2010 AILA MIDYEAR CLE CONFERENCE

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1 2010 AILA MIDYEAR CLE CONFERENCE FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 MARRIOTT CASAMAGNA PUERTO VALLARTA RESORT & SPA PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES Gabrielle M. Buckley is a shareholder in the Chicago office of Vedder Price P.C., an AmLaw 200 law firm, and chairs its Business Immigration Practice Group. Ms. Buckley has over 25 years of experience counseling U.S.-and foreign-based companies with regard to all aspects of employment-related immigration law. She is the immediate past co-chair of the International Bar Association s Immigration & Nationality Committee, and has served on the ABA s 13-member Commission on Immigration and its Advisory Committee. She also served as co-chair of the Immigration & Nationality Committee of the ABA s Section of International Law. Ms. Buckley is an Adjunct Professor of Law at The John Marshall Law School and serves on the Leadership Council of the National Immigrant Justice Center and on the board of directors of Interfaith Refugee and Immigrant Ministries. Ms. Buckley holds a rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell. She has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer, and is listed in the Leading Lawyers Network. the International Who s Who of Business Lawyers, Who's Who in American Law, and International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers. Diane Butler graduated with honors from the University of Wyoming in After spending time in Shanghai, China working for the Canadian law firm of Bull, Housser & Tupper, she received her law degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in Diane is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, which identifies a lawyer with very high to preeminent legal ability, recommended by Chambers USA: America s Leading Lawyers for Business, Immigration (2008), and was named as a Top Business Immigration Lawyer in Seattle Business Monthly (2008), as well as a Top Lawyer by her peers in the 2005 Seattle Magazine poll results. Jane Carroll is Associate General Counsel of ThoughtWorks, Inc., a global It consultancy firm headquartered in Chicago with offices in Canada, the UK, Australia, China, India and Brazil. Her practice focuses on business-related immigration law, including nonimmigrant business visas and permanent residence. She is responsible for inbound as well as outbound immigration for the company. Ms. Carroll is a graduate of Cambridge University in Cambridge, England and Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. She is a current member of the AILA Nebraska Service Center Liaison Committee and is a member of the AILA Advocacy Committee. She has spoken on business immigration topics at various AILA conferences and seminars. Laura Danielson is the chair of the Immigration Department at Fredrikson & Byron. She has been an immigration lawyer since 1989, is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, and teaches immigration law at the University of Minnesota Law School. She is also co-author of Immigration Law in a Nutshell. As a long-term member of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers she has been especially active in developing its global consortium of immigration practitioners in countries throughout the world. Splitting her time between Minneapolis and Fredrikson & Byron s international offices in London, Monterrey and Shanghai, Laura is committed to developing and providing global immigration services. Concentrating on business and arts-related immigration, Laura works on a variety of non-immigrant and immigrant visa matters. She also has expertise in I-9 audits and other compliance matters, employer sanctions, family immigration, and naturalization matters. 1

2 Carmen DiPlacido was with the United States Department of State from 1970 until He received a B.A. from Bowling Green State University in 1967 and a J.D. in 1970 from the University of Akron School of Law. He is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia; the OPM Executive Development Program; and, the National War College, Washington D.C. While with the Department s Bureau of Consular Affairs, he held positions as a supervisory attorney advisor, Office Director and Acting DAS. He has had extensive experience in consular law, with his forte in citizenship. Upon retirement from public service, he established a private consular, immigration and citizenship law practice in Arlington, Virginia; Carmen Anthony DiPlacido and Associates, Inc. He is also Of Counsel to the California law firm of Tafapolsky and Smith. David L.P. Garson is a senior partner and managing partner of Guberman, Garson, Bush. He has practiced immigration law for over 18 years. According to the most recent International Who s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, Mr. Garson is rated as a highly regarded individual in immigration law in Canada. Mr. Garson advises clients on immigration issues related to conducting business across international borders. His clients include senior executives and individuals as well as institutions and large multinational organizations. He is past chair of the Canadian Bar