The ISBA has created a new section council to address food law, an increasingly specialized practice area that shows signs of surging.

The practice of food law includes legal issues affecting agriculture and farmers, health and the environment, sustainability, intellectual property and licensing, the regulation of food trends and innovation, and laws and regulations protecting consumers, says Molly Wiltshire, a Chicago-based attorney who was instrumental in drafting a proposal to create the new section.

The section will address a variety of food-related issues, such as educating ISBA members on food law and policy; analyzing local, national, and global food laws and policies; providing continuing legal education programs; proposing and monitoring legislation; and discussing emerging food production, harvest, and distribution technologies.

Read more about the Food Law Section in the August edition of the Illinois Bar Journal.