From its inception in 1925, the primary purpose of the American Foreign Law Association, Inc. (AFLA) has been to promote the understanding and application of foreign, comparative and private and public international law, to cooperate with other professional organizations involved in such fields and to support relevant legal research and writing.

The AFLA holds monthly luncheon meetings on current topics involving foreign and international law from September through May in New York City. These luncheon meetings typically include leading U.S. and foreign practitioners and academics addressing such topics as new legal developments in Asia, Europe and Latin America, the North American Free Trade Association, the World Trade Organization, privatization in Europe and Latin America, international commercial arbitration, the internationalization of national judiciaries and international practice rights for attorneys.

Members of the AFLA have the opportunity to:

• Meet with other international lawyers, judges and professors.
• Keep up-to-date on recent developments in foreign, comparative and international law.
• Foster an appreciation of the common elements among varied legal systems.

We invite you to join the AFLA to keep abreast and connected with the internationalization of the legal profession.