Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, together with the Northern California Human Resources Association, have made available three of the industry's leading authorities in immigration law, compliance and policy to offer two briefings that will help you see and navigate the ever-evolving trends in immigration law, policy and compliance.
Cynthia Lange, Managing Partner of the firm’s Northern California practice, will guide the panel in discussing the following topics:
- Agency Processing Trends: H-1Bs, L-1s and Bs in Lieu Hs
- A Gathering Storm or A Lot of Hot Air?: Legislation and Policy in DC
- Enforcement and Compliance: FDNS Site Visits to Complying with E-Verify under FAR and State Laws
Our expert panel also includes: R. Blake Chisam, Fragomen's newest partner, acclaimed expert in a multitude of immigration areas and Lead Partner of Fragomen's Professional Practice and Government Relations Group, along with Paull Heijinian, Managing Partner of the San Francisco office.
DATES AND LOCATIONS
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The Autodesk Gallery
One Market Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Fragomen's Santa Clara Office
2121 Tasman Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
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AGENDA
Registration & Breakfast - 8:00am
Event Start - 8:30am
Event End - 11:00am
REGISTRATION AND QUESTIONS
There is no fee to attend. However, registration is required.
To register, please send an email to: seminars@fragomen.com. Please include your name, company, title and email address in the body of the email.
Questions? Please contact seminars@fragomen.com or call Lynne Hansen at +1 408-330-1172.
More About the Speakers
R. Blake Chisam, recently joined Fragomen as a Partner based in Washington, D.C., leading Fragomen's Professional Practice and Government Relations Group. Blake was previously senior counsel to the immigration subcommittee for the US House of Representatives' Committee on the Judiciary, where he worked on policy and oversight issues related to employment-based immigration, international law, border security, immigration enforcement, refugee issues, naturalization and citizenship. In addition to his former role with the House Judiciary Committee, Blake served as Staff Director and Chief Counsel for the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Committee) from 2009-2011, and as Senior Policy Advisor to Representative Zoe Lofgren. During his tenure with the Ethics Committee, Blake directed an unprecedented number of complex Congressional ethics investigations and served as lead counsel in high-profile House ethics disciplinary hearings. Prior to his government service, Blake practiced immigration and nationality law in the private sector. His practice focused on advising organizations with respect to immigration-related policy, employment and other related issues, including government investigations and audits. Blake is a much sought-after speaker and guest lecturer and has published many commentaries on immigration law including a book, Immigration Practice, which he co-authored. In 2000, he was awarded the Meritorious Public Service Award by former Attorney General Janet Reno.
Paull Heijinian first joined Fragomen in 1994 at the New York office. He has since worked for the firm in Mexico City and Boston before taking up the reins in San Francisco. He manages immigration programs for employers of all kinds, ranging from large financial firms to small software start-ups. He represents some of San Francisco’s most prominent businesses, including financial services, retail and consumer goods, and software companies. Paull also works closely with venture capital firms and corporate attorneys in the Bay Area in helping the founders of new companies qualify for visas to make significant financial and intellectual contributions to the economy, and to create on-going immigration procedures as these companies grow. Paull is also a frequent speaker before such organizations as the American Council on International Personnel, the American Immigration Lawyers Association , the Northern California Human Resources Association (San Francisco), the Australia-New Zealand Technology Network (San Francisco), the New England-Canada Business Council, just to name a few. He has also authored several articles published in the AILA Conference Handbook, International Tax Notes, the PERM Handbook.
Cynthia Lange, acknowledged as an expert on a range of immigration topics, has been with the firm for over 23 years after beginning her career at the US Department of Justice as a INS trial attorney. Today, Cynthia leads the high tech practice in the heart of Silicon Valley. As the managing partner of the firm's northern California practice, she directs the strategic representation of companies ranging from large fortune 500 companies to small start-up companies in the firm's "e-group." She has worked with numerous companies to set up and manage worldwide immigration compliance programs. Cynthia is a long time adjunct professor at Southwestern University School of Law where she has taught since 1988. She also frequently lectures on corporate immigration and, as a thought leader in the industry, she has written numerous articles on business immigration law matters. In addition to serving on the firm's executive committee, Cynthia is also the managing partner in charge of the firm's I-9 Service Center, which offers state of the art electronic I-9 tools and advisory services for proper I-9 and E-Verify completion. She specializes in government investigations, audits and establishing compliance programs for companies.
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About Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP (“Fragomen”) is the largest law firm in the world dedicated to corporate immigration, and is recognized as the leading global immigration services provider. The firm employs over 250 immigration attorneys, and more than 800 professionals and support staff located in 35 offices in 15 countries. For more than 50 years, Fragomen has represented a broad range of companies, organizations and emerging businesses, working in partnership with clients to facilitate the hiring and transfer of employees worldwide.
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Northern California HR Association has been advancing organizations through human resources since 1960. We are dedicated to connecting human resources professionals with practice resources and best practices, leading California-specific training, legal and legislative developments, quality service providers, and each other—forming career-long networks and partnerships.