Governing Law Applicable Law Anwendbares Recht Governing Law Ley aplicable Ley aplicable Droit applicable חוקי הממשל शासकीय कानून 適用法 Lei aplicável 管辖法律 The law that applies to a given legal matter, which may differ from the location of (1) the client and (2) the legal work being performed. This may be contractual (e.g., "governing law is Delaware") or it may be a function of law (e.g., "negligence claim is governed by Arkansas law").