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The International Law Section Gazette
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iLaw 2017: the ILS Global Forum on International Law
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The ILAT,
which for over a decade has
been Miami's leading international law conference, is now "iLaw2017: The ILS Global Forum on International Law"
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iLaw will feature a rich program with interesting presentations on cutting-edge issues in international law. This year, iLaw2017 is joining forces with the International Centre of Dispute Resolution and featuring the new ICDR arbitration track.
Be sure to take advantage of
early bird rates! Download the
program brochure and turn in your registration form by
January 23. You should book your room by
January 25.
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iLaw2017 Hotel Reservations
Discounted hotel rooms at the Conrad Hotel are now available for the iLaw2017! The Conrad Hotel has set up a webpage exclusively for the iLaw2017: https://aws.passkey.com/go/iLaw2017 . Access this website to make your reservations for the new iLaw2017!
Attendees can also call 1-800-CONRADS to secure guest room accommodations by phone. The iLaw2017's program brochure, including registration information will be available shortly.
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Florida Bar Committee Appointments for 2017-18: APPLY NOW!
Please consider applying for appointment to a The Florida Bar committee to contribute to the betterment of our profession through your volunteer service. Bar Committee work is meaningful and rewarding, and will give you the opportunity to improve the services we provide to the citizens of our state and to our members. You're asked to submit only one form, but you have three committee options.
Here's what you need to do:
BY JANUARY 13, 2017 - PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING:
If you are currently serving on a Standing Committee and your term expires in 2017, you must submit the committee preference form by January 13, 2017 to be considered for reappointment.
To check your term on a committee, please click here and select your committee.
If you are not currently serving on a Standing Committee, and want to be considered, submit the committee preference form by January 13, 2017. Your comments concerning your participation in Bar-related activities, your qualifications and interests will be particularly helpful.
If you are serving on a substantive law committee and want to continue, you must submit the committee preference form by January 13, 2017, to be considered for reappointment.
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Call for Readers for Vis East Moot
The Fourteenth Annual Willem C. Vis East International Arbitration Moot is currently seeking readers to review Claimant and Respondent Memoranda submitted by competing teams. The Moot, which will take place in Hong Kong starting March 26, 2017, has more than 130 teams registered, which the highest number in its history. Readers will be receive 4-6 Claimants' Memoranda on or before December 20, 2016 and 4-6 Respondents' Memoranda on or before January 30, 2017. Readers will have nearly three weeks to review and rank each set of Memoranda. Volunteers may also register to rank final Claimant/Respondent Memoranda. To volunteer,
please follow this link
and select the appropriate boxes (cannot attend but will evaluate written memoranda).
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ILS Miami Vis Pre-Moot Competition
The
2017 Florida Bar ILS Miami Vis Pre-Moot Competition will be held on
Saturday, February 18, 2017 and will take place at
JAMS Miami Resolution Center, 600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2600, Miami FL 33131. CLE credit will be available to volunteer arbitrators. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer arbitrator or have a team to register, please contact
Averil Andrews at
[email protected]
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Call for panel proposals for the ABA Section of International Law's Fall Conference in Miami
The
ABA Section of International Law
is calling for
panel proposals
for its
2017 Fall Conference
, which will take place on
October 24-28, 2017
, at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami, Florida. All panel proposals should focus on the meeting's theme: "
Doing Business in the Americas in the New Global Economy: A New Dawn in the Hemisphere?
" Please relate your program proposals to the following:
Recent elections and transitions in countries such as the United States, Argentina, Brazil and Peru promise to bring change across the hemisphere. In the United States, for example, renegotiation or exit from free trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreements were the subject of the campaign by both parties. Beyond trade, globalization and the rising populist calls affect all aspects of cross border practice, from litigation and arbitration, rising consumer class actions, immigration, and transactional and regulatory work. While the United States may be shifting course towards increased protectionism, countries in Latin America, such as Argentina, Brazil and Peru, are rolling back the same policies and seeking to encourage foreign investment. At the same time, regional developments continue to fundamentally alter the economic and political landscape of the region, including, for example, Operation Car Wash in Brazil, the development of UNASUR, and rejection and renegotiation of a peace deal in Colombia. What do these developments mean for lawyers practicing law in the Americas from Alaska to Argentina across all disciplines? How are lawyers from outside the Hemisphere affected? The Conference will explore these questions from the perspective of multiple practice areas and regions.
For programming ideas centered on dispute resolution, please contact Ed Mullins ([email protected]). The ABA also has expressed a strong preference for panel ideas that discuss transaction-oriented issues.
For further details or questions, you may contact the ABA Section of International Law's 2017 Fall Meeting Co-Chair, Cristina Cardenas, at
[email protected]
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The deadline to submit program proposals is January 11, 2017.
Proposals shall be submitted to Ed Mullins ([email protected])
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January 23-27, 2017
Join nearly 5,000 members of the New York State Bar Association from around the state and beyond at the Annual Meeting, sharing insights and experiences. Take advantage of the excellent schedule of events presented by the Association's sections and committees, network at the member receptions and make connections with the exciting array of exhibitors.
Book your hotel room
here
by January 4. The room rate is $260/night, plus taxes and applicable fees. You may also reserve rooms directly with the New York Hilton Midtown at 1-800-HILTONS and mention the NYSBA Annual Meeting or provide group code NYSB. Click here to learn more.
As part of the program, ILS' sister organization, the International Section of the New York State Bar Association, will
present the annual Award for Distinction in International Law and Affairs and hold a panel titled
Globalism versus Territorialism, exploring
new issues and anticipated ripple effects in a number of areas, including international trade, cross-border insolvency and governmental relations in the aftermath of the Brexit vote in the UK and the recent Presidential election in the U.S.
February 14-15, 2017
The
Florida Chamber of Commerce will host its International Days - Florida's leading conference convening top international trade and industry experts. Click here for more information and to register for the event.
February 17, 2017
The
iLaw2017, the ILS Global Forum on International Law, newly rebranded from the former "ILAT", will be held on
February 17, 2017 at the Conrad Hotel in Miami. The iLaw2017 will include the International Center for Dispute Resolution's (ICDR) Arbitration Track. The Program Brochure will be out shortly, but in the meantime,
Save the Date!
February 18, 2017
The
2017 Florida Bar ILS Miami Vis Pre-Moot Competition
will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2017
and will take place at
JAMS Miami Resolution Center, 600 Brickell Avenue
, Suite 2600, Miami FL 33131. CLE credit will be available to volunteer arbitrators. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer arbitrator or have a team to register, please contact
Averil Andrews
at
[email protected]
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Call for Short Articles: Share your Knowledge!
The
ILS Gazette is accepting submissions for short articles or updates on current issues in international law. The articles should be shorter than 1000 words and will be in included in the "
From Our Members" section of the Gazette. If you would like to share your piece with fellow ILS Members, please direct your submissions to the
ILS Gazette Editor,
Fabio Giallanza (
[email protected])
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International Law Quarterly (ILQ)
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The
Fall 2016 ILQ - Special Cuba Edition is now available to view and download
here.
If you are interested in submitting an article in the next ILQ or have questions, please contact
Rafael Ribeiro:
[email protected].
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