2014 isip event guide

Welcome to the 28th Annual International Student Interview Program! The International Student Interview Program (ISIP) is hosted by New York University School of Law in

consortium with 32 law schools nationwide to facilitate the hiring of highly qualified foreign-trained lawyers enrolled in LL.M. programs at each school.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Program Schedule…………………………………………………………………. 2 Interview Procedures for Students…………………...…………………………. 3 Interview Times………………………………………………………………….… 3 General Information………………………………………………………………. 4 Interview Locations & Employer List………………………..……..................... 6 Floor Plans…………………………………………………………………………. 28 Immigration Workshop Panelist Bios..…………………………………….….. 32 Immigration Workshop Information Handout………………………………... 33 ABA Pathways to Employment in International Law Panelist Bios…........... 54 Drugstores & Office Supplies………………………………………...………….. 59 Neighborhood Restaurants………………………………………………………. 59

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Registration Furman Hall Lobby, 245 Sullivan St. 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Workshop: Visa Status & Employment in the United States Furman Hall, Room 210

Leon Wildes, Esq., an immigration attorney, will discuss the paperwork necessary for employment in the U.S. as well as issues regarding “permission to work.” This presentation will be followed by a Question & Answer panel featuring David Austell, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs / Director for the Office of Global Services, and moderated by Irene Dorzback, Assistant Dean, New York University School of Law.

Friday, January 24, 2014 8:15 AM – 4:00 PM Student Registration Kimmel Center Lobby, 60 Washington Square South, 1st Floor 8:15 AM – 2:00 PM Employer Registration Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th Floor

(Employer Breakfast will be available in this location until 9:00 AM.) 9:00 AM – 12:40 PM Interviews Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 4th, and 9th Floors

Global Center, 238 Sullivan Street (Access through Kimmel), 2nd and 3rd Floors 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Employer Luncheon Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th Floor Students are expected to make their own lunch arrangements.

A cafeteria is available on the third floor. See page 59 for more information about local dining options.

2:00 PM – 5:40 PM Interviews Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 4th, and 9th Floors

Global Center, 238 Sullivan Street (Access through Kimmel), 2nd and 3rd Floors 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM ABA Pathways to Employment in International Law Reception & Panel Kimmel Center, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor

Panelists from the American Bar Association's International Section will speak about international opportunities for LL.M. students and provide practical career advice for international lawyers in the U.S. Food and drink will be served, and the panel will be followed immediately by a brief reception. RSVP is required to attend.

5:45 PM – 7:00 PM Reception for Employers & Students Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th Floor

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE AT YOUR INTERVIEW LOCATION UNTIL THE TIME OF YOUR SCHEDULED INTERVIEW. Rooms will be monitored closely by event staff, and students will not be permitted to enter interview rooms until the time of their scheduled interview. Wait until a staff member announces your designated interview time, then enter the room and locate your designated interview table. Refer to the venue floor plans in the next section for additional assistance. If the interviewer is still meeting with the prior interviewee, indicate that you will wait to the side until he/she is ready. Be considerate of other students, and do not exceed your allotted interview time or approach interviewers you are not scheduled to meet with.

9:00 – 9:20 AM 2:00 – 2:20 PM

9:25 – 9:45 AM 2:25 – 2:45 PM

9:50 – 10:10 AM Lunch 2:50 – 3:10 PM

10:15 – 10:35 AM (12:45 – 1:45) 3:15 – 3:35 PM

10:40 – 11:00 AM 3:40 – 4:00 PM

11:05 – 11:25 AM 4:05 – 4:25 PM

11:30 – 11:50 AM 4:30 – 4:50 PM

11:55 – 12:15 PM 4:55 – 5:15 PM

12:20 – 12:40 PM 5:20 – 5:40 PM

INTERVIEW PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS

INTERVIEW TIMES

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NEED ASSISTANCE? Students: Staff will be available to assist you at the Student Registration desk

and interview floors throughout the day.

Employers: Staff will be available at the Employer Registration desk on the tenth floor and interview floors throughout the day. In addition, there will be monitors near each interview room to guide the interview traffic.

RESTROOMS Restrooms are located on each floor. REFRESHMENTS Students: A student cafeteria and vending machines can be found on the

third floor. Refer to the Appendix for neighborhood cafes and restaurants. Limited refreshments will be available in the morning in the lounges on the Second and Third Floor in the Global Center and Ninth Floor in Kimmel.

Employers: Water, coffee, and soda will be provided throughout the day in

designated Employer Refreshment rooms on each floor as follows: Global Center Room 288 Global Center Room 388 Kimmel Center Room 405 Kimmel Center Room 406 Kimmel Center Eisner & Lubin (Fourth Floor) Kimmel Center Room 908

STUDENT LOUNGE Space is available on the second and third floors in the Global

Center and the second, third, eighth, and ninth floors of the Kimmel Center for students to wait between interviews. There is a large cafeteria on the third floor of the Kimmel Center. Also see the appendix for a list of local cafes and restaurants.

COAT RACKS Students: Unattended coat racks will be available in the Eisner & Lubin

Dressing Rooms on the Fourth Floor. Employers: Employers may leave their coats at the coat racks provided in or

near each interview room.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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TAXI SERVICE The best locations to find a cab are at Sixth Avenue (north-bound) or Broadway (south-bound). When exiting the Kimmel Center, turn left and walk west for Sixth Avenue, or turn right and walk east for Broadway.

SUBWAYS At Sixth Avenue and West Third Street, you will find the A, B, C,

D, E, F, and M trains. At Broadway and 8th Street you will find the N and R trains.

MESSAGES (for employers only) To leave a message for students: If you need to contact a student, please speak with a staff member.

To receive messages: The New York University School of Law Office of Career Service

will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the day of ISIP. The office phone number is (212) 998-6090 and the fax number is (212) 995-4076. A staff member will deliver messages to you at your interview location.

PHOTOCOPY/PRINT SERVICE Employers: If you need to print or copy materials, please speak with an ISIP

staff member. Students: FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services – 21 Astor Place, between

Broadway and Lafayette Street Unique Copy Center – 252 Greene Street, at the corner of Greene Street and Waverly Place

INTERNET: Wireless access is available. Login instructions for the wireless

network will be distributed at Student and Employer Registration on the day of the event.

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All interviewers and students should enter through the Kimmel Center (60 Washington Square South). To locate interview rooms marked as “Global Center” take the elevator, stairs, or escalator to the second or third floor, and follow signs for the passageway to the Global Center (towards the back/south of the building). Students moving between interviews should use the stairs or escalator as much as possible in order to minimize elevator delays. All rooms on the fourth and ninth floors, and the Eisner & Lubin Auditorium are in the Kimmel Center. ALFARO-ABOGADOS (BUENOS AIRES) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 8 Interviewer(s): Carlos Alfaro | Liliana Arauz

ALLEN & OVERY (AMSTERDAM) Location: Global Center Room 369, Table 1 Interviewer(s): TBD

ALLEN & OVERY (BANGKOK) Location: Global Center Room 369, Table 2 Interviewer(s): TBD

ALLEN & OVERY (BEIJING) Location: Global Center Room 369, Table 3 Interviewer(s): TBD

ALLEN & OVERY (FRANKFURT) Location: Global Center Room 369, Table 4 Interviewer(s): TBD

ALLEN & OVERY (MADRID) Location: Global Center Room 369, Table 5 Interviewer(s): TBD

ALLEN & OVERY (MILAN) Location: Global Center Room 369, Table 6 Interviewer(s): TBD

ALLEN & OVERY (MOSCOW) Location: Global Center Room 369, Table 7 Interviewer(s): TBD

INTERVIEW LOCATIONS

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ALLEN & OVERY (SAUDI ARABIA) Location: Global Center Room 369, Table 8 Interviewer(s): TBD

ALTENBURGER LTD LEGAL + TAX (ZURICH) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 23 Interviewer(s): Hodara El Bez | Daniel Marugg

ARENDT & MEDERNACH (LUXEMBOURG) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 25 Interviewer(s): Mr Gilles Dusemon (Partner) | Mr Bob Calmes (Senior Associate)

ARNOLD & PORTER LLP (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 12 Interviewer(s): Raul Herrera | Carlos Meza

AUGUST & DEBOUZY (PARIS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 6 Interviewer(s): Mahasti Razavi | Kami Haeri

AYACHE, SALAMA & ASSOCIÉS TO AYACHE SALAMA (PARIS) Location: Global Center Room 383, Table 4 Interviewer(s): David Ayache | Alain Levy

AZEVEDO SETTE ADVOGADOS (SÃO PAULO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 910, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Luiz Sette

BAKER & MCKENZIE (BRAZIL) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 904, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Karyn Koiffman

BAKER & MCKENZIE (BRUSSELS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 904, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Luc Meeus

BAKER & MCKENZIE (FRANKFURT) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 904, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Imke Gerdes

BAKER & MCKENZIE (MEXICO CITY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 904, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Jorge Ruiz

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BAKER & MCKENZIE (ZÜRICH) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 904, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Joachim Frick

BÄR & KARRER (ZÜRICH) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 20 Interviewer(s): Corrado Rampini

BARRERA, SIQUEIROS Y TORRES LANDA (MEXICO CITY) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 29 Interviewer(s): Guillermo G Frankenberger | Hugo Hernandez-Ojeda

BEIJING IPARAGON LAW FIRM (BEIJING, CHINA) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 19 Interviewer(s): Gabriella Liu | Lily Chen

BILL ISENEGGER ACKERMANN AG (ZÜRICH) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 2 Interviewer(s): Urs Isenegger

BINDER, GROESSWANG RECHTSANWAELTE (VIENNA) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 907, Table 8 Interviewer(s): TBD

BIRD & BIRD (DÜSSELDORF) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 906, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Dr. Alexander Schroeder-Frerkes LL.M. (Leuven) | Oliver Jan Juengst LL.M. (Illinois) | Dr. Stefan Gottgetreu

BLUM&GROB ATTORNEYS AT LAW LTD. (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 12 Interviewer(s): Adrian Hirzel | André A. Girguis

BONELLI EREDE PAPPALARDO-STUDIO LEGALE (MILAN) Location: Global Center Room 383, Table 6 Interviewer(s): Paolo Di Giovanni | Fulvio Marvulli

BONN & SCHMITT (LUXEMBOURG) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 907, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Lionel Noguera | Philipp Moessner

BONN STEICHEN & PARTNERS (LUXEMBOURG) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 9 Interviewer(s): Fabio Trevisan | Pierre-Alexandre Degehet

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BROAD & BRIGHT LAW FIRM (BEIJING/SHANGHAI/GUANGZHOU) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 905, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Mr. Hongchuan Liu

BUSE HEBERER FROMM (BERLIN) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 26 Interviewer(s): Dagmar Waldzus (NYU Law LL.M. 1996) | Jasper Hagenberg (Cardozo Law LL.M. 2001)

CAMPOS MELLO (RIO DE JANEIRO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 905, Table 2 Interviewer(s): TBD

CARDENAS & CARDENAS ABOGADOS (BOGOTA, COLOMBIA) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 905, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Bernardo P. Cardenas | Camilo Cardenas

CARROLL, BURDICK & MCDONOUGH LLP (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 5 Interviewer(s): David Rice | Knut Woestehoff

