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The International Law Section Gazette
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The Florida
Bar YLD Statewide Emergency Legal Services Response Plan
The
Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division is looking for lawyers to join its Statewide Emergency Legal Services Response Plan (the "Florida Plan") to assist Florida citizens with legal issues following a disaster, such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, wildfires, and other disasters, including the approaching Hurricane Dorian should it be necessary.
Under the Florida Plan, which is activated during any declaration of emergency in the state and implemented in conjunction with the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, volunteers provide basic legal services for low-income individuals in non-fee generating cases. The volunteers participated by returning calls placed to the YLD's 1-800 hotline or at FEMA centers. The most pressing need is for volunteers to return calls.
To be a volunteer under the
Florida
Plan, member simply need to indicate a willingness to serve, and have a basic understanding of common problems experienced by disaster victims. The Florida Good Samaritan Act and the Federal Volunteer Protection Plan provide protection for the volunteers who offer assistance. The legal assistance provided will be to people who otherwise afford representation and counts as pro bono hours for reporting purposes. In addition, there is a manual which can be accessed here to help you answer victims' questions. The types of legal questions most frequently asked as related to hurricane disasters involve landlord/tenant and other housing problems, consumer protection matters, and home repair contracts.
TO SIGN UP FOR THE FLORIDA PLAN, CLICK HERE. For more
information
, please visit the the dedicated YLD page HERE.
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The 2019 Florida Bar ILS Retreat
Please join t
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Florida Bar International Law Section
for its
2019 Section Retreat on October 11-13, 2019 at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, FL.
The registration link is now live! Please
CLICK HERE to register and view the weekend agenda.
A room-block has been reserved at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island at the group rate of $329. Follow this link to make your reservation with the ILS group rate, with Resort Fees reduced to $25. Reservations must be made by Thursday, September 19, 2019. All guest rooms will have private balconies and views of the ocean.
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The Florida Bar ILS Joins AIJA in Miami for Its 2019 Half-Year Conference
Please join t
he
Florida Bar International Law Section
and the International Association of Young Lawyers for the AIJA Half-Year Conference on October 30 - November 2, 2019 in Miami, FL.
On the eve of the 2020, AIJA steps boldly into the third decade of the twenty-first century by gathering
for its Half-Year October Conference in the beautiful and dynamic city of Miami. Nestled
between world-renowned beaches and a delicate wetlands eco-system, lies the seventh-largest metropolitan region in the United States. Miami
is a legal, financial, trade and transportation powerhouse, the gateway to North, Central, and South America, and a cultural melting pot.
Join AIJA and Miami's diverse and multi-lingual legal community for a top-notch academic programme focusing on business in Latin America, the hottest topics in international litigation, and energy in the age of renewables. Home hospitality and an unforgettable social programme will introduce you to Miami's warmth and welcoming spirit as well as to its legendary entertainment venues and scene.
The Conference will feature three tracks running in parallel:
1. Doing Business in LATAM 2020: Getting to a Legal State of Bliss;
2. Cross-border Disputes 2020: What to Expect in the Coming Decade;
3. Oil and Gas 2020: Fossil Fuels in a Renewable World.
In addition, the Miami Half-Year Conference will feature a leadership and diversity-focused workshop organized by by AIJA's Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership, and Learning (SCILL) Commission.
Who will Attend?
The Conference will attract more than 300 legal professionals, including private practice attorneys, in-house counsel, and government attorneys dealing with diverse cross-border legal issues on a global scale, including litigation, corporate and M&A, compliance, antitrust, international trade, e-commerce.
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Save the Date - ILS Audio Webcasts 2019-2020
The
Florida Bar International Law Section
is proud to offer the following CLE events, which will be held in webinar form. The
CLE webinars
will include a wide variety of topics, including the Venezuela Sanctions, RFEs for L and H Visas, and Non-Immigrant Visa Processing in the Caribbean. For further information and registration please click one of the links below:
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During the Spring, the Florida Bar International Law Section proudly offered CLE webinars on a wide variety of topics, including H-1B Processing, Key Changes in EU General Data Protection Regulations, and FIFA Transfer Rules and the Court of Arbitration for Sports. All past programs have a link to register for on demand and downloadable podcasts for the next 18 months.
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Call for Info for the ILS Gazette "Member Spotlight"
The
International Law Section Gazette calls for all Members to share their biographies and professional achievements to support its newly introduced
"Member Spotlight" section. Featuring different members every week, the Member Spotlight aims to connect all members across the state of Florida and beyond, develop the ILS network, and encourage member participation to ILS events and initiatives.
To be featured on "Member Spotlight" and share your information and professional successes with the ILS Network, please email
Davide Macelloni, Editor of the ILS Gazette.
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Join, Volunteer, Sponsor!
Whether you have ideas for the iLaw 2020 Global Legal Forum, or if you are interested in giving or suggest a webinar, or if you, your firm, and your organization want to support the incredible work of the International Law Section by providing monetary contributions,
do not hesitate!
