International Law and Immigration Section

The webinar will be a general discussion of the basic U.S. and California income tax rules that apply to nonresident aliens, including determining when a person is a U.S. or California resident for U.S. federal and California income tax purposes. In addition, the discussion will center on the kinds of U.S. and California-source income that is subject to tax in the hands of nonresident aliens, and tax planning strategies that can be implemented in connection therewith (including the effect of income tax treaties on residency issues and substantive income tax issues.) Read more

Join us for the Czech-California Multi-Bar Delegate Law Conference on October 17-20, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. It'll be a spectacular event! Read more

Czech Bar Building, Prague October 17-20, 2019Arrival: October 16, 2019 if attending October 17 events All in one flat fee includes 5 hours of MCLE credit, meals, & tours! Click here for a brochure. Register Here Event Schedule Thursday, October 17, 2019 Visit to The High Court of the Czech RepublicMeet and great with High Court JudgesOfficial visits to Mayor of PraguePrivate visits to other Major Legal Institutions and law firms Thursday, October 17, 2019 Night Welcome and Dinner at… Read more

In a first for CLA, the association will send a delegation to an international law conference hosted by the Bar of the Czech Republic in Prague Oct. 17-20. The Czech-California Multi-Bar Delegate Law Conference is open to all CLA members and their guests. The program includes visits to the High Court of the Czech Republic, a local architecture tour, MCLE education and meetings with local judges, elected officials and lawyers from the Czech Republic and other European nations. “It’s a… Read more

A presentation of recent ECJ and CNIL (French Data Protection Agency) jurisprudence on territoriality and the Right to be Forgotten. Discussion of cases under the German Hate Speech law and the French bill on Hate Speech and Antisemitism. Developments of accountability under the e-commerce directive. Read more

What a difference SB 766 makes. Foreign and out of state lawyers can now handle international/cross border arbitrations in CA. CA’s doors are now wide open to international commercial arbitration. Read more

ILS entered into CLA era Friendship Agreements with Foreign Bars at the Inaugural CLA Conference September 2018. Read more

At our inaugural CLA Conference in San Diego, ILS sponsored a CLE program on “Leonardo Da Vinci and Cross Border Sales of Personal Property in a Cybercrime Era,” immediately after the CLA President’s breakfast, where ILS speakers Agustin Ceballos and Alexandra Darraby, and ILS Co-Chair Michael Newman, pictured, joined ILS Foreign Delegates for coffee and pastries before Ceballos and Darraby appeared on the highly attended panel. Read more

Mitsuru Claire Chino the 2018 Warren M. Christopher International Lawyer of the Year The ILS has named Mitsuru Claire Chino the 2018 Warren M. Christopher International Lawyer of the Year. Ms. Claire Chino is the President and CEO of ITOCHU International Inc. and Managing Executive Officer of Itochu Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company headquartered in Japan with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. She is a graduate of the Cornell Law School, where she serves on the advisory board and… Read more

Do you have an idea for a Webinar? Would you like to be more active in the Section? ILS is inviting you to submit webinar proposals for 2019 that you can coordinate and arrange with colleagues, partners and friends, or submit yourself as a moderator or panelist. Read more