Concerning Recent Legal Developments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, SALANS and NYSBA Asks: Will the Region Become More Attractive for Foreign Investments?Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2003 The International Law and Practice Section, Committee on Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Law of the New York State Bar Association The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), with about 72,000 members, is the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the United States. The NYSBA was founded in Albany on November 21 1876. New York lacks an integrated bar, and the NYSBA does not license lawyers in the state. (NYSBA NYSBA New York State Bar Association NYSBA New York State Brewers Association ) together with SALANS, an international law firm with a strong and long-established presence in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. , is holding a roundtable discussion on recent legal developments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia at SALANS New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of offices (Rockefeller Center, 620 Fifth Avenue) on April 28, 2003. Recent years underlined the disparity in the development of the countries of the former Soviet Union. Some of them, like Russia, due to export of natural resources enjoyed steady growth, while others still are struggling with their Communist past. How sustainable is the growth achieved by Russian and other countries in the region? Will the growth continue regardless of export of natural resources? How serious are the problems encountered by countries of the region? Is the region a safe place for foreign investments? A panel of Salans' partners from the Eastern European/CIS practice group will discuss these and other related issues. About SALANS SALANS is an international law firm of more than 360 attorneys based in 9 offices worldwide: New York, Paris, London, Warsaw, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kyiv (Ukraine), Almaty with satellite office Atyrau (Kazakhstan) and Baku (Azerbaijan). About NYSBA The 70,000-member New York State Bar Association is the official statewide organization of lawyers in New York and the largest voluntary bar association in the nation. Among its programs are continuing legal education The purpose of continuing legal education is to maintain or sharpen the skills of licensed attorneys and judges. Accredited courses examine new areas of the law or review basic practice and trial principles. for its members, monitoring the attorney discipline system, law reform, public information, and the operation of a statewide lawyer referral service A lawyer referral service is typically offered by state and local bar associations as a public service. The purpose of a lawyer referral service is to increase access to justice by referring members of the general public to lawyers in private practice or to legal aid organizations . |
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