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Robert F. Loughran
Managing Shareholder



Main Phone
512.478.9475

Direct Phone
512.852.4142
832.369.4642

Main Fax
512.494.8066

Email
rloughran
@tindallfoster.com

Office Location
Austin / Houston
Founded the firm’s outbound immigration section in 1993
 
Education
South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1992)

Universidad de Madrid, Spain (1991)

Universidad de Concepcion, Chile (1988-1989)

University of Texas (B.A. 1988)

College of the State Bar of Texas
 
Legal/Community Involvement
Appointed to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Standards and Fitness Committee, 2008

American Immigration Lawyers Association Liaison to Vermont Service Center of Department of Homeland Security for H-1B issues, 2006-Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association Liaison to San Antonio District Office of Department of Homeland Security, 2002-2006

Vice Chair, State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality, 2005-Present

Member, State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality, 2000-2002, 2004

Advisory Committee, Immigration and Nationality Board Certification

State Bar of Texas, International Law Section

Austin Bar Association

Board Certified-Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1998-Present

Admitted to practice in U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)

U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

British American Business Association, 1996-Present
 
Publications

"Three Keys to Compliance: Verify, Reverify, Retain," Texas Lawyer, Volume 22, No. 3, March 2006

"The Impact of Visa Retrogression on Business Immigration," AHRMA Update on Us, November 2005

"Regarding Student Visas: Your District's Role and Responsibilities, Part Two,"  Texas Lone Star, Volume 23, No. 2, March 2005

"2005 Begins a New Era for U.S. Business Immigration," AHRMA Update on Us, March 2005

"Immigration Obligations: Your District's Responsibilities Vary Little Regarding Foreign Students," Texas Lone Star, Vol. 23, No. 1, January/February 2005

"Summer of 2004: For Immigration Agencies, Procedural Changes Have Been in Season,"AHRMA Update on Us, November 2004

"Corporate Viability in the Non-Immigrant Context,"  Texas AILA Chapter Fall Conference Handbook, 2004

"
New Immigration Policies May Affect Foreign Nationals' Summer Travel Plans ,"AHRMA Update on Us, July 2004

"Immigration through Investment: Treaty Traders, Treaty Investors, L-1 Intra-Company Transferees, and the EB-5 Immigrant Category," 2004 AILA National Conference Handbook, June 2004

"Adapting Immigration Strategies to Changing Economies and Evolving Political Events,"  2004 Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resources Issues Handbook, April 2004

"National Security Entry/Exit Registration System Special Registration Program Suspended," AHRMA Update On Us, January 2004

"Employers Needing Specialized Foreign Workers May Need to Act in '03 or Go Without in '04," AHMRA Update On Us, November 2003

"Keeping Pace with the Immigration Security Measures Implemented by the Departments of State and Homeland Security," Area IV SHRM and HR Houston International Conference Handbook, November 6, 2003

"EB-5 Amendments Address 'Stranded' Investors,"  2003 AILA Fall National Conference Handbook, September 19, 2003

"Identifying and Licensing 'Deemed Exports' When Employing Foreign Nationals,"   Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2, August 2003

"
Changes in the Practice of Immigration Law Under the Department of Homeland Security,"   Texas Lawyer, May 26, 2003

"Maintaining Nonimmigrant Status," University of Texas School of Law 26th Annual Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law, October 2002

"The Reality of Reliance: Immigration and Technology in the Age of Global Competition," Immigration Briefings, July 1993

"Maquiladoras, a Basic Primer,"  Currents International Law Journal, (Winter 1991-1992)
 

Special Honors
Selected to The Best Lawyers in America, 2008

Named Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazines, 2004, 2005

International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, 2000 - present

United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast Award for Professional Service, 1994

Associated Catholic Charities Award for Professional Service, 2000
 
Languages
Spanish
 
600 Travis, Suite 2800
Houston, Texas 77002-3094
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1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550
Houston, Texas 77056-3081
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100 Congress, Suite 1500
Austin, Texas 78701-2976