Foreign Bar and External Relations

The International Law and Immigration Section (“ILS”) represents the California Lawyers Association in its relations with foreign bars, lawyers’ associations and external organizations. The ILS collaborates with a number of foreign bars and external organizations to produce educational programs, provide opportunities for CLA members to engage with foreign peers and to promote the rule of law throughout the world.

To promote those ends, the ILS has entered into Friendship Agreements or Memorandum of Cooperation with the following foreign associations of lawyers and legal professionals and external organizations:

• American Bar Association International Law Section
• Barcelona Bar Association, Spain
• Czech Bar Association
• Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association, Japan
• Kanagawa Bar Association, Japan
• Law Society of Ireland
• Malaysian Bar
• Marseille Bar Association, France
• Milan Bar Association, Italy
• National Association of Business Lawyers (ANADE), Mexico
• Osaka Bar Association, Japan
• Shenzhen Lawyers’ Association, China
• Bar Association of Toulouse, France
• Vietnam Lawyers Association

If you are interested in joining the Foreign Bar and External Relations Committee, please email us at ils@calawyers.org.