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The International Law Section Gazette
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ILS Conference on Defending Human Rights
Please join t
he Florida Bar International Law Section Standing Committee on Public International Law, Human Rights and Global Justice for its
Conference on Defending Human Rights
at the Newman Alumni Center in Coral Gables on April 19th, 2019
. The Conference will feature panel discussions on human rights issues facing Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, and examine the commonality of the human experience throughout. This event will bring to the foreground numerous issues facing these countries and the surrounding regions. The panelists and keynote speakers consist of active human rights attorneys, professors, and lecturers who are at the helm of emerging international matters, and public figures with vast experience in human rights and policy. For the Conference's agenda, click
here
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2019 Conference on International Law in Panama
The Florida Bar International Law Section is inviting all ILS members to join its Conference on International Law that will take place in Panama City, Panama, on May 31, 2019, hosted by Morgan & Morgan. Stay tuned for more details!
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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.
If you are already a member and would like 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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International Law Quarterly - Call for Articles
The editorial board of the International Law Quarterly is now requesting articles and proposals for the
Spring 2019 ILQ to be released before (and highlighted at) The Florida Bar annual convention in June. Although proposals will be considered on any relevant international topic, the Spring ILQ will focus on
"International Cross-Border Investing." We hope to have articles on a variety of topics, such as tax implications of cross-border investments, ICSID issues and recent cases, energy/infrastructure projects, pre-immigration tax planning, Brexit impact in UK and EU, investment in Cuba, and much more. But we need your help to make this edition of the ILQ a success.
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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 Art Fakes and Forgeries, FIFA Transfer Rules and the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and Key changes in EU General Data Protection. To get further information or to sign up click on the webinar links below:
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April 9-13, 2019
April 10, 2019
The
Miami International Arbitration Society ("MIAS") invites all ILS members to its Membership Meeting. The event will be held on
April 10, 2019 starting at 8:00 a.m., at Gunster, 600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3500, Miami, FL 33131. The program,
"A Decade of Third Party Funding: What Have We Learned; What Challenges Lie Ahead," will
feature
José Antonio Rivas
, Managing Director of Vannin Capital, and
Erika Levin
, Partner at Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss.
RSVP is required as space is limited.
José Antonio Rivas
works with parties from a wide range of industries that require funding to solve their disputes through international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Prior to joining Vannin as Managing Director, José Antonio - who is admitted to the District of Columbia, United States, and the Republic of Colombia bars - worked as senior associate at Arnold & Porter LLP, where he represented private sector companies and sovereign States in public international law matters, litigation, and international arbitrations under the Rules of ICSID, the ICC, and UNCITRAL.
Before joining private practice, José Antonio served as Director of Foreign Investment in the Ministry of Trade of Colombia, where he headed international negotiations and concluded investment treaties with several countries, including Canada, China, India, Switzerland and the U.K.. Earlier in his career, José Antonio worked as ICSID Counsel and as Secretary of Tribunals advising Tribunal members on the applicable procedural rules.
Erika Levin
serves as counsel and as an arbitrator, focusing her practice on international commercial arbitration, litigation finance, complex commercial and cross-border litigation, as well as enforcement and asset recovery. She represents financial institutions, private equity funds, hedge funds, pension funds, distressed funds and investors in a wide variety of matters. A large portion of her practice is dedicated to disputes and monetization opportunities relating to Brazil and Latin America. She has handled disputes in the music, construction, mining, energy, transportation, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, retail, insurance, and technology sectors. Immediately prior to joining LBKM, Ms. Levin served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for a UK-based litigation finance company. Ms. Levin previously practiced with Clifford Chance US LLP and with Stone & Magnanini LLP (formerly the New Jersey office of Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP).
Ms. Levin is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey as well as in the United States Supreme Court, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the District of New Jersey.
April 19, 2019
The Florida Bar International Law Section Standing Committee on Public International Law, Human Rights and Global Justice presents its Conference on Defending Human Rights
at the
Newman Alumni Center in Coral Gables on April 19th, 2019 from 7:00AM to 5:00PM
. The Conference features panel discussions on human rights issues facing Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, and seeks to examine the commonality of the human experience throughout. This event will bring to the foreground numerous issues facing these countries and the surrounding regions. The panelists and keynote speakers consist of active human rights attorneys, professors and lecturers who at the helm of emerging international matters, and public figures with vast experience in human rights and policy. For the event's agenda,
click here
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April 28-30, 2019
The North American Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators will hold its Accelerated Route to Fellowship Program in International Arbitration in Miami, Florida.
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ("CIArb") is offering joint three-day international arbitration training and qualification program, leading to CIArb's prestigious Fellow status. The three-day Accelerated Route to Fellowship program will take place at JAMS in Miami, FL, April 28-30, 2019. The program designed for senior practitioners in the field of dispute resolution. Fellowship is the highest grade of CIArb membership and allows the use of the designation FCIArb. For additional information and conference program,
click here.
September 3-7, 2019
The 57th International Young Lawyers' Congress of the
Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats - International Association of Young Lawyers
will take place in Rome. The event will be an opportunity to network and learn with a focus on "Sustainability and the Law. Planet. People. Future." For more information or to register, please
refer to the
event's website
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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.
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Diaz Trade Law Presents "China Tariffs AD/CVD 101"
On March 20, 2019,
Jennifer Diaz, President of Diaz Trade Law, and
Denise Calle, Associate at Diaz Trade Law, presented
"China Tariffs AD/CVD 101" in partnership with the
Organization of Women in International Trade ("OWIT"). Joined by Audrey Nielsen, Import Compliance Manager for Bruzzone Shipping, Jennifer Diaz and Denise Calle discussed how to determine whether products are subject to Section 301 Tariffs and Antidumping/Countervailing Duties, and explored strategies on how to avoid paying the additional tariffs. Additional information is available at
www.diaztradelaw.com.
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International Law Quarterly: Winter 2019
The new issue of the
International Law Quarterly - Focus on International Human Rights is now available.
Click on the image below to download.
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