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Consular Processing For BeginnersSpeakers: Brian Bolton, Shanni Alexandrovitz, Maria Lianides Celebi, Magdale Labbe Henke, Joan Squires-Lind, Liam Schwartz, Nita Upadhye And Other Speakers To Be AnnouncedREGISTRATION DEADLINE:
11:59PM (ET), December 2, 2009
Each call features an hour of analysis, strategy and practice tips, followed by 30 minutes of questions and answers from participants. SEMINAR OUTLINEFIRST Phone Session on November 5: Applications for Non-Immigrant Visas
SECOND Phone Session on December 3: Applications for Immigrant Visas
THIRD Phone Session on January 7: Proactive Lawyering
ABOUT THE SPEAKERSBrian Bolton is Consular Affairs Specialist at Liam Schwartz & Associates. A former Foreign Service Officer, Brian has worked at U.S. Embassies in Mexico City, London, and Tel Aviv, as well as serving in the Department of State in Washington, DC. He holds a degree in linguistics and cognitive science from the University of Virginia. Shanni Alexandrovitz is a Senior Associate at Liam Schwartz & Associates and leads the firm’s U.S. corporate immigration practice, with sub-specialties in consular law and visas relating to extraordinary ability employees, family issues, investors and artists and entertainers. With almost a decade of immigration experience, she is admitted to practice law in both New York and Israel, and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) as well as the Israeli Bar Association. Shanni has lectured at the Export Institute in Tel Aviv and was a panelist at the AILA Rome District Chapter 2009 Spring Conference. She currently serves on the Ethics and CLE Committees of the AILA Rome District Chapter. Maria Lianides Celebi is a partner at Bener Consultancy. Magdale Labbe Henke is the Principal of MLH Consular Consulting - Global Immigration Law Services, based in Munich, Germany. Her practice focuses on U.S. consular processing and nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions, including employment, investor and family-based applications, as well as assisting with global immigration/expatriate assignments. Before moving to Germany in 2006 and starting her own practice, she practiced labor, employment and immigration law at Proskauer Rose LLP in New Jersey. Mrs. Henke was admitted to the New York and New Jersey Bars in 2001. She is also admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Liam Schwartz is principal of Liam Schwartz and Associates. Mr. Schwartz is a recognized authority in employment-based visas and consular law. In all his professional endeavors, Liam is assisted and supported by his extraordinarily talented staff of Liam Schwartz & Associates. Liam has been named by Who's Who Legal as one of the worlds' top ten most highly regarded corporate immigration lawyers for 2009. Liam is on the Executive Committee of the Rome District Chapter of the American Immigration Law Association (AILA) and is a past chair of AILA - Department of State Liaison Committee. He authors the monthly "Consular Corner" column for ILW.COM and moderates two Internet visa fora. Earlier this year, Liam chaired the 2009 AILA Rome District Chapter Spring Conference in Tel-Aviv. Most recently, Liam is the author of "Israeli Work Visas: A Primer" and "The Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions"; and the co-author of "'DOs' and 'DON'Ts' for Attorneys Representing Visa Applicants (and for Consular Officers, Too!)" and "99 State Ten Years On: Is the Relationship between Consular Officers and Immigration Attorneys Advancing the Visa Application Process?" Liam holds a J.D. degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School and a B.A. degree from Johns Hopkins University. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Israel. Liam can be reached at: Liam@lsa-law.com. Joan Squires-Lind has specialized in consular processing since 1986, when she began practicing in Paris. She is a graduate of Stanford University and of Cornell Law School, and practiced immigration law in New York prior to her move to France. She frequently speaks on immigration law and has, for many years, been the author of the consular processing article for France for AILA’s Visa Processing Guide. She has been listed in every edition of Who’s Who in Corporate Immigration Law. She is admitted to the bars of Paris and New York, and practices both US and French immigration law. Nita Upadhye is a partner at Hodkinson Law Group in London, United Kingdom where she specializes in business immigration with a focus on nonimmigrant visa waivers, visas for members of the foreign media, investor visas and consular processing. She has written for Immigration Law Today and Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook and has spoken on panels of the International Bar Association and AILA in the UK, Israel and the US. She served as the 2008-2009 chair of the Ethics Committee of the AILA Rome District Chapter and currently serves as the chair of the Fall Conference Committee of the AILA Rome District Chapter. Nita Upadhye is recognized in the International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers 2008.
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