Agricultural law

Davis Wright Tremaine’s National Food + Beverage Practice Adds Leading Litigator and Regulatory Advisor

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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Litigator Kimberly Bousquet has joined the nationally recognized Food + Beverage practice at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, expanding the team’s litigation, regulatory, and counseling capabilities and positioning the group for further growth.

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  • Litigator Kimberly Bousquet has joined the nationally recognized Food + Beverage practice at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, expanding the team’s litigation, regulatory, and counseling capabilities and positioning the group for further growth.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230208005818/en/
    “Kim’s passion for this industry infuses everything she does,” said Jesse Lyon, co-chair of the DWT Food + Beverage industry group.
  • This past year, Law360 ranked the firm among the industry’s top 5 “Ceiling Smashers.” The Food + Beverage team is an early participant in the J.E.D.I.
  • Collaborative, a group of leading natural products companies seeking to embed justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into the food ecosystem.

Schrader Farmer’s Economy Update series enlarged to include four cities

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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Schrader Real Estate and Auction Company will expand its Farmer’s Economy Update series to four cities in 2023, beginning with the first session in Venice, Florida, on February 16.

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  • Schrader Real Estate and Auction Company will expand its Farmer’s Economy Update series to four cities in 2023, beginning with the first session in Venice, Florida, on February 16.
  • The first update will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Plantation Golf & Country Club in Venice.
  • “The Farmer’s Update series has been well received and attended for several years in Venice and in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  • We will wrap up the series with our session in Fort Wayne on March 10,” said Schrader.

Highlights From the Agricultural Law Section Presentations at the IBA Annual Conference

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Friday, November 18, 2022
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The second presentation, on November 3, during the session "Sustainability Focus: Sustainable Investment in Agriculture -- The Role Lawyers Play," was titled "Responsible Land-Based Investments in Agriculture: Africa and Asia-Pacific." The session explored the current regulatory framework for sustainable and responsible investment in agriculture, with a focus on Africa and the Asia-Pacific region and how this can contribute to the mitigation of the climate crisis. It analyzed how lawyers in the private and public sectors can use a variety of legal tools, including environmental and human rights law, to promote sustainable and responsible investment in agriculture within their national contexts. The session was moderated by Sara Moyo and Nusrat Hassan, and the speakers were Adeniji A. Oni and Valerie Anne Johnston, from the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), in Rome, Italy. In response to positive feedback, ALS plans to organize a presentation on the same topic covering Central and South America.

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  • During the Annual Conference, the Agricultural Law Section (ALS) welcomed attendees to several events: an open committee meeting on October 31 and two sessions on current topics in agricultural law on October 31 and November 3.
  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference took place in Miami between October 30 and November 4, 2022.
  • During the Annual Conference, the Agricultural Law Section (ALS) welcomed attendees to several events: an open committee meeting on October 31 and two sessions on current topics in agricultural law on October 31 and November 3.
  • The ALS is a newly formed Section for those interested in any area of the ever-evolving area of agricultural law.

New Video Series Discusses Legal Issues for the Michigan Farmer

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Friday, October 7, 2022
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To assist with a few of the common legal dilemmas that those in the Ag industry face, the attorneys at Foster Swift are producing a series of short videos on Legal Strategies for the Michigan Farmer.

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  • To assist with a few of the common legal dilemmas that those in the Ag industry face, the attorneys at Foster Swift are producing a series of short videos on Legal Strategies for the Michigan Farmer.
  • Because of the scale and diversity of agriculture in Michigan, many different and complicated legal issues arise day-to-day says Grand Rapids attorney and firm Ag Law practice group leader, Mike Zahrt .
  • These videos will be moderated by Zahrt and the first session is already available at the following link: https://youtu.be/r_BVwByCkO0 .
  • Since 1902, Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC has provided comprehensive legal services to businesses, municipalities, and individuals.