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Please join us for a discussion of the International Criminal Court jurisprudence. The CLE will cover the court’s current case load update, new court jurisprudence, preliminary examinations, and controversies involving the court. Date/Time: Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Registration starts at 11:30 A.M. Location: Davis Wright Tremaine 1201 Third Avenue, Suite…

Join us for a no-host happy hour to enjoy the beautiful Seattle summer!  The IPS Executive Committee will be at happy hour at a downtown Seattle location (TBD) on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.  This is a no-host happy hour and is a great opportunity for any IPS member or friends/family of IPS members to come network and…

The International Practice Section of the WSBA is organizing a lunchtime CLE on Tuesday, May 23, with the Deputy Chief and Senior Economist of the Immigrant Investor Program of the USCIS.  The program will be held at the offices of Garvey Schubert Barer. During the program, USCIS officials will provide EB-5 program updates and recent…

THE INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE SECTION of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) cordially invites you to attend its spring event, “Executive Order on Immigration: Top Legal Issues for Washington Businesses” the morning of Wednesday, April 19th at the offices of K&L Gates LLP in downtown Seattle. Space is limited! To register, please click here to visit the WSBA CLE…

Join us for a round-table to discuss current trends in doing business across Europe.  Partners from leading European law firms and in-house counsel based in the US will share their insights into: – Outlook of investments between the US and the EU: BREXIT and other hot topics. – EU Privacy/data protection reform and its effects…

The WSBA International Practice Section cordially invites you to attend our annual spring event on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 7:30 am at K&L Gates in downtown Seattle.  This is a morning event to start your day with IPS members and guests with a nice cup of coffee and breakfast.  Stay tuned for more information via…

Hello IPS Members!!  Please join us for another happy hour!  The IPS Executive Committee will be at happy hour enjoying cocktails and snacks at Boka (address below) on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  This will be a no-host happy hour.  It’s a great chance for our members to get together…

The WSBA International Practice Section held its annual Spring Kick-Off Event on January 26, 2017.  The event started off with the CLE by Mike Hintze, partner at Hintze Law PLLC and former Chief Privacy Counsel at Microsoft, presenting recent European privacy law developments along with comparisons to the US privacy laws, followed by lively questions…

Please join us for the WSBA International Practice Section’s annual Spring Kick-Off Event on January 26th, 2017. Mike Hintze, partner at Hintze Law PLLC and former Chief Privacy Counsel at Microsoft, will present a CLE discussing recent European privacy law developments, including the newly-adopted Privacy Shield framework and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and…

On August 31, 2016, the US Department of Homeland Security published a proposed regulation for public comment to permit “parole” status for certain immigrant entrepreneurs involved with start up ventures who can demonstrate financial backing or government grants, and who can demonstrate that they will “provide a significant public benefit through the substantial and demonstrated…