The Entrepreneurial Client: Turning a U.S. Business Dream into Reality
| Live Event Date: 08/22/2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Format | Length | CLE Eligible |
| Web Seminar | 90 min. | Yes |
Have you ever had a client consultation with a foreign national who has an undeniable entrepreneurial spirit and is ready to establish themselves (and their business) in the United States? Did you not have the expertise to take their case? Learn how to help clients with business innovation acumen turn their goals and aspirations into reality through the unique immigration avenues available to them. Our faculty of experts on this advanced seminar will provide the foundation you need to add entrepreneurial cases to your practice portfolio. Our experienced panelists will cover the entire journey from initial planning stages and first application, through planning for growth, to long-term residency. They also will address common pitfalls, including ownership, corporate structuring, when self-sponsorship is and is not appropriate, and guidance for staff and family members.
Featured Topics:
- Overview and status of the International Entrepreneur Parole Rule
- Requirements of the entrepreneur, the qualified investor, investment amounts, and government grants
- Strategic considerations
- When is the International Entrepreneur Parole Program the best option (especially as compared to an E-2 or O-1)?
- Why would anyone file for this category?
- How entrepreneurs can qualify for a National Interest Waiver
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Recordings will be available approximately two weeks after the live event date. AILA members can access these seminars, with no CLE credit, for free. Recordings are CLE eligible in most jurisdictions and an administration fee is required to obtain CLE credit.
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Sophie M. Alcorn (DL), Mountain View, CA
Sophie M. Alcorn, founder of Alcorn Immigration Law, is recognized as a top immigration attorney and is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. She also hosts The Sophie Alcorn Podcast and wrote the best-selling book, Ask Sophie: The Founder’s Guide to Visas & Green Cards. She attended Stanford University and received her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
Hiba M. Anver, Arlington, VA
Hiba M. Anver is a Partner with Erickson Immigration Group and Adjunct Faculty at the George Washington University School of Law. At EIG, she leads an international team and advises corporate clients in various industries on complex immigration matters including sponsorship, restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and compliance. Widely respected within the field, Hiba was named one of the top immigration attorneys for start-ups by Business Insider. She received the 2022 Diversity in Business Award by the Washington Business Journal and was named to the National Association of Women Lawyers Rising List and Women We Admire National Award in 2023.
Henry J. Chang, Toronto, Canada
Henry J. Chang is a Partner with Dentons Canada LLP. He practices U.S. and Canadian business immigration law. Mr. Chang holds a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School (1990) and is admitted to practice law in California and Ontario. He is certified as a specialist in immigration law by the Law Society of Ontario. Mr. Chang is also ranked in the field of immigration law by Chambers Global, Who’s Who Legal, Best Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell.
Ramon E. Curiel, San Antonio, TX
Ramon Curiel Ramon E. Curiel is a partner at Oliva, Saks, Garcia & Curiel, L.L.P. in San Antonio, Texas, and has practiced immigration law for more than 20 years. He received his JD from Texas Tech University School of Law and an LLM in International Law from St. Mary’s University. He has served as the AILA Liaison for the San Antonio District Office of USCIS for eight years. He is currently the Chair of the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of AILA and Vice Chair of the AILA National CBP Liaison Committee, and the local CBP Liaison for San Antonio. He is a past-chair of the International Law Section of the San Antonio Bar Association. He also served as a member of the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee of the Supreme Court of Texas in San Antonio. He practices exclusively immigration law focused on business related cases with an emphasis on professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors.