| Professional Experience:
| 2010 – Present |
LAWRENCE P. LATAIF, LLC
Federal Immigration Practice Exclusively National Immigration Boutique Firm with Offices in Boston and Florida
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| 2009 – 2010 |
Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Senior Immigration Counsel
Florida
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| 1995 – 2009 |
Lataif & Associates, P.A., President
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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| 1991 – 1995 |
McDermott, Will & Emery, Partner
Headed Firm-Wide Business Immigration Practice Boston, MA and Miami, FL
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| 1986 – 1991 |
Jones Day Reavis & Pogue , Partner
Headed Firm-Wide Business Immigration Practice Washington, D.C.
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| 1975 – 1985 |
Lawrence P. Lataif, P.A ., President
Private practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia specializing in general litigation and business immigration
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| 1971 – 1974 |
Department of Justice Assistant U. S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
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Areas of Expertise:
- All business related non-immigrant and immigrant matters (E-1 / E-2, H-1B, H-3, L-1, I-140, employment verification,
blanket programs, etc.)
- Medical cases (Doctors, researchers, J-waivers, etc.)
- Religious worker cases
- Citizenship and naturalization matters
- Administrative appeals
- Federal court litigation
- Relinquishment / abandonment of permanent residence
- Renunciation of US citizenship
- Deportation and removal matters
- Consular practice
- Outbound immigration
- Waivers of inadmissibility
- J-waivers
- O and P petitions for musicians and athletes
- EB-5 investor cases
- Re-entry permit applications
- Immediate relative petitions
- VAWA cases
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts, 1965..Brown University
- Juris Doctor, 1968..Georgetown University Law Center
- Master of Laws, 1970 (Trial Advocacy)..Georgetown University Law Center
- E. Barrett Prettyman Fellowship, Georgetown University Law Center..(1968 – 1970)
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar, 1969
- Virginia Bar, 1974
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals – D.C. Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals – 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Honors and Appointments:
- Board of Contributors, Daily Business Review, Florida (2010 – present)
- Recipient, Ellis Island Medal of Honor (for contributions in immigration law), (2004)
- Board of Advisors, Immigration Advisor (1995 – 1998)
- Board of Directors, Symphony of the Americas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida(1995 -1996)
- Board of Overseers, Children’s Hospital, Boston (1993 – 1999)
- Board of Advisors, Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Business Related Immigration (1989-1994)
- Who’s Who in American Law (1992)
- Who’s Who in America (1992)
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (1976 – present)
Representative Publications and Interviews:
- “Immigration Legislation the New Health Care Reform?” Daily Business Review, January 10, 2011
- “Successful Policy Depends on Amnesty, Biometric ID Card,” Daily Business Review, October 20, 2010
- “Electronic Immigration Check Promoted to Catch Illegal Workers in Web,” The Palm Beach Post, September 3, 2010
- “Why America Needs a National ID Card,” Daily Business Review, June 30, 2010
- “Undocumented Haitians Likely Targets of Fraud,” Daily Business Review, January 25, 2010
- “Haitians Say Protected Status Even More Important Now,” Daily Business Review, January 15, 2010
- “Immigration Solution: E-Verify,” Palm Beach Post, December 29, 2009
- “New I-9 (Employment Verification) Rule Effective April 3, 2009,” Visa Insights, February 2, 2009
- “Recipients of Stimulus Monies Not Required to Use E-Verify,” Visa Insights, February 18, 2009
- “E-Verify Rule Delayed Until May 21, 2009,” Visa Insights, March 16, 2009
- “Important Alert re H-1B Filings,” Visa Insights, April 1, 2009
- “New Naturalization Test Starting October 1, 2008,” Visa Insights, September 18, 2008
- “New Green Card Lottery Begins October 2, 2008,” Visa Insights, September 30, 2008
- “Period of Stay Increases for NAFTA Professional Workers from Canada and Mexico,” Visa Insights, November 14, 2008
