International Law Section Podcast

Today’s podcast is deeper dive into our ILS CLE event that happened on January 22, 2026 entitled, “GLOBAL IMMOBILITY: SUMMARY OF CURRENT U.S. TRAVEL BAN AND ESTA CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR AFFECTED FOREIGN NATIONALS” Today, we’re tackling three developments that are colliding in a big way: U.S. travel bans, ongoing visa pauses, and the countdown to the upcoming World Cup. As millions prepare to trave...

On September 1, 2025, Texas S.B. 17 went into effect.  This new law imposes sweeping restrictions on foreign ownership of real property in Texas, with broad implications for the real estate, agriculture, energy and other sectors. Our guests today are:   Jenny Roan Forgey.   Jenny is a senior counsel in the Land Use and Real Estate sections of Jackson Walker’s Austin Office. Jenny represents develo...

This episode is a deeper dive into topics covered in the November 7, 2024 CLE "When Love Dies" sponsored by the ILS and the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.  We will compare the marital property laws of Texas and Mexico and their impact on cross-border clients with Judge Victor Negron, Jr. former District Judge and of Counsel with Ford & Murray, P.C., San Antonio, Texas...

On March 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an emergency regulation which permits the Director of the CDC to “prohibit … the introduction” into the United States of individuals when the director believes that “there is serious danger of the introduction of [a communicable] disease into the United States.” This is known at Title 42.  Title 42 has allowed the federal...

Did you know that in 2021: •  A patent application named an Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the inventor and in at least 1 country- it is listed as an inventor;  •  AI is being used by the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) to aid in the patent search process; and   •   a case involving a monkey that took a selfie may guide us in statutory construction?    It’s a brave new world and Darin Kl...

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center, America’s Intellectual Property (IP): •Is worth $6.6 trillion, more than the nominal GDP of any other country in the world and   •IP-intensive industries account for over 1/3– or 38.2%– of total U.S. GDP.   Given the extremely valuable nature of IP and patents, how does one go about protecting this valuable property and wha...

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, there are currently 103 foreign nationals under a sentence of death in the U.S.  What happens when a foreign national finds themselves face to face with the ultimate criminal penalty in the United States?  What entities are involved?  Which laws apply? How does this intersect with international treaties and extradition? To help us understand the s...

One of the great things about the Texas Bar is the wealth of knowledge of its members and different sections.  Today we will be speaking with Immigration Law Section members and attorneys Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch and Lindsay Goldford Gray.   Kate & Lindsay will be highlighting the differences in the way the United States treats displaced people depending on their country of origin, in particular...

In January 2021,  Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) in an attempt to make it difficult to launder money or evade taxes through the use of anonymous shell companies.  This law has far reaching implications and may impose federal reporting requirements on your small businesses.   What does this mean for your business going forward?  To help us answer this question is Mark St...

The United Nations Refugee agency estimates that there are 82.4 million people world-wide that are displaced due to persecution, violence, human rights violations or other events.  This includes an estimated 4.5 million Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.   Today our topic will focus on the refugee and asylum process in the United States.   Our guest is Robert Armstrong of Armstrong L...

In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine claiming legal justification under the Geoncide Convention.  Ukraine responded with filings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).  On March 7, 2022, the ICJ issued a ruling ordering the Russian Federation and its para-military forces to immediately suspend operations in the Ukraine. In this episode, we are speaking with Professor Harold Hongju Koh. ...

In this episode of the ILS Podcast we talk with Gabriela Smith, an international attorney that specializes in master service agreements (MSAs).  Gabrieal gives us some tips when negotiating MSAs.

Today we are speaking with Dubraska Jaramillo, Counsel in Houston, Texas.  She gives us tips for outside counsel that have multinational clients.