Food and Ag Issues UpdateBy Lynne R. OstfeldAgricultural Law, January 2024Summaries of the food law presentations delivered by attorneys at the Congress of the Union International des Avocats in Rome.
Food and Ag Issues UpdateBy Lynne R. OstfeldFood Law, December 2023Summaries of the food law presentations delivered by attorneys at the Congress of the Union International des Avocats in Rome.
Estate Planning and Probate in FranceBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, May 2023An overview of estate planning and probate in France.
Current Issues in Food Labeling in the U.S., EU, and FranceBy Lynne R. OstfeldFood Law, August 2022Today's consumer has two issues of food safety importance: adequate labeling to tell them what is in the product and informative label titles so that they are not deceived.
Greetings From the ChairBy Lynne R. OstfeldFood Law, December 2021A note of welcome from the chair.
Guide to 2018 USDA Farm Bill ProgramsBy Lynne R. OstfeldAgricultural Law, October 2020A list of programs that help farmers funded by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or Risk Management Agency.
Message from the ChairBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, April 2015A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Practice tipsBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, April 2015The latest in this regular feature from Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Message from the ChairBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, March 2015A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Practice TipsBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, March 2015Some advice to consider, provided by the presenters at a January 23, 2015, ABA webinar: International Discovery - Obtaining Foreign evidence for Use in a U.S.Trial.
Message from the ChairBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, January 2015A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Practice tipsBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, January 2015Next time your case involves intellectual property, surrogacy, or international probate, you may want to consider these ideas.
Message from the ChairBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, December 2014Several weeks ago, members of this Section’s Council had an informative visit and exchange of information with several staff members of the Quebec Délégation in Chicago. Eric Marquis, is the Québec Government Representative (eric.marquis@mri.gouv.qc.ca), Catherine Tadros is Director of Economic Affairs (catherine.tadros@mri.gouv.qc.ca), and Liliane Pin is Director of Investment in Québec (liliane.pin@invest-quebec.com).
Practice tipBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, December 2014The author suggests that, when deposing a non-English speaker, working with an interpreter obtained through recommendations may be much more beneficial to your success than using someone obtained through an agency.
Message from the ChairBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, October 2014A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Practice tipsBy Lynne R. Ostfeld & Tejas ShahInternational and Immigration Law, October 2014Make sure you're aware of these useful pointers!
Message from the ChairBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, September 2014An update on the Section's activities from Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Message from the ChairBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, August 2014A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Authentication of documents: ApostillesBy Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, November 2012The Hague Conference is currently conducting a pilot project to develop procedures for the issuance and use of electronic Apostilles, or e-Apostilles.
New INCOTERMS 2010By Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, December 2011The word INCOTERMS is an abbreviation for International Commercial Terms. These are commercial terms drafted and published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in Paris. First published in 1936, the terms were just updated in 2010 and are often referred to as INCOTERMS 2010.
Beware and aware of those international treaties!By Lynne R. OstfeldInternational and Immigration Law, May 2011Any attorney involved with an international transaction needs to be aware of treaties such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts and make a determination if he or she will accept or exclude their provisions.
Selling food in the European UnionBy Lynne R. OstfeldAgricultural Law, August 2006The following article is a summary of a project to provide advice to Illinois farmers wishing to engage in value added work by selling a ready to eat meal in the European Union.
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