Summary

The EU provides for the free movement of lawyers and legal services within its borders by allowing lawyers of EU citizenship to practice in any Member State with little difficulty. However, this mobility does not extend to lawyers from non-EU countries, and can even put American businesses, law firms, and individual lawyers wishing to practice law or do business within the EU at a disadvantage. This report examines the EU regulations for EU lawyers, Member State rules for non-EU lawyers and problems encountered by U.S. firms doing business in the EU.