 hour)

This video is not accredited for CLE credit and is available for viewing for up to one year after the live event date (Sept. 30, 2021).

IPS CLEs for the Past Three Years

2021–Present

July 20, 2022: Obtaining Trademark Protection in Foreign Countries

June 29, 2022: Data Privacy in the European Union

June 1, 2022: Global Trend of Psychedelic and Cannabis Law

April 21, 2022: Estate Planning in a Mobile Environment: Perils and Pitfalls of International Estate Planning

March 17, 2022: The Luck of the Irish: An Introduction to Dual Citizenship Around the Globe

Feb. 24, 2022: Human Trafficking and Aviation: Domestic and International Issues and RPC 1.16 and RPC 2.1

Jan. 19, 2022: Imports 101: What Every Lawyer Should Know

Dec. 8, 2021: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Tips to Resolving Disputes Cross Border

Nov. 15, 2021: Marching in Place: How Positive Changes in U.S. Immigration Policy Under a New President Have Been Offset by Pandemic-driven Problems and Precautions

Oct. 13, 2021: International Tax Reform Continued

2020–2021

Nov. 30, 2021: Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute: Developments under Nestlé v. Doe and Cargill v. Doe

Aug. 25, 2021: Waiving Intellectual Property Protections under TRIPS for COVID-19 Vaccines

July 22, 2021: Overview of 2021 Amendments to China’s Patent Law

June 8, 2021: New Developments in Foreign Investment Rules in the United Arab Emirates

May 19, 2021: Navigating the U.S./China Trade War into the Biden Administration

May 13, 2021: New Developments in Advertising Law and Consumer Protection in Chile

April 26, 2021: Webinar: Patentability of Software and Life Sciences Inventions in the United States and Europe

March 31, 2021: Brazil’s General Data Protection Law and Consumer Law: An Overview

Feb. 25, 2021: An Informative Session on Vietnamese Legal System

2019–2020

Sept. 22, 2020: Spain After COVID-19: New Regulations Explained From a Practical Perspective

June 24, 2020: Canadian Patent Law Update

May 29, 2020: Immigration Practice: A Central Washington Perspective

April 24, 2020: Cryptocurrency and Geopolitics: An Introduction

April 14, 2020: Mass Atrocities and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Feb. 3, 2020: 10 Things to Help You Understand Chinese E-Commerce: The Market and Related Law

Jan. 29, 2020: Hot Topics in Green Cards and Admissibility Issues

Dec. 5, 2019: U.S. and International Aspects of Cannabis Laws and Legal Practice Double Feature

Nov. 15, 2019: Investment in China and Hong Kong’s Legal Role

Nov. 7, 2019: Issues in Patent Enforcement in China

Oct. 3, 2019: Legal and Political Complexities in the Midst of the U.S.–China Trade War