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The International Law Section Gazette
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Meet the ILS 2018-2019 Executive Board
Chair
Carlos F. Osorio, Esq.
Osorio Internacional, P.A.
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 800
Miami, FL 33131
305-900-4103
Chair-elect
Clarissa A. Rodriguez, Esq.
Reich Rodriguez, P.A.
9999 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 204
Miami, FL 33138
786-420-6142
Secretary
Robert J. Becerra, Esq.
Treasurer
Harper Meyer Perez Hagen O'Connor Albert & Dribin LLP
201 S. Biscayne Boulevard - Suite 800
Miami, Florida 33131
305-577-3443
jmeyer@harpermeyer.com
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ILS Journey to Cuba - Open Letter to CABA's President
ILS Chair
Carlos Osorio published an open letter (
click here for the document) in response to the concerns expressed by
Mr. Jorge Piedra, President of the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA), with regards to the planned ILS' Journey to Cuba. Mr. Osorio reassured CABA and its members that any ILS initiative regarding Cuba is sensitive to the obvious human rights issues that affect the country. Further information on the program will be communicated to registered participants.
Mr. Piedra's open letter is available at this link.
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Florida Bar Performance Evaluation Committee Approves Foreign Legal Consultant Membership Initiative
On July 26, 2018,
Yine Rodriguez on behalf of the
Foreign Legal Consultant Committee (FLCC), and
Clarissa Rodriguez, Chair-elect, attended the Florida Bar's Performance Evaluation Committee Meeting seeking approval of the FLCC's motion for Foreign Legal Consultants to receive
Florida Bar Membership Certificate and Bar Card. This motion comes after months of intensive work by the FLCC to bring this before the Florida Bar.
Under the FLCC's initiative, foreign attorneys who are certified with the Florida Bar as a Foreign Legal Consultant
will receive a membership card, similar to but distinguished from the Florida Bar Card, to have in their possession. The FLCC's carefully vetted language ensures the Foreign Legal Consultant is properly distinguished from a Florida licensed attorney but receives the proper distinction of foreign counsel.
The ILS is proud and thankful to the FLCC for their initiative, hard work, and excellent presentation before the Bar. The Performance Evaluation Committee unanimously approved the initiative at their July 26 meeting.
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iLaw 2019: Steering Committee Meeting - NEW DATE
The first steering committee meeting for the iLaw2019: The ILS Forum on International Law
will take place at Shutts & Bowen LLP, 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 4100, Miami, Florida 33131, on
August 8, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.
All ILS members interested in planning the ILS' annual flagship conference are welcome to attend (the iLaw2019 will be held in February 2019 in Miami). A conference call number will be available for those who cannot attend in person. Please RSVP to
kpaz@shutts.com
, indicating whether you plan to attend in person or by telephone.
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Robert Becerra publishes on DBR
ILS Secretary Robert Becerra published an article on the Daily Business Review titled Trade-Based Money Laundering-South Florida Is in the Bull's Eye. The article discusses how international trade is used to put in place money laundering schemes and, an issue particularly relevant in South Florida given its standing as an international trade hub. The article can be found at this link.
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Section 301 Tariffs Guidance
Submitted by Peter Quinter, Chair of the Customs and International Trade Law Group at Gray Robinson.
There has been much discussion about Trump's Section 301 tariffs against Chinese products. It certainly keeps Customs and International Trade lawyers busy. T
he Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has just released a third proposed list of tariff items to become subject to an additional 10% duty under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The first list ("List 1") covers 818 tariff lines. List 1 became effective on July 6, 2018. Goods covered on List 1 are now subject to an additional 25% duty. List 1 can be accessed at: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/301Investigations/List%201.pdf.
On July 10, 2018, USTR released a third proposed list ("List 3") covering over 6,000 tariff lines that, if implemented, would subject these goods to an additional 10% duty. List 3 products include meat, fish and foods; tobacco; chemicals; rubber goods; leather (but not footwear); luggage and bags; certain apparel items; articles of wood (including paper); textiles; carpets; cutlery; metals; machinery; motor vehicle parts; and many other items. The full proposed List 3 is available at:
https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/301/2018-0026%20China%20FRN%207-10-2018_0.pdf
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Proposed List 3 will be subject to comment process prior to being finalized. The critical dates of the comment process are as follows:
* Requests to testify at the public hearing must be filed by July 27, 2018.
* Written comments must be filed by August 17, 2018.
* The public hearing will take place August 20-23, 2018.
* Rebuttal comments will be due on August 30, 2018.
If you are interested in publishing in the ILS Gazette, please submit your piece to the Editor, Fabio Giallanza,
fgiallanza@lawjsh.com
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October 7-12, 2018
November 6-10, 2018
The ABA Section of International Law will hold its
Conference on International Trade and Investments in Mexico City. To learn more, click
here.
November 8-10, 2018
The
International Association of Young Lawyers will hold a conference in San Diego on:
Entrepreneurship and innovation: from early stages to the evolution. The AIJA Seminar will address topics such as entrepreneurship legal issues, key challenges in setting up new businesses, use of intellectual property strategies to protect new assets, approaching investors, negotiation techniques between founders and investors, or licensing strategies. You will have the opportunity to meet with industry leaders, professionals and listen to the "real stories" of successful entrepreneurs who have made an impact in their industry. Fore more information, please refer to the
event's brochure.
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International Law Quarterly (ILQ)
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The
Winter 2018 ILQ - Focus on International Aspects of Maritime, Admiralty, and Transportation Law
is now available to view and download here.
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