Why attend?
The practice of business immigration law has become increasingly complex. In order to effectively represent immigration clients, practitioners need to be up-to-date on the current trends and most effective strategies for dealing with the constantly changing business immigration landscape. Attend MCLE's 9th Annual Immigration Law Conference 2010 and get the latest information and practice tips. The Conference is geared for practitioners who are conversant with the fundamental principles
of business immigration law and who confront
the challenges of representing clients in the many types of immigrant and nonimmigrant matters. Hear the panelists address the latest hot topics in business immigration law and practice. You won't want to miss this Conference!
Keynote panel
The View-U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The panel engages in a discussion with the senior leadership of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office Field Operations, Boston Field Office on the latest in admissions and border security.
Conference schedule, Friday, May 21, 2010
9:00 - 9:05 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
- Sarah M. Coleman, Esq., Cochair, Chin & Curtis LLP, Boston
- John J. Gallini, Esq., Cochair,
Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC, Waltham
9:05 - 9:15 a.m.
Hot Topics & New Legislation
- Sarah M. Coleman, Esq., Cochair, Chin & Curtis LLP, Boston
- John J. Gallini, Esq., Cochair,
Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC, Waltham
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.
Finding Their Way Into the Workforce: F-1 Students
- CPT caveats
- Graduation and transition to OPT
- STEM
- Cap gap
- SEVIS: Maintenance of status and ICE enforcement
- Jane Etish-Andrews, International Center, Tufts University, Medford
- Elizabeth A. Goss, Esq., Tocci, Goss & Lee, PC, Boston
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
H-1Bs and a New Era of Enforcement
- Documenting the H-1B petition
- Prevailing wages
- LCA compliance
- Focus on actual, non-speculative employment
- Worksites and changes in job location, and third-party contracts
- Audit best practices
- Vincent W. Lau, Esq., Flynn & Clark, PC, Cambridge
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Networking Break
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
L-1 Problem Cases-Spotting Them
- How special is "Special"
- Functional managers
- Third-party worksites
- George N. Lester IV, Esq., Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP, Boston
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The E Visa Option
- The 50% rule
- Place of incorporation
- Dual nationals
- Documenting substantial trade
- Documenting substantial investment
- Essential employees
- Timing and renewal consideration
- Dan H. Berger, Esq., Curran & Berger,
Northampton
- Matthew A. Roy, New Atlantic
Management Group, East Greenwich, RI; New Atlantic
Management Group East Greenwich, RI;
Former Vice Consul, U.S. Consulate General, Frankfurt
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Keynote Panel: The View-U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The latest in admissions and border security
- Nancy E. Gilcoine, Border Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Boston
- John J. Gallini, Esq., Cochair, Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC, Waltham
- Brian T. O'Neill, Sr., Esq., Law
Offices of Brian T. O'Neill, Boston
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
PERM-Five Years Later
- The iCert portal
- SWAs and managing inconsistent PW determinations
- Audit trends and red flags
- Audit response pointers
- Maureen O'Sullivan, Esq., Kaplan, O'Sullivan & Friedman LLP, Boston
- Heidi L. Snyder, Esq., Ross Silverman & Levy LLP, Boston
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.
Networking Break
3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
I-140 Minefields
- Ability to pay
- Successor in interest
- Across-the-board salary reductions
- John F. Quill, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston
4:15 - 5:00 p.m.
AC21 in an Unpredictable Economy
- Eligibility
- Same or similar occupational classification
- I-140 revocations
- Parting ways-dual representation issues
- Rescission of green cards
- Prasant D. Desai, Esq., Iandoli & Desai, PC, Boston
- Bethany S. Mandell, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC, Boston
5 p.m.
Reception for Faculty & Registrants
