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CD #1

WELCOME AND REMARKS
Heather N. Segal, AILA Board of Governors, Conference Program Chair,  Toronto, ON, Canada

OUT THE DOOR: CONSIDERATIONS IN SENDING EMPLOYEES ABROAD

• Impact on Nonimmigrants Presently Working in the U.S.: Foreign Visa Considerations for Third Country Assignments; Transfers to the Home Country; Implications for Family; Potential Benefits for Future U.S. Visa Eligibility
• Impact on U.S. Permanent Residents: Strategy for Avoiding Future Naturalization Difficulties; Reentry Permits and New Biometric Scheduling Challenges; Criteria for Establishing Continuous U.S. Residence and Preserving U.S. Permanent Residence Status; Expedited Naturalization
• Impact on U.S. Citizens: Considerations with Relinquishing U.S. Citizenship, Including Tax Consequences and Implications for Future Travel to the U.S.; Procedure for Relinquishing Citizenship

Faculty:
Denise C. Hammond (dl), Conference Program Committee Member, Rockville, MD; Carmen A. DiPlacido, Arlington, VA; Elaine M. Kumpula, Minneapolis, MN; Anastasia Tonello, New York, NY & London, U.K.

CHOOSING OUTSIDE LAWYERS -- WHAT IN-HOUSE COUNSEL HAS TO SAY

• When Do You Call Foreign Counsel?
• How Do You Find Outside Counsel?
• How to Manage Outside Counsel -- Expectations and Fees
• Colleagues as Clients
• To Whom Do You Have to Answer?

Faculty:
Deborah A. Marlowe (dl), Conference Program Committee Member, Atlanta, GA; Jane Skelley Carroll, Thoughtworks, Inc., Chicago, IL; Lois Gimpel Shaukat, In-House Immigration Counsel, New York, NY; Gabrielle Buckley, Chicago, IL

THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO CANADA

• New Alternative for H-1B Holders
• New Way of Assessing the Point System
• Short Term Assignments for Employees Going Abroad
• Conjugal Partners -- Same Sex Partners
• Hail Mary Options

Faculty:
David Lloyd Philip Garson, Toronto, ON, Canada; Avrom A. Gomberg, Montreal, QC, Canada; Sergio R. Karas, Toronto, ON, Canada

USING NAFTA AS A VEHICLE TO LEAVE OR GET INTO THE U.S.

• Comparing NAFTA Adjudications Across North America (Looking at (Canada, Mexico & the U.S.)):
  • Processing
  • Document Requirements
  • Adjudications (L-1, Computer Systems Analysts, Scientific Technicians, Management Consultants)
  • Overcoming Denials in Each Jurisdiction

Faculty:
Diane Marie Butler (dl), Seattle, WA
Michael P. Nowlan, AILA CBP Liaison Committee, Detroit, MI
Kelly McCown, San Francisco, CA

MOVING INTO THE FUTURE: HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR PRACTICE

• Models for Global Practice
• Models for the Solo and Small Firm Practitioner
• How to Build and Structure Global Relationships

Faculty:
Reid Trautz (dl), Director, AILA Practice & Professionalism Center, Washington, DC; Laura Danielson, Minneapolis, MN; Julie C. Pearl, San Francisco, CA; Michael F. Turansick, Chicago, IL
 

• Stuck Outside with a Security Clearance, Additional Administrative Processing Required -- What Next?
• Overcoming Denials and the Non-reviewability of Consular Decision -- What to Do?
• What if CBP Gets It Wrong?
• What if Consulate Says Yes and the Border Says No?
• What Happens when the Family Is in the U.S. and Beneficiary Is Stuck Abroad?
• Litigation Options to Long Delayed DOS SAOs

Faculty:
Kehrela M. Hodkinson (dl), Conference Program Committee Member, London, England; Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, AILA President, Santa Monica, CA; Leslie A. Holman, AILA Secretary, Burlington, VT