CERHA HEMPEL SPIEGELFELD HLAWATI (VIENNA, AUSTRIA) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 20 Interviewer(s): Dr. Clemens Hasenauer LL.M. (NYU) | Dr. Edith Hlawati

CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP (NEW YORK - SPANISH SPEAKERS) Location: Global Center Room 279, Table 2 Interviewer(s): TBD

CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP (NEW YORK - TURKISH AND ARABIC SPEAKERS) Location: Global Center Room 279, Table 3 Interviewer(s): TBD

CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP (NEW YORK CITY - PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS) Location: Global Center Room 279, Table 1 Interviewer(s): TBD

CHIOMENTI STUDIO LEGALE (NEW YORK) Location: Global Center Room 269, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Salvo Arena | Francesco Tedeschini | Manfredi Vianini Tolomei

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP (ABU DHABI- PREFERRED ARABIC SPEAKERS) Location: Global Center Room 374, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Lynn Ammar | Steve Wilner

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CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP (BRUSSELS) Location: Global Center Room 374, Table 2 Interviewer(s): TBD

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP (FRANKFURT) Location: Global Center Room 374, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Romina Polley | Patrick Bock

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP (NEW YORK) Location: Global Center Room 374, Table 4 & 5 Interviewer(s): TBD

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP (ROME) Location: Global Center Room 374, Table 6 Interviewer(s): David Singer

CLIFFORD CHANCE- FINANCE (FINANCE WASHINGTON, D.C.) Location: Global Center Room 361, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Fabricio Longhin | Rosalia Roman

CLIFFORD CHANCE- GLOBAL ANTITRUST (LONDON) Location: Global Center Room 361, Table 7 Interviewer(s): Timothy Cornell

CLIFFORD CHANCE- L&DR (LD&R WASHINGTON, D.C.) Location: Global Center Room 361, Table 6 Interviewer(s): Ignacio Suarez Anzorena

CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP (BRUSSELS) Location: Global Center Room 361, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Xavier Remy | Niek De Pauw

CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP (FRANKFURT) Location: Global Center Room 361, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Christine Koziczinski | Burc Hesse

CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP (LUXEMBOURG) Location: Global Center Room 361, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Steve Jacoby

CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP (NEW YORK) Location: Global Center Room 361, Table 8 Interviewer(s): Alejandro Camacho

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CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP (PARIS) Location: Global Center Room 361, Table 4 Interviewer(s): François Bonteil

CMS BUREAU FRANCIS LEFEBVRE (NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE) Location: Global Center Room 379, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Edouard Milhac | Jacques Isnard

CMS CAMERON MCKENNA (LONDON) Location: Global Center Room 379, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Simon Pilcher (Partner) | Jess Heading (Head of Recruitment)

CMS HASCHE SIGLE (BERLIN) Location: Global Center Room 379, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Heike Wagner | Dirk Jannott

CMS REICH-ROHRWIG HAINZ (VIENNA) Location: Global Center Room 379, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Dr. Alexander Rakosi (LL.M.)

COSTA, WAISBERG E TAVARES PAES SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS (SÃO

PAULO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 907, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Antônio de Oliveira Tavares Paes Jr.

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP (LONDON) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 1 Interviewer(s): TBD

CUATRECASAS, GONÇALVES PEREIRA LLP (NEW YORK) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 12 Interviewer(s): Miguel Ángel Melero | Iñigo Aguirrezabala

DAHUI LAWYERS (BEIJING) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 11 Interviewer(s): Zheng Zha | Owen Yang

DARROIS VILLEY MAILLOT BROCHIER (PARIS, FRANCE) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 5 Interviewer(s): TBD

DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK (AMSTERDAM) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 18 Interviewer(s): Mark Rebergen (and/or) | Pierre Nijnens (and/or) | Niels Wolswijk

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DE PARDIEU BROCAS MAFFEI (PARIS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 22 Interviewer(s): Guillaume Touttée | Philippe Guibert

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLC (NEW YORK, NY - CORPORATE) Location: Global Center Room 375, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Armando Rivera

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP (FRANKFURT) Location: Global Center Room 375, Table 1 Interviewer(s): TBD

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP (MOSCOW) Location: Global Center Room 375, Table 2 Interviewer(s): TBD

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP (NEW YORK, NY- LITIGATION) Location: Global Center Room 375, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Samantha Rowe

DECHERT LLP (MUNICH AND FRANKFURT) Location: Global Center Room 279, Table 4 Interviewer(s): TBD

DECHERT LLP (NEW YORK, NY) Location: Global Center Room 279, Table 5 Interviewer(s): TBD

DELOITTE & TOUCHE (DÜSSELDORF) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 6 Interviewer(s): Felix Skala | Andreas Maywald

DELOITTE CHINA (SHANGHAI) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 4 & 5 Interviewer(s): TBD

DEMAREST ADVOGADOS (SÃO PAULO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 8 Interviewer(s): Adriana Daiuto

DEUTSCHE BAHN AG (BERLIN, GERMANY) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 25 Interviewer(s): Natalie Luebben

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DLA PIPER UK LLP (GERMANY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 912, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Dr Matthias Lupp | Dr Kai Bodenstedt (LL.M.)

DLA PIPER UK LLP -FRENCH SPEAKERS ONLY (PARIS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 912, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Michel Frieh | Laurence Masseran

DORDA BRUGGER JORDIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW (VIENNA) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 1 Interviewer(s): Christian Ritschka

ELVINGER, HOSS & PRUSSEN (LUXEMBOURG) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 8 Interviewer(s): Philippe Prussen

EUBELIUS CVBA (BRUSSELS) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 3 Interviewer(s): TBD

EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (LONDON) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Stephen Petri | Christoph Sicking

FANGDA PARTNERS, PRC LAWYERS (BEIJING) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 7 Interviewer(s): Richard Guo | Melody Wang

FENXUN PARTNERS (BEIJING) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Fred H. Chang

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP (FRANKFURT) Location: Global Center Room 365, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Uta Itzen | Mario Huether

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP (BRUSSELS) Location: Global Center Room 365, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Vincent Macq | Laurent Garzaniti

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP (HONG KONG) Location: Global Center Room 365, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Charles Ching

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FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP (ROME) Location: Global Center Room 365, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Gian Luca Zampa | Fabrizio Arossa

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP (WASHINGTON D.C.) Location: Global Center Room 365, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Alex Wilbraham

FRIED FRANK HARRIS SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP (NEW YORK, NY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Christian Nahr (AM)/ Viktor Okasmaa (PM)

FRORIEP (ZÜRICH) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 28 Interviewer(s): TBD

GALICIA ABOGADOS, S.C. (MEXICO CITY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 907, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Jose Visoso | Hector Kuri

GIANNI, ORIGONI, GRIPPO, CAPPELLI & PARTNERS (MILAN) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 905, Table 6 Interviewer(s): Daniel Vonrufs | Gabriella Covino

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER (NEW YORK, NY) Location: Global Center Room 269, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Fernando Almeida | Tomer Pinkusiewicz

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER (PARIS) Location: Global Center Room 269, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Patrick Ledoux

GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL LLP (PARIS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 910, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Karl Hepp de Sevelinges | Frederic Nouel

GLEISS LUTZ (FRANKFURT) Location: Global Center Room 383, Table 5 Interviewer(s): TBD

GOMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO ABOGADOS, S.L.P. (MADRID) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 906, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Rubén Ferrer

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GRAF & PITKOWITZ RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH (VIENNA) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 30 Interviewer(s): Jakob Widner (NYU Law LL.M. 2001) | Alexandra Winterauer-Woergetter

GRANT, HERRMANN, SCHWARTZ & KLINGER (NEW YORK, NY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 907, Table 7 Interviewer(s): TBD

GREENBERG TRAURIG (MEXICO CITY) Location: Global Center Room 383, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Juan Manuel Gonzalez

GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP (MIAMI) Location: Global Center Room 383, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Mark Lopez

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (NEW YORK, NY) Location: Global Center Room 383, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Ross Kaufman

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. (MEXICO CITY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 10 Interviewer(s): TBD

GSK STOCKMANN + KOLLEGEN (MUNICH) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 27 Interviewer(s): Dr. Mark Butt | Ramona Aurich

HAIWEN & PARTNERS (BEIJING) Location: Global Center Room 279, Table 6 & 7 Interviewer(s): Jie Tao | Jiping Zhang (NYU Law LL.M. 1997)

HAN KUN LAW OFFICES (BEIJING) Location: Global Center Room 269, Table 4 & 5 Interviewer(s): Dafei Chen | Zhe Wang | Bin Zhi

HENGELER MUELLER (DUSSELDORF) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 9 Interviewer(s): Dr. Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain | Dr. Bernd Wirbel | Dr. Astrid Arndt

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS (PARIS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 906, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Hubert Segain | Isabelle Michou

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HERBERT SMITH LLP (NEW YORK) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 906, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Amal Bouchenaki | Mildred Ojea

HERGÜNER BILGEN ÖZEKE ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP (ISTANBUL TURKEY) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 10 Interviewer(s): Ufuk Yalçin

HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP (MADRID) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 909, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Lucía Lorente | Adela García de Tuñon

HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP (PARIS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 909, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Thomas Rouhette | Anne-Béatrice Trouvain

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP (INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION- SPANISH FLUENCY REQUIRED) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 909, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Oliver Armas

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP (NEW YORK, NY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 909, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Evan Koster

HOMBURGER AG (ZÜRICH) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 907, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Gabrielle Nater-Bass | Claude Lambert

JÁUREGUI Y DEL VALLE (MEXICO CITY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Alejandra Cusi | Juan Narváez

JONES DAY (BRUSSELS) Location: Global Center Room 274, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Alexandre Verheyden | Serge Clerckx

JONES DAY (FRANKFURT) Location: Global Center Room 274, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Johannes Zoettl | Adriane Sturm

JONES DAY (MEXICO CITY) Location: Global Center Room 274, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Alberto de la Parra | Alejandra Pacheco

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JONES DAY- BRAZIL SCHEDULE (BRAZIL- NEW YORK, NY) Location: Global Center Room 274, Table 4 Interviewer(s): S. Wade Angus | Elie Sherique (NYU '06 LLM)

JONES DAY- COLOMBIA AND PERU (COLOMBIA AND PERU- NEW YORK) Location: Global Center Room 274, Table 5 Interviewer(s): María Luisa Cánovas | Nicholas Rodriguez

JUN HE LAW OFFICES LLC ( NEW YORK, NY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 17 Interviewer(s): John Du | Alex Yong Hao

K&L GATES LLP (BERLIN AND FRANKFURT) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 6 Interviewer(s): Claudius Paul

KING AND WOOD MALLESONS (BEIJING) Location: Global Center Room 265, Table 1, 2, 3, & 4 Interviewer(s): Mr. Jiang Yiwei | Mr. Du Huili | Mr. Hou Xiangjing

LALIVE (GENEVA AND ZÜRICH) - LALIVE IN QATAR LLC (GENEVA, ZÜRICH) Location: Global Center Room 269, Table 9 Interviewer(s): Werner Jahnel

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP (BARCELONA) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 903, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Jose Luis Blanco | Manuel Deo

