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The International Law Section Gazette
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International Law Quarterly - Fall 2019
The Fall 2019 issue of the International Law Quarterly - Focus on the Caribbean is now available! Click on the image below to download!
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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: iLaw 2020
Save the Date! If you have not heard, mark your calendars and save the date: iLaw2020 will take place on
Friday, February 28, 2020 at the JW Marriott Marquis in Downtown Miami
. The programming will feature the international litigation track, the business transactions track, and the ICDR international arbitration track.
Join us at the first meeting of the iLaw2020 Steering Committee. The iLaw2020 Steering Committee will be having its first meeting on
Monday, September 30, 2019
, at
6:30 PM
at the
Sequor Law
offices,
1001 Brickell Bay Drive, 9th Floor, Miami, Florida 33131
. If you would like to be involved in the planning of iLaw2020, please join us. You can also call in by dialing (305) 537-9537; ID 131216#; Password 1234#.
Send you Proposals. Lastly, the iLaw2020 Steering Committee is now accepting proposals! If you have an idea for a topic to be featured at next year's iLaw, please send us a proposal including (i) the title of the proposed panel, (ii) a short description of the topic, and (iii) proposed panelists and moderator. You can send the proposals to
Cristina Vicens, cvicens@sequorlaw.com.
The Steering Committee hopes to see you on Monday!
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iLaw 2020 - Call for Steering Committee Members
The planning for iLaw2020 has started!
If you have an idea for a topic to be featured at next year's iLaw, please send us a proposal including (i) the title of the proposed panel, (ii) a short description of the topic, and (iii) proposed panelists and moderator. We are also looking for steering member committee members. If you have a topic proposal or if you would like to be involved with the planning of the iLaw2020, please send an e-mail to Cristina Vicens at cvicens@sequorlaw.com. The deadline for submitting the proposal is October 30th, 2019.
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Save the Date: Richard DeWitt Memorial
Vis Pre-Moot
Save the Date! The International Law Section will once again be hosting the
Richard DeWitt Memorial Vis Pre-Moot on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at JAMS, 600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2600, Miami, Florida
, for teams competing in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition in Vienna and Hong Kong. The day-long event includes four rounds between the competing law schools with seasoned practitioners serving as arbitrators.
Volunteer as an Arbitrator! If you are interested in serving as a volunteer arbitrator or would like more information, please contact
Adrian Nuñez
at
anunez@jonesday.com
or write us at
ilspremoot@gmail.com
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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 the January 2020 CLE on Non-Immigrant Visa Processing in the Caribbean. For further information and registration please click the link 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 12 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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Call for Arbitrators - 2019 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) International Arbitration Moot
Call for Arbitrators
: 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 including an exclusive reception for arbitrators and coaches as well as a substantive lecture by Professor Rudolf Dolzer on the "Fair and Equitable Treatment: Past, Present and Future."
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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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The Miami International Arbitration Society Files its First Amicus Curiae Brief in the Supreme Court of the United States
Fundamentally, the issue is whether the common law doctrine of Equitable Estoppel is available to "non-signatories" of an international arbitration agreement who seek to compel arbitration under the New York Convention and Chapter 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act. The MIAS answers the issue in the affirmative, alleging that applying the Equitable Estoppel doctrine to such a scenario is the correct analysis of the applicable law, and is also consistent with MIAS's own mission. SCOTUS ruling in this case will be even more important for MIAS as the appellate decision originated in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Finally, and importantly, MIAS thanks Professor Sandra Friedrich from The University of Miami School of Law and Professor Manuel Gomez from Florida International University Law School who amassed a small - but very effective - army of law students that provided very valuable research and assistance in the submission of this Brief.
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Roger Kobert Speaks at the Federal Bar Association Annual Meeting in Tampa
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman litigation partner Roger Kobert, a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in International Litigation & Arbitration, and the 2019 Chairman of the Federal Bar Association's ("FBA") International Law Section, spoke on September 5th as a panelist at the FBA's Annual Meeting in Tampa.
The seminar's topic was "Noteworthy SCOTUS Decisions for General Counsel, Business Litigators, and Jurists." Roger spoke on important international law issues decided by the U.S. Supreme Court during its 2018 term, plus 2019 cases yet to be decided, particularly the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and arbitration rights.
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Second Annual Greater Gainesville
International Gala
On September 13th, the Second Greater Gainesville International Gala brought together leaders and visionaries from around Gainesville at the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center. The gala was an amazing experience, taking attendees on an immersive adventure through the major continents beginning in Asia and ending in Africa. With live music, dance performances featuring groups such as Dance Alive National Ballet, and cuisine from six different local restaurants. The gala brought an international journey to Gainesville. The night came to a close with a live auction in which a tour of Israel, international stays anywhere in the world, tickets to the Dance Alive National Ballet performance, and many other incredible experiences and items were offered. Proceeds made the event possible and benefitted the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center and the Greater Gainesville International Center.
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Peter Quinter Runs the Berlin Marathon
Peter Quinter, Chair of GrayRobinson's U.S. Customs and International Trade Practice Group and ILS Past Chair, ran the Berlin Marathon on September 29, 2019.
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October 15-16, 2019
Please join the ILS Asia Committee - India Subcommittee in welcoming the Indian delegation on October 15-16, 2019. The delegation will be a mix of lawyers, law students, and academics. The program, which will include three meet-and-greet events in Miami - hosted by Shutts & Bowen, Carlton Fields, and JAMS, is open to all ILS members.
October 24, 2019
Please join the Florida Bar ILS and Veritext Legal Solutions for their happy hour on October 24, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Veritext Arbitration Center, 2 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2250, Miami, Florida 33131.
October 30, 2019
Join former ILS Chair Peter Quinter for his seminar titled "Winning the War for your Changing International Supply Chain" sponsored by SeafoodSource,
which will focus on
the basics of tariff classification of seafood, country of origin marking of seafood, the assessment of antidumping and countervailing duties on imported seafood products. Quinter will also cover the impacts on the seafood industry of Trump's trade war with China, how to do a "substantial transformation" of seafood to avoid extra tariffs, submitting a ruling request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and what to do if U.S. Customs or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detains or seizes merchandise or assesses a monetary penalty for illegally transshipping it with the false country of origin. For additional information, please follow this link.
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.
November 7, 2019
Save the Date! Please join the International Law Section for its
Orlando Luncheon at the Citrus Club at 12:00 p.m. To reserve a set, please email
Penelope Perez-Kelly at
pperezkelly@fisherlawfirm.com.
November 21, 2019
Please join Peter Quinter for his presentation titled
"Focus on Enforcement: What is the Impact of Increased Customs Enforcement Trends on Your Company?" at the Customs Compliance Industry Exchange on November 21, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The presentation will focus on detentions, seizures, penalties and claims by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP"), favorably concluding CBP audits for antidumping and countervailing cases, avoiding criminal investigations and prosecutions, CBP referrals to Partner Government Agencies, winning the administrative petition process with CBP, and much more. For more detailed information, please follow this
link.
December 9, 2019
Save the Date! Please join the International Law Section for its
Holiday Party - more information will follow.
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International Law Quarterly: Fall 2019
The new issue of the
International Law Quarterly - Focus on the Caribbean
is now available.
Click on the image below to download
.
For all previous issues of the International Law Quarterly, please
click here
.
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