The International Law Section Gazette | |
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“If you can’t pay it back, pay it forward.”
— Catherine Ryan Hyde
Dear ILS Members,
Recently the Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results of the latest Florida Bar Exam reporting a 71% passage rate. I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate the law student graduates who are now fellow Florida lawyers. Welcome to the Bar! Your hard work, dedication and skills resulted in an incredible achievement. This is a defining moment in your legal career that is destined for success. Enjoy the journey and I hope it’s international!
As a Section, we have historically focused on our law students and young lawyers through programs, engagement and leadership opportunities. I’m so impressed and encouraged by the young lawyers who have taken on leadership roles at the ILS to help us achieve our goals at the Board, Executive Council and Committee levels. These lawyers are incredibly talented, focused and passionate about international law - it’s contagious! I want to thank them publicly because their commitment, sacrifice and contributions are invaluable. Ultimately, our future is bright because of our young leaders, but we can do more to increase the number of young lawyers in our Section. As such, we are launching a collaboration with the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD) to organize webinars, programs, events, etc. If you or a young lawyer you know is interested in getting more involved with the ILS, please connect them with me or our Chair Elect, Ana Barton, who is leading our important ILS-YLD Collaboration.
This past week, I had the pleasure of meeting with the Co-Chairs of our Law School Liaison Committee, Prof. Manuel Gomez and our Treasurer, Laura Reich. We had an important and productive discussion on the opportunities and challenges surrounding our Section’s law student membership. While we acknowledged that over the years, we have had outstanding law students participate in the Richard DeWitt Memorial Vis Pre-Moot and volunteer at our iLaw Conference with considerable success, we recognized that more can be done to engage them throughout the year. To that end, the Law School Liaison Committee will be developing a plan to (i) promote ILS membership to law students throughout the State; (ii) collaborate with the law schools and law student organizations to organize programs for law students interested in international law, and (iii) establish the ILS Internship Program where law students can serve as interns for each of our ILS Committees and work directly with their respective Committee Chairs. This will allow the law students to gain exposure to international law, obtain valuable experience, and network with international lawyers, while making valuable contributions to their Committees and the ILS as a whole. Please contact Prof. Gomez or Laura if you would like to be involved in this exciting ILS Law Student Initiative.
Speaking of excitement, this coming week we have two very exciting events. First, on September 27, we are co-hosting a Venture Capital Event with the Miami Finance Forum, eMerge Americas and the Florida Venture Forum at the Four Seasons Brickell in Miami. This event will feature some of the most important venture capital firms in Florida. ILS members are entitled to a member discount rate. I will be moderating the panel and hope to see you there!
On September 28, we are co-hosting an End of Summer Social with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) at Bay 13 in Coral Gables. This will be an enjoyable time to catch up and network with your fellow colleagues as we bid farewell to a wonderful summer!
More details on these events, registration and more are below. I encourage you to come out and support your ILS, and please pay it forward by inviting a young lawyer or law student to join you!
Cheers,
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Join the ILS and the Miami Finance Forum for a Venture Capital Event on September 27, 2023 at the Four Seasons, Brickell! | |
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On September 27, 2023, join the ILS and the Miami Finance Forum (MFF) at the Four Seasons, Brickell, for a networking and panel event featuring a distinguished panel of Venture Capital firms who will discuss investment strategies, recent investments, fundraising, valuations, challenges, and opportunities in the current market and beyond for venture capitalists, startups, and emerging companies.
ILS Members will receive the MFF Member Discount above. For those interested, please register by clicking here!
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Register for the September 28 End of Summer Social at Bay 13 Hosted by the ACFE and ILS! | |
Join Alegria in Art Gallery in Delray for a Fundraiser on September 29 to Aid Children in Ukraine | |
Join the Law Society of Hong Kong for Their International Summit on October 11 in Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative | |
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Building on the success of the Belt and Road Conferences held since 2017, the Law Society of Hong Kong’s International Summit 2023, in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, will be held on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at the Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel in a hybrid format.
Themed “Peace and Prosperity on the Belt and Road”, the Summit will examine how mediation can resolve commercial and sovereign disputes and provide a platform for sharing practical skills and knowledge on mediation, negotiation, and deal-making. It is expected that over 1,000 participants from different jurisdictions along the Belt and Road will attend the Summit, creating plenty of opportunities for the Hong Kong professional services market.
