The International Law Section Gazette

Section News

Starting strong is good. Finishing strong is epic.

- Robin Sharma

Dear ILS Members,

We are just three weeks away from finishing the 2022 – 2023 ILS term. If you have not yet registered for our annual meeting and related events, please click on the link below and register today. Registration will close on June 12, 2023, and space is limited for some events. Also, please remember that committee reports must be emailed to Liz Hockensmith at ehockensmith@floridabar.org on or before next Friday, June 9, 2023.

In continuing with ILS tradition, the Chair’s Reception will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2023. On Friday June 23, 2023, we will start our day with committee meetings, transition to our annual Executive Council meeting, and end with a celebratory lunch. If you are a current Committee Chair, will be serving as a Committee Chair, or are interested in joining a committee next term, please make plans to attend the open committee meeting session which will be held from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. During the open committee meeting session, Committee Chairs and members should review this year’s goals and accomplishments and begin outlining plans for next term.

I look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!

Best regards,

Jacqueline Villalba, Esq.

Announcements

Join the ILS for the Annual Chair's Reception on June 22nd at the Beach Club Lounge Located at the Boca Raton Resort!

Join the ILS at the annual Chair’s Reception on June 22, 2023, at 8 p.m.

Register by June 12 at the following link: 

https://member.floridabar.org/s/lt-event?id=a1RDm000000TztHMAS#/Overview

CLE Opportunity and Panel Discussion to be Hosted by MIAS on June 6, 2023: Construction Damages in Arbitration

Join the Miami International Arbitration Society on June 6, 2023, for a Panel Discussion on Construction Damages: Counsel and Expert Witness Perspectives on Damages Calculations.

The Panel will be moderated by Don Hayden of Mark Migdal & Hayden and the panelists will consist of Francisco Rodriguez of Reed Smith and Andres Alva of Berkeley Research Group.

The event will be hosted by Reed Smith at 200 South Biscayne Boulevard., 5th Floor, Southeast Financial Center.

To register for the panel discussion, please click here!

Join the ILS on July 19, 2023, For an ILS Webinar Series on Immigration Strategies for the Coming Decade

Join the ILS on July 19, 2023 for another installment in its ILS Webinar Series on Immigration Strategies for the Coming Decade, which will be led by Larry S. Rifkin, Juan Carlos Freire, and Elaine Weiss!

To register, please click here!

The International Law Section is proud to announce that its International Law Deskbook is now ready for shipping! Get yours today! CLICK HERE to purchase!



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!



International Law Quarterly

The International Law Quarterly - Winter 2023

Focus on Immigration

The Winter 2023 Issue of the International Law Quarterly - Focus on Immigration is now available. Click on the image above to download! For all previous issues of the International Law Quarterly, please follow this link.

From Our Members

ILS Members Jocelyne A. Macelloni and Matthew Akiba Publish Article in the International Factoring Association's Commercial Factor Magazine

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 2021-2022, 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, Cristina Vicens Beard at cvicens4@gmail.com for more details., or Vice Treasurer, Laura Reich at lreich@harpermeyer.com for more details.

BECOME A SPONSOR for 2023!

The ILS Gazette

Editor: Matthew Akiba

Chair: Jacqueline Villalba

Immediate Past Chair: James M. Meyer

Chair-Elect: Richard Montes De Oca

Secretary: Ana Barton

Treasurer: Cristina Vicens Beard

Vice-Treasurer: Laura Reich

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