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You are invited to WSBA’s International Practice Section’s 2016 Kick Off event.  The Kick Off event will start with an optional CLE at 4:00 p.m.  Geff Brown, Assistant General Counsel in the Regulatory Affairs group at Microsoft Corporation’s Corporate, External & Legal Affairs Department, will speak on the EU data protections and Safe Harbor issues. …

Please join the 2016 Kick Off of the WSBA International Practice Section (IPS) on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Davis Wright Tremaine in downtown Seattle to give 2016 a proper start with IPS members and guests, who come from a wide variety of international backgrounds!  This is a great networking event. This Kick Off event starts with…

Join the International Practice Section for a brownbag CLE by Lynette Wylie and Hilde Coeckx of Apex Juris who will provide an overview of options and strategies for international patent protection.  This will include a discussion of PCT international application practice and EPO patent prosecution procedures, USPTO filings for international design patent protection, EPO uniform…

It’s time to renew your International Practice Section membership!  Click HERE for quick renewal.  Learn more about IPS membership benefits on the Global Gavel.  Thank you to those who already renewed their IPS membership for 2015-2016.  The Membership List page of the Global Gavel lists the information of IPS members who elected to list their information.  The purpose of the list is to encourage…

On September 25, 2015, the WSBA International Practice Section’s (IPS) joint event of the Reception for Foreign Lawyers and Law Students and the Annual General Meeting took place at William Gates Hall of the University of Washington School of Law.  Starting with a warm welcome by Dr. Dana Raigrodski, Executive Director of Global Affairs at…

The ABA Section of International Law invites you to attend its 2015 Fall Meeting in the beautiful city of Montreal, Canada on October 20-24, 2015.  The 2015 Fall Meeting will include more than 65 continuing legal education programs and a number of social events and networking opportunities.  Click here for the full conference agenda including programming,…

Ester Greenfield, together with Lola Zakharova, will cover how economic and political conditions in foreign countries can affect U.S. immigration processes for citizens of those countries; how U.S. immigration laws reflect the nation’s security concerns posed by foreign countries; and how U.S. immigration laws reflect economic goals and policies of the United States such as…

When: Friday, September 25, 2015, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm What: This is a combination of two very popular events: our annual fall reception where you’ll have the opportunity to network with foreign lawyers and JD, LLM and PhD students from over 25 countries focusing their studies on international law and, of course, your fellow section members…

The summary of the following WSBA IPS CLE on May 20, 2015 is now available on the “CLE Summaries” page of the Global Gavel: “International Issues in Cloud Computing” Presented by Prof. Karrin Klotz, University of Washington. Please click HERE for the original announcement of this CLE.

The International Practice Section’s Annual General Meeting will be held in September.  The Section will gather informally this summer for a social event.  Specific dates and details will follow via IPS listserv, IPS LinkedIn, and the Upcoming Events page of the Global Gavel.  Please stay tuned!