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The summary of the following WSBA IPS CLE on February 17, 2015 is now available on the “CLE Summaries” page of the Global Gavel: “Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol: A Masterpiece in Creative Ambiguity or a Worstpiece in Ambiguous Creativity?” Presented by Dr. Won Seog Park, S.J.D., Professor of Law, Chung-Ang University. Please click HERE for the original announcement…

Join Professor Karrin Klotz as she discusses a variety of international legal issues relating to cloud computing.  One key area on which Professor Klotz will focus is the significant choice-of-law and jurisdictional issues that computing and storage of data at a remote location operated by a cloud vendor may trigger, including the laws that may…

The INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE SECTION of the Washington State Bar Association cordially invites you to attend its event, “New Spring for Foreign Investments in Washington State” on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience in the International District of Seattle. Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim of the City of Seattle will attend the reception and give…

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.

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…

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,…

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…

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!  

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.

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…