Association Ontario, Immigration and Citizenship Section, is a member of AILA, past chair of AILA s Canada chapter, and past chair of the CLE committee of the Young Lawyers Division, Canadian Bar Association. Mr. Garson is also past co-programme coordinator for the immigration section of the Canadian Bar Association Ontario. Lois Gimpel Shaukat completed a bachelor s degree in Spanish Literature from Barnard College and earned her JD degree from Temple University. She began her work in immigration law with Florida Rural Legal Services in Belle Glade, Florida representing migrant farm workers. Lois then joined the law firm of Mailman & Schultz and began her career in business immigration law. Thereafter she worked for 8 years with the New York Office of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy. Lois has been in-house immigration counsel with McKinsey & Company, Inc. since All opinions expressed by Lois Gimpel Shaukat in this forum are the personal views of Ms. Gimpel Shaukat and do not represent the views of McKinsey & Company, Inc. Avi Gomberg is a partner with Gomberg Dalfen having founded his own immigration law firm in 1992 and formed the partnership with Seth Dalfen in The firm and Avi focus exclusively on immigration related matters and clients include foreign individuals and Canadian employers. Assistance is provided in the relocation to Canada of executives, businesspeople and skilled professionals. Mr. Gomberg s two decades of experience in the field and his passion for the domain of Immigration law have made him a successful, passionate and compassionate advocate on behalf of his clients including many multinational corporations and skilled foreigners. He has authored numerous articles, spoken at conferences and moderated panels on various immigration topics (including Canadian temporary work permits, challenges faced when an applicant has medical or criminal difficulties and the Canadian and Quebec permanent residence immigration programs). LEXPERT has consistently recognized Mr. Gomberg as a leading practitioner in Immigration law. He has received a Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating of A-V the highest rating attesting to his legal ability and professional ethics. He is fluent in English and French. Mr. Gomberg is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 1986 LL.B., Laval University, 1987 LL.B., Bachelor of Commerce (With Distinction), McGill University, Denise C. Hammond Named as a Top 10 Immigration Attorney in Washington, D.C. by the Legal Times and included in the Washington D.C. Area s Best Lawyers by The Washingtonian and The Washington Post, Denise C. Hammond is managing partner of Hammond Immigration Law, P.C., in Rockville, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. She is nationally recognized as an expert in immigration law as applied to businesses, including employment verification. She is widely published and served as Chair of the 2008 Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Kehrela M. Hodkinson is the principal of Hodkinson Law Group in London, United Kingdom. She was admitted to practice in California in Prior to moving to London in 1993, she established law firms in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Since moving to the U.K., her practice has been limited to U.S. immigration law with an emphasis on consular processing at the American embassy in London. Ms. Hodkinson is chair of AILA s Rome District chapter and is a recipient of a 2008 AILA Presidential Award. She is a speaker, author and frequent contributor to AILA s Visa Processing Guide and Consular Posts Handbook ( ). 2

3 Leslie A. Holman is the founder of Holman Immigration Law a law firm located in Burlington, Vermont and limited to the practice of immigration and nationality matters. She represents both corporate and individual clients. Leslie is currently serving as Secretary of the American Immigration Lawyer s Association. Prior to serving on AILA s Executive Committee, Leslie was an elected member of AILA s Board of Governors and she has served as: Chair of AILA s Admissions and Border Enforcement Committee, Vice Chair of AILA s National CBP Liaison Committee, a member for AILA s National Interagency Committee. In addition, Leslie continues to serve as the AILA New England Chapter liaison to regional ports of entry. Leslie is a member the Vermont State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission of Civil rights and in 2008 she was awarded the Sam Williamson Mentor Award. Leslie speaks frequently to a wide variety of audiences on all aspects of immigration. Sergio R. Karas, B.A., LL.B., is a Canadian Barrister and Solicitor and a Certified Specialist in Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Mr. Karas represents individuals and multinational corporations to achieve their immigration objectives and implement successful relocation strategies. Mr. Karas is an honors graduate in Political Science from York University and obtained his Law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. He speaks fluent English, French and Spanish and has a working knowledge of Italian, Portuguese and German. He is Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Citizenship