Seminar Number

7383

 

Early
Registration Fee:

$160

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$180

CLE Hours

6 CLE Hours
including
1 Professionalism Hour and 3 Trial
Practice Hours

BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAW

APRIL 23, 2010

State Bar of Georgia Headquarters
104 Marietta St., NW
Atlanta, GA

Co-Sponsors:
Immigration Law Section, State Bar of Georgia;
International Law Section, State Bar of Georgia

Presiding:
Laleh Sharifi, Program Chair; Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta
8:00

REGISTRATION and continental breakfast (All attendees must check in upon arrival.  A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)
8:25

WELCOME
Anton F. Mertens, Chair, Immigration Law Section, State Bar of Georgia; Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Laleh Sharifi
8:30

COMMON NON-IMMIGRANT EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS: H-1B AND TN VISAS

  • H-1B Professionals-Eligibility; LCA; Prevailing Wage Requirements; Credentials Evaluation; Industry Standards; Portability; Effect of Cap; H-1B Cap Exemption; Dealing with Lay-Offs
  • TN Canadian/Mexican Professionals: The New TN
    Regulations; Dealing with Degree Requirements;
    Immigrant Intent; Problematic Professionals

Sarah J. Hawk, Fisher & Phillips LLP, Atlanta
9:15

NON-IMMIGRANT VISA ALTERNATIVES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRATION: E, L, O
AND P VISAS

  • E-1/E-2 Traders, Investors and Essential
    Employees
  • L-1A/L-1B Intracompany Managers and
    Executives/Specialized Knowledge Professionals
  • O and P Extraordinary Individuals/Performers and Athletes

Teri A. Simmons, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta
10:15

BREAK
10:30

PERM LABOR CERTIFICATION: The Job Description, Minimum Requirements and Recruitment Strategies

  • • Who Pays?; Drafting the Job Description;
    Alternative Requirements; Showing Business
    Necessity; Resolving Wage Issues; Where to
    Recruit?; Dealing with Lay-Offs and considering
    U.S. workers; Drafting Recruitment Report;
    Responding to an Audit Notice; New ETA Form
    9089

Lea Alfano, Kramer & Alfano, P.C, Decatur
11:30

PERM TO I-140 ADJUDICATION: EB-2/EB-3 ELIGIBILITY AND DEALING WITH DEGREE EQUIVALENCY AND OTHER ISSUES

  • EB-2/EB-3 Eligibility
  • Addressing Equivalency Issues in ETA 9089 Preparations
  • Review of Ability to Pay Standards, When to
    Consider Ability to Pay and Alternative Strategies
  • Strategy Issues: Processing Delays When Your
    Priority Date May or May Not Be Current
  • Timing Issues: When I-140 Approval Is Needed for an H-1B AC21 Extension

Romy K. Kapoor, Adorno & Yoss, LLP, Atlanta
12:15
 Lunch (Included in registration fee)
12:45

AVOIDING LABOR CERTIFICATION: EB-1 AND EB-2 IMMIGRANT CATEGORIES

  • Extraordinary Ability
  • Outstanding Researchers and Professors
  • Multinational Managers and Executives
  • Exceptional Ability
  • National Interest Waiver

Aimee Clark Todd, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Atlanta
1:30

EMPLOYER COMPLIANCE: I-9s, SOCIAL SECURITY NO-MATCH LETTERS, SB-529

  • Verifying Employment Eligibility
  • How to handle an I-9 Inspection?
  • Dealing with E-Verify-Mandatory or Voluntary?
  • Special Issues for Federal/State Contractors and
    Employers of OPT/STEM F-1s
  • Handling SSA No-Match Letters

Eileen G. Scofield, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta
2:15
 BREAK
2:30

PROFESSIONALISM IN A BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PRACTICE

  • Activities Which an Attorney Is Expressly
    Prohibited From Engaging In Proper Role of the
    Attorney, Employer and Employee
  • How Involved Is Too Involved?
  • Confidentiality and Dual Representation

David C. Whitlock, Elarbee Thompson Sapp Wilson, Atlanta
3:30
 ADJOURN