Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Year Joined Organization: 1988

Lawyer Overview

• Advise multinational corporations and foreign nationals with regard to corporate immigration laws and related matters.



• Advise numerous world-renowned performing artists, literary figures, and athletes, including conductors, dancers, musicians, writers, film makers, and race car drivers.



• Advise foreign investors as to appropriate investment vehicles for immigration purposes, including selection of corporate form, international personnel matters and tax issues.



• Conduct I-9 audits and advise clients with regard to discrimination issues.



• Oversee preparation of applications and petitions for appropriate immigrant and non-immigrant status to be filed with the BCIS and the U.S. Department of State, particularly for business-related visa categories; prepare national interest waiver petitions, labor certification applications, and applications for naturalization.



• Provide general advice regarding a wide variety of immigration-related matters, including renunciation of citizenship for tax purposes, consular processing, and effects of criminal acts.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration

West Practice Categories

Immigration & Naturalization Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mexican American Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Member)
• La Raza Law Students, 1986 - 1987 (Vice President)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present (Member, Panelist for Seminars)

Classes and Seminars

• Business Immigration Seminars, Japan Business Association, 1992 - 1995
• Seminar - Tax/Immigration with KMPG Peat Marwick, 1997

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal Counsel (Asylum Project), Pro Bono Legal Work, 1993 - 1994
• Legal Work, Japan America Symphony Association, 1993 - Present
• Legal Aid, Northridge Earthquake, 1994
• Vice President (Counsel) TCEP, 1995 - Present
• Ketchum Downtown YMCA, Wellness Committee Member, 1995 - Present

Education

• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1988
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1983
  B.S., Bachelor of Science
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Mortar Board
  Major: Political Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Alpha Theta

Address

11377 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Phones

(310) 312-3243

Faxes

(310) 312-3786

Emails

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Websites

http://www.msk.com