North American Forum

Forum Update                                  

Forum Overview

The North American Forum covers Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States, and English-speaking areas of the Caribbean.  Launched at the Chicago Annual Conference in 2006, the NAF is the focus for all activities in the region, and organises sessions and a luncheon event at each IBA Annual Conference for education and networking.  Future plans include organising conferences in partnership with other IBA Committees and Fora, as well as other bar associations and legal organisations in the region. The NAF is closely affiliated with the Latin American Forum as the regions are geographically proximate and share many issues.

The aim of the North American Forum is two-fold:

• To spread knowledge about legal practice within North America; and
• To expand the international perspective of lawyers practicing in North America.

As an opportunity to participate in a network between lawyers practicing in the region and lawyers outside the region with an interest therein, the North American Forum provides an unrivalled locus of contact.