and Immigration Section, Past Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Immigration and Nationality Committee, and Past Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Canada Committee, Section of International Law. He has been invited on numerous occasions to address other lawyers and human resources managers at major international professional gatherings, such as the annual IBA Conferences and the sessions of the Center for International Legal Studies in Salzburg, Austria. He is listed in Who is Who in Corporate Immigration Law as a leading immigration legal practitioner. Mr. Karas contributes to the press providing current information about Canada's immigration law and policies. His articles are published in several languages in national and international journals, and he provides immigration policy insight and commentary to Canada s national press. He is a regular guest on local, national and international radio and television programs. Mr. Karas is contributing writer on immigration issues for Canadian HR Reporter and Canadian Employment Law Today. Mr. Karas has been instrumental in effecting changes to Canadian immigration visa policies through his involvement in US-Canada relations and border security issues. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) in Toronto for ten years. Mr. Karas' law firm, Karas & Associates, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, is dedicated to the successful settlement of qualified immigrants including professionals, self-employed, entrepreneurs, and investors, and to assisting corporations to implement successful migration strategies for managerial, executive and technical personnel. Elaine Kumpula has been an immigration lawyer since Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration for a wide variety of corporate and professional clients. Elaine currently practices law with Faegre & Benson LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she has developed an active practice managing global visa services for multinational corporate clients. Deborah Marlowe is a Partner with Berry Appleman & Leiden and serves as Co-Chair of the Atlanta and New York offices. Ms. Marlowe practices in all areas of business-related immigration law. Her focus includes representing numerous international companies in alien employment certification proceedings before the Department of Labor and with respect to temporary and permanent visa petitions before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. Ms. Marlowe represents numerous multinational and other internationally active companies throughout the U.S. with respect to a wide variety of immigration-related issues. She has developed immigration training programs for corporate human resources and legal professionals, and has also addressed a variety of business and professional groups regarding immigration concerns. In addition, Ms. Marlowe is a founding member of the Global Personnel Alliance (GPA), a loose consortium of internationally active companies interested in global personnel mobility. She is a graduate of University of Michigan Law School. Kelly McCown is a partner and co-founder of McCown & Evans LLP in San Francisco, and is certified as a specialist in immigration & nationality law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. Since 2004, Ms. McCown has been honored each year as a "Northern California Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics Magazine and was recognized in 2007 as one of the "Top 50 Female Super Lawyers" in Northern California across all legal specialties. She is a member of the AIC Board of Trustees and past chair of the AILA Northern California Chapter, and a director with the Bank of San Francisco. Ms. McCown is a graduate of Stanford University and Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. 3

4 Michael P. Nowlan is a member and Immigration Law Practice Group Co-Leader with Clark Hill, PLC in Detroit, Michigan. A 1992 graduate of Eastern Michigan University and a 1996 graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Michael has written and lectured extensively on immigration matters, and is an active member of AILA. Michael has served as the Michigan AILA Chapter Chair ( ), and currently sits on both the AILA National Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Business Immigration Committees. Julie Pearl is a graduate of Stanford (BA), Harvard (MPA) and University of California (JD), Julie has been voted among the Nation s Top 10 Immigration Attorneys by HR Executive Magazine readers (2009). She founded her awardwinning law firm in 1995, along with former INS Commissioner Alan Nelson. Within three years, she co-founded ImmigrationTracker ( Tracker Corp ), which soon became the technology of choice in the field. Julie has been invited to speak at dozens of HR, Legal, IT and business conferences. She collaborates with a team of Silicon Valley companies to benchmark best emerging practice for US employers in adapting to electronic I-9s, E-Verify and global immigration. Her firm s awards include a Stevie Finalist Award (Best Employer) and Inc. Magazine and SF Business Times Fastest Growing Awards. She was profiled in the book: The Moral Advantage, Getting Ahead