For all iLaw 2020 related suggestions, proposals, and ideas, please contact
Cristina Vicens at
cvicens@sequorlaw.com. For webinars and available CLEs for the International Law and International Litigation and Arbitration Certifications, please contact
Angie Froelich at
afroelich@floridabar.org. Finally, for all sponsorship-related matters, please contact
Rafael R. Ribeiro at
rafael.ribeiro@hoganlovells.com.
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International Law Section - Call for Member News
The Executive Board of the International Law Section calls for all Members to share news about their professional achievements, endeavors, and successes to be published in the Gazette and on the International Law Section website.
To share your professional achievements with the ILS Network, please submit all relevant information to
Davide Macelloni, Editor of the ILS Gazette.
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Vis Pre-Moot - Call for Committee Members
Whether you've experienced the
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot first-hand and want to give back or simply want to help organize a successful law school pre-moot competition, then reach out to
Adrian Nuñez (
anunez@jonesday.com) for ways to participate.
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Call for Arbitrators - 2019 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) International Arbitration Moot
The University of Miami School of Law will be hosting the
2019 Global Rounds of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) International Arbitration Moot
competition on its campus from
November 7-10, 2019
. The FDI Moot is an annual competition that helps future lawyers attain a practical understanding of the issues that arise out of obligations between host States and foreign investors. This year's hypothetical, which is set under the ICSID Rules, addresses interesting issues relating to provisional measures, denunciation of the ICSID Convention, multi-party claims, damage calculation and whether blocking of a social media platform/website amounts to a treaty breach. This event - held for the first time in Florida - will bring to Miami about 350 students, coaches and arbitrators from around the globe interested in international dispute resolution. It will provide a great opportunity to highlight Miami's growing importance as an arbitration hub as well as Florida's growing community of experienced international arbitration practitioners. The FDI Moot schedule will include several social and networking events. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer arbitrator, please register here
(once you sign up, make sure to indicate your availability for the Global Rounds in Miami). More details on the FDI Moot Miami 2019 are available here:
https://media.law.miami.edu/communications/events/fdimoot2019/.
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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.
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Bertha Cooper-Rousseau
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Bertha Cooper-Rousseau is the Managing Partner of Rousseau & Cooper Law Firm of the Bahamas, where she advises clients on all areas of international commercial arbitration and mediation. Cooper-Rousseau has been recognized for her pioneering efforts for arbitration legislative reform in the Bahamas and alternative dispute resolution capacity building throughout the Caribbean, and during her career, has advised clients on complex corporate, finance, insurance, maritime, real estate, and trust matters.
A graduate of the Institut Libre D'Etud des Relations Internationales (ILERI) in Paris, France, where she received both a Bachelors and Masters degrees in international relations, Cooper-Rousseau earned her Bachelors of Law at the University of London, and undertook further studies in Maritime Law at L'Université de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest, France.
A member of The Bahamas Bar and the Bar of England and Wales, Cooper-Rousseau was appointed by The Bahamas to the Panels of Conciliators and Arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the CARIFORUM-EU Panel of Arbitrators by the Council of Ministers of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union, and the Panel of Arbitrators for the British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre. Cooper-Rousseau is a member of the Miami International Arbitration Society, the International Bar Association, and the International Council for Commercial Arbitration.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, Cooper-Rousseau is leading fund-raising efforts to assist the Bahamian community affected during the storm. For any question or donations, please contact Cooper-Rousseau at
bcr@rousseaucooper.com.
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Burton A. Landy Speaks at the ILS Lunch & Learn
Burton
A. Landy of Harper Meyer Perez Hagen Albert Dribin & DeLuca LLP was featured on the ILS Lunch & Learn on September 11, 2019.
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Peter Quinter Ranked Globally by Chambers USA
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Peter Quinter, Chair of GrayRobinson's U.S. Customs and International Trade Practice Group and ILS Past Chair, was recently recognized by
Chambers USA in the Global category in the International Trade: Customs practice. For the press release by
Chambers USA, please click
here.
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September 22-27, 2019
The
International Bar Association
invites all members to attend its 2019 annual conference, which will be held in
Seoul, South Korea
, a thriving metropolis that mixes the traditional with the modern - from skyscrapers, high-tech subways, K-pop culture and K-beauty to Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets and a history going back 5,000 years. For more information or to register, please refer to the
event's website
.
October 30 - November 2, 2019
Please join the
International Association of Young Lawyers ("AIJA") for its 2019 Half-Year Conference in Miami. Kicking-off with a welcome dinner at Nikki Beach on the evening of October 29th, the conference will continue on October 30th featuring a top-notch academic program, focusing on three different tracks: business in Latin America, the hottest topics in international litigation, and energy in the age of renewables. In addition, the Miami Half-Year Conference will feature a diversity and leadership-focused SCILL program. For more information, please email the AIJA National Representative, Arnoldo B. Lacayo at
alacayo@sequorlaw.com. For the full program of the Conference,
CLICK HERE.
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International Law Quarterly: Spring 2019
The new issue of the
International Law Quarterly - Focus on International Cross-Border Transactions
is now available.
Click on the image below to download
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For all previous issues of the International Law Quarterly, please
click here
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