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The only thing in your control is effort. That’s all and that’s everything.
-Mark Cuban
Dear ILS Members,
This Wednesday, join us as we welcome our Spanish colleagues for a lively discussion on expanding business operations to Spain. The informative presentation will be held at the Veritext Arbitration Center and followed by a networking reception. Please see the invitation below for additional information on how to register for the event.
Also, if you are interested in serving on the ILS Executive Council, please remember that statements of interest are due by April 30, 2023.
Best regards,
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Jacqueline Villalba, Esq. | |
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Nominations for ILS Vice Treasurer Position
Now Being Accepted!
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Register for the ILS Webinar Series on May 10, 2023, Presented by Crossroads Investigations on A Former CIA Officer's Guide: Seven Ways Investigative Tools Can Edge Out the Opposition | |
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The International Law Section cordially invites you to attend the next installment in its Webinar Series presented by Crossroad Investigations on A Former CIA Officer's Guide: Seven Ways Investigative Tools Can Edge Out the Opposition on May 10, 2023.
As a former CIA officer, Marc Hurwitz touches on finding people, finding assets, international research services, surveillance, and much more using their Global network of sources that can provide insights, that are not readily available to most practitioners, in practically any oversees country.
To register and receive the link to the Webinar on May 10, 2023, at 12:00pm, please click the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hGcLyCGDQ1apk6IPu_xhGg#/registration
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Join the ILS on April 26th for an Exclusive Discussion on Spain: Your Bridge to Europe, hosted by Monereo Meyer Abogados | |
Internship Opportunity Organized by the Paris Bar for Both English and French Speaking Lawyers! | |
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Since 1991, the Paris Bar organizes a unique training program for young French speaking lawyers, in partnership with the Ecole de Formation professionnelle des Barreaux du ressort de la cour d'appel de Paris (EFB). The "Stage International" brings together young French speaking lawyers from all over the world for a two-month theoretical and practical training. Since 2015, the Paris Bar also organizes a second version of the program for English speaking lawyers called the "International Program".
Both programs are organized in cooperation with foreign bar associations and are supported by some French Embassies abroad. The Stage International will take place from October to November 2023 (8 weeks). The International Program will take place in May and June 2023 (exact dates to be confirmed by the Paris Bar).
The internship offers participants an introduction to the French legal system. In the first month of the Stage International the foreign lawyers will participate in programs of the “Ecole de Formation du Barreau” to be able to understand the French legal system and its procedures. Participants are able to discover the daily routine of the Palais de Justice by attending hearings, visiting the major French institutions and getting an insight of European law. In the second month, the foreign lawyers will have the opportunity to experience Parisian legal life and will intern in a Parisian Law Firm.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Europe Committee Chair Susanne Leone at sleone@leonezhgun.com for more information.
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International Law Deskbook 2020 | | |
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The International Law Section is proud to announce that its International Law Deskbook is now ready for shipping! Get yours today! CLICK HERE to purchase!
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ILS Europe Committee Member Rustu Cenk Damgacioglu Attends Istanbul Bar Foreign Relations Center Meeting on April 13, 2023 in Istanbul! | |
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The photo above was taken during a meeting of the Istanbul Bar's Foreign Relations Center, on April 13th, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey. The President of the Istanbul Bar, Ms. Filiz SARAC is in the front row, 5th from left. One of our ILS members and member of the ILS Europe Committee, Mr. Rustu Cenk Damgacioglu, is in the middle back, in a gray suit.
In Turkey, the Legal Practitioner's Act (1969) has a likelihood to be amended in the coming years. Accordingly, the Istanbul Bar is considering whether a review of the regulation of the legal profession around the world may be a sound approach. Under the current regulations in Turkey, there is not a bar exam but there is a compulsory one-year internship. Attorney specialization and the usage of social media by attorneys are not specifically regulated, while attorney advertisement is banned. During the meeting in Istanbul on April 13th, 2023, Mr. Damgacioglu responded to questions, in summary stating that the regulation of the legal profession in Florida has specific rules, as well as settled case law, in areas such as the bar exam, attorney specialization, attorney advertisement and the usage of the social media by attorneys. During the meeting, the issue of artificial intelligence also came up. Mr. Damgacioglu responded that this area is also under development in Florida.
Mr. Damgacioglu is a member of both the Florida Bar (2008) and the Istanbul Bar (2016). He serves in foreign related committees in both bars. Mr. Damgacioglu received his J.D. from Florida International University College of Law (inaugural class). His office is in Istanbul, Turkey, and he practices in the areas of inheritance law and trusts.
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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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International Law Quarterly | |
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The International Law Quarterly - Winter 2023
Focus on Immigration
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The Winter 2023 Issue of the International Law Quarterly - Focus on Immigration is now available. Click on the image above to download! For all previous issues of the International Law Quarterly, please follow this link. | |
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The ILS Thanks its Sponsors
In light of what we accomplished this past year, we hope you will continue to support the Section as a sponsor. In 2021-2022, 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. To learn more, read the Section's sponsorship package. You can also contact our Treasurer, Cristina Vicens Beard at cvicens4@gmail.com for more details., or Vice Treasurer, Laura Reich at lreich@harpermeyer.com for more details.
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The ILS Gazette
Editor: Matthew Akiba
Chair: Jacqueline Villalba
Immediate Past Chair: James M. Meyer
Chair-Elect: Richard Montes De Oca
Secretary: Ana Barton
Treasurer: Cristina Vicens Beard
Vice-Treasurer: Laura Reich
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