in Business by Doing the Right Thing (Stanford University Project on Good Works, 2004). Heather N. Segal is a partner at Guberman, Garson, Bush in Toronto, Canada, and is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada. She exclusively practices Canadian immigration law and U.S. consular and cross-border immigration law. Ms. Segal is currently a Director on the AILA Board of Governors and has spoken at numerous AILA conferences. She is a member of AILA CBP Liaison Committee. Ms. Segal is also Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce Cross Border Committee. She was voted by her peers as one of the world s leading practitioners in corporation immigration law in Who s Who Legal Corporation Immigration. She was the AILA Canada Chapter Chair ( ) and liaison for the USCIS Buffalo District Office for AILA Canada ( ). She has held the position of Vice Chair of AILA Canada Chapter ( ) and Treasurer of AILA Canada Chapter ( ). As well, Ms Segal was a member of the AILA Border Issues Committee ( ) and served on the national AILA Border Watch Task Force ( ). Anastasia Tonello is a Partner at Laura Devine Solicitors in London and Laura Devine Attorneys LLC in New York. Anastasia was a charter member and officer of AILA s Rome District Chapter and currently serves as its Vice Chair. Anastasia also serves on the AILA Department of State Liaison Committee and is a frequent speaker on consular issues having spoken at AILA conferences and at the world s leading business schools in the US and abroad. Anastasia received a B.A. from Indiana University and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame. She is admitted to the Bar of the State of New York and is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Anastasia has been recognized in Who s Who Legal, Legal 500 UK Edition and Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession. Reid F. Trautz is the Director of the AILA Practice & Professionalism Center, where he provides ethics guidance and practice management information and consulting services to AILA members to help them improve their businesses and the delivery of legal services to their clients. He is a nationally recognized advisor, author and presenter on practice issues, including business process improvement, law practice technology, attorney-client communications, ethics, and risk management. He is co-author of The Busy Lawyer s Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice, recently published by the ABA. Prior to his focus on the business of practicing law, Reid was a partner in a five-lawyer firm in Alexandria, Virginia. Reid can be reached at rtrautz@aila.org or at AILA National at Michael F. Turansick is a Partner at Fragomen, Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP and manages the Firm s Chicago office. A graduate of Fordham Law School in New York City, Mr. Turansick has been practicing in the field of immigration and nationality law for over 25 years. He manages a diverse practice that it is comprised of individual, start-up, mid size, and large multinational companies encompassing a broad range of industry sectors. Mr. Turansick is Co-Chair of the Firm s Professional Practices Group and is the Treasurer of Fragomen PAC. Mr. Turansick presently serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Council and is Secretary of the French American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago. He is also a member of the German American and British American Chambers of Commerce as well as the Employee Relocation Council, the American Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), where he was Chair of AILA s New York Chapter in A frequent author and speaker on immigration topics, Mr. Turansick is listed in the current edition of The International Who s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers. 4

5 Crystal Williams is AILA Executive Director. She previously served as Deputy Director for Programs and Director of Liaison and Information for AILA. She served briefly with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as Director of Regulatory Affairs. Ms. Williams also practiced immigration law in Atlanta, served as director of the legalization assistance/appeals project for AILF and as a publisher of immigration periodicals. She is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. Bernard P. Wolfsdorf (bernard@wolfsdorf.com) is the National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), an association with 11,000 attorneys. He is a California State Bar-Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law and is Managing Partner of the Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group, a firm practicing global immigration law with offices in Los Angeles and New York. Chambers USA listed Mr. Wolfsdorf as the highest ranked immigration lawyer in Southern California with star designation. Mr. Wolfsdorf was also named as one of the "Top 10 Immigration Attorneys in the U.S." by the Human Resource Executive magazine. He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2010, Martindale Hubbell's Pre-eminent Specialist Directory, Southern California Super Lawyers 2010, Chambers USA 2009 and the Chambers Global World's Leading Lawyers for Business