The ILS Gazette

Friday, June 20, 2014

In This Issue
International Law Quarterly
Russia Issue Now Available
The Russia Issue of the ILQ has been released and is available on the section's website.
  

If you'd like to get published in this premier journal, which covers all areas of international law, please submit topic ideas to Alvin Lindsay at  [email protected]

He will provide deadlines and the
publication's style guide.

 

Visit our sponsors

   

* ILS thanks its new sponsors for the 2013-2014 Cycle:

  

 

 Global Sponsors

  

- Aball� Milne Kalil

- Astigarraga Davis

- C�mara de Com�rcio Brasil-Canada

- DLA Piper

- Hogan Lovells 

- White & Case

 

Hemispheric Sponsor

- Bilzin Sumberg
- Devine Goodman

- Hunton & Williams 

- Kobre & Kim

 

Regional Sponsor

- Alvarez and Marsal Holdings 

- Eduardo Palmer P.A.
- GrayRobinson

- Harper Meyer 

- Northern Trust

  

  

Become an ILS Sponsor for the 2013-2014 Cycle 

  

In light of what we accomplished this past year, we hope you will continue to support the Section as a sponsor. In 2012-2013, various firms, companies and suppliers sponsored the Section. We look forward to another year of innovative programs where we can advance international law and further promote our sponsors.  The 2013-2014 Sponsorship Package is available here.

  

Contact Elizabeth Ortega [email protected] for more details.

 

  

  

  

 
The ILS Gazette:

  

Editor:
Regan Kruse 

  

Chair:

C. Ryan Reetz

Immediate Past Chair:

Richard C. Lorenzo

Chair-Elect:

Peter A. Quinter

Secretary:

Eduardo Palmer

Treasurer:

Alvin F. Lindsey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights

* NEXT WEEK! June 26-27 - Join us for the 2014 ILS Section Meetings @ The Florida Bar Annual Convention, Kissimmee.

 

July 16 - 8:30 a.m., "Practice Pointers on Enforcing International Judgments," RSVP to [email protected]

 

* November 20-21 - Florida Bar International Law Section presents Cuba 2014: What The U.S. Legal And Business Communities Need To Know, Orlando, Florida 

 


* Article from ILS member, Victorino J. Tejera, regarding the Interaction of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Sovereign Immunity in Light of a Recent Florida District Court Case: Capital Trans Int'l v. IPIC et al. 

  
Upcoming Events
June Events

  

June 26 - 27 - Join us!

 

2014 ILS Section Meetings @ The Florida Bar Annual Convention

  

Thursday & Friday, June 26-27, 2014

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center

6000 W. Osceola Parkway

Kissimmee, FL 34746

 

Thursday, June 26, 2014

12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Joint Luncheon - Business Law Section

(Advanced Registration Required / Registration Form)

- Sun Ballroom D

  

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Joint Reception - Business Law Section &

Out of State Division

- Sun Ballroom 1-2

  

Friday, June 27, 2014

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 2014-2014 ILS Committee Meetings

- Miami 1-2

  

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ILS Executive Council

- Sanibel 1-2

 

Download the Annual Convention Mobile app - or view it online!

 

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 July Events 

 

On July 16 at 8:30 a.m. (please note change in date and location), Joe Carballo will host a breakfast discussion titled "Practice Pointers on Enforcing International Judgments," at Vazquez & Carballo, PA, 601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 702, Miami. Call-in participants are welcome. RSVPs should be directed to [email protected]

  

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November Events

 

 *PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATE* November 20-21, 2014Florida Bar International Law Section presents Cuba 2014: What The U.S. Legal And Business Communities Need To Know, Orlando, Florida.

 

View brochure by clicking here.

 

Hotel group rate of $179 expires on

October 29, 2014.

 

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 Save the Date

 

2015 Florida Chamber International Days, April 7-9, 2015 in Tallahassee. Plan to join Florida's premier international trade conference as we continuing advancing to secure Florida's future through trade and logistics.

 

In The News

Article From ILS Member,

Victorino J. Tejera

 

Thank you to Victorino for submitting this article of interest (click on the following title to view):

 

Some Comments on the Interaction of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Sovereign Immunity in Light of a Recent Florida District Court Case: Capital Trans Int'l v. IPIC et al.

 

Victorino is an attorney admitted to practice law in Venezuela and an out-of-country member of The Florida Bar International Law Section. He currently serves as a Visiting Researcher at Florida International University College of Law as holder of a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Fellowship. 

 

 Victorino can be reached at [email protected]

 

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  New ILS Members Certified in International Law

 

Congratulations to the following four Florida Bar members who have become newly certified in International Law!:


Robert J. Becerra, Miami

Francis M. Boyer, Jacksonville

Daniel F. Visoiu, Bucharest, Romania

Stephen H. Wagner, Miami
  


 For more information on board certification in International Law, please contact Zachary Shrader at
[email protected] or visit www.floridabar.org/certification