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The ILW PERM Book II, to be published in 2008, will feature an article written
by Susan Brady titled Domestic Workers:
At Home and on the Range as part of its collection of thorough materials
designed to provide valuable guidance for any type of PERM issue.
June 19, 2007, Faye M. Kolly
made a presentation for CLE credit before the Austin Legal Secretaries
Association regarding Updates to Immigration Law.
On Monday, April 21, 2008, Magali S. Candler
was interviewed by Telemundo in connection with the increased worksite
enforcement in Houston and throughout the country (in Spanish).
Magali S. Candler made a continuing legal
education presentation on Ethical Issues in VAWA Representation to volunteer
attorneys at the Catholic Charities VAWA Representation Seminar in Houston on
April 18, 2008.
State Bar Committee Meeting in El Paso
On April 18, 2008, Robert F.
Loughran met with policy makers and
implementers from the Department of State and the Department of Homeland
Security to review current procedures, practices, and timelines at federal
immigration offices. The meeting, held in El Paso, Texas, also provided Mr.
Loughran an opportunity to provide feedback on current practices and future
government initiatives. Mr. Loughran participated as a representative of the
Texas State Bar Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality.
April 17, 2008, Faye M.
Kolly was interviewed on Univision in Austin,
Texas regarding the impact of local Immigration and Custom's Enforcement raids
on the local community.
April 17, 2007, Faye M.
Kolly made a testimony before a State House
committee on HB 2869 relating to the issue of driver's licenses and
identification cards for foreign nationals residing in the State of Texas.
NPR Interview
Robert F.
Loughran and Kevin Lashus
were interviewed by Jennifer Luddon of National Public Radio on Thursday,
April 17, 2008. Mr. Loughran discussed the current state of
immigration-related employer sanctions resulting from government enforcement
and his experience representing companies charged with violations of
immigration laws. Mr. Lashus discussed his previous experience representing
ICE in its prosecution of companies accused of violating immigration laws
relating to employment.
ILW PERM Seminar
Robert F.
Loughran invited to be the Discussion
Leader for the 2008 ILW Seminar “Solving PERM Practice Problems,” a three-part
series with sessions on April 17, May 15, and June 5, 2008. This comprehensive
workshop covers legal considerations for advanced immigration practitioners
regarding PERM regulations, case law, guidelines, and expectations, and their
collective impact on labor certification practices.
On April 3, 2008, Magali S. Candler attended the American Immigration Lawyers Association National Day of Action, as
a team leader for the Texas delegation, and was slotted to meet with Kay Bailey
Hutchison's office, as well as Ron Paul's, Nick Lampson's, Michael Burgess',
Louie Gohmert's offices, to advocate for additional H-1 B visas and
comprehensive immigration reform.
CNNMoney.com
In April 2008,
Robert F.
Loughran was interviewed by CNN Money's
Eilene Zimmerman regarding the numerical cap for H-1B visas for foreign
nationals in specialty occupations.
Charles C. Foster was interviewed on AM
740 radio and Azteca in March 2008.
Austin Business Journal
Robert F.
Loughran was interviewed by Austin
Business Journal for a March 28, 2008, article concerning the increase in firm
work in anticipation of the upcoming deadline for H-1B visa petitions for
foreign skilled workers in specialty occupations.
Magali S. Candler was interviewed by
Univision on March 28, 2008 on the H-1B deadline.
On March 25, 2008, Ryan C. Chargois
presented "Immigration Issues for Businesses in China" as part of the
Modern Business Management in China seminar hosted in San Antonio by The
International Trade Center, Free Trade Alliance San Antonio and UTSA COB Liu's
Family Foundation.
On March 24, 2008, Kevin Lashus was
interviewed by News 8 Austin for a video segment on “Burden shift to employers
ensure legal workers.” The station also offered a print version of the story
on its website.
Karen Katz Feldman was interviewed by
Univision on March 22, 2008 on the issue of Social Security No-Match
Regulations.
NBC-KXAN
On March 22, 2008, Robert F.
Loughran was interviewed on-air by Austin
NBC affiliate KXAN regarding the federal government’s "No-Match" Program. The
program, which is being used by the federal government as a tool for
immigration enforcement, is designed to put employers on notice that
information provided in an employee’s W-2 form does not match records held by
the Social Security Administration.