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP (BRUSSELS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 903, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Hector Armengod

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP (FRANKFURT) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 903, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Georg Weidenbach | Natalie Daghles | Sebastian Pauls | Tobias Klass

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP (LONDON) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 903, Table 4 Interviewer(s): David Boles

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP (MILAN) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 903, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Stefano Sciolla | Marcello Bragliani

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LEFOSSE ADVOGADOS (BRAZIL) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 11 Interviewer(s): Tatiane Ferreti | Sergio Machado

LENZ & STAEHELIN (GENEVA) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 910, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Daniel Schafer | Tino Gaberthüel

LEONI SIQUEIRA ADVOGADOS (RIO DE JANEIRO & SÃO PAULO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 2 Interviewer(s): João Paulo F. Vasconcellos (Harvard Law School LL.M. 2012)

LINKLATERS (AMSTERDAM) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Peter Voorhees

LINKLATERS (ANTITRUST/COMPETITION) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 3 Interviewer(s): TBD

LINKLATERS (BRUSSELS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 4 Interviewer(s): Pieter Puelinckx | Philippe Remels

LINKLATERS (FRANKFURT/MUNICH/BERLIN/DÜSSELDORF) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Marco Carbonare | Alexander Jüngst

LINKLATERS (LUXEMBOURG) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 6 Interviewer(s): TBD

LINKLATERS (MADRID) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 7 Interviewer(s): Jeannette Green | Claire Cherrington

LINKLATERS (MILAN) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 8 Interviewer(s): Jeannette Green | Claire Cherrington

LINKLATERS (NEW YORK) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 9 Interviewer(s): Sabrena Silver | Conrado Tenaglia | Matthew Poulter | Nilo Barredo

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LINKLATERS (PARIS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 10 Interviewer(s): Peter Voorhees | Pierre Tourres

LINKLATERS (SHANGHAI/BEIJING 1) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Jian Fang

LINKLATERS (SHANGHAI/BEIJING 2) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 405, Table 11 Interviewer(s): Robbie Ye

LMS STUDIO LEGALE (MILAN) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 13 Interviewer(s): Giulio Gambini Pierleoni | Roberto Tallarita

LOYENS & LOEFF (BRUSSELS) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 8 Interviewer(s): Marc Vermylen | Steven Callens

LOYENS & LOEFF LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L. (LUXEMBOURG) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 9 Interviewer(s): Hida Ozveren | Nicolas Marchand

MACHADO, MEYER, SENDACZ E OPICE (SÃO PAULO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 28 Interviewer(s): Adriano Schnur Ferreira

MARVAL, O'FARRELL & MAIRAL (BUENOS AIRES) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 21 Interviewer(s): Alfredo O'Farrell | Miguel Del Pino

MATTOS FILHO ADVOGADOS (SÃO PAULO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 11 Interviewer(s): Renata Maiorino | Glaucia Lauletta | Amadeu Ribeiro

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP (SHANGHAI) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 912, Table 9 Interviewer(s): Winston Zhao (Duke University J.D. 1988)

MIJARES, ANGOITIA, CORTES Y FUENTES S.C. ABOGADOS (MEXICO CITY, MEXICO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 910, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Lorenza Langarica | Martín Sánchez

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MILBANK TWEED HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP (LONDON) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 912, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Tim Peterson | Peter Schwartz

MILBANK TWEED HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP (NEW YORK, NY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 912, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Fabiana Sakai | Rodrigo Carvalho

MIRANDA & AMADO ABOGADOS (LIMA, PERU) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 909, Table 9 Interviewer(s): Enrique Felices | Roberto MacLean

MORRISON & FOERESTER LLP (BERLIN) Location: Global Center Room 269, Table 6 Interviewer(s): Hanno Timner | Rufus Pichler (TBD)

NADER, HAYAUX Y GOEBEL, S.C. (MEXICO) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 22 Interviewer(s): Hans P. Goebel C. (Northwestern LL.M. 1999) | Javier Arreola E. (Northwestern LL.M. 2000)

NAUTADUTILH (AMSTERDAM) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 910, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Philippe François | Marieke van den Oever

NIEDERER KRAFT & FREY (ZÜRICH) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 26 Interviewer(s): Daniel Eisele

NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES (MUMBAI) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 905, Table 8 Interviewer(s): Nishith Desai | Vaibhav Parikh

NOERR LLP (MUNICH) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 13 Interviewer(s): Dr. Thomas Schulz | Dr. Oliver Sieg | Wolfgang Troll | Dr. Gerald Reger

OLSWANG (BERLIN) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 14 Interviewer(s): Dr. Henning Sieber | Dr. Henrik Armah

ORRICK (PARIS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 907, Table 4 Interviewer(s): TBD

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PEREZ-LLORCA (MADRID) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 905, Table 7 Interviewer(s): Constanza Vergara | Iván Delgado

PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION (THE HAGUE) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 13 Interviewer(s): Brooks Daly | Sarah Grimmer

PESTALOZZI (ZÜRICH) Location: Global Center Room 279, Table 8 Interviewer(s): Christoph Lang | Thomas Rohner

POMPEU, LONGO, KIGNEL E CIPULLO ADVOGADOS (SÃO PAULO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 14 Interviewer(s): Rubens Bezerra Filho

PORTOLANO CAVALLO STUDIO LEGALE (ROME) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 4 Interviewer(s): Yan Pecoraro (Georgetown Law LL.M. 2010)

POSSE HERRERA & RUIZ S.A. (COLOMBIA)7 Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 27 Interviewer(s): Mariana Posse | Francisco Urrutia

PRAGER DREIFUSS (ZÜRICH) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 7 Interviewer(s): Andreas Moll (NYU Law M.C.J. 1991)

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP (NEW YORK) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 14 Interviewer(s): Antonio Piccirillo | Fabio Yamada

PWC -TAX (NEW YORK, NY) Location: Global Center Room 269, Table 7 & 8 Interviewer(s): Thomas Mullen | Ninee Supornpaibul, Winnie Tang | Gilles Follana (AM) | Puneet Arora (PM)

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP (HAMBURG, MANNHEIM, AND MUNICH, GERMANY) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 23 Interviewer(s): Dr. Nadine Herrmann (LL.M.) | Dr. Marcus Grosch (LL.M.) | Dr. David Adler (LL.M.) | Jérôme Kommer (LL.M.)

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QUISLEX (CHICAGO, IL) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 406, Table 12 Interviewer(s): Julie Maeir

REISS+PREUSS LLP (NEW YORK, NEW YORK) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 18 Interviewer(s): Guy A. Reiss (AM) | Jascha D. Preuss (PM)

RODRIGO, ELIAS & MEDRANO ABOGADOS (LIMA, PERU) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 10 Interviewer(s): Luis Enrique Palacios (Duke Law LL.M. 2000)

ROPES & GRAY LLP (NEW YORK- HIRING ONLY FOR LONDON AND TOKYO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 9 Interviewer(s): Michael Kazakevich

SANTAMARINA Y STETA (MEXICO CITY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 909, Table 5 & 6 Interviewer(s): Juan Carlos Machorro Guerrero

SCHELLENBERG WITTMER (SWITZERLAND) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 912, Table 8 Interviewer(s): Philippe Bärtsch

SCHOENHERR RECHTSANWALTE (VIENNA) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 31 & 32 Interviewer(s): Christian Herbst (Harvard LL.M.), Sascha Hoedl (Harvard LL.M.)

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP (FRANKFURT) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 901, Table 1 Interviewer(s): TBD

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP (ROME) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 901, Table 2 Interviewer(s): TBD

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP (SÃO PAULO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 901, Table 3 Interviewer(s): TBD

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP (TOKYO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 901, Table 4 Interviewer(s): TBD

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SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP (NEW YORK) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Andrew Quale | Alyssa Grikscheit

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP (BRUSSELS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Karin Lallemand | Arnoud Willems

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP (LONDON) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 1 Interviewer(s): TBD

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP (NEW YORK- LATIN AMERICAN PRACTICE) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 3 Interviewer(s): TBD

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP (NEW YORK, NY) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 2 Interviewer(s): TBD

SIQUEIRA CASTRO - ADVOGADOS (RIO DE JANEIRO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 11 Interviewer(s): Marcelo Freitas Pereira | Antônio Garbelini

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (BRUSSELS) Location: Global Center Room 275, Table 1 Interviewer(s): Giorgio Motta

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (FRANKFURT) Location: Global Center Room 275, Table 2 Interviewer(s): Katja Kaulamo | Stephan Hutter | Matthias Horbach

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (LONDON- TURKISH LANGUAGE SKILLS

REQUIRED) Location: Global Center Room 275, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Hilary Foulkes | Lauren Aguiar

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (PARIS) Location: Global Center Room 275, Table 4 Interviewer(s): TBD

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (SÃO PAULO) Location: Global Center Room 275, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Lizbeth Flores | Filepe Areno

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SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU E FLESCH ADVOGADOS (SAO PAULO, RIO DE JANEIRO AND

BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 16 Interviewer(s): Tiago Bonatti Peres | Fernando de Melo Gomes (University of Pennsylvania Law School 2008)

STAIGER, SCHWALD & PARTNER (ZÜRICH) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 11 Interviewer(s): Thomas Schmid (Cornell University law School LL.M. 2005) | Natalie Peter (Boston University LL.M. 1995)

STIBBE (AMSTERDAM) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 15 Interviewer(s): Eva Das | Sophie Bakker

STIBBE (LUXEMBURG) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 16 Interviewer(s): Jan Peeters | Bruno Lambaert | Rony Vermeersch

STUDIO SANTA MARIA (MILAN) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 19 Interviewer(s): Mario Santa Maria

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP (NEW YORK) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 906, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Jaime Ramirez (University of Chicago J.D. 2007) (AM) / Vijay Iyer (University of Texas J.D. 2007) (PM)

TAYLOR WESSING (DÜSSELDORF) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 907, Table 6 Interviewer(s): Dr Klaus Grossmann | Dr Söntje Julia Hilberg

TOZZINI, FREIRE, TEIXEIRA E SILVA (SÃO PAULO) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 24 Interviewer(s): Marcio Mello Silva Baptista | Suzy Garcia

UBS AG (ZÜRICH) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 905, Table 3 Interviewer(s): Peter Oberholzer

URÍA MENÉNDEZ (NEW YORK) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 5 Interviewer(s): Jaime Pereda

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VEIRANO ADVOGADOS (SÃO PAULO, SP, BRAZIL) Location: Global Center Room 261, Table 7 Interviewer(s): Ricardo C. Veirano | Lior Pinsky

VISCHER (ZÜRICH) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 17 Interviewer(s): Stefan Kohler | Klaus Neff

WENGER & VIELI (ZÜRICH) Location: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium (4th Floor), Table 24 Interviewer(s): Urs Weber-Stecher | Michael Mráz

WHITE & CASE (MEXICO CITY) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 912, Table 6 Interviewer(s): Eduardo Flores-Herrera | Raúl Fernández-Briseño

WHITE & CASE LLP (BRUSSELS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 912, Table 5 Interviewer(s): Matthieu Duplat

WHITE & CASE LLP (PRAGUE) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 912, Table 7 Interviewer(s): Anna Mieczkowska | Luca Bertazzo

WILMERHALE (BRUSSELS) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 909, Table 7 Interviewer(s): Christian Duvernoy

WILMERHALE (LONDON) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 909, Table 8 Interviewer(s): Steven Finizio

WUERSCH & GERING LLP (NEW YORK) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 6 Interviewer(s): Daniel A. Wuersch | Francesco Di Pietro | Gregory F. Hauser

ZICOLAW (JAKARTA) Location: Kimmel Center, Room 914, Table 7 & 8 Interviewer(s): Hanim Hamzah (Executive Program - Stern Business School at NYU Summer 2011) | Stephen Maloy (Cornell 1976), David Lim

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Firms Participating in Resume Collections

Employer Name Location(s) ABELS Avocats Geneva, Switzerland Allen & Overy Paris Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam Baker & McKenzie Bangkok Baker & McKenzie Barcelona Baker & McKenzie Bogota Baker & McKenzie Chicago Baker & McKenzie Lima Baker & McKenzie Madrid BDO USA, LLP New York, NY Carrard & Associés Lausanne Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP London Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Moscow Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Paris Clifford Chance LLP Beijing Clifford Chance LLP Dubai Clifford Chance LLP Madrid CMS von Erlach Henrici Zürich Corvel LLP Hamburg Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP New York Davis Polk & Wardwell Beijing Davis Polk & Wardwell Hong Kong India Practice Davis Polk & Wardwell Hong Kong Davis Polk & Wardwell London Davis Polk & Wardwell Madrid Davis Polk & Wardwell Paris Davis Polk & Wardwell São Paulo Davis Polk & Wardwell Tokyo Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Hong Kong Debevoise & Plimpton LLP London Debevoise & Plimpton LLP New York, NY- Litigation DLA Piper LLP Vienna Fenwick & West, LLP Mountain View, CA Flick Gocke Schaumburg Partnerschaft Bonn Fosun International Limited Shanghai, China Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Amsterdam GARRIGUES New York, NY Hogan Lovells International LLP Amsterdam Hogan Lovells International LLP Düsseldorf Hogan Lovells International LLP Milan Inter-american Investment Corporation Washington, DC Jones Day Hong Kong

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Jones Day Tokyo Latham & Watkins Middle East Offices Latham & Watkins LLP Hong Kong Linklaters Lisbon Linklaters Warsaw Lobo & de Rizzo Advogados São Paulo McDermott Will & Emery AARPI Paris Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Zürich Michael Page New York Microstrategy Incorporated Vienna, Virginia Paul Hastings LLP Hong Kong Pinsent Masons London Ritch Mueller, S.C. Mexico Sánchez DeVanny Eseverri, S.C Mexico City Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Hong Kong Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom New York Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Tokyo Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte Zürich Vialegis International NV/SA Brussels Vialegis International NV/SA Madrid Walder Wyss Ltd. Zurich, Switzerland Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Paris Willheim Müller Vienna Zhong Lun Law Firm China

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“EMPLOYMENT & IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN ATTORNEYS

WORKING IN THE U.S.”

FURMAN HALL, ROOM 210 JANUARY 23, 5:00 – 6:00 PM

LEON WILDES, ESQ. WILDES & WEINBERG P.C. Mr. Wildes is Senior Partner of the highly acclaimed New York immigration law firm Wildes & Weinberg P.C. A past National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, he is the recipient of the Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for major contributions to immigration law. He is also Adjunct Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he teaches Immigration Law and supervises the Immigration Law Clinic. Mr. Wildes received both his J.D. and LL.M. degrees from New York University School of Law. A frequent author and lecturer in the field, he is best known for his successful representation of former Beatle John Lennon and his artist wife Yoko Ono. DAVID AUSTELL ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GLOBAL SERVICES NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Dr. David B. Austell is Assistant Vice President and Director of the Office of Global Services at New York University in New York City, where he is also an Associate Professor of International Education in the NYU Steinhardt School (adjunct). David has undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also completed his Ph.D. in Higher Education, focusing on International Education (his dissertation, The Birds in the Rich Forest, concerned Chinese students in the United States during the Student Democracy Movement). In 1992, he was a Fulbright grantee in Korea and Japan. His first book of poetry, Little Creek, was published in January 2011 by Nirala Press, and his second volume, Garuda (also published by Nirala), was released in March 2012. His third book of poetry, The Tin Man, is expected from Nirala Press in January 2014. David’s poetry has also appeared in Infusion Magazine and in The Red Wheel Barrow. MODERATOR: IRENE H. DORZBACK, ASSOCIATE DEAN, OFFICE OF CAREER SERVICES NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Ms. Dorzback is in her 30th year with NYU School of Law, twelve of which she spent overseeing services for LL.M. students. Her graduate study spans several fields, all of which are used in her counseling and employer relations: an MA in Romance Linguistics and an MA in Higher Education Counseling from the University of Michigan, and an MA in Human Resources Management from Polytechnic University. She has been working with law students and alumni at NYU School of Law since 1983. Ms. Dorzback has served on numerous panels for the National Association for Legal Professionals (NALP) and bar association programs, and consults law school career services offices nationally.

IMMIGRATION WORKSHOP PANELIST BIOS

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Overview of Bases for Temporary and Permanent Immigration

to the United States

for Participants in the International Student Interview Program

New York University School of Law

Thursday, January 23, 2014

by:

LEON WILDES, ESQ.

……………………………………………………………………. LEON WILDES is Senior Partner of the highly acclaimed New York immigration law firm WILDES & WEINBERG P.C. A past National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, he is the recipient of the Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for major contributions to the field of immigration law. He also served as Adjunct Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he taught Immigration Law and supervised the Immigration Law Clinic for over 30 years. A frequent author and lecturer in the field, he is best known for his successful representation of former Beatle John Lennon and his artist wife Yoko Ono.

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Overview of Bases for Temporary and Permanent Immigration

to the United States

for Participants in the International Student Interview Program

New York University School of Law

by: Leon Wildes, Esq.

This listing of visa classifications is intended to furnish you with an overview of the U.S. visa process and a general description of the various types of visas issued by the U.S. government.

NNOONN--IIMMMMIIGGRRAANNTT VVIISSAA CCAATTEEGGOORRIIEESS THE NON-IMMIGRANT VISA PROCESS

Non-immigrant visas with alphabetical designations from A through V are issued by

Foreign Service Offices of the U.S. Department of State at U.S. Embassies and Consulates abroad. Visas are stamped into a valid travel document, usually a passport. The visa bears the date of its issuance as well as the date of its expiration. It also designates the number of applications for admission at the U.S. border for which it is valid. A visa is only an entry document; it does not define visa status or length of stay permitted once a person is admitted to the United States.

At the border, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its Customs &

Border Patrol (CBP) division, has jurisdiction to admit the alien in the status for which the visa has been granted, and does so by recording the date of entry, the status in which the alien is admitted, and the duration of his or her authorized stay. (A record of admission may be printed from the CBP website.) Future extensions of stay or changes of nonimmigrant visa status are noted on a Form I-797 Notice of Approval, granted by another division of Homeland Security, now called Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) in response to an affirmative filing.

Citizens of Canada may present themselves at the border with appropriate documentation

to request admission under the various non-immigrant visa categories without first obtaining a visa stamp at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate, except for E-1, E-2 visas and K visas.

In addition, under a special program (the "Visa Waiver Program") nationals of 37

countries to date have been allowed to enter the United States as visitors without first obtaining a

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visa stamp. They must, however, first secure authorization to enter the United States on-line by utilizing the government’s Electronic System for Travel Authorization (“ESTA” and are limited to a stay of up to a maximum of 90 days).

CHANGE FROM ONE NON-IMMIGRANT VISA CLASSIFICATION TO ANOTHER

An alien who enters in one non-immigrant classification may, with certain exceptions,

apply to change to another non-immigrant status while in the United States. The application must be made while the alien is in lawful status, that is, during the authorized period of stay and prior to any violation of status such as unauthorized employment.

CHANGE TO IMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION An alien who enters in a non-immigrant classification may, after the filing of a petition

classifying the alien in a preference category, and usually after the approval of such a petition, apply to change status to that of a lawful permanent resident (evidenced by a "green card") through a process called "adjustment of status." In cases where the alien otherwise qualifies for immigrant status, but has engaged in unauthorized employment while here temporarily, or has violated the terms of a nonimmigrant visa, immigrant status may, under certain circumstances, nevertheless be obtained through the issuance of an immigrant visa at an American Consular Post abroad.

PRESUMPTION OF IMMIGRANT INTENT

By law, all persons applying for visas or for admission at the border as nonimmigrants, are presumed to have the intention of residing here permanently as immigrants. (An exception to this rule applies to "H" and "L" visa holders and in some instances O-1 visa holders.) Accordingly, all intending non-immigrants have the burden of proving that their intent is non-immigrant in nature. For example, they must generally prove the existence of an unrelinquished foreign domicile to which they intend to return upon the conclusion of their temporary purpose in the United States. The same burden applies when applications are filed for extensions of non-immigrant status, revalidation of non-immigrant visas or other benefits which presuppose an intention to depart.

UNLAWFUL PRESENCE

Overstaying past a period of authorized stay, even for one day, will invalidate the alien's nonimmigrant visa, which may not then be used for return to the United States. Moreover, with certain exceptions, an individual who has overstayed by even one day may only apply for a new visa in the country of his or her nationality, eliminating "third country processing" at American Consulates at more convenient locations (such as Canada or Mexico).

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Other ramifications of unlawful presence render certain long-term overstays inadmissible to the United States. Any overstay of 180 days or more may have irreversible consequences. In view of these rules, it has become increasingly important to carefully monitor the status of individual nonimmigrants to ensure that no overstay occurs.

NON-IMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATIONS A, Diplomats and Foreign Government Officials An ambassador, public minister, diplomat or consular officer, cultural attaché or trade representative, or other foreign government official or employee, as well as their spouses and children, may be admitted as A-1 or A-2 nonimmigrants, and their attendants, servants and personal employees and members of their families may be admitted as A-3 nonimmigrants, on the basis of reciprocity. Certain A-1 and A-2 dependents may be granted employment authorization. If an A visa holder seeks to adjust status to permanent residence, an application for a waiver of special privileges must be filed and can be submitted concurrently with the Adjustment of Status application.

B-1, Visitors for Business

A visitor for business is an alien who intends to conduct business in the United States which benefits a foreign employer, not in the nature of employment. He or she may generally not engage in local employment, nor displace a resident American worker, nor receive any direct remuneration for services from a United States source. The B-1 visitor may be initially admitted to the United States for a maximum period of one year until the purpose of the trip has been completed, and may apply for extensions of stay which are necessary to complete that purpose. In practice, due to heightened security concerns, most visitors are admitted for six months or less.

B-2, Visitors for Pleasure

A visitor for pleasure is an alien admitted for a personal visit to friends or relatives, on holiday or for tourism. The initial period of admission is typically six months, allowing for a maximum stay of one year. Extensions of stay are permitted in appropriate circumstances. Persons coming primarily for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor, study, or representing information media are not properly classifiable as B-2 visitors. Visitors may not attend school or engage in employment in the United States.

Visitors - Visa Waiver Program

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Nationals visiting the U.S. from a list of certain countries, based upon a historically low rate of non-immigrant visa refusals, have been permitted to enter the United States as visitors for business or pleasure without first obtaining visas under the Visa Waiver Program. Individuals entering under this program are permitted to remain in the United States for a maximum period of 90 days, and are generally barred from extending their stay or changing status while in the United States. These visitors are also prohibited from attending school or engaging in employment. DHS has now implemented an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) that requires that visa waiver applicants receive an electronic travel authorization prior to departing for the U.S. If ESTA clearance is denied, applicants must go to the US Consulate and obtain B1/B2 visa even if they are a national of a waiver country.

C-1, Transit Aliens

A transit alien is an alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States.

A maximum period of twenty-nine days is authorized, not subject to extension.

D, Alien Crewmen

Alien crewmen, serving in such capacity while in port, are admitted for a maximum of twenty-nine days, not subject to extension. They may not work as crewmen except on the vessel or aircraft on which they arrived, or another similar vessel or aircraft of the same transportation company, and may not work on domestic flights.

E-1, Treaty Traders

A treaty trader is an alien who enters the United States in furtherance of the provisions of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the foreign country of which the alien (and the alien's employer) is a national. For E visa purposes, a person is a national of a country whose passport he carries, regardless of place of birth, even though elsewhere in U.S. immigration law the concepts of nationality and citizenship are differentiated. The E-1 visa holder must be coming solely to carry on substantial trade principally between the United States and the foreign country of which he/she is a national. The initial period of admission is for two years, although the visa may be granted for up to five years. Extensions of stay are possible upon filing an updated application reporting on the current volume of trade between the treaty country and the U.S. enterprise. While there is no requirement for an overseas unrelinquished domicile, the alien must intend to return to a home abroad once the purpose of admission has been accomplished. Treaty traders may apply for the E-1 visa at a U.S Embassy; the company does not need to file a petition to the immigration service. E-1 spouses are eligible for employment authorization.

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E-2, Treaty Investors An alien who enters pursuant to the provisions of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation

between the United States and the foreign country of which he/she is a national (same definition as for E-1, above), who is coming to the U.S. solely to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the alien has invested, or is actively in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital, qualifies for E-2 status. The initial period of admission is two years, and the visa may be granted for up to five years, with extensions available in appropriate circumstances. Executives, managers, and essential specialized employees of foreign firms from a treaty country which have made a substantial investment may also qualify. Treaty investors may apply for the E-2 visa at a U.S Embassy; the company does not need to file a petition to the immigration service. E-2 spouses are eligible for employment authorization.

E-3, Professionals An Australian national coming to perform services in a “professional specialty

occupation” is eligible for the E-3 visa. This classification mirrors the standards of the H-1B visa category, described below: the job must be one that generally requires a related baccalaureates degree, the alien must have the appropriate credentials for the job, and the U.S. employer must file a labor condition application attesting that it will pay the prevailing wage for the job offered, and the benefits and working conditions offered to the E-3 professional will be similar to those offered to U.S. workers. However, an E-3 employer does not have to file a petition with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. E-3 Australian professionals may apply for the E-3 visa at a U.S Embassy. Extension of stay and change of status can be filed in the U.S.; however, Premium Processing is not available for E3 application. E-3 spouses are eligible for employment authorization. The period of admission is limited to two years, but may be renewed or extended in certain circumstances. The E-3 professional must continue to demonstrate nonimmigrant intent. The annual cap of 10,500 E-3 visas has never been met.

F-1, Students (see also M-1 status for nonacademic students)

Bona fide students who seek to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the

purpose of pursuing a full course of study in an educational program at an established institution of learning which has been approved by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services for attendance by foreign students can qualify for F-1 status. Prior to issuance of an F-1 visa or application for a change of status in the U.S., the prospective student must be admitted by the school and issued an authorizing document, a Form I-20, approved by the Designated School Official, and the student must present this document in order to be accorded F-1 classification. F-1 visa status may not be accorded to an alien for the purpose of attending public elementary schools or publicly-funded adult education programs. F-1 visas may only be accorded for attendance at public secondary schools after the alien reimburses the educational agency administering the school for the expense of providing such education and the proposed period of stay does not exceed 12 months. The alien spouse and minor children of such aliens are classified in F-2 category.

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Schools and students are carefully monitored through an interactive database system known as SEVIS that tracks all U.S. schools who sponsor non-immigrant students, and monitors the current status of all non-immigrant students registered in the system, both before and after they are admitted to the United States. Students are generally admitted for "duration of status." Duration of status is defined to include the program of study, any period of practical training authorized, plus an additional grace period of sixty days. Students must obtain permission in advance to accept employment. Authorization for part-time employment is issued in very limited circumstances (although not in the first year of the program), either based upon unforeseen financial hardship or for practical training relating to the course of study (known as curricular practical training or CPT). A period of optional practical training (OPT) may also be authorized for a period following the student’s completion of a bona fide educational program. The amount of time spent in CPT can be deducted from the maximum amount of time permitted on OPT (1 year). If a student completes one full year on CPT, the student will not be permitted to engage in OPT. Students currently engaged in post-completion OPT who have completed a degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) field may apply for an additional 17 months of employment authorization, for a total of 29 months of employment authorization. Students must file an application with USCIS to apply for the STEM Extension. During the STEM Extension period students may only work for employers who are enrolled in the E-verify system and the employer must agree to update Immigration when the student leaves or the employment is terminated. What is the Cap-Gap Extension? The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now extends the authorized period of stay for all F-1 students who have filed an H-1B petition and change of status request (filed under the cap for the next fiscal year) prior to the expiration of their OPT employment authorization card. If USCIS approves the H-1B petition, the student is given an extension that enables him/her to remain in the United States until the requested start date indicated on the H-1B petition. The Designated School Official (DSO) at the Office of International Students(OIS) will process the Cap-Gap Extension I-20 on behalf of the student. In order for the DSO to indicate that a student has a Filed or Waitlisted Cap-Gap Extension, the student must be able to provide proof that the H-1B petition has been timely filed.

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G, Employees of International Organizations G visas are available to representatives, officers and employees of certain international organizations that are not classifiable as U.S. employers, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, etc., as well as to their family members, servants and personal employees. If a G visa holder seeks to adjust status to permanent residence, an application for a waiver of special privileges must be filed and can be submitted concurrently with the Adjustment of Status application.

H-1B, Specialty Occupation Workers

An alien coming temporarily to the United States to perform services in a "professional specialty occupation" qualifies for H-1B visa status upon approval of a petition filed by a sponsoring U.S. employer. By statute and precedent decision, qualified occupations are those which require at least a 4-year baccalaureate degree related to the job (or its equivalent) as a prerequisite to entry-level employment. A qualified alien is a person who has the appropriate education and training for the offered position. While an H-1B position is offered to the alien for a temporary period, the position itself can be of an ongoing nature. H-1B aliens are admitted for the period of time requested by the employer in a petition to classify the alien in H-1B status, not to exceed an initial period of three years, and extensions of stay may be obtained in appropriate circumstances. The statute places a limit of six years on stay in H-1B status, but exceptions apply in certain circumstances where a U.S. employer has filed an immigrant visa petition or application for labor certification more than a year before the expiration of the H1B worker’s 6th year in H-1B status. There is a numerical limitation on how many new H-1 approvals can be issued in any fiscal year (October 1 through September 30) which has lately resulted in H-1B visas being unavailable for much of the year. In addition, filing fees for this visa category are very substantial.

The Labor Condition Application (“LCA”)

As a prerequisite to filing a petition for an H-1B specialty occupation worker, the U.S. employer must file a labor condition application with the Department of Labor, attesting that the foreign professional will be paid at least the prevailing wage for the occupation. Included in this attestation, which provides the title and salary for the position and the location where the non-immigrant will work, is an assertion that the actual wage level paid to other employees or the prevailing wage (whichever is higher) will be paid to the foreign H-1B professional, that the foreign worker’s employment will not adversely affect the working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers, that there is not a strike, lockout or work stoppage involved in this employment, and that notice of the filing has been either provided to the bargaining representative or, if there is no bargaining representative, that such notice has been properly posted. Employers are required to retain the LCA with other documentation in a “Public Access

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File” which must be available for inspection for one year past the date of the LCA’s expiration or one year from its withdrawal.

H-2, Temporary Workers

This category is available to aliens coming temporarily to perform services or labor that meet a temporary need, provided that unemployed persons capable of performing such services cannot be found in the United States. Prearranged employment with a U.S. employer must exist, and the employer must first apply for a temporary labor certification, by demonstrating to the U.S. Department of Labor that Americans capable of performing these services cannot be located and that the alien is coming to perform services which are themselves temporary in nature. A grant of certification by the U.S. Department of Labor shows U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services that American workers are unavailable, and the petition may go forward. H-2A visas are available for temporary agricultural workers; H-2B visas are available for other temporary positions for which the U.S. employer can demonstrate a temporary need for workers that is a seasonal, peakload, one-time, or intermittent need. The initial period of admission may not exceed 364 days. Extensions may be obtained in very limited circumstances. H-2 visa status is limited to a maximum of three years.

Like the H-1B visa, there is a numerical limitation on how many new H-2 approvals can

be issued in any fiscal year, which results in such visas being unavailable for significant parts of the year.

H-3, Trainees A trainee is an alien coming temporarily to the United States for training at the invitation

of an individual, organization, firm or other trainer in any field of endeavor, including agriculture, commerce, communications, finance, government, transportation and the professions as well as in a purely industrial establishment. The petitioner must describe the type of training to be given, the source of remuneration of the trainee and whether or not any benefit will accrue to the petitioner, and must demonstrate why it is necessary for the alien to be trained in the United States, why such training is unavailable in the alien’s home country abroad, and why the U.S. employer is willing to incur the cost of training. The trainee is not permitted to engage in productive employment unless it is incidental and necessary to the training, and may not engage in employment which will displace a U.S. worker; the U.S. employer-trainer may not use H-3 trainees to fill positions ordinarily held by U.S. workers. The period of initial admission is that requested in a petition filed by the sponsoring employer-trainer and approved by USCIS, generally the full period required for training, but not to exceed two years.

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I, Journalists & Foreign Media Representatives

An alien is admitted in I status, upon a reciprocal basis, as a bona fide representative of a

foreign press, radio, film or other foreign information media organization, who seeks to enter the United States solely to engage in such vocation, and the spouse and children of such representative. A media representative must have press credentials and a signed contract of employment with the foreign media organization or its U.S. bureau, affiliate or branch office. The initial period of admission is for the duration of the offered employment. An I visa will typically be issued for the full term of the employment contract, as limited by visa reciprocity rules. Admission in I visa status constitutes an agreement by the alien not to change media or to change employers without obtaining prior approval from the immigration service.

