She has edited the section s International Chapter News for three years. She also served on the Committee on Inter-American Law including Free Trade in the Americas. Franco also served as an adjunct professor at the Joseph Lauder Institute of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She has written several articles on Brazilian law and has lectured internationally about her country s legal system. These groups publish material dealing with their fields of expertise, much of which is not available through commercial publishers.
Sections also sponsor conferences, seminars and institutes, monitor legislation and conduct studies.
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