On 18 July 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 766, which amends the California International Arbitration and Conciliation Act (Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1297.11 et seq.) to expressly allow out-of-state and non-U.S. lawyers to represent and assist parties in international arbitration or related proceedings seated in California. Senate Bill 766 brings clarity to the issue of non-California attorneys participating in international arbitration and related proceedings within the State of California.
Continue ReadingCalifornia Legislature Clarifies the Rules for Non-California Counsel to Participate in International Arbitrations Seated in California
