Memberships

IBLC Membership

On April 18, 2002 the firm became an exclusive member for Kuwait of the International Business Law Consortium based in Salszburg, Austria.

The International Business Law Consortium has been established by the Center for International Legal Studies as a means to assist International Business Law Consortium member law firms, corporate counsel, and accountancy firms in participating in the Center's publishing, conference, study, and professional development programs, to further the research and scholarship programs of the Center, and to enhance professional contact and the exchange of information among its members.

The Center for International Legal Studies is a non-profit research, training, and law publications institute, established and operating under Austrian law and with its international headquarters established in Salzburg, Austria. The Center has operated since 1976 in Salzburg.

The Center for International Legal Studies has a close cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the University of Salzburg, Franklin Pierce Law Center in the United States, the Faculty of Law of the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the Faculty of law of the University of Durham, England, and numerous other universities and educational organizations in Europe and the United States.

The essential purpose of the Center for International Legal Studies is the promotion of the dissemination of information among members of the international legal community, this being achieved through the Center's various research and law publication projects, the administration of post-graduate and professional training programs, and the operation of eight continuing legal education conferences each year.

Lex Mundi Membership

In February 2000, the firm had the honour of being selected as the exclusive member in Kuwait of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms having more than 150 members from various countries. The association provides for the exchange of professional information about the legal and global practice and development of law, facilitates and disseminates communications among its members and improves the members' abilities to serve the needs of their respective clients. The 158 member firms have more than 375 offices worldwide, representing approximately 1,25,000 attorneys.

International Trademark Association

In February 2003, the firm became a member of the International Trademark Association.

The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a not-for-profit membership association of more than 4,200 trademark owners and professionals, from more than 160 countries, dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property as elements of fair and effective national and international commerce.