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2014-2015 Top 10 Objectives by Peter Quinter, Chair, ILS
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A. More photos from ILS events B. More announcements of significant member activities and accomplishments C. Update Website annually with appropriate contacts
2. Increased membership AND participation of more members in ILS activities A. Appeal to both litigators and non-litigators
B. Recruitment of young lawyers
C. 'Lunch and Learn' program in Miami good example for recruitment of women
D. Lectures about the practice of international law at law schools in Florida
E. ILQ and Weekly Gazette as excellent communication tools
F. Non-Florida Bar Associate Members
G. Establish and implement a formal process to be advised of and welcome
new ILS members
3. Increased Cooperation with the Business Law Section
A. Joint marketing of seminars/webinars (ILAC/IBTC)
B. Joint marketing of social events (happy hours)
C. Joint marketing of annual Florida Bar events
4. Increased Cooperation with International Law Board Certification Committee
5. Foreign Bar Associations
A. Re-Activitate the 8 Bar Associations with which we have signed agreements
B. Select other Bar Associations with which we have, or should have, relationships (e.g. Spain, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Bahamas, UK, Argentina, Canada, China)
6. Increased Attendance at Annual Spring ILAC/IBTC Event;
7. More Stand Alone Webinars and Seminars by ILS Members;
8. Annual Fall overnight, planning retreat of ILS, especially, EC members and Committee Chairs;
9. More value to ILS Sponsors;
10. More, and higher profile, involvement in significant, pending legal issues in Florida.
************************************ New ILS Officer and Executive Council Member Appointments Congratulations to the following Officers and Executive Council Members who received their appointments at the ILS Section Meeting of the Florida Bar Convention on July 27, 2014! Officers Chair: Peter A. Quinter Chair-Elect: Eduardo Palmer Secretary: Alvin F. Lindsay, III Treasurer: Arnoldo B. Lacayo Immediate Past Chair: C. Ryan Reetz Executive Council Term Expiring June 30, 2017 Gary Davidson Christopher N. Johnson Regan N. Kruse James M. Meyer Laura M. Reich Katherine A. Sanoja Term Expiring June 30, 2017 (replacing Arnoldo B. Lacayo) Luis S. Konski ************************************ 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 victorino.tejera@graduateinstitute.ch ************************************ 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 zshrader@flabar.org or visit www.floridabar.org/certification
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