J, Exchange Visitors

An alien who is a bona fide student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research

assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of specialized knowledge or skill, coming temporarily as a participant in a program designated by the Department of State for the purpose of teaching, instructing, lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, practical training, etc. in an approved exchange program, and the alien's spouse and minor children of such participant, are admissible in J-2 visa categories. Certain J-1 aliens, and their dependents, are required by law to return to their own country for a period of two years to impart the knowledge they have gained in the U.S. before they may apply for H or L visas, or status as immigrants, unless a waiver of such two year period is granted. The J exchange visitors subjected to this two-year foreign residency requirement include doctors who receive post-graduate medical training in the U.S., trainees whose programs receive government funding, and any scholars or trainees whose exchange program is in a field designated by the home country as a skill set that country wishes to retain. The initial period of admission for a J nonimmigrant is as specified on the authorizing Form DS-2019 (formerly IAP-66) issued by the program sponsor, which varies according to the type of exchange program - up to three years for scholars, teachers and research fellows; up to 18 months for trainees.

The status of J-1 exchange visitors and their programs is carefully monitored through the Department of Homeland Security’s interactive SEVIS database in much the same way as the status of F-1 students.

J-1 trainees must have completed a Bachelor’s degree abroad and have one year

experience in the field or have five years experience in the field. Individuals who graduated from U.S. colleges and universities are NOT eligible for J-1 visa status unless they have another foreign degree on which the training is based. J-1 status may also be granted for an “internship” for a period of 12 months to a foreign national who completed a Bachelor’s degree abroad within the past 12 months.

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K-1, Fiancé(e)s of U.S. Citizens

Those engaged to be married to U.S. citizens who seek to enter the United States solely

to enter into a valid marriage with the U.S. citizen petitioner within 90 days after entry, and the minor children of such persons, may be admitted in K-1 and K-2 visa status. The period of admission is 90 days. K-1 aliens are ineligible for extension or change of nonimmigrant visa status; they may only adjust status to lawful permanent resident on the basis of marriage to the U.S. citizen petitioner.

K-3, Spouses of United States Citizen Petitioners K-3 visa classification is available to individuals for whom a United States citizen spouse

has already filed an immigrant visa petition, which remains pending. This visa classification facilitates entry for the spouse of a United States citizen (and his or her minor child) while awaiting processing and adjudication of the immigrant visa petition.

L-1, Intra-company Transferees An L-1 intra-company transferee is an alien who, during the three year period

immediately preceding the time of his or her application for admission into the United States, has been employed abroad for one year by a multinational firm, corporation or other legal entity who seeks to enter the United States temporarily in order to continue to render his services to the same employer, or a subsidiary, commonly-held affiliate or branch office of the same legal entity, in a capacity which is managerial, executive or involves specialized knowledge which is not readily available in the U.S. job market. An L-1 petition filed with USCIS may be granted for an initial period of up to three years. Extensions may be available thereafter in increments of no more than two years, if such need is sufficiently documented. The statute limits the total stay in L-1 status (or L-1 and H-1 status combined) to five consecutive years for L-1B "specialized knowledge" visas and seven years for L-1A "executive" or "managerial" visas. The spouse and minor children (L-2) of such aliens are generally granted periods of admission and extension of stay to match those of the primary applicant, and L-2 spouses are eligible for employment authorization.

M-1, Non-Academic Students Bona fide students seeking to enter the United States to pursue a full course of study at an

established vocational or other recognized non-academic institution, other than in a language training program, qualify for M-1 visas. The alien spouse and minor children of such aliens are classified in the M-2 category. Non-academic students are admitted for the period of their school program plus thirty days. A very limited period of "practical training" may be authorized at the end of the program, which requires employment authorization.

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N, Relatives of Employees of Certain International Organizations

Certain relatives of long-term employees of the United Nations and other international

organizations are eligible to remain in the United States under this provision.

O-1, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability

O-1 visas are issued to aliens of "extraordinary ability" in the sciences, education, business and athletics, who have demonstrated "sustained national or international acclaim and recognition for achievements in the field of expertise" showing that the alien “is one of the small percentage who have risen to the very top of the field.” The standard for extraordinary ability in the arts is “distinction,” as supported by evidence that the alien is “recognized as being prominent in the field.” A petition must be filed with the immigration service, either by a U.S. employer for ongoing employment, or by a U.S. agent or presenter for a defined series of engagements supported by a contract or contracts, and an itinerary stating where and when the alien of extraordinary ability performs services. Advisory consultation with a labor union, management organization or other peer group is required. Short of a major, widely-recognized international award, at least three types of evidence must be provided. The maximum period of initial admission permitted is three years, which may be renewed or extended in one year increments thereafter, but there is no fixed limit on the total length of stay. O-1 visa status will only be granted for the amount of time necessary to fulfill the itinerary.

O-2, Assistants to Aliens of Extraordinary Ability

O-2 visas are issued to aliens entering for the purpose of assisting the performance of an alien of extraordinary ability must establish that they are an integral part of the performance because of critical skills or long-standing relationship with the principal performing alien. An O-2 is not authorized to work independent of the O-1 principal alien, and will be admitted for the same length of time as the principal.

P-1, Athletes and Entertainers In the case of athletes performing as individuals or teams, and artists performing as part

of an internationally recognized entertainment group are issued P-1 visas. The group must be based abroad, and at least 75% of the members must have been with the group for one year or more. A petition must be filed with the immigration service, by a U.S. agent, presenter or employer, including a contract and itinerary stating where and when the group will perform or compete. Like the O-1, the P visa requires consultation with appropriate labor unions, or peer groups in occupations where there is no union. The maximum period of initial admission for an athlete is five years, for a team it is one year, and for an entertainment group, up to one year, if supported by contracts and itinerary.

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P-2, Athletes and Entertainers (Reciprocal Exchange) Athletes and entertainers entering the United States to perform under reciprocal exchange

programs are issued P-2 visas. This category is not petition based, and generally does not require labor consultation because the reciprocal exchange is customarily between two unions, one in the U.S. and one abroad.

P-3, Athletes and Entertainers (Culturally Unique) Athletes and entertainers entering to perform in a culturally unique program are issued P-

3 visas. The individual or group must show some evidence of distinction in the art form or sport (examples include flamenco, Kabuki, capoeira). Like the P-1, a majority of the group must have worked together for at least a year, a petition must be filed with the immigration service by a U.S. agent, presenter or employer, including a contract and itinerary stating where and when the group will perform or compete, and a labor advisory opinion from a union or peer group is required. The maximum period of initial admission is three years, if supported by contracts and itinerary, and P-3 status may be extended for a maximum stay of five years.

Q, Cultural Exchange Aliens entering the United States to participate in designated international cultural

exchange programs that provide practical training, employment and sharing of culture may obtain Q visas. The maximum period permitted under this visa category is fifteen months.

R, Religious Workers

Certain religious workers entering the United States to perform work in a religious vocation, religious profession or traditional religious occupation for a bona fide non-profit religious organization in the U.S., who have had membership in the same religious denomination as the sponsoring U.S. organization for at least two years preceding the application, and their spouses and children, qualify for R visas. Recent changes to the regulations now require that the U.S. sponsor first file a petition with USCIS before the visa application can be made. Additional recent strictures require an investigatory visit to the premises of the sponsoring organization prior to the granting of the petition. The initial period of approval has also been reduced from 36 months to 30 months; extensions for an additional 30 months may be obtained. Premium Processing is available for this visa category, but only if the organization has undergone a recent investigatory visit (i.e. has a recent approval).

S, Witnesses and Informants

Certain aliens who will be serving as witnesses in federal or state court with respect to criminal enterprises, when such alien is determined by the Attorney General to possess critical and reliable information; certain aliens who will provide critical and reliable information, as determined by the Secretary of State and Attorney General jointly, respecting terrorist organizations or operations, to Federal law enforcement authorities or a federal court, and where

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appropriate the spouse, married or unmarried sons and daughters and parents of such alien, may be accorded S visas.

T, Certain Victims of Trafficking in Persons

Certain aliens who have been victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons who are

physically present in the United States and have assisted in the investigation of the prosecution of acts of trafficking and the spouse, children and parents of such victim maybe eligible for this classification.

TN, Entrants under NAFTA

Citizens of Canada or Mexico who seek temporary entry as business persons to engage in

certain designated business activities at a professional level may be admitted to the United States in accordance with the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Such individuals are currently admitted with the TN visa designation for an initial admission of up to three years.

U, Victims of Severe Criminal Activity/Materials Witnesses Aliens who have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of having been

a victim of criminal activity involving violation of one or more certain federal, state or local criminal statutes relating to rape, torture, trafficking, incest, domestic violence and other such similar crimes and individuals having knowledge of such crimes may under appropriate circumstances be eligible for this visa classification.

V, Special Limited Provision for Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents Aliens who could be classified in the V non-immigrant category if the beneficiary of a

petition according preference status was filed with the Attorney General on or before December 21, 2000. Children of the principal alien are eligible to receive this benefit as well.

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PPEERRMMAANNEENNTT RREESSIIDDEENNTT ((IIMMMMIIGGRRAANNTT)) AALLIIEENN SSTTAATTUUSS CCAATTEEGGOORRIIEESS

The status of a lawful permanent resident of the United States may be obtained by applicants who meet both the qualitative and quantitative requirements of the law. Qualitatively, they must prove themselves not to be ineligible for immigrant status under any of the general categories of inadmissible aliens specified in the law (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)), including criminality, fraudulent use of documents, mental defect, Communist party affiliation, drug trafficking, terrorism, contagious diseases of public health significance, etc. Quantitatively, they must either obtain a family preference classification based upon the petition of specified close relatives who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States; or upon the petition of a sponsoring employer or prospective employer for an employment-based preference; or based on a major investment in the United States; or through selection through the Diversity (lottery) Visa program. The effect of the law's national and worldwide quota limitations often results in extended waiting periods before permanent resident status may be finally obtained. Such status may be sought either through an immigrant visa application before a U.S. Consular Officer abroad or, in certain circumstances, in adjustment of status proceedings within the United States.

EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANTS

The Immigration Act of 1990 presented Congress' most recent revision of the visa allocation formula. The great majority of these visas are allocated for the various categories of family reunification. 140,000 visas are provided for employment-based immigration.

The Immigration Act now defines five categories or preferences (of which three have additional subcategories of their own) for immigration based on employment or employment-creation: PREFERENCE I "PRIORITY WORKERS" (40,000 VISA NUMBERS AVAILABLE PLUS SPILL DOWN FROM PREFERENCES IV AND V) Employment I - Sub-category I (E11)

Aliens with "extraordinary ability" in arts, sciences, education, business or athletics.

To qualify in this sub-category, the applicant must show that he or she is one of that small percentage who have risen to the very top of their field of endeavor, and must be able to demonstrate that his or her contribution would "substantially benefit" the United States prospectively.

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Employment I - Sub-category II (E12)

Outstanding Professors and Researchers.

To qualify in this category, the applicant must establish international recognition or acclaim, and must show at least three years of full-time experience in teaching or research in the field, and must have an offer of full-time employment for a tenured or tenure-track teaching position, or a comparable research position in private industry, in organization that has a full-time research staff of three or more individuals. The petitioner itself must also be shown to have acclaim. Employment I - Sub-category III (E13)

Certain Multinational Executives and Managers.

