The ILS Gazette

Monday, January 26, 2015

In This Issue
International Law Quarterly  
Summer 2014, 30th Anniversary Edition Now Available
The Summer 2014 Edition of the ILQ is available on the ILS website.
  

If you are interested in contributing to the next edition of the ILQ, please contact ILQ Editor Yara Lorenzo at [email protected].

 

Visit our sponsor
 

   


 

Global Sponsor

- Aballi Milne Kalil

- Astigarraga Davis 

- Centro de Arbitragem e Media��o-C�mara de Com�rcio Brasil-Canad� (CAM/CCBC)

Hogan Lovells

- Meaden & Moore

- White & Case

 

Hemispheric Sponsor

- Hunton & Williams

- Kobre & Kim LLP  

 
Regional Sponsor

- Bilzin Sumberg

- Concepci�n Martinez & Puente
- GrayRobinson
- Harper Meyer 

 

Become an ILS Sponsor for the 2014-2015 Cycle 

  

In light of what we accomplished this past year, we hope you will continue to support the Section as a sponsor. In 2013-2014, 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.  

 

  

Contact Elizabeth Ortega at [email protected] for more details.

 
The ILS Gazette:

  

Editor:
Kristin Drecktrah 

  

Chair:

Peter A. Quinter

Immediate Past Chair:

C. Ryan Reetz

Chair-Elect:

Eduardo Palmer

Secretary:

Alvin F. Lindsay, III

Treasurer:

Arnoldo B. Lacayo


Highlights
* "The Mediation Option in International Commercial Arbitration" webinar, January 28, 2015

* ICDR Miami International Arbitration Conference, January 28-30, 2015

* International Litigation, Arbitration & Business Transactions (ILAT) Conference, February 27, 2015

* Florida Bar ILS Vis Pre-Moot, February 28, 2015

* ILS Forms Cuba Committee
Upcoming Events

January Events

 

January 28, 2015 - Webinar on "The Mediation Option in International Commercial Arbitration" at 11:00 AM. Join Ricardo Cata and Richard Lord of Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group and their guest, Edward Mullins of Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, P.A. Participants receive 1 Florida Bar CLE and/or 1 international law certification credit. Click here for more information and to register. 

 

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January 28-30, 2015 - The ICDR Miami International Arbitration Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. This year's Miami International Arbitration Conference will focus on an exploration and understanding of the new ICDR International Arbitration Rules. Click here for full conference information and to register. 

 

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February Events

 

February 27, 2015The International Litigation, Arbitration & Business Transactions (ILAT) Conference at the Conrad Hotel in Miami. Registration for the ILAT is now available on the Florida Bar website. 

 

The ILS has reserved a block of rooms for Conference attendees. Promotional rates are valid from February 24 through March 2. Please call (305) 503-6500 to make reservations, and be sure to mention the "International Law Section Conference" to receive discounted rates. Book by February 5 to receive the ILS promotional rate!

 

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February 28, 2015 - The Florida Bar ILS Willem C. Vis Pre-Moot Competition at JAMS, 600 Brickell Avenue, Miami.

Interested in volunteering as an arbitrator at the pre-moot? Receive CLE credits by participating as an arbitrator. Email Kristin Drecktrah([email protected]) and indicate your availability (morning or afternoon) on Saturday, February 28, 2015. 

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March Events

March 12-13, 2015 - The International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates (IFTTA) will hold its 4th IFTTA North American Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visit this site for more information and to register.

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May Events

  

May 4 to 15, 2015 - WIPO-ECUPL Summer School on Intellectual Property, Shanghai, China. This course is intended for senior students (graduate and postgraduate) and young professionals from any field of study or discipline who are already familiar with IP. A certificate of participation is awarded by WIPO to participants who successfully complete the program requirements.


 
For more information and to register online (deadline is March 4, 2015), visit this site.

Click here for an introduction of ECUPL.

Click here for FAQs about the WIPO Academy.

Click here for more information on the WIPO Summer School on Intellectual Property.

 

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 Save the Date

 

April 7-9, 2015Florida Chamber International Days 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

ILS Forms Cuba Committee

Cuba Committee (left to right): Tony Zamora, Carlos Osorio, Peter Quinter, Carlos Loumiet, Emil Infante, Bob Becerra, and Milton Vescovacci

 

The Cuba Committee is planning a trip to Cuba in May 2015. Please contact ILS Chair Peter Quinter ([email protected]) with your interest in joining the Committee and/or in traveling to Cuba with the Commitee. 

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Get Ahead of the Learning Curve on Cuba!

    

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What the U.S. Legal and Business Communities Need to Know

 

14-hour Audio CD Now Available.

 

Topics include: Cuba, an evolving marketplace; legal changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba since 2008; the impact of the Cuban diaspora in Cuba and the U.S.;  challenges of the legal framework for economic development; issues key to energy, mining and the environment; issues relating to agriculture and trade; and case studies relating to doing business in Cuba.

 

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