LAW728 Private International Law (Prof. Strong, Spring 2024)

Treatises

• Litigation of International Disputes in U.S. Courts (Westlaw): See Chapter 7 on Forum Selection Clauses and 7A on Choice of Law
• Wright & Miller (Federal Practice & Procedure) (Westlaw): See Chapter 14 on The Law Applied in the Federal Courts
• Moore's Federal Practice (Lexis)
• Search the Emory library catalog for treatises by subject for Conflict of Laws - United States

Restatement of the Law, Conflict of Laws

• Available on Hein Online and Westlaw

Westlaw: Use the Key Number system to find cases on Conflict of Laws. Under many of the topic areas in Westlaw, there is a key number for "What Law Governs." From there, you can narrow by jurisdiction, and use Search Within Results with additional terms.

ALR (American Law Reports) on Westlaw: ALR articles are good for case finding by subject - see the articles under Conflict of Laws.

AmJur and CJS encyclopedias on Westlaw also provide basic information, including listing cases by subject. Subject headings include Conflict of Laws

Uniform Laws Annotated on Westlaw: Find cases interpreting the UCC rules on territorial applicability and choice of law

Lexis: Try searching within headnotes for Conflict of Law or Choice of Law. 

Trial practice resources available on Westlaw include:

• Practical Law: Practice resources by area of law and jurisdiction (including global)  including practice notes, standard documents and clauses, checklists
• AmJur Trials which contains model trials by topic complete with checklists and forms, including articles on jurisdictional issues
• AmJur Proof of Facts which has articles on proving contested facts with suggestions for discovery and testimony, including choice of law and establishing foreign law
• Causes of Action which has articles on causes of action with checklists of elements and proof, including determination of choice of law
• Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial which has procedural steps, outlines, tips, citations and forms, including chapters on venue, jurisdiction, and choice of law rules

Lexis Practical Guidance offers practice notes, templates, clauses, articles and checklists by practice area and jurisdiction, with international questions covered by Getting the Deal Through (Lexology Panoramic) guides

Local Counsel:

• Justia: Links to State Bar Associations and Licensing Organizations
  • The State Bar of Georgia's Member Directory is at gabar.org 
• ABA Links to Lawyer Finders by state
• Martindale.com Directory: search or browse attorneys and firms by location or area of practice
  • Other searchable directories of lawyers include Super Lawyers and Avvo
• Find attorneys working in specialty areas by membership in ABA Member Groups and other professional groups
  • Examples include the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Find specialist firms in other countries by looking at author profiles with secondary sources in this guide
  • Commercial law guides by topic area and jurisdiction like Lexology Panoramic and Practical Law
• Chambers Guides list top lawyers and law firms around the world, by region or specialty. Firm practice areas are ranked from "Band 1" to "Band 6." 
• Kluwer Arbitration has a Profile Navigator and a Relationship Indicator for profiles of arbitrators and counsel in commercial arbitration

Experts:

• Westlaw has Expert Materials with Expert Directories, Expert Witness Resumes, and other resources for finding experts by type or jurisdiction
• Lexis Context offers analytics on experts and attorneys, with licensing information and links to cases they have worked on
• Bloomberg Law has Expert Witness Profiles from ALM
• Find arbitrators and expert witnesses in commercial arbitration using Kluwer Arbitration's Profile Navigator and Relationship Indicator
• Find experts who have specialty licenses or certifications
  • E-Secretary of State: Links to state Secretary of State websites
  • Georgia Secretary of State License Lookup