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Firm News & Honors

Melissa presents for Inter-American Bar Association

Melissa was honored to present for the Inter-American Bar Association at its annual conference on September 30, 2020. She presented on the issue of family law during the COVID-19 pandemic. She was joined by colleagues from Brazil and Argentina. You can learn more about the IABA here.

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Melissa named in Best Lawyers ranking in Family Law

Congratulations to Melissa Kucinski, who was ranked in the 27th Edition of the Best Lawyers in America in the field of Family Law. Recognition in the Best Lawyers ranking is based entirely on peer review.

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Melissa co-authors international family law update

Melissa again co-authored the International Family Law Year-in-Review article, published by SMU Dedman School of Law. She has co-authored this article with Professor Robert Spector since 2013. The article provides an update on the past year's most important international family law updates.

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Melissa presents on international child relocation

Melissa presented an online webinar to lawyers in the New York State Bar on September 16, 2020 on the complex considerations in international child relocation cases. This was the second of 2 webinars Melissa presented to the NYSBA on international family law issues in 2020. You can learn more about the CLE here.

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Melissa presents to the NY State Bar on legal updates

Melissa presented a webinar for the New York State Bar Association on Friday, May 15, 2020 summarizing the top international family law cases and updates of the past year. You can also find all the current international family law updates on MK Family Law’s International Family Law blog.

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Melissa presents to University of Zielona Gora in Poland

On May 11, 2020, Melissa was honored to present on the topics of international child custody and parental abduction matters from the U.S. perspective to law faculty and students of the University of Zielona Gora in Poland for its 32nd research seminar meeting.

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Melissa authors chapter on mediation in international treatise

Melissa is honored to have authored a chapter on the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in the field of international family mediation for a treatise published by Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd. The Elgar Companion to the Hague Conference on Private International Law is edited by Thomas John, Rishi Gulati and Ben Koehler and includes chapters written by some the most experienced international lawyers on a variety of topics that comprise the work of this international organization. The treaty was published in late 2020.

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