California § 1297.186. 1297.186. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 134, Sec. 1.)

California Statutes

§ 1297.186. — 1297.186. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 134, Sec. 1.)

California·Code CCP Code of Civil Procedure - CCP·Title 9.3.·Part 3. TITLE 9.3. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES·Ch. 5. CHAPTER 5. Manner and Conduct of Arbitration·Art. 1.5. ARTICLE 1.5. Representation by Foreign and Out-of-State Attorneys

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 6125 of the Business and Professions Code, a qualified attorney may provide legal services in an international commercial arbitration or related conciliation, mediation, or alternative dispute resolution proceeding, if any of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1)The services are undertaken in association with an attorney who is admitted to practice in this state and who actively participates in the matter.

(2)The services arise out of or are reasonably related to the attorney’s practice in a jurisdiction in which the attorney is admitted to practice.

(3)The services are performed for a client who resides in or has an office in the jurisdiction in which the attorney is admitted or otherwise authorized to practice.

(4)The services

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(a)
Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 6125 of the Business and Professions Code, a qualified attorney may provide legal services in an international commercial arbitration or related conciliation, mediation, or alternative dispute resolution proceeding, if any of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1)
The services are undertaken in association with an attorney who is admitted to practice in
this state and who actively participates in the matter.
(2)
The services arise out of or are reasonably related to the attorney’s practice in a jurisdiction in which the attorney is admitted to practice.
(3)
The services are performed for a client who resides in or has an office in the jurisdiction in which the attorney is admitted or otherwise authorized to practice.
(4)
The services arise out of or are reasonably related to a matter that has a substantial connection to a jurisdiction in which the attorney is admitted or otherwise authorized to practice.
(5)
The services arise out of a dispute governed primarily by international law or the law of a foreign or out-of-state jurisdiction.
(b)
This section does not apply to a dispute or controversy concerning any of the following:
(1)
An individual’s acquisition or lease of goods or services primarily for personal, family, or household use.
(2)
An individual’s coverage under a health insurance plan or an interaction between an individual and a healthcare provider.
(3)
An application for employment in California.
(4)
The terms and conditions of, or right to, employment in California, unless the dispute or controversy primarily concerns intellectual property rights, including those involving trademarks, patents, copyright, and software programs.
(c)
This section does not affect the right of an attorney admitted to
practice law in this state to provide legal services in an international commercial arbitration or related conciliation, mediation, or alternative dispute resolution proceeding, or the right of representation established in Section 1297.351.

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