By Phillip Chritton Navigating the “New Normal” in Immigration, Global Compliance, and Tariffs and Trade (While Helping Clients Still Get Things Done!) Behind the daily headlines — trade and tariffs, new U.S. visa policies and changes in DOJ enforcement and cross-border business practices — North Carolina lawyers need up-to-date information to advise their clients. […]
By David Robinson In October, former section chairs David Robinson and David Garrett visited with the Daini Bar Association in Tokyo, Japan, hand-delivering a five-year Memorandum of Understanding between the North Carolina Bar Association and the Daini Bar. This partnership arose from our attorney exchange program visit to Tokyo and has continued ever since. The […]
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, the International Practice Section will hold a CLE covering a spectrum of topics including the state of U.S. immigration law, digital solutions to cross-border protection and data transfer issues, international arbitration developments, rules concerning product origin and domestic content, and the transition to LIBOR. To register, please click here.
Each year the International Law Section’s Law School Liaison Committee organizes panels of international attorneys to speak to each of the North Carolina Law Schools. This year will be somewhat different as we anticipate that any panels we are able to arrange will be held virtually. The Panels are composed of 3-4 international attorneys from […]
Dear Section Members: The Nominations Committee seeks nominations for individuals to serve as members of the International Practice Section Council. Council members govern the Section and help define its priorities and strategies. Council members must be able to serve a three (3) year term and must be willing to attend quarterly (currently virtual) meetings. The Section […]
Each year, the International Law Section’s Law School Liaison Committee organizes panels of international attorneys to speak to each of the North Carolina Law Schools. This year will be somewhat different as we anticipate that any panels we are able to arrange will be held virtually. The panels are composed of 3-4 international attorneys from […]
By Ketan Soni What You Need to Know About the New Community Platform This year, the NCBA has switched to a new online community platform. This new community platform for Sections, Divisions and Councils offers many more features than the previous system. Below is a summary of the basics and what you need to know […]
Webinar: Doing Business With The United Nations Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Join the U.S. Commercial Service New York and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations for a webinar on doing business with the UN. The U.S Ambassador to the UN, U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary, and the UN Assistant Secretary General will […]
Dear NC Bar Association International Law & Practice Section members, The NC Bar Foundation is partnering with Legal Aid of NC and others to offer COVID-19 (Virtual) Legal Hotlines across North Carolina (like “mini-4ALLs,” but held remotely). The Hotlines will be staffed by volunteer attorneys and open to the public. We need your help for […]
The N.C. Supreme Court established the Chief Justice’s Rules Advisory Commission in September 2019 to monitor the N.C. Rules of Civil Procedure and General Rules of Practice. The Commission’s work currently focuses on recommendations for rule changes necessary for a statewide e-filing and case-management system, set to roll out over a five-year period beginning in […]