Languages

• Spanish
• French
• Portuguese
• English

Law Firm Overview

We are an international firm and are licensed to practice immigration law in all states. We practice in the San Francisco Bay area, the Silicon Valley area, and the Sacramento metropolitan area. We are also licensed to practice immigration law in all 50 states. The Warren Law Firm offers full-service immigration services. Service offerings include deportation defense, family immigration issues, student visas, Jl- trainee visas, Hl-B visas, J visas, B-business visas, and labor certifications as well as investor visas, individual and family visas.

We focus primarily in international and immigration matters. We have taught startup companies about business practices for the Small Business Administration (San Francisco, California) and have lectured in Salzburg, Austria on the development of E (treaty-trader) visas for the Center of International Legal Society. Also knowledgeable about multinational executive and special knowledge based - visa issues and negotiation of underlying employment contracts.

Ms. Warren has been offered a Professor of International Law for San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning for the Paralegal Studies Program and regularly trains interns for certification purposes.

The staff/attorneys speak Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, German and Polish.

International Client Base

Our client list is varied. Representative clients include: Universities, Community Colleges, large international wine distributors, high-tech companies, restaurant, business consultants, exclusive jewelry stores and many more. Our clients are from around the world representing such countries as China, Peru, France, New Zealand, Ireland, Pakistan, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Albania, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Chile, Korea, Mongolia and more.

We have successfully negotiated legal contracts that involve product development through the creation of the Developers On-Line Program that assists new developers through electronic distribution of software that is intended to be utilized on SGI's multi-media proprietary hardware. Led the legal team in creating the IRIX M Stream Addendum which eliminated gray market patch piracy by allowing SGI IRIX users to download software patches for various bug fixes. Negotiated sales and service/support contracts that involve hardware and/ or integrated hardware/software solutions that are custom approaches for different uses ranging from commercial to military uses. Negotiated research and development alliances that utilize SGI hardware and proprietary software as well as third-party software. Negotiated non-disclosure confidential agreements as well as transition documents that facilitate the transfer and/or license of technology. Various software use and development agreements involved companies such as CompeteNet, Placeware, Legato and Hitachi as well as a variety of porting agreements.

Drafted global and multi-national consulting, subcontractor and master contractor agreements as well as software care support agreements (software and hardware service and maintenance agreements). Worked collaboratively with sales, product development, engineers, finance and marketing personnel as well as senior business management teams to accommodate legal compliance requirements of regulatory and state laws in multiple jurisdictions. Revised a variety of contracts and internal policies to accommodate recent SEC revenue recognition directives (SAB 101) and export compliance regulations that impact the sales team.

Solely responsible for providing legal support in all areas including contract analysis, interpretation and negotiation as well as immigration, labor, custom and export/import considerations regarding Latin America and Canada. Negotiated contracts with AmazonTech, Intesa Informatica, Negocios, and Tecnologia domiciled in Venezuela; directing the creation of a Brazilian subsidiary of SGI for the purpose of establishing a logistical branch office to facilitate faster service for a competitive edge. Also, negotiated real estate contracts in Brazil to protect SGI from huge tax liabilities. Managed outside counsel in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Columbia, Chile and Canada.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration
• Business Formation
• Asset Forfeiture

Pro Bono Activities

• Hastings College of the Law Alumni Board
• Consulting Immigration Attorney for Meritus Scholarship
• Former Member, Alliance Francaise
• Community Legal Education, Inc. La Raza Centro Legal
• Former Attorney Volunteer, The Lawyer's for Committee for Civil Rights Former Attorney Volunteer for Immigrant Legal Rights Center
• Attorney Volunteer, Immigrant Legal Rights Center
• Legal Aid of Marin
• Intercultural Berkeley

Representative Clients

• Individuals
• Businesses- Teach With A Bus Golden Gate Council
• Students

West Practice Categories

Contracts, International Transactions, Formation & Business Planning, Entertainment