Gibney Partner, Wm. Lee Kinnally, Jr. has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, New York.
St. John's Riverside Hospital is a comprehensive network of health care services that extends from Yonkers to the riverfront communities of Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley and Irvington. With roots in the community that date back nearly 140 years, St. John's was the first hospital in Westchester...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the May 2011 Visa Bulletin. As expected, the reallocation of approximately 12,000 unused visa numbers from the employment-based, first preference (EB-1) category resulted in advances for Chinese and Indian nationals in the employment-based, second preference (EB-2) category. The EB-2 priority cut-off date for Chinese nationals advanced to August 1, 2006, and the priority cut-off date for Indian...
Read MoreAmid the ongoing political debate in Washington concerning the federal budget, employers and foreign nationals should be prepared for a possible disruption in immigration services if a congressional compromise is not reached by April 8, 2011, causing a government shutdown.
While it remains unclear as to exactly how a government shutdown would impact immigration services, “non-essential” government functions could be suspended and agencies...
Read MoreGibney Partner Brian Brokate will co-chair PLI’s IP Enforcement and Litigation 2011: Civil and Criminal Update on March 30, 2011. Gibney Partner Angelo Mazza will also be speaking.
The Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition estimates that counterfeiting costs U.S. businesses $200 billion to $250 billion annually. For many years, IP rights owners relied solely on private, costly, civil enforcement to obtain justice against IP...
Read MoreThe Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has announced that biometric requirements will be implemented for visa applicants from Syria and Malaysia starting in April 2011, and for applicants from Lebanon, Kenya, Jordan and France starting in May 2011.
Applicants who submit paper application forms will need to provide a digital facial photograph and fingerprint scans at local visa application centers. Online applicants that are eligible...
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