New York

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law is holding its 2010 spring meeting in New York City, 14 - 16 April. The meeting is a ‘must attend’ meeting for international lawyers, it will attract around 1500 international lawyers for three days of seminars and networking.

The new Rules of Professional Conduct for New York attorneys go into effect on April 1, 2009. These rules replace New York’s Code of Professional Responsibility with the American Bar Association model rule. The changes are designed to assist attorneys in understanding their ethical responsibilities to clients, courts and the legal profession.

The New York Supreme Court has approved a new set of attorney conduct rules for the state, effective April 1, 2009. The Rules of Professional Conduct, which will replace the existing Disciplinary Rules, introduce a number of important ethics changes for New York lawyers. The new format and numbering system are based on the ABA Model Rules.

New York State Bar Association President Bernice K. Leber (Arent Fox, LLP) today announced that a new Task Force has begun work and will prepare a series of recommendations on how to make courthouses in New York more user-friendly for clients, lawyers and judges.