A person who was working abroad in a managerial or executive position for one year or more in the three-year period immediately prior to transfer into the United States, who has been offered a similar managerial or executive position in the U.S. with a parent, subsidiary, branch or affiliate of the same company they worked for abroad, qualifies for this immigrant visa category, whether or not he or she has a university degree. PREFERENCE II PROFESSIONALS AND ALIENS OF "EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY" (40,000 VISA NUMBERS AVAILABLE PLUS SPILL DOWN FROM PREFERENCE I)

Immigrant status is available to qualified immigrants who are members of the professions holding advanced degrees or their equivalent, or who because of their exceptional ability (which must be demonstrated by more than just a degree or license) in the sciences, arts or business, will substantially benefit prospectively the national economy, cultural or educational interests, or welfare of the United States.

Normally certification must be obtained from the Department of Labor that there are not American workers ready, willing and available for the position, in most cases (See “Labor Certification” below). However, such certification and a specific job offer may be waived for applicants in this category if their work is established to be in the national interest, and if the worker possesses an advanced degree or has exceptional ability in their field of endeavor. However, a precedent case decided in 1998 substantially narrowed the National Interest Waiver category. Such cases must now meet three stringent tests: (1) the field of endeavor in which the alien works must have substantial intrinsic merit, (2) the benefits from the alien’s work must be national in scope, and (3) the prospective benefits to the U.S. from the alien’s prospective work must be great enough to outweigh the benefit inherent in protecting the U.S. labor market.

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Also, aliens who have demonstrated exceptional ability in the sciences or arts (except the performing arts) may be eligible for another classification that avoids labor certification, called Schedule A, Group II, if they can show substantial extrinsic evidence of their achievements, similar to the “extraordinary ability” category described above.

Labor Certification – the PERM process The Department of Labor has a complex procedure for certifying that a job may be

offered to a foreign worker because the employer has tested the labor market and found that there are no qualified U.S. workers available to fill the offered position. This is called permanent alien labor certification, or “PERM,” an acronym for the electronic filing system, implemented in March 2005. The process includes a set of mandatory recruitment efforts by the employer to test the American labor market, which must be completed within a specific time-frame before an application can be filed and a certification can be issued by the Department of Labor. PREFERENCE III SKILLED WORKERS, PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER WORKERS (40,000 VISAS PER YEAR PLUS ANY UNUSED VISAS UNDER PREFERENCES I AND II) Employment III - Sub-category I (E31)

Skilled Workers - An alien qualifies as a skilled worker if at the time of petitioning for classification, the alien qualifies to perform skilled labor requiring at least two years' training or experience and is being sponsored for a position which is not temporary or seasonal in nature, for which qualified workers are not available in the United States. This category requires the use of the alien labor certification process. Employment III - Sub-category II (E32)

Professionals - This category is reserved for professionals, defined as aliens holding baccalaureate degrees and members of the professions employed in positions for which United States workers are not available. This category requires the use of the alien labor certification process. Employment III - Sub-category III (EW)

"Other Workers" - This sub-category is reserved for aliens capable of performing unskilled labor not of a temporary or seasonal nature for which qualified workers are not available in the United States. Since a cap of 10,000 visas (within this overall 40,000 limit) is set for applicants seeking to qualify as "other workers," there is a substantial waiting period under this sub-category. This category requires the use of the alien labor certification process.

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Schedule A, Group I: Pre-certified Shortage Occupations

Unlike all other occupational groups in the employment-based third preference category, two groups have been “pre-certified” by the labor department due to longstanding critical labor shortages throughout the United States, namely Registered Nurses and Physical Therapists. U.S. employers do not need to go through alien labor certification to sponsor workers in these two occupations. There were 50,000 visas allocated to this subcategory. However, the 50,000 visas were exhausted several years ago so, regardless of the shortage, individuals in these two occupations face significant delays due to quota backlogs. PREFERENCE IV SPECIAL IMMIGRANTS (10,000 VISAS AVAILABLE PER YEAR)

This category is reserved for certain qualified special immigrants such as religious workers, victims of spousal abuse, certain former United Nations employees, etc. The religious worker special immigrant category is distinguished from the temporary religious worker visa by an important feature: it requires two years' prior full-time paid work experience in a religious occupation, profession or the ministry, as opposed to merely two years’ prior membership in the religious denomination of the sponsoring U.S. tax-exempt religious organization.

PREFERENCE V EMPLOYMENT-CREATION IMMIGRANTS (10,000 VISAS AVAILABLE PER YEAR)

This "investor" provision provides visas to applicants who invest a minimum of a million dollars in a new commercial enterprise in the United States which will result in the creation of employment for at least ten "qualified workers" (United States citizens and permanent residents) other than immediate family members of the investor. In certain exceptional circumstances, including where the investment is made in an area of high unemployment or a rural area, the amount may be reduced to $500,000. An investor may commit $500,000 to a pre-approved Regional Center in which case employment of 10 U.S. workers may be “indirect” and attributable to the Regional Center’s project.

EB-5 statistics for fiscal year 2012 showed that I -526 immigrant petitions by alien entrepreneurs were being approved at a 79% clip and I-829 petitions by entrepreneurs to remove the conditions of residence status at a 92% rate. The number of approved I-526 petitions grew from 640 in 2008 to 3700 in the last fiscal year.

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FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES AND DIVERSITY IMMIGRANTS (a) Family Sponsored Immigrants

Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (including the spouse, minor children and parents of adult U.S. citizens) remain an unrestricted category, not subject to numerical limitation and therefore not subject to long waiting periods. However, the number of immediate relative applicants admitted is tabulated and can impact on and reduce the number of visas available in the family-sponsored preference categories.

Family relationships which are also eligible for preference consideration are the following:

First Preference Unmarried Sons and Daughters of United States Citizens

Second Preference Divided into two Sub-Categories;

Sub-Category 2A - Spouses and Unmarried Children of Permanent Resident Aliens Sub-Category 2B - Unmarried Adult Sons and Daughters of Permanent Resident Aliens

Third Preference Married Sons and Daughters of United States

Citizens

Fourth Preference Brothers and Sisters of United States Citizens (b) Diversity Immigrants

"Diversity immigration" is another of the euphemisms found in the Immigration Act of

1990. In fact, the “Diversity Visa lottery” program designates each year a list of countries which have comprised only a very small percentage of immigrants from immediately preceding years, and citizens of these countries may file an electronic application with the State Department for possible random or chronological selection for immigrant visas without any reference to the applicant's relationship to a United States sponsor. However, the application period is limited to two months per year, and under present regulations, a lottery applicant must have at least a high school education or two years' experience in a position which requires such experience.

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TAX NOTES

Who is a resident for tax purposes?

The Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 creates a statutory definition of the term "resident alien" for tax purposes. Included are two tests, one based upon visa status and the other based upon "substantial presence" in the United States.

Pursuant to I.R.C. Section 7701(b)(1)(A)(i), an alien who has been granted the immigration status of U.S. permanent residence is a resident for U.S. tax purposes, without exception. Absence from the United States for the entire year does not prevent the absolute determination that the person is a resident for tax purposes unless the status of permanent residence has been terminated under the immigration laws. I.R.C. Sec. 7701(b)(5). Permanent residence status can be relinquished in appropriate cases.

Under the "substantial presence" test, an individual is a resident for tax purposes if he has been physically present in the United States for 183 days or more within the calendar year. I.R.C. Sec. 7701(b)(3)(A)(ii). Alternatively, one is deemed "substantially present" in the United States if he has been "cumulatively present" in the United States over the last three years for a sufficient number of days. Cumulative presence is calculated by means of a complex formula, set forth in the statute. An exception to the cumulative presence rules is provided for an individual alien who is able to show that his "tax home" and family connections remain in a foreign country. Teachers, students and certain employees of foreign government agencies are generally exempt from the resident alien rules.

Important Rules relating to Tax Avoidance

On August 21, 1996, the President signed into law the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which applies special tax rules to U.S. citizens who renounce their citizenship and certain green card holders who give up their resident status for the purpose of avoiding U.S. taxes.

A U.S. citizen who renounces citizenship for the purpose of avoiding Federal income,

estate or gift taxes will be taxed as a citizen on both U.S. source income and any income "effectively connected" with a U.S. trade or business for ten years after expatriation. An individual will be presumed to have renounced citizenship to avoid taxes if his/her average annual net income for the five years preceding renunciation was greater than $100,000 or his/her net worth is $500,000 or more. Certain exceptions to the presumption apply.

Any "long term resident" of the United States who ceases to be a lawful permanent resident or who commences to be treated as a tax resident of another country under a treaty tie-breaker provision will receive similar tax treatment. A "long term resident" is a non-U.S. citizen who has been a lawful permanent resident of the United States in at least eight of the 15 years preceding the loss of residence or assumption of tax residence in another country.

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The foregoing is a brief summary only, and it is important to review the details carefully with tax counsel as they may apply to individual cases. The tax rules went into effect as of February 6, 1995.

In a related provision, under IIRAIRA, signed into law September 30, 1996, persons who officially renounce U.S. citizenship after the date of the Act and are found by the Attorney General to have done so for tax avoidance purposes are inadmissible to the United States. A determination will be made applying the IRS presumption and rules noted above. This provision applies only to former U.S. citizens, not to former lawful permanent residents. Waivers may be available for visiting the United States.

A Word about Estate Taxes and Immigration Status

Pursuant to IRC Section 2056(d), as amended in November 1988, in cases of transfers made by a U.S. citizen or resident decedent to a surviving spouse who is not a citizen of the United States, the marital deduction is not available unless there is a disposition by means of a qualified domestic trust. Accordingly, it may be important for foreign spouses to consider applying for naturalization to become U.S. citizens, in order to avoid excessive estate taxes.

Note that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 also extended expatriate estate and gift tax provisions to certain long-term U.S. residents who terminate U.S. residency, and applied the presumption of tax avoidance noted above with respect to certain high income or wealthy decedents.

Further Advice

This memo is not intended to be all-inclusive or to furnish advice in a particular case. Please feel free to contact our office for further information and advice.

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PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW PANEL AND RECEPTION

EISNER & LUBIN AUDITORIUM, FOURTH FLOOR

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Moderator, Ingrid Busson-Hall Associate General Counsel, Credit Agricole and Investment Bank

Ingrid Busson is Associate General Counsel at Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank. Ms. Busson is responsible for all federal and state regulatory matters for Credit Agricole. She regularly advises senior management and the bank’s officers on the business of Credit Agricole Americas with respect to U.S. financial reform under the Dodd-Frank Act, the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act, U.S. trade embargoes, anti-money laundering, and other matters. Ms. Busson counsels business units on the development of new activities and products and provides staff training in a variety of legal and compliance areas. In addition, Ms. Busson provides U.S. regulatory guidance to legal units throughout Credit Agricole’s global network. Prior to joining Credit Agricole, Ms. Busson was an Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, and Meagher & Flom LLP. Ms. Busson is an active member of the ABA Section of International Law having served as Division Chair to the Constituent Division, the Section’s Diversity Officer, Co-Chair of the Section’s 2008 Spring Meeting, Chair of the Law Student and New Lawyer Outreach Committee, and Vice-Chair of the International Corporate Counsel Committee. She currently serves as the Section’s Deputy Liaison Officer. Ms. Busson earned her J.D., cum laude, and a Master of Studies in Environmental Law, magna cum laude, from Vermont Law School in 1999. Since graduating, she has maintained a strong commitment to VLS and often returns to campus to conduct workshops with students on career planning and effective networking. Ms. Busson received a B.A. summa cum laude in Government and Geography, with high honors in both disciplines, from Clark University in 1996. She currently serves the Clark University Alumni Board. Ms. Busson is a member of the bars of the State of New York and the District of Columbia. Michael H. Byowitz, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Michael H. Byowitz is a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz focusing his practice on antitrust law and policy, and principally advising multinational corporations on major domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate takeovers. He represents clients at the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and State Attorneys General in the United States and also consults on investigations by antitrust authorities in the European Union, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela and many other countries. Major matters in which he has served as antitrust counsel include for United Technologies in its acquisition of Goodrich, Novartis in its acquisition of Alcon, Maytag in its acquisition by Whirlpool, and many others.

