This program offers 1 participatory MCLE credit.

This program will provide key information on how disputes work in international cross-border transactions and how to avoid disputes. Litigation and transactional lawyers will find this program essential. Key topics covered will include basics and strategies regarding litigation versus arbitration, jurisdiction, venue, service of process, choice of law, and language issues.

Speaker: Jeffery J. Daar

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Jeffery Daar has practiced law since 1982 and is a principal of the law firm Daar & Newman. Jeffery takes a holistic approach to clients’ legal and business issues. His diverse expertise includes strategic planning, complex state and federal litigation, innovative dispute resolution, and international transactions and disputes. Jeffery’s practice focuses on both litigation and transactional projects. Jeffery is known for his extensive background in a number of practice areas, including but not limited to cross-border litigation and transactions, class actions, insurance including insurance insolvency, products liability, consumer litigation, unfair competition, appellate work, private post-secondary schools and colleges, and intellectual property.

While Jeffery is a United States trained lawyer, he has close working relationships with lawyers throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia. This permits him to assemble international legal teams for innovative global solutions to business transactions and disputes. He regularly handles cross-border disputes and transactions.

Jeffery is the Past Chair of The State Bar of California International Law and International Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Jeffery has been appointed by three different Mayors of the City of Los Angeles as a City Commissioner. He is currently a Los Angeles Ethics Commissioner and has served on the Board of Airport Commissioners for the Los Angeles World Airports and was Chairperson of the Los Angeles Rent Adjustment Commission for 10 years.

Jeffery is an internationally recognized speaker and frequently speaks and writes on international law topics.