- “Visa Waiver Program (WPP) Extended to Seven More Countries,” Visa Insights, December 9, 2008
- “Judicial Review of Administrative Immigration Decisions,” Florida Bar Journal, Vol. LXXVIII, No. 1, January, 2004
- “Judicial Review of BCIS Decisions: Will There Be Any?” Interpreter Releases, Vol. 80 No. 19, May 12, 2003
- “Business Visa Information for Employers and Employees,” Immigration Insights, (1998-2000)
- “A Visiting Worker — When Can an Employee B-1?” Human Resource Executive Immigration Advisor, (September 1996)
- “To ‘B’ or Not to ‘B’ — Temporary Visas for Business Visitors and Tourists,” Human Resource Executive Immigration Advisor, (July 1996)
- “Canadians Entering the United States Under NAFTA: A Summary of Procedures You Need to Know,” Human Resource Executive
Immigration Advisor, (June 1996)
- “Ten Rules for Hiring Foreign Nationals,” Human Resource Executive Immigration Advisor, (November 1995)
- “Business Immigration: Investor Green Cards,” McDermott, Will & Emery, (1992)
- “Corporate Options in Visa Selection,” McDermott, Will & Emery, (1992)
- “H-1B Labor Condition Application, Procedures and Requirements,” McDermott, Will & Emery, (1992)
- Conceived R-1 religious visa law and headed legal team that drafted law passed by Congress, (1990)
- Seminar: “Business Immigration Update,” American Management Association’s Annual Human Resources Conference & Exposition,
San Francisco, April 23-25, 1990
- Radio interview: “Current Corporate Employment Verification Issues,” Business Radio Network, (March 1990)
- “U.S. Taxation of Aliens,” co-authored, Corporate Counsel’s International Advisor, (October 1989)
- “Visa Petition Checklists,” Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Business-Related Immigration, August 1, 1989
- “Protecting A Foreign Boss From the INS,” The Wall Street Journal,May 11, 1987
- “Immigration Law May Alienate Your Foreign Professional Staff,” The Wall Street Journal, May 11, 1987
- “Immigration Reform: Provisions and Sanctions,” Jones Day Labor Seminar, Washington, D.C., (October 1986)
- “Recent Changes in Non-Immigrant Business Visa Regulations,” Italian American Business, (May 1986)
- “Immigration and Business Visas,” prepared for and presented at Invest in America’s Cities: Exhibition and Conference, Zuspa, Zurich,
sponsored by the United States Conference of Mayors, October 17-20, 1983
- “U.S. Immigration Laws,” prepared for Invest in America’s Cities: Exhibition and Conference in the Hong Kong Regent Hotel,
sponsored by the United States Conference of Mayors, March 17, 1983
- Interview: “The Lebanese Invasion of America,” Monday Morning, June 2, 1980 Series of Immigration Articles,
The Lebanese American Journal, (1977 to 1980)
Citations:
- “Recent Litigation Development: Injunction Granted in Challenge to Denial of H-1B Extension Request,” Interpreter Releases,
Vol. 80 No. 9, March 3, 2003
- “The R-1 Moral: Documented Petitions, Legal Persistence Pays,” Human Resource Executive Immigration Advisor , (June 1996)
- “New Decisions Issued in Important Religious Workers Litigation,” Interpreter Releases , April 12, 1996
- “INS Religious Worker Regulations Exceed Statutory Authority, Court Says,” Interpreter Releases , August 14, 1995
- “Christian Science Foundation Fights INS Trend,” Immigration Policy & Law, September 7, 1995
- “Christian Science Foundation Takes On INS,” Human Resource Executive Immigration Advisor, (October 1995)
- “Preliminary Injunction Denied on B-1 Claim for Canadian Bus Drivers,” Interpreter Releases, November 13, 1995
Major Client Seminars and Presentations:
- Akzo Nobel Chemicals
- Bell & Howell
- Bon Secours Health Systems
- Callenberg Engineering
- Carat International/Aegis
- Children’s Hospital, Boston
- Christian Science Church
- Computer Sciences Corporation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Greenwood Mills
- Greyhound Bus Lines, Inc.
- Harman International
- Libbey-Owens-Ford
- Lubrizol Corporation
- Meritor Financial Group
- Missionary Sisters
- Moorco Inc./Smith Meter
- Neurosciences Research Foundation
- Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance
- Organon, Inc.
- Pilkington plc
- Principia College
- Petroleos de Venezuela
- Radiant Medical
- Sandvik/Tamrock
- Schering-Plough
- Skip Barber Racing School
- Superior Propane
- Symphony of the Americas
- Telia Swedtel
- Tenacre Foundation
- Institute of International Finance
- Thomson Consumer Electronics
- United Methodist Church: General Board of Discipleship
- Waldorf College
- Visioncare
- Wyndham Hotel Company
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