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Mr. Byowitz writes articles on antitrust issues and is a contributor to many legal publications. He is a frequent speaker on antitrust law and compliance in the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Byowitz is consistently ranked among leading antitrust specialists in peer review rankings (e.g., Global Competition Review, Who’s Who Legal, Super Lawyers, and Chambers).

Mr. Byowitz received an A.B. in 1973 from Columbia College and a J.D. in 1976 from New York University School of Law (Order of the Coif and editor of the New York Univesity Law Review). Before joining Wachtell Lipton in 1983, Mr. Byowitz served as a senior trial attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

Mr. Byowitz is New York State co-chair of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (and received the ABA Fellows Outstanding State Co-chair Award in February 2012). He represented the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law in the ABA House of Delegates from 2006 to 2012 (and was a member of House of Delegates Committee on Issues of Significance to the Legal Profession). He served as chair of the ABA International Law Section in 2005-2006, is former chair of three of the Section’s Divisions (including Business Regulation and Public International Law), and is also former chair of the Section’s International Antitrust Law Committee, and present co-chair of its International Pro Bono Committee. Mr. Byowitz received the Section’s Lifetime Achievement Award in August 2011.

Mr. Byowitz is a member of the Executive Committee of the New York City Bar and chaired the City Bar’s subcommittee that evaluated Elena Kagan's qualifications to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. He served as chair of the City Bar’s Council on International Affairs (2006-2009) and as chair of its Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee (1998-2001). Mr. Byowitz is an honorary lifetime member of AIJA (the International Association of Young Lawyers). Deborah Enix-Ross Litigation Practice Group Manager, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Ms. Deborah Enix-Ross has excelled in the field of international law as seen by a career with marked accomplishments. Throughout her various positions, she has remained dedicated to promoting diversity and encouraging individuals of all backgrounds to strive for greatness in the legal field. Deborah pursues all of her efforts with dedication, passion, and integrity. Ms. Enix-Ross received her Bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and entered the University of Miami Law School with a general interest in international law. Instead of narrowing her focus, she remained intellectually engaged in various aspects of the law. After law school, Deborah received a Diploma in Comparative Law from the Parker School at Columbia University . She was hired by the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) to represent U.S. business interests abroad at the International Chamber of Commerce , including the International Court of Arbitration in Paris. After seven years in the position, she went on to become the Director of Dispute Resolution at Price Waterhouse. After this position she served as a Senior Legal Officer and Head of External Relations and Information Section of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva, Switzerland. Deborah currently holds the position of Litigation Practice Group Manager at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. She has over twenty years of experience in the specialization of international law. Her passion and dedication to the promotion of law across the international community have made her a highly

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sought-after guest lecturer. For the short time period between 1997 and 2002, Ms. Enix-Ross traveled to nine countries on five continents to speak on various legal issues. Her commitment to diverse communities is evident through her dedication to the promotion of law in the international community, and her newest position as the Chair of the ABA Center for Human Rights.

Delissa A. Ridgway Judge, United States Court of International Trade

Delissa A. Ridgway was sworn in as a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade in May 1998. The Court of International Trade – which is based in New York – is a nine-member federal trial court with exclusive nationwide jurisdiction over matters involving U.S. international trade and customs laws.

Prior to her appointment to the Court, Judge Ridgway served as Chair of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the U.S. (“FCSC”), an independent quasi-judicial agency within the U.S. Department of Justice. The FCSC’s primary mission is to adjudicate claims by U.S. nationals (corporations and individuals) against foreign governments under special claims programs. In her capacity as Chair of the Commission, Judge Ridgway served as both the administrative head of the agency and the president of the three-member international tribunal.

FCSC accomplishments during Judge Ridgway’s tenure included the Holocaust Survivors Claims Program (involving 1,350+ claims by U.S. survivors of the Holocaust against Germany), the Albanian Claims Program (including approximately 325 claims against Albania for expropriations of property by the former Communist regime in that country), and completion of the Iran Claims Program (involving 3,100+ cases against Iran arising out of the 1979 Islamic Revolution there).

Before her 1994 appointment to the FCSC by President Clinton, Judge Ridgway was a member of the International Practice Group at Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge in Washington, D.C. She is a recognized authority in the areas of international commercial law, international transactions and international commercial arbitration/litigation, and has published and lectured widely.

Judge Ridgway is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law on the international law faculty of Cornell Law School, and has previously taught International Business Transactions and International Commercial Arbitration in the LL.M. program at American University in Washington, D.C. She has also lectured in Georgetown University Law Center’s Summer Law Program in Florence. Judge Ridgway has served as a consultant to organizations including the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, the Helsinki Commission, the Council of Europe, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, the Agency for International Development and the U.S. Information Agency (advising developing countries on matters of international law, the rule of law and commercial law reform). In addition, while in private practice, she was a member of the panels of both the ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris) and the American Arbitration Association, and served as arbitrator, counsel or secretary to the tribunal in arbitrations under the rules of most of the major arbitral institutions.

Judge Ridgway has traveled widely, in North America, South America, Western and Eastern Europe (including Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, as well as Russia), Scandinavia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. She also has extensive experience in media relations, including both print and electronic media. Her radio and TV appearances have included NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and C-Span, as well as NPR.

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Judge Ridgway is a member of the American Law Institute and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, with a history of leadership in bar and community activities. She is a Charter Fellow of the Federal Bar Foundation, served for nearly a decade on the National Council of the FBA, and has held national offices in both the International Law and Administrative Law Sections of that association. In addition, she served for seven years on the Board of Governors of the 65,000-member District of Columbia Bar and is a past Secretary of that organization. A long time member of the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Judge Ridgway also served as President (1992-93) of the 2,000-member Women’s Bar Association and on the Boards of various charitable organizations. Appointed in 2002 to the American Bar Association’s Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession, Judge Ridgway previously chaired the D.C. Bar Summit on Women in the Legal Profession and was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the D.C. Conference on Opportunities for Minorities in the Legal Profession. She now serves as a Delegate to the United Nations, representing the National Association of Women Lawyers.

Judge Ridgway was recently named Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence for 2003 by the University of Missouri-Columbia. She was honored as Washington, D.C.’s “Woman Lawyer of The Year” for 2001, and was also the 2000 recipient of the Earl W. Kintner Award – the Federal Bar Association’s highest honor – for “outstanding achievement, distinguished leadership, and continuing participation” in bar activities nationwide. Her many other honors include the D.C. Bar’s Frederick B. Abramson Award, conferred on her in 1996, “in recognition of extraordinary service to the profession,” as well as her 1997 recognition by the FBA as one of four “Distinguished Women in International Law,” an honor she shared with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and Singleton McAllister, General Counsel of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Judge Ridgway is a 1975 honors graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she completed coursework for an M.S. in Community/International Development. She received her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1979.

Lisa Ryan Partner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP Lisa has practiced exclusively in the field of corporate immigration and nationality law since 1994. Lisa currently manages Fragomen’s global operations within the United States, and provides guidance on global initiatives, the development and implementation of global, regional, or country-by-country immigration programs for clients, and immigration best practices. She is also a member of Fragomen’s Corporate Compliance Committee. Prior to managing the firm’s global operations in the United States, Lisa’s practice included all aspects of corporate U.S. including nonimmigrant visas, permanent residence, citizenship, I-9 compliance, and immigration support for corporate restructuring, downsizings, and mergers and acquisitions. Lisa has represented corporate clients in a variety of industries such as financial services, insurance/reinsurance, information technology and telecommunications, human resources and management consulting, industrial gas, marketing/advertising, and pharmaceuticals. She has also represented numerous mid-sized companies and high net-worth individuals. Prior to moving to New York in 1996, Lisa worked in the firm’s Chicago office, where she represented clients in the commercial aviation, oil & gas, financial services, accounting and manufacturing industries.

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Lisa is a member of the American Bar Association, Section of International Law and serves as Co-Chair of the Immigration & Naturalization Committee and Liaison to the Commission on Immigration. Lisa is a frequent speaker on business immigration topics and makes numerous presentations to corporate clients on immigration compliance, training, and program development. She is also listed in the current editions of Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers – Corporate Counsel Edition, Metropolitan Who's Who, and Who's Who in American Law.

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DRUG STORES & OFFICE SUPPLIES CVS/Pharmacy – 158 Bleecker Street (corner of Thompson St.) Duane Reade – 4 West Fourth Street (between Greene St. and Broadway) Village Stationery – 552 LaGuardia Place (corner of West Third St.)

NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS

The following is a partial list of local eating spots popular with members of the New York University School of Law community. Baburchi – 90 West Third Street (between Sullivan St. and Thompson St.) Indian food with lunch specials and student discounts. Bareburger – 535 LaGuardia Place (corner of Bleecker St.) Organic burgers, sandwiches and salads. Boyd Thai – 210 Thompson Street (between Bleecker St & 3rd St) Inexpensive, delicious Thai food. Good ambiance and cheap drinks. Caffe Reggio – 119 MacDougal Street (near West Third St.)

The oldest café in the village. Salads, pasta, sandwiches, and desserts. Campus Eatery – 31 West 4th Street (corner of Greene St.)

Pizza, salads, sandwiches, soups, and snacks. Student discounts offered. Cozy Soup & Burger – 739 Broadway, between Eighth Street and Washington Place Traditional diner with burgers, soups, salads, sandwiches, and breakfast.

Galanga – 149 West Fourth Street (between Washington Square West and Sixth Ave.) Thai restaurant with good lunch specials. The Half Pint – 76 West Third Street (corner of Thompson St.) Sandwiches, salads, burgers, and other “pub” fare. Mamoun's Falafel – 119 MacDougal Street (between West Third St. and Bleecker St.) Cheap falafels and Middle Eastern platters and sandwiches.

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Marumi – 546 LaGuardia Place (between West Third St. and Bleecker St.) Authentic sushi and Japanese food. Masamoto Sushi – 88 West Third Street (between Sullivan St. and Thompson St.) Good lunch specials for sushi, noodles, and soups. Peanut Butter & Co. – 240 Sullivan Street (between West Third Street and Bleecker) Large sandwiches (mainly peanut butter) with chips and carrots. Starbucks – 79 Washington Square East (corner of Washington Square South) Subway – 550 LaGuardia Place (near West Third St.) The Olive Tree Café – 117 MacDougal Street (between W. Third St. and Bleecker St.) Mediterranean food and good burgers. Tre Giovani – 548 LaGuardia Place (between W. Third St. and Bleecker St.) Italian pastas, pizzas, and salads.

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