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IBA Regulation Directory Project
Legal Regulators’ Directory
The Bar Issues Commission has compiled a list of organisations that are responsible for regulating the legal profession around the world. This comprehensive directory will be useful for bars who wish to check on the qualifications or disciplinary records of lawyers from other countries and for lawyers and law firms interested in cross border working.
Not every country regulates lawyers in the same way and to the same extent. The directory only covers the main regulated legal profession(s) in each country. There may be other related professions (e.g. notaries) or unregulated legal advisors in the countries listed who are able to provide some legal services. In many, but not all cases,
The directory divides the regulatory functions governing legal practice into three stages: Admission, practice and discipline. It also indicates the body responsible for each function and how it may be contacted. Where possible, links to the relevant organisations’ websites are also included.
You may search the directory by region or country. Where there are separate jurisdictions in the country concerned the relevant regulators in each jurisdiction are listed.
If you have any comments or suggestions please contact us
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Disclaimer
The views expressed in journals, newsletters and papers are those of the contributors, and not necessarily those of the International Bar Association.
Acknowledgments
The directory was compiled on behalf of the BIC by Hook International Ltd with assistance from Professor Laurel Terry. We are also grateful to the following contributors who assisted in the verification of the entries for their jurisdictions.
IBA Directory of Legal Regulators: Verification Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the following individuals, organisations and law firms who took the time to assist in the verification of the information contained in the IBA Directory of Legal Regulators:
Frederica Wilson, Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Jonathan Herman, Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Alisher Khoshimov, Colbri Law
Glenna Thompson, BMT Law Chambers
Francisco J Alvarez De Soto, Alves & Co.
Javier Espinosa, Alves & Co.
Mohamed Abayazid, Cabinet d'Avocats Associes
Noel Koffi, Noel Y Koffi, Conseil Juridique
Tun Zaw Mra, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
Andres Cerisola, Ferrere
Cristina Vazquez, Ferrere
Eamon Courtenay, Courtenay Coye LLP
Dr. Shelton M Jolicoeur, Law Chambers of Dr.Shelton MacMillan Jolicoeur
John Ffooks, John W Ffooks & Co
Gakuba Thierry Ngoga, Kigali International Arbitration Centre
Rytis Jokubauskas, NVO Teises Institutas
Dora Chan, Hong Kong Bar Association
Heidi Chu, Law Society of Hong Kong
Gabriel Alves Teixeira, Ordem dos Advogados do Brazil
Rachel Levitan, Israel Bar Association
Sherry-Ann McGregor, The Jamaican Bar Assocation
Tony Pillay, The Law Society of South Africa
Idrissa Tchernaka, Barreau du Niger
Richard Naidu, Munro Leys
Sky Yang, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Ximena Castrillón Ayerbe, ANDI (Colombia)
Vannissa Rakotonirina, John W Ffooks & Co
Ahmed S. I. Bannaga, Bannaga & Padlabi LLP
Shawn Toh, The Law Society of SIngapore
Bronwyn Jones, The New Zealand Law Society
Alberto Navarro, Navarro Castex Abogados
Maximo Luis Bomchil, M. & M. Bomchil Abogados
Eduardo Bonis, Navarro Castex Abogados
Murray Hawkins, Law Council of Australia
Dr Colin Ong, Dr Colin Ong Legal Services
Edward Mapara, Law Society of Zimbabwe
Andriy Kostin, PRAVO Law Office
Abdul Haq al-Ani, Academic
Johan Sangborn, The Swedish Bar Association
Merete Smith, The Norwegian Bar Association
Peter Köves, Hungarian Bar Association
Lars Økjær Jørgensen, The Danish Bar & Law Society
Eire Alufohai, Nigerian Bar Association
James C. Coyle, Colorado Supreme Court
Lawrence Bloom, Office of Bar Counsel, Washington, D.C.
J. Scott Davis, Maine Overseers of the Bar
Mark A. Armitage, Michigan Attorney Discipline Board
Jon G. Moog, Montana Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Paul J. Burgoyne, Pennsylvania Courts Disciplinary Counsel
Dave Curtin, Rhode Island Courts
Barbara M. Seymour, Supreme Court of South Carolina
Ned Davis, Virginia State Bar
M Craig Bray, Washington State Bar Association
Patricia Bartley Schwartz, Supreme Court of the State of Delaware
Elizabeth Mendel, United State Patent and Trademark Office
Connie Vecchione, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
Mark A. Weber, Nebraska Supreme Court Counsel for Discipline
Bill Weigel, Wisconsin Courts
Charles B. Plattsmier, Louisiana Chief Disciplinary Counsel
Claus Von Wobeser, Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.(Mexico)
Andy Fotioo, National Conference of Bar Examiners
Myra Andreassen, National Conference of Bar Examiners
Erica Moeser, National Conference of Bar Examiners
Joseph R. Carlucci, The State Bar of California
Bradley G. Andrews, Idaho State Bar
Linda Acevedo, Texas State Bar
Michael Kennedy, Vermont Bar Counsel
Dawn Evans, Oregon State Bar
Laura L. Chastain, Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility
Tara M. van Brederode, Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board
James J. Grogan, Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, Illinois
Vassily Rudomino, ALRUD Law Firm
Pavel Maguta, Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation
Irina Klementieva (Gritsanova), Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation
Stark Ligon, Arkansas Supreme Court
Gina L. Hendryx, Oklahoma Bar Association
Arne C. Vanstrum, The Florida Bar
Kara J. Johnson, North Dakota Supreme Court
Tony McLain, Alabama State Bar
Maria L. Bahr, Alaska Bar Association
Douglas J. Ende, Washington State Bar Association
Robert P. Guido, New York Appellate Court
William D. Slease, Disciplinary Board of the New Mexico Supreme Court
Thomas H. Glover, Kentucky Bar Association
Bruce Bradley, Guam Supreme Court
Dr. Rupert Wolff, Wolff, Wolff & Wolff Rechtsanwalte
Calin Zamfirescu, Zamfirescu Pacoti & Partners
Raymond A. Hein, Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland
Melinda J. Bentley, Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri
Sam Phillips, Missouri Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel
Root Edmonson, North Carolina Bar
Rafal Ciesielski, Polish Delegation to the CCBE
Maria Slazak, Slazak & Partners Law Office
María Granell Ortenbach, Letrada Seccion International
Dr Reuben Balzan, Valletta Legal, Malta
Janet F. DeVito, New Hampshire Attorney Discipline Office
G. Michael Witte, Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission
Liisa Aro, Finnish Bar Association
Mark Gifford, Wyoming Office of Bar Counsel
Heidi Enne, Finnish Bar Association
Merit Aavekukk-Tamm, Estonian Bar Association
Mariam Othman, Tanganyika Law Society
Kaleb Lameck Gamaya, Tanganyika Law Society
Ivars Grunte, Tark Grunte Sutkiene
Jonas Saladžius, Eversheds
Rezarta Abdiu, Albanian Bar Association
Tereza Tupá, Czech Bar Association
Rachael Cipoletti, West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Elira Hroni, Kalo & Associates
Artur Hovhannisyan, Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia
Robert Frieberg, Frieberg Law
Michael P. Bowler, Connecticut Statewide Bar Counsel
Niels Hupkes, Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten
Maret Vessella, Arizona Bar
Charles Centinaro, Office of Attorney Ethics, New Jersey Courts
Manuel A. Quilichini, Puerto Rico Courts
Carole Ferguson-Walker, The Scottish Faculty of Advocates
James Wolffe, The Scottish Faculty of Advocates
Stan Hazlett, Kansas Courts Board for Discipline of Attorneys
Marty Cole, Minnesota Supreme Court
Adam Kilgore, General Counsel, The Mississippi Bar
Barbara Townsend, Utah Bar
Billy Walker, Utah Bar
Richard Platel, Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Hawaii
Pavel Hristov, Hristov & Partners
Tine Kissling, The German Federal Bar
Heike Lörcher, The German Federal Bar
Bela Basharadze, Georgian Bar Association
Konrad Plauštajner, Plauštajner & Plauštajner
Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, Guzman Ariza, Abogados y Consultores
Ana Pinelas Pinto, Miranda Law Firm
Dr.Kamal Hossain, Dr.Kamal Hossain & Associates
Sudheer Shrestha, Nepal Law Society
Makanatsa Makonese, SADC Lawyers’ Association
Nuno Alves Mansilha, Miranda Law Firm
Tanisha Bailey-Roka, Esq., Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
Paula J. Frederick, State Bar of Georgia
David Mulholland, Bar of Northern Ireland
Maître Dieudonné Bashirahishize, Bujumbura Associated and Professional Advocates (BAPA)