Gibney Immigration attorney Arielle Sheinfeld is Co-Chair of the Fairfield County Bar Association’s Immigration Law Committee, which is hosting a joint CLE program with the Criminal Law Committee on February 14, 2025 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. The program is titled Crimmigation. The Intersection of Criminal Law and Immigration Law in Connecticut. This program will provide an overview of the intersection between CT criminal law and procedure and the consequences of CT criminal proceedings to immigration petitions and proceedings throughout each procedural stage. Read more and register at: https://fairfieldbar.org/product/2-14-25-crimmigation/
Angelo Mazza to Moderate INTA Panel on Business Development and Networking
IP Partner Angelo Mazza is moderating an INTA virtual roundtable discussