Co-chaired by Joe Mittag of OMF Otto Mittag & Partner in Frankfurt am Main Germany and Alfonso López-Ibor Aliño of López-Ibor Abogados in Madrid, Spain, the Banking & Finance Group provides a platform for communication on current legal issues, best practices, and trends in banking & finance. The group meets quarterly on Zoom to discuss topics of mutual interest.

Co-chaired by David Weare of Fladgate LLP in London and Tiago Dias José of MGRA in Lisbon the Construction Group provides a platform for communication on current legal issues, best practices, and trends in construction.

Co-Chaired by Mitch Karsch of Davis+Gilbert LLP in New York and Pierre-Menno de Girard of Reinhart Marville Torre in Paris, the Corporate Group provides a platform for discussion among ILN members of Corporate Law matters in an international context, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts and corporate governance, for a range of clients.

The Corporate Group meets regularly at ILN Annual and Regional Meetings to discuss issues of interest and recently released the ninth edition of their International Guide to Establishing a Business Entity.

Co-chaired by Jim Giszczak of McDonald Hopkins and Stuart Gerson of Epstein Becker & Green, the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Specialty Group provides an international platform for enhanced communication, enabling all of its members to easily service the needs of their clients requiring advice.

The group has a wealth of experience advising clients on best practices for data privacy, security, storage, and disposal, and specializes in coaching clients through the rapidly changing state, federal, international and industry privacy and breach notification laws. The lawyers in the ILN can provide client support during investigations by state and federal regulators, and they have significant experience in litigation prosecution and defense. They meet quarterly on Zoom and publish on topics of interest on the ILN’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy LinkedIn Showcase Page.

Co-chaired by Kimi Shah of Kalus Kenny Intelex in Melbourne and Rubén Darío Atim of SyLS in Buenos Aires, the Estates and Trusts Group provides leadership and subject matter expertise on trends, best practices, and current regulatory and legal issues in trusts & estates matters, with the goal of helping ILN members to better serve their clients.

Headed by Eddie Powell of Fladgate LLP, London, and Colleen Spring Zimmerman of Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, Toronto, the Intellectual Property Group is a forum for discussion of legal issues, trends, and best practices in intellectual property law, in a range of areas.

The group authors a collaborative blog, ILN IP Insider, which brings together IP practitioners from around the world to share their experience and expertise on the latest trends in IP law. Members also provide updates through the group’s LinkedIn Showcase page.

Co-chaired by Olga Torres of Torres Law and Gil Rosen of Joseph Shem-Tov & Co., this group is completely focused on all aspects of cross-border commercial transactions. This is a wide-ranging subject that calls on many disciplines, some of which are covered by other specialty groups in the ILN. This group provides a forum for members to discuss issues that are unique for the group and will cooperate with the other specialty groups on related subjects that fall within their parameters.

This group meets quarterly on Zoom to discuss issues of mutual interest.

Co-chaired by Marie Macdonald of Miller Samuel Hill Brown LLP, Glasgow and William Milani of Epstein Becker & Green in New York, New York, the Labor & Employment Group represents various perspectives of labor & employment law, committed to a balanced discussion of employment issues worldwide.

The group meets quarterly on Zoom for discussions on topics of common interest, and to make and renew relationships. They share articles on relevant topics of interest around the world, which are collected on their LinkedIn page. The group regularly collaborates on topics of interest, from paid leave to temporary layoffs to vaccine requirements in the workplace.

Co-chaired by Pat McCarthy of Howard & Howard in Detroit, Michigan and John Evans of Fladgate LLP in London, the Litigation Group is focused on the development of relationships through networking with ILN members with litigation expertise and sharing knowledge of industry trends and topics.

They meet regularly at ILN Annual and Regional Meetings and host calls on substantive topics for discussion, including the impact of privacy regulations on international discovery proceedings.

The ILN Marketing Group provides the platform for enhanced communication, enabling all of its members to service the needs of their law firms. Chaired by Joanne Thorud of Davis Malm & D’Agostine, the group’s members are focused on the following goals: Serving as a means of sharing knowledge and best practices among member firms; assisting the ILN Administration in its marketing efforts through suggestions/feedback and co-marketing opportunities; and serving as a resource to firms in the Network without marketing professionals or departments.

The group meets annually at the Legal Marketing Association conferences.

Co-chaired by Amy Fracassini of Davis, Malm & D’Agostine in Boston, Massachusetts, and Hernán Cordero of Cordero & Cordero Abogados in Costa Rica, the Real Estate Group fosters relationships among practitioners in this area to support the making and receiving of referrals.

They recently released the sixth edition of their collaborative publication on the topic of how to purchase and sell real estate in their respective jurisdictions.

Chaired by Giorgio Cherubini of EXPLegal in Italy, the Restructuring & Insolvency Group provides a platform for communication on current legal issues, best practices, and trends in insolvency, restructuring, and bankruptcy.

They recently published the third edition of their collaborative paper on the protections that may be granted by law or court decision/order to a debtor, who declares bankruptcy or negotiates a rehabilitation agreement with his creditors.

Co-chaired by Leen Hooites of PlasBossinade in the Netherlands and Pál Jalsovszky of Jalsovszky in Hungary, the International Tax Group brings together tax professionals from around the work to support the making and receiving of referrals.

The group members meet quarterly on Zoom to discuss issues of mutual interest and publish a collaborative newsletter, which shares articles on tax topics of interest around the world.

Co-chaired by Alishan Naqvee of LexCounsel in New Delhi and Gaurav Bhalla of Ahlawat & Associates in New Delhi the TMT Group provides a platform for communication on current legal issues, best practices, and trends in technology, media & telecom.