LAW 842B - Business Immigration Law (Section: LS1)

Description: This course is an in-depth review of the law, policies, and procedures regulating the entry into the United States of foreigners for business, employment, and investment purposes. Students examine the various strategies available to U.S. employers and to foreign individuals under existing law. Students further familiarize themselves with the federal agencies that regulate the dispensation of temporary and permanent immigration benefits in business, employment, and investment contexts, and develop insights into counseling and procedures for obtaining those benefits. The course also addresses related issues, such as employer compliance with federal employment eligibility verification requirements, and, to a lesser extent, export control issues, the impact of mergers and acquisitions, the intersection of immigration and employment law, and tax aspects of immigration.

Term: Spring Law School   Units: 2   Course Type(s): Corporate/Commercial Law, International Law, JD Elective, LLM International, LLM US Legal Studies, Labor/Employment Law, Pub. Interest/Human Rights
Offered: Tuesday 4:30PM - 6:10PM from January 11, 2010 through May 12, 2010
Location: San Francisco
Meeting room: Building: 536 Mission St., Room 3208
Instructor: Penelope Chronis
Capacity/Available: 30/14
Status: Open
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Syllabus: None posted

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