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Welcome to our new Fellows!

Posted: 6 Aug 2026

Following the 2nd Board of Admissions meeting of 2026, we are delighted to welcome 25 new Fellows to the Academy. Michael Fried (New York, USA), Will Jones (Australia), Cyrstal S Wright (Georgia, USA), Holly A Schaitberger (California, USA), Raphaëlle Svara (Monaco), Meghan Clary (Florida, USA), Matthew Barach (Massachusetts, USA), Christopher W Rumbold (Florida, USA), Diane St. Yves Brewer (Houston, Texas), Alain Devers (France), Ewa Kodymowska Sioła (Poland), Ksenija Kokanovic (Wisconsin, USA), Joanna Grandfield (England & Wales), Mohamed Hassanein (Egypt), Vanessa Duff (Hong Kong, China), Andrew R Wilson (Florida, USA), Hossam ElDeeb (Egypt), Allison W Anders (Virginia, USA), Cynthia Chaing (Virginia, USA), Aaron M Reimer (Texas, USA), Siobhan Stewart (New York, USA), Carlo Bisazza (Malta), Ramadhan Abubakar (Kenya), Keith A Jones (Oklahoma, USA), Sol Elden (Norway) and Alison Shalaby (England & Wales), Judge Meredith Dickson KC (Australia).

President's Blog, July 2026

Posted: 22 Jul 2026

Our President's July blog focuses on the power of IAFL connections and our webinars!

Winner Announced: IAFL European Chapter Young Lawyers' Award 2026

Posted: 26 Jun 2026

Femke Boymans has been announced as the winner of the 14th IAFL European Chapter Annual Award for Young Family Lawyers.

President's Blog, June 2026

Posted: 13 Jun 2026

This month's blog includes a review of the Canadian Chapter meeting in Montreal and the President shares an overview of a presentation given to the Executive Committee by Ms Avril Haines.

President's Blog, May 2026

Posted: 26 May 2026

Hot off the press following the Asia Pacific Chapter meeting in Kuala Lumpur, the President's blog includes a review of the meeting, update on the Annual Meeting in Dublin, news about the new Discovery Working Group and more!

Welcome to our new Fellows!

Posted: 27 Apr 2026

Following the 1st Board of Admissions meeting of 2026, we are delighted to welcome 16 new Fellows to the Academy. Leigh de la Reza (Texas, USA), Brendan Hammer (Illinois, USA), Mark R Arend (Washington, USA), Nadia Shamsi (Illinois, USA), Micaela A Wattenbarger (Minnesota, USA), Mark Hands (England & Wales), Barbara Burr (District of Columbia, USA), Kerri Phillips (Australia), Lindsey Obenhaus (Texas, USA), Pol Martín González Mansilla (Spain), Judge Nataša Plavšić (Serbia), Kristoff Simons (Belgium), Lilla Garayova (Slovakia), Lynn Slaathaug Moen (North Dakota, USA) and Alexander Payne (California, USA).

President's Blog, April 2026

Posted: 1 Apr 2026

The President's blog includes information about Dublin registrations, an update on the recent Global Family Conference in Cape Town and continuing work in Africa and upcoming webinars for the IAFL 40th anniversary.

IAFL and EALS joint webinar: Perspectives on Adoption - Regional Challenges & Emerging Opportunities

Posted: 19 Mar 2026

The IAFL was delighted to partner with the EALS (East Africa Law Society) on Thursday 19 March for a webinar on' Perspectives on Adoption - Regional Challenges and Emerging Opportunities'. Over 140 lawyers from across East Africa joined the webinar.

IAFL European Chapter Chat - My Dear Law Change - 13 January 2026

Posted: 11 Mar 2026

The European Chapter Chat was held on 13 January 2026 - New IAFL Fellows, Tim Backx (Netherlands), Gunilla Olsson (Sweden) and Markéta Mlčkovsky Millerova (Czech Republic) outlined a recent significant legislative reform or landmark case law in their jurisdiction.