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.
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)