Welcome from the Journal's Editor-in-chief

• Publication year: 2018
• Author: Catherine (Cathy) Carlisle*

WELCOME FROM THE JOURNAL'S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Catherine (Cathy) Carlisle*

Editor-in-Chief

It is my great honor to serve as the first Editor-in-Chief of The California International Law Journal following the formation of the nonprofit California Lawyers Association (CLA) and the International Law Section's (ILS) move to the CLA.

This transition year has afforded the Journal and the ILS as a whole the opportunity to revisit our goals and reinvigorate our approach to serving our community. Our ILS Co-Chairs Alexandra Darraby and Michael Newman will highlight in this Edition the ILS's significant accomplishments in making our Section even more successful and in facilitating the transition of all the Sections to the CLA. At the Journal, thanks to our Editorial Board and the generous support of the ILS Co-Chairs, we are proud to have already achieved the following:

• Developed initiatives to improve the relevance, diversity and quality of our content to ensure that our publication meets our readers' needs—both in California, the U.S. as a whole and across the globe;
• Increased our outreach to Section members, international partners and national and international professional organizations and law schools to encourage article submissions that are truly representative of and helpful to our readership;
• Appointed a full Executive Editorial Board to assist with content development, outreach, advertising and sponsorship opportunities;
• Created an International Advisory Board—comprised of representatives from bar associations with whom we have friendship agreements—to ensure that our foreign partners have a voice in making the Journal truly international;
• Added experienced international practitioners and former Journal Editors-in- Chief to our Advisory Board;
• Implemented a complete redesign of the Journal with our partners at Sublime Designs to both modernize its look and feel and make it more accessible; and
• Committed ourselves to promoting and facilitating an open and ongoing dialogue with our authors and readers so that we continue to meet your needs.

The California International Law Journal has been an integral part of the ILS for almost three decades. Originally titled The California International Practitioner, the Journal was founded under the leadership of Robert E. Lutz, Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School. Aided by Professor Lutz's truly remarkable expertise—as one of the foremost authorities on international public and private law, the founder and leader of...