The summary of the following WSBA IPS CLE on January 20, 2015 is now available on the “CLE Summaries” page of the Global Gavel: “Online Copyright and Trademark Enforcement in the U.S. and Abroad” Presented by Lucas S. Michels, Ironmark Law Group, PLLC, Seattle, WA. Please click HERE for the original announcement of this CLE.
05Feb
CLE = “Doing Business Between Washington State/U.S. and Japan: Advice for U.S. Companies Looking to Transact or Invest in Japan”
Join John Shanahan and Naoko Inoue Shatz, who will be discussing legal issues U.S. companies need to be aware of when they establish businesses in Japan. Key topics that will be discussed include: 1) an introduction to entity selection and business formation in Japan, including timing, immigration issues, cost, tax considerations, and management implications of…
02Feb
Event Report: WSBA International Practice Section 2015 Kickoff
The WSBA International Practice Section 2015 Kickoff was held on January 22, 2015 at K&L Gates in Seattle, Washington. Law students who participated in the IPS mentor-mentee program through the IPS’s Foreign Lawyers/Law Students Reception held in fall 2014 were invited and many of them attended to meet their mentors, enhancing networking among IPS members, guest-attorneys,…
22Jan
CLE = “Core Issues in the Nagoya Protocol – A Masterpiece in Creative Ambiguity or a Worst Piece in Ambiguous Creativity”
Just after midnight on October 29, 2010, the tenth Conference of Parties of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Nagoya Protocol is designed to create greater legal certainty…
14Jan
IPS Membership Renewal
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 2014-2015!
14Jan
CLE Summary = Ethics in International Dual-Jurisdictional Practice
The summary of the following WSBA IPS CLE on December 16, 2014 is now available on the “CLE Summaries” page of the Global Gavel: “Ethics in International Dual-Jurisdictional Practice” Presented by John Strait, Seattle University School of Law. Please click HERE for the original announcement of this CLE.
09Jan
WSBA International Practice Section 2015 Kickoff
The International Practice Section of the WSBA focuses on international practice, international law, immigration law, and any cross border transactions. As a result, it includes members who have a wide variety of backgrounds, from those simply intellectually interested to part-time practitioners, to full-time practitioners, to government, to business, to foreign lawyers, to academia. The…
16Dec
CLE = “Online Copyright and Trademark Enforcement in the U.S. and Abroad”
Join IP attorney Lucas Michels as he discusses various issues you may encounter in seeking to protect copyright and trademark rights online throughout the world, including obtaining legal protections for copyrighted works and trademarks online and abroad, and measures to enforce rights in such works and marks online, both in the U.S. and abroad. Specific…
14Dec
IPS 2015 Kickoff / Post-Holiday Party
SAVE THE DATE! The INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE SECTION of the Washington State Bar Association cordially invites you to attend its 2015 Kickoff / Post-Holiday Party on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at K&L Gates in downtown Seattle. Further information to follow via the IPS listserv, the IPS LinkedIn page, and the “Upcoming Events” page of our website.
03Dec
CLE Summary = International Family Law: Affidavits of Support as Enforceable Contracts
The summary of the following WSBA IPS CLE on October 23, 2014 is now available on the “CLE Summaries” page of the Global Gavel: “International Family Law: Affidavits of Support as Enforceable Contracts” Presented by Ramina Dehkhoda-Steele, Wong Fleming, Bellevue, WA. Please click HERE for the original announcement of this CLE.