For those interested in registering please click here!
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ILQ Winter 2024 Call for Articles: "Hot Topics!" | |
Application Deadline for Board Certification in International Litigation & Arbitration is October 31, 2023! | |
Save the Date for the iLaw 2024 Conference: February 16, 2024! | | |
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Jennifer Diaz Named Recipient of 2023 Women in Supply Chain Award - Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive named Jen Diaz as one of the winners of this year’s Women in Supply Chain Award. This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. This year, the publications received over 400 submissions, the highest amount ever for this award.
Jennifer Diaz – Featured Speaker at Americas Food and Beverage Show - Americas Food and Beverage Show is one of the largest food and beverage shows with over 5,000 buyers representing Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, and South America. Jennifer Diaz was a featured speaker and gave a presentation on import compliance - "Top 10 Tips When Importing into the U.S. in compliance with CBP and FDA."
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Join the International Law Section
If you are reading the Gazette, chances are that you are a practitioner or a student with an interest in International Law, one of the most wide-ranging, exciting and challenging legal specialties. Everyone in our field knows how crucial it is to stay on top of diverse and evolving national legal regimes, and at the same time, the difficulty of keeping meticulously up-to-date on developments around the world.
The International Law Section (ILS) of The Florida Bar is here to help you, the practitioner, navigate both the everyday and big-picture challenges of our field. Our Section is your forum to share knowledge and best practices, and to meet and mingle with peers in professional collaborations that can only enhance your grasp of the specialty and your standing among clients and peers.
Let ILS membership assist you in developing a thriving international practice through peer network development that includes important shared learnings and reciprocal referrals of clients and casework.
If your practice transcends borders, join us in making this the authoritative, go-to forum for Florida and the gateway to the region for anyone practicing International Law. Our Section is open to lawyers from other states and countries, full-time faculty at U.S. law schools, and full-time U.S. law students, all of whom may participate as associate members. For more information regarding membership with the ILS, click HERE.
Turn in your membership application TODAY!
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International Law Quarterly | |
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The International Law Quarterly - Spring 2023
Focus on 2023 and Beyond
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The Spring 2023 Issue of the International Law Quarterly - Focus on 2023 and Beyond is now available. Click on the image above to download! For all previous issues of the International Law Quarterly, please follow this link. | |
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The ILS Thanks its Sponsors
In light of what we accomplished this past year, we hope you will continue to support the Section as a sponsor. In 2022-2023, various firms, companies and suppliers sponsored the Section.
We look forward to another year of innovative programs where we can advance international law and further promote our sponsors. To learn more, read the Section's sponsorship package. You can also contact our Treasurer, Laura Reich at lreich@harpermeyer.com or Vice Treasurer, Davide Macelloni at dmacelloni@drbdc-law.com for more details.
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ILS Board Members and Officers
Chair: Richard Montes de Oca
Chair-Elect: Ana Barton
Secretary: Cristina Vicens Beard
Treasurer: Laura Reich
Vice-Treasurer: Davide Macelloni
Immediate Past Chair: Jacqueline Villalba
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ILS Executive Council
Terms Expiring in 2024
Fabio Giallanza
Jeffrey S. Hagen
Davide Macelloni
Penelope Perez-Kelly
Yine Rodriguez-Perez
Terms Expiring 2025
Gary Birnberg
Phillip Buhler
Jennifer Diaz
Kristin Drecktrah Paz
Prof. Manuel A. Gomez
Omar K. Ibrahem
Adrian Nunez
Pamella A. Seay
Terms Expiring 2026
Matthew Akiba
Lauren Bengochea
Neha Dagley
Gary E. Davidson
Nouvelle Gonzalo
Susanne Leone
Jennifer Mosquera
Katherine A. Sanoja
To learn more about the ILS Executive Council Members, click here!
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The ILS Gazette is a weekly publication of the Florida Bar International Law Section that informs members about upcoming programs, initiatives and resources.
If you have any questions about the Gazette or wish to include an announcement in future publications, please contact our ILS Gazette Editor, Matthew Akiba at makiba@shutts.com.
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