Jeffrey Berkman joins World Law Foundation board

By AI, Created 5:36 PM UTC, June 01, 2026, /AGP/ – Falcon Rappaport & Berkman Founding Partner Jeffrey W. Berkman has joined the board of the Madrid-based World Law Foundation, which promotes the rule of law worldwide. The appointment adds a veteran corporate and cross-border deal lawyer to the nonprofit tied to the World Jurist Association as it prepares future editions of the World Law Congress and related honors.

Why it matters: - Jeffrey Berkman’s appointment puts a seasoned business lawyer on the board of a global legal nonprofit focused on rule of law, freedom and peace. - The World Law Foundation helps steer the World Jurist Association’s international convenings and honors, which reach legal leaders in more than 140 countries. - The move links Falcon Rappaport & Berkman leadership to a network that includes major rule-of-law events and high-profile legal awards.

What happened: - Falcon Rappaport & Berkman announced that Founding Partner Jeffrey W. Berkman joined the Board of the World Law Foundation. - The announcement was dated June 1, 2026. - The World Law Foundation is based in Madrid and was established in 2019 after the Madrid Declaration. - The foundation serves as the executive arm of the World Jurist Association, which was founded in 1963.

The details: - The World Law Foundation promotes the rule of law as a guarantor of freedom and peace worldwide. - The World Jurist Association unites legal professionals from more than 140 countries. - The association organizes the World Law Congress. - In coordination with the association, the foundation organizes the biennial World Law Congress. - The foundation also oversees the World Peace & Liberty Award and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medals of Honor. - Past World Peace & Liberty Award recipients include Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Nelson Mandela, King Felipe VI and Sonia Sotomayor. - Berkman said he was honored to join the board and wants to help advance the rule of law worldwide. - Berkman said his background advising businesses and entrepreneurs on cross-border transactions and emerging technology issues underscores the need for a stable, predictable legal framework. - Berkman said he looks forward to working with colleagues committed to preserving and strengthening those principles. - Berkman has more than 35 years of experience advising entrepreneurs, companies, investors, family offices and not-for-profit organizations on corporate and securities matters. - His practice has included mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, domestic and cross-border transactions, intellectual property and licensing, secured financing, joint ventures, fund structuring, private placements, commercial transactions and emerging technology issues. - Before co-founding Falcon Rappaport & Berkman, Berkman served as general counsel of an international venture capital firm with operations in the U.S., Europe and Asia. - Berkman has also served as a director of public and private companies. - Berkman clerked for Judge Rodger Miner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. - Berkman is an adjunct professor at Hofstra Law School. - Berkman serves on the advisory board of the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology at Stony Brook University. - Berkman wrote Due Diligence and the Business Transaction: Getting the Deal Done. - FRB describes itself as a full-service business law firm focused on complex matters and a broad mix of client services.

Between the lines: - The appointment highlights Berkman’s profile as both a transactional lawyer and a legal educator with international experience. - The board role also reinforces the World Law Foundation’s effort to connect global legal institutions with practitioners who have cross-border deal and governance experience. - FRB’s announcement frames the appointment as part of the firm’s broader reach beyond traditional law-firm work.

What’s next: - Berkman will participate in the World Law Foundation’s board work supporting the organization’s mission and events. - The foundation is expected to continue coordinating the World Law Congress and related recognitions with the World Jurist Association. - More information is available from the World Law Foundation website.