Section Newsletters

Articles From Lynne R. Ostfeld

Greetings From the Chair By Lynne R. Ostfeld Food Law, December 2021 A note of welcome from the chair.
Guide to 2018 USDA Farm Bill Programs By Lynne R. Ostfeld Agricultural Law, October 2020 A list of programs that help farmers funded by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or Risk Management Agency.
The Lady in Gold: Jurisdictional and other legal issues in its recovery, part II By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, June 2015 Part II of the article about the recovery of the famous Gustav Klimt painting of Adele-Bloch-Bauer, known as the Lady in Gold.
Message from the Chair By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, June 2015 The final chair column of the year from Lynne Ostfeld.
The Lady in Gold: Jurisdictional and other legal issues in its recovery By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, April 2015 The first in a two-part look at the legal difficulties one family faced as they tried to recover artwork stolen from them during World War II.
Message from the Chair By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, April 2015 A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Practice tips By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, April 2015 The latest in this regular feature from Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Message from the Chair By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, March 2015 A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Practice Tips By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, March 2015 Some 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 Chair By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, January 2015 A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Practice tips By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, January 2015 Next time your case involves intellectual property, surrogacy, or international probate, you may want to consider these ideas.
Message from the Chair By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, December 2014 Several 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 tip By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, December 2014 The 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 Chair By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, October 2014 A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Practice tips By Lynne R. Ostfeld & Tejas Shah International and Immigration Law, October 2014 Make sure you're aware of these useful pointers!
Message from the Chair By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, September 2014 An update on the Section's activities from Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Message from the Chair By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, August 2014 A message from Section Chair Lynne Ostfeld.
Authentication of documents: Apostilles By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, November 2012 The Hague Conference is currently conducting a pilot project to develop procedures for the issuance and use of electronic Apostilles, or e-Apostilles. 
International contracts—Things to think about By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, April 2012 A few items to keep in mind when dealing with international contracts.
New INCOTERMS 2010 By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, December 2011 The 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. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, May 2011 Any 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 Union By Lynne R. Ostfeld Agricultural Law, August 2006 The 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.
Selling food in the European Union By Lynne R. Ostfeld International and Immigration Law, July 2006 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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