Announced May 20, 2021: WR Immigration has garnered several prestigious rankings in Chambers USA 2021.
Firm Awards Include:
Congratulations to Bernard, Phil, Leslie and the entire WR Immigration team, where we continue to advocate for our clients through our Innovation, Technology, & Service.
WR Immigration is honored to have been selected to present two groundbreaking programs at the Worldwide ERC’s Global Workforce Symposium (GWS) this October. Charina Garcia, WR Immigration’s Strategy and Innovation Partner, is slated to moderate a tech-forward discussion focusing on the relationship between mobility technologies, well-being, and human connection. The panelists will explore GM and immigration management technologies promising to break down digital barriers and build human relationship. The panelists will also provide insights on the importance of technologies designed with an eye for employee ease and convenience, an essential ingredient for platforms that hope to inspire strong communication and collaboration between users. In the second program, Melissa Harms, partner at WR’s San Francisco office, will moderate a discussion on the emergence of LGBTQ+ inclusive global mobility programs. This exciting panel brings together leaders in diversity, including Suzie Chapman of SIRVA, and will spotlight the spectrum of issues that LGBTQ+, transgender and gender diverse/fluid populations face in the global mobility context, including relocating internationally to locations that criminalize transgender or sexual preference diversity; the process and impact of changing name or gender markers on national identity documents; and traveling and screening procedures for transgender and gender diverse/fluid people. “We are […]
WR Immigration is proud to announce that on May 11 at 7 p.m. PST, Managing Partner, Bernie Wolfsdorf, will present at the EB-5 Annual Conference for the Asia-Pacific Chapter (APAC) of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). EB-5 practice has been impacted significantly by November 2019 regulations, changes in visa processing methodologies, and the global pandemic. This panel will dissect how immigration practitioners are juggling all of these changes. Session Title: Australian Outback: Scorcher Topics in the World of EB-5 · What Is the Current Lay of the Land? · Possible New Legislation Impacting EB-5 · “RFEB-5” Trends: Foreign Taxes and Currency Exchanges · TEA Definitions and Determinations · Impact of the 2020 Redeployment Memo · Impact of Visa Numbers Movement on EB-5 Cases: Is This Option Becoming More Attractive? For more information about the AILA Conference, click here.
