Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Those of you who live and practice outside the United States represent almost 20 percent of ABA International’s membership and span the globe - covering ninety countries.  US lawyers living abroad and non-US lawyers, wherever they live, enhance the value of Section membership for all of our members.  We are, after all, the International Section of the ABA, and as such, home to the largest and most diverse group of US and non-US lawyers.  We are diverse in gender, race, nationality, culture, age, sexual orientation and type and size of law practice.  International business is one of our core areas of specialization.  Keep in mind that US and non-US businesspersons seeking counsel for inbound or outbound transactions or representation need to be represented by lawyers who understand not only how things work in the US, but who really understand the differences among various legal systems, languages, cultures and ways of operating around the world.  They need well-rounded lawyers who have a global perspective.  They need good international lawyers.  There is no better place to develop and to maintain this multi-faceted expertise than as a member of ABA International.  With three Business Law Divisions, two regional divisions, and seven other divisions, comprising in all more than sixty committees covering every legal subject (if you have a moment, please click on the welcome video from me on our home page), membership in the Section is a must for international lawyers, whether your practice touches the US or not.

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