March 18, 2007, Faye M.
Kolly made a testimony before House Committee
on Border and International Affairs Committee on HB 1989 the issuance of
Secure driver's licenses and identification cards for foreign nationals
residing in the State of Texas.
On March 14, 2008, Tindall & Foster, P.C.
was recognized in a question and answer series of the Houston Business Journal
as a solution for companies with an international workforce who wish to
develop a strategy to manage immigration visas.
Karen Katz Feldman and
Susan Brady made a presentation to the Associated General Contractors of
Texas on "Employer Sanctions: What To Do If ICE Knocks on Your Door" in
Houston on March 13, 2008.
On March 7, 2008, Robert F.
Loughran featured in an article published
by Computerworld on the “gaming” of the H-1B lottery by businesses trying to
bring skilled foreign workers to the United States. Specifically, Mr. Loughran
predicted the government would pass regulations punishing companies that
submitted multiple H-1B’s for the same foreign worker. Mr. Loughran's
predictions were subsequently proved correct in a subsequent DHS press release
the following week announcing the new policy.
On March 5, 2008, Robert F.
Loughran
participated in the Vermont Service Center Liaison meeting in his role as the
American Immigration Lawyers Association Liaison to Vermont Service Center of
Department of Homeland Security for H-1B issues.
On March 5, 2008, Maggie Murphy
spoke
to international students and professors at the University of Texas at Austin
about Employment-Based Immigration Options for Graduating Students.
Kevin Lashus
made a presentation to the
Immigration Law Institute 2008 "Worksite Enforcement: A 20 Year Perspective" in
Houston on February 28, 2008.
Tindall & Foster, P.C. hosted its
bi-annual immigration update seminar in Houston on February 20, 2008, and in
Austin on March 3, 2008. This spring’s seminar was titled “Passport to
Success: Key Immigration Strategies for 2008 and Beyond,” and various of the
firm’s attorneys presented on topics related to current immigration issues.
On February 21, 2008,
Robert F.
Loughran and
Kevin Lashus spoke to the Construction Law Section of the San
Antonio Bar. The presentation addressed employer sanctions for failure to
comply with Form I-9 employment verification requirements and outlined the
preparation necessary to handle worksite raids by the Immigration and Customs
Enforcement agency of the U.S. Government.
FOX 7 News
On February 20, 2008,
Robert F.
Loughran was interviewed on-air by
Crystal Cotti of FOX 7 News in Austin about current issues in immigration. Mr.
Loughran discussed the immigration positions of the current presidential
candidates—including their support of the failed Kennedy-McCain immigration
reform bill; the wave of immigration enforcement efforts by ICE; the industries
that are particularly vulnerable to investigation and enforcement efforts; and
the legal issues involved in hiring and maintaining a lawful work force.
February 11, 2008, Faye
M. Kolly made a testimony before the Travis
County Commissioner's Court regarding the impact of Immigration and Custom's
Enforcement presence in the Travis County Jail.
On Wednesday, February 6, 2008,
Maggie Murphy
spoke to the Employment & Labor Law Section of the Austin Bar Association on
“Breaking News Regarding Form I-9 Compliance, Employer Sanctions, and Social
Security ‘No-Match’ Letters.”
In February 2008,
Magali S. Candler
presented to the Family Law Bar in Houston focusing on how immigration impacts
family law.
On January 25, 2008,
Robert F.
Loughran
represented the State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration
and Nationality meeting in his role as Vice Chair at the Texas Service Center
where he toured the facility discussing with administrators and supervisors the
latest processing trends and procedures.
In November 2007, the Houston Chapter of the American Jewish Committee has
selected attorney Charles C. Foster
for its
prestigious Institute of Human Relations Award.
In November 2007, Kevin Lashus spoke at the AILA Texas Chapter Conference in Playa del Carmen,
Mexico on Worksite Enforcement.
In November 2007, Corina M. Farias spoke at the AILA
Texas Chapter Conference in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
In November 2007, Magali S. Candler spoke at the AILA Texas Chapter Conference in Playa del Carmen,
Mexico on Defense from Removal issues.
In November 2007, Susan L. Brady was an
AILA Texas Chapter Co-Chair at the AILA Texas Chapter Conference in Playa del Carmen,
Mexico.
Robert F.
Loughran presented Architects
and the Immigration Debate to the Texas Society of Architects at their
“Democracy” convention October 20, 2007, at the Austin Convention Center.
On October 20, 2007,
Robert F.
Loughran Liaised with DHS, State Department, and other federal and state
agency representatives in order to address current immigration related policies
and procedures in his role as vice chairman of the State Bar of Texas Committee
on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality.
On October 19, 2007, Magali S. Candler
presented at the UT Law School's 31st Annual Conference on Immigration Law in
San Antonio, Texas.
On October 11, 2007,
Robert F.
Loughran presented on U.S.
and China immigration topics at the Business China 2007: Unlocking Chinese Trade
Opportunities for Texas Businesses conference in San Antonio, Texas, which was sponsored by The International Trade Center, Free Trade Alliance San
Antonio and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
On October 9, 2007,
Robert F.
Loughran spoke on Employer Sanctions and Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
Compliance to the Central Texas Subcontractors Association in Austin, Texas.
Corina Farias,
Dorothee Mitchell and
Faye Kolly volunteered as attorneys at the Catholic Charities Citizenship Drive in Austin,
Texas on Saturday, October 6, 2007. They supervised the preparation and
filing of naturalization applications for qualified lawful permanent residents.
On
September 24-26, 2007,
Robert F.
Loughran
spoke
at the 2007 Healthcare Staffing Summit
in Chicago.
On September 19, 2007,
Robert F.
Loughran
presented Emerging Immigration Trends: Proposed Administrative and Legislative
Changes That Could Affect Your Global Organization, at the Houston Relocation
Professionals Event.
On September 17, 2007,
Robert F.
Loughran, in his role as the American
Immigration Lawyers Association H-1b Liaison to the Vermont Service Center of
Department of Homeland Security, represented immigration practitioners’ policy
and practice concerns to the Citizenship and Immigration Service’s operational
leadership at the VSC Liaison Meeting held in the Vermont Regional Service
Center.
On August 22, 2007,
Magali S. Candler
and
Karen K. Feldman
spoke at the Kiley Advisor's Seminar on New Social Security No Match
Regulations.
On August 1, 2007,
Robert F.
Loughran
presented an update on immigration news and legislation to the Austin Executives
Association.
Magali S. Candler spoke on
inadmissibility and deportability issues in connection with crimes entitled,
"Go Directly to Jail: Workshop on Inadmissibility and Removability for
Crimes" at the AILA National Conference in June 2007 in Orlando, Florida.
Kevin
Lashus presented at the Minnesota Advocates for Human
Right’s 2007 Asylum Conference at the Minneapolis offices of Fredrikson & Byron,
P.A. Kevin will be presenting the ABC’s of Asylum Law.
Through a trained pro bono panel of over
300 lawyers, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights represents hundreds of asylum
seekers annually. This annual conference has gained a reputation for
excellence, presenting local and national experts on asylum law and
practice.
On Tuesday, February 20, 2007,
Robert F.
Loughran
attended
a meeting with TxSIP, headed by the Consul
General of Mexico, Carlos Gonzales. The meeting was held at Consulado General de
Mexico in Houston, Texas.
On Friday, February 9, 2007,
Maggie Murphy presented a seminar to foreign graduate students at the
University of Texas McCombs School of Business in Austin, TX, advising them of
immigration options after graduation.
On January 24,
2007,
Robert F.
Loughran attended as Vice Chairman,
a meeting of the State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration
and Nationality in Austin, Texas. At the meeting, he worked in cooperation with
the leadership of the U.S. Department of State, Department of Labor, and
Department of Homeland Security in shaping and guiding implementation of federal
labor, consular, and immigration policy within the State of Texas.
On November 3, 2006
Robert F.
Loughran
presented at the 2006 AILA Texas Chapter Fall Conference Program in Mexico entitled,
"Moving
Beyond the H1B Cap Limitations." There,
he spoke on the Vermont Service Center H-1b policies.
On October 19, 2006,
Karen H.
Courreges presented to a CLE seminar about Employer
Responsibilities and Immigration.
In San Antonio this June 2006,
Magali S. Candler presented at the AILA National
Conference on Inadmissibility and Deportability issues, as well as Detention
issues.
Magali S. Candler
presented at Catholic Charities on June 17, 2006, on Violence Against Women Act cases
in connection with removal proceedings and the Immigration
Court.
From the Slovak Republic on June 13, 2006,
Magali S. Candler presented to a State Department International
Visitor delegation on issues related to the Trafficking of
Individuals.
Magali S. Candler is now the Chapter Chair of the Texas, OK,
and NM Chapter of AILA (and past Vice
Chair).
J.J. Slater
participated as a panelist on family
immigration at Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law's 2006
Immigration Law Conference on Saturday, April 29, 2006.
Angelique Montano and Susan
Brady participated as panelists on
employment based immigration at Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall
School of Law's 2006 Immigration Law Conference on Saturday, April 29,
2006.
On April
7, 2006, Robert F.
Loughran attended as Vice
Chairman, a meeting of the State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws
Relating to Immigration and Nationality in El Paso, Texas. At the meeting,
he worked in cooperation with the leadership of the U.S. Department of
State, Department of Labor, and Department of Homeland Security in shaping and
guiding implementation of federal labor, consular, and immigration policy within
the State of
Texas.
On April
7, 2006, Mark S. Cross spoke at
the 2006 Spring AILA Texas Chapter Conference in El Paso on Nonimmigrant Visa
Applications at U.S. Consulates in Mexico.
On
April 5, 2006, Robert F.
Loughran spoke at the 2006 Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resources Issues in
Houston, Texas. Mr. Loughran delivered a presentation entitled "The Return of
Employer Sanctions: How to meet the challenges of renewed I-9 enforcement."
Angelique Montano was
honored as a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star in the
March 2006 edition of Texas Monthly magazine.
Robert F.
Loughran co-authored an
article which was published in the Texas Lawyer. Titled,
"Three Keys to
Compliance: Verify, Reverify, Retain ," the article provides strategies to lawyers and
employers for complying with Federal I-9 requirements. See
Texas Lawyer
, Volume 22, No. 3, March
2006.
On March 29th, 2006,
Robert F.
Loughran presented "Immigration Options For Mexican
Technology
Start-ups" at the University of Texas'
Technology Incubator.
On March 10, 2006,
Mark S. Cross delivered a
presentation to the Houston Forum of International Student Advisors titled
"Student Visa Applications at U.S. Embassies Abroad."
On
February 24, 2006, Robert F.
Loughran participated on a panel entitled, "Tax Considerations
for Corporations in Seconding Or Transferring Employees Cross-Border" at
the 34th Annual Conference of the International Fiscal
Association.
Karen H.
Courreges contributed
Immigration articles to the monthly magazine for the French community in Houston
called Houston Acceuil in
the January and February 2006 issues. On January
19, 2006, Robert F.
Loughran delivered a presentation
entitled, "Construction Industry a Target of Renewed Immigration Enforcement:
How to Prepare Clients for Raids and Form I-9 Document
Audits," to the Construction Law Section of the Austin Bar
Association.
On January 13, 2006,
Robert F.
Loughran attended a
meeting of the State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration
and Nationality in Harlingen, Texas. At the meeting, he worked in
cooperation with the leadership of the U.S. Department of State, Department of
Labor, and Department of Homeland Security in shaping and guiding implementation
of federal labor, consular, and immigration policy within the state of
Texas.
On December 8, 2005,
Robert F.
Loughran moderated a
panel entitled, "Homeland Security and Labor Issues" for the 2005 conference of
the National Forum on Trade Policy (NFTP), entitled "Homeland Security and
Southern Border Trade: Implications for Public Policy and Business Strategy."
The Conference, sponsored by the Center for International Business Education
and Research (CIBER) at of the University of Texas McCombs Graduate School
of Business, was the third such conference conducted by the NFTP. For more
information on the NFTP and CIBER, please visit the conference website at http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/research/ciber/nftp/.
On December 7, 2005, in his role as DHS Liaison,
Robert F.
Loughran led a meeting
for the Central Texas Chapter of AILA at the San Antonio District Office of U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS). Attendees discussed questions and
concerns related to FBI background checks, immigration and criminal law issues,
and various immigration policies and procedures in force at the San Antonio
District Office.
On Wednesday, November 16,
Robert F.
Loughran made
a presentation of Tindall & Foster, P.C.'s services to the Austin
Technology Council's 2005 Partnering Conference. The Conference allowed attendees
to form strategic alliances with Austin's high tech businesses, providers, and
service companies.
Magali S. Candler,
Vice Chair of the Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico Chapter of
the American Immigration Lawyers Association, was invited to serve as a faculty member
for the Chapter's Fall Conference on a "stump the experts" panel, where she answered
questions in connection with her experience in
immigration-related litigation issues. The conference was on Friday, November 4, 2005 in Dallas,
Texas.
On Friday, November 4, 2005, Matthew Thompson served as
a faculty member of the AILA Texas Chapter Fall Conference, where he
spoke on a panel regarding the new PERM procedures for labor
certification. The conference was in Dallas, Texas.
On October 18, 2005,
Magali S. Candler served on a panel regarding pending, proposed, and recently
enacted immigration legislation at the National Conference of the Hispanic
National Bar Association. In addition to Ms. Candler, the panel featured a law
professor, a policy director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
and an attorney for the National Counsel of La Raza, a pro-immigration lobby.
Proceedings of the conference, which include an article authored by Ms. Candler
entitled, "Are We Safer Yet? The Effects of Recent Immigration Legislation," are
available on the HBNA website at http://www.hnba.com/calendar/2005conf.asp.
On September 22,
Robert F.
Loughran served as a panelist at the
University of Texas Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law. The panel,
entitled "Navigating the Bureaucracy: Who to Call" dealt with procedures for
contacting and negotiating with immigration-related government
agencies.
On August 22,
2005, Camille
Whitworth won an appeal to the Administrative Appeals
Office, overturning the CIS Texas Service Center's policy to count time spent
outside the United States toward the six-year limit on H-1B nonimmigrant
worker status if the time spent abroad was not "meaningfully interruptive"
of the employment with the H-1B sponsor. The AAO confirmed that only time
spent physically inside the US in H-1B status is counted toward the
six-year limit. On October 18, 2005,
the CIS adopted the decision and instructed its officers at all four regional Service Centers to
follow its interpretation and reasoning in all proceedings involving the
same issues.
On August 17, 2005, in his
role as DHS Liaison,
Robert F.
Loughran led a meeting for the Central Texas Chapter
of AILA at the San Antonio District Office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (CIS) to address policies and procedures relating to Employment
Authorization Documents, processing times for various immigration benefits, and
other issues of concern to central Texas immigration practitioners.
On July 22, 2005,
Jay Strimel
presented on "Immigration in the Public School Setting" at the 19th Annual
School Law Section Retreat held in The Woodlands, TX.
Once again
Charles C. Foster has been honored by the
legal community as one of Houston's Top Lawyers for 2005 in H Texas Magazine.
Matthew G. Thompson
was recognized as a
Texas Rising Star in the July, 2005 edition of Texas Monthly Magazine.
In June 2005,
Robert F.
Loughran was re-appointed to a fourth term as AILA
Liaison for the San Antonio District Office of the Department of Homeland
Security. In this role, Mr. Loughran will continue to facilitate communication
and cooperation between AILA members and directors of the Bureaus of Citizenship
and Immigration Services (CIS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Antonio.
In June 2005,
Robert F.
Loughran was appointed Vice Chair of the State Bar of
Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Naturalization. Mr. Loughran
has served as a member of the committee since 2000. As Vice Chair, he will work
in cooperation with the leadership of the U.S. Department of State, Department
of Labor, and Department of Homeland Security in shaping and guiding
implementation of federal labor, consular, and immigration policy within the
state of Texas.
On June 23, 2005,
Robert F.
Loughran served on the panel
entitled, "Leveraging Technology in Your Practice" at the AILA National
Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
On May 3, 2005, in his role as DHS
Liaison
Robert F.
Loughran led a meeting for the Central Texas Chapter of
AILA at the San Antonio District Office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (CIS). Attendees discussed questions and concerns related to FBI
background checks, immigration and criminal law issues, and various immigration
policies and procedures in force at the San Antonio District Office.
On April 19, 2005,
Matthew G. Thompson
served on the PERM panel at the AILA Texas, Oklahoma and New
Mexico Chapter Conference in Austin, Texas, where he updated the approximately
100 attending immigration lawyers on the latest procedural changes to the Labor
Certification process.
On April 19, 2005,
Robert F.
Loughran served as a faculty member for AILA's
Teleconference, "Strategies for Seeking an E Visa or EB5 Under Today's
Guidelines."
On April 13th - 16th, 2005 the Texas Chapter of AILA hosted
its regional conference in Austin, Texas.
Robert F.
Loughran served as co-chair for
the conference. Magali S. Candler serves as
Treasurer for the chapter.
On April 5, 2005,
Robert F.
Loughran moderated a well-received panel at the annual
conference of the International Center of Austin. The panel, entitled, "Going
Global Step-by-Step: Taking Advantage of Foreign Markets," focused on outbound
international business strategies.
The International Center of Austin,
for which
Robert F.
Loughran serves as Chair of the Speakers Committee,
presented its Spring Conference, "Growing Global Austin: Making International
Work for You," on April 5th, 2005 in Austin, Texas.
On March 15,
2005,
Robert F.
Loughran served as a presenter and a panelist on the
Immigration and Tax Consequences of Global Relocation for ERC's Global Mobility
Specialist Certification Program.
In March 2005,
Robert F.
Loughran published an article in the Austin Human Resources
Management Association's Newsletter entitled, "2005 Begins a New Era for U.S. Business
Immigration
."
On February 10, 2005,
Robert F.
Loughran facilitated a meeting
between the CIS and the Central Texas Chapter of AILA in San Antonio, Texas.
On January 28, 2005
Robert F.
Loughran attended a meeting of the State Bar of Texas
Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality in El Paso, Texas.
As of January 14, 2005,
Magali S. Candler of Tindall &
Foster, P.C.'s litigation section has been duly admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court of the United States.
In its January/February and March
editions of the Texas Lone Star, the Texas Association of School Boards
published an article in serial form which was co-authored by
Robert F.
Loughran,
Delisa J. Futch, and
J. Jay
Strimel. The articles are titled, respectively, "Immigration
Obligations: Your District's Responsibilities Vary Little Regarding Foreign
Students," and "Regarding Student Visas: Your District's Role and
Responsibilities, Part Two."
On November 9, 2004,
Corina
Farias began work on a pro-bono service project for the
Political Asylum Project of Austin (PAPA). Ms. Farias will be assisting PAPA
with extensions of Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans and Nicaraguans
displaced from their homes by environmental disasters.
On November 5, and 6,
Robert F.
Loughran delivered presentations entitled "Establishing
Corporate Viability" and "Update from the DHS San Antonio District Office" at
the AILA Fall Conference in Houston, Texas.
On October 29, 2004,
Robert F.
Loughran attended a meeting of the State Bar of Texas
Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality Law in San Antonio,
Texas.
On October 29, 2004,
Robert F.
Loughran met with senior
representatives of the U.S. State Department, Department of Labor, the Texas
Attorney General, and the Department of Homeland Security at a meeting of the
State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Related to Immigration and Nationality.
Magali S. Candler
and
Robert F.
Loughran were recognized in the
October 2004 issue of Texas Monthly Magazine as Texas Super Lawyers.
On
August 27, 2004,
Robert F.
Loughran led a meeting between AILA and the Department of
Homeland Security's San Antonio District Office to discuss the implementation of
Infopass, local procedural changes and other issues of concern to Immigration
practitioners.
Robert F.
Loughran has been appointed to another term as
AILA/San Antonio District Office Liaison. In this capacity, he will continue to
facilitate communication between Central Texas Immigration practitioners and the
San Antonio District Offices of the Department of Homeland Security.
Robert F.
Loughran and Karen Katz-Feldman were
recognized in the July 2004 issue of Texas Monthly Magazine as Texas Rising
Stars.
On June 11, 2004,
Robert F.
Loughran presented on EB-5
Investor Visas at the 2004 AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On March 27, 2004,
Robert F.
Loughran delivered a presentation entitled "Technology
Alert List Export Controls / Customs Issues Affecting the Business Immigration
Practice" at the AILA Texas Chapter Annual Spring Conference in Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Robert F.
Loughran spoke at the 2004 Gulf Coast Symposium on Human
Resources Issues on April 14, 2004 in Houston, Texas. Mr. Loughran delivered a
presentation entitled "Adapting Immigration Strategies to Changing Economies and
Evolving Political Events."
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