Immigration & Naturalization Institute (43rd Annual - Live Webcast)

Apr. 23, 2010

Overview

Live Webcast on April 23, 2010 (E.D.T.)

This is a webcast of the live New York session.

Why You Should Attend

This year’s program will examine immigration hot points for 2010. What practical advice can practitioners glean from the new administration? What immigration reforms will President Obama and the 111th Congress initiate in 2010? What can employers expect with regard to H-1B cap filings for FY 11? How has immigration enforcement evolved, and where is it heading?

Join us at this year’s Institute to hear an outstanding faculty of top level government officials, along with leading practitioners in the field, discuss recent reforms and developments that impact your practice. Topics will include the new administration’s immigration initiatives, immigrant and nonimmigrant processing issues and new laws and policies related to enforcement.

What You Will Learn

Trends in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudication
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: what will it contain?
H-1B cap analysis for FY 11
Recent Federal court cases and administrative decisions

Who Should Attend

This program is for attorneys specializing in immigration law, as well as those who work with immigration matters as part of a diverse practice or at large international law firms. The program is also valuable for in-house counsel and personnel managers at corporations who have responsibility for employment and immigration matters.

Special Bonus to all Registrants

All attendees receive a complimentary copy of PLI's comprehensive Course Handbook. This softcover, bound volume was written to augment this program and to stand alone as a permanent reference. PLI's Course Handbooks represent the definitive thinking of the nation's finest legal minds, and are often the standard reference in the field.

Please Note: Webcast attendees will receive a downloadable version of the Handbook one business day prior to the program.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm

Contact the Groupcasts Department via email at groupcasts@pli.edu for more details.

Schedule

All times are E.D.T.

9:00 Introduction

Cynthia J. Lange

9:15 Comprehensive Immigration Reform

How the proposals would change our current immigration system
What is the likelihood of passage
What advocates can do to support favorable measures in the legislation

Speakers: Y. Phillip Goldfeder, Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Patrick Shen, Lynn Shotwell

11:15 Break

11:30 Updates from USCIS HQ and Service Centers

Trends in USCIS adjudication
H-1B cap analysis and Prospective changes for FY2011 H-1B Cap Selection
Regulatory and Policy Developments

Speakers: David Grunblatt, Cynthia J. Lange

12:30 AM - 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 Immigration Enforcement

ICE implementation of Janet Napolitano's April 30th directive
Preparing for raids and audits
Update on the IMAGE program
Criminal enforcement of immigration rules

Speakers: Charles H. Kuck, Charles M. Miller

3:00 PERM applications

Examination of recent DOL PERM denials
How to avoid denials
Timing on PERM processing, appeals and motions to reopen

Speaker: Ester Greenfield

4:15 Break

4:30 Ethical Immigration Strategies in the New Legal Environment

What strategies will remain unaffected, and which will need substantial revision?
New ethics rules for immigration attorneys
Competency requirements
Assisting clients with their pro se filings

Speakers: Hal R. Lieberman, Cyrus D. Mehta

5:30 Adjourn

Faculty

Co-Chair(s)

Austin T. Fragomen, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
Cynthia J. Lange, Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Speaker(s)

Y. Phillip Goldfeder, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, The Office of U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer
Ester Greenfield, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
David Grunblatt, Proskauer Rose LLP
Charles H. Kuck, Managing Partner, Kuck Immigration Partners LLC
Hal R. Lieberman, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Cyrus D. Mehta, Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, PLLC
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Chief Counsel, House Committee on the Judiciary
Charles M. Miller, California State Bar Certified Immigration Law Specialist, Miller Law Offices
Patrick Shen, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
Lynn Shotwell, Executive Director, American Council on International Personnel

Program Attorney(s)

Peter Beattie, Practising Law Institute

CLE Credit

PLI makes every effort to accredit its Live Webcasts. Please check the CLE Calculator above for CLE information specific to your state.

PLI's Live Webcasts are approved for MCLE credit (unless otherwise noted in the product description) in the following states/territories:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho*, Illinois, Indiana¹, Iowa*, Kentucky*, Louisiana, Maine*, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire*, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York², Ohio³, Oklahoma, Oregon*, Pennsylvania⁴, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming*.

*PLI will apply for credit upon request.

Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island: Audio-only live webcasts are not approved for credit.

¹Indiana: Considered a distance education course. There is a 6 credit limit per year.

²New York: Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-transitional course formats such as on-demand audio or video programs or live webcasts for CLE credit. Newly admitted attorneys not practicing law in the United States, however, may earn 12 transitional credits in non-traditional formats.

³Ohio: To confirm that the live webcast has been approved, please refer to the list of Ohio’s Approved Self Study Activities at http://www.sconet.state.oh.us. Online programs are considered self-study. Ohio attorneys have a 6 credit self-study limit per biennial compliance period. The Ohio CLE Board states that attorneys must have a 100% success rate in clicking on timestamps to receive ANY CLE credit for an online program.

⁴Pennsylvania: A live webcast may be viewed individually or in a group setting. Credit may be granted to an attorney who views a live webcast individually. There is a 4.0 credit limit per year for this type of viewing. A live webcast viewed in a group setting receives live participatory credit if the program is open to the public and advertised at least 30 days prior to the program. Live webcasts viewed in a group setting that do not advertise at least 30 days prior the program will be considered "in-house", and therefore denied credit.

Running time and CLE credit hours are not necessarily the same. Please be aware that many states do not permit credit for luncheon speakers.

Note that some states limit the number of credit hours attorneys may claim for online CLE activities, and state rules vary with regard to whether online CLE activities qualify for participatory or self-study credits. For more information, refer to your state CLE website or call Customer Service at (800) 260-4PLI (4754) or email: info@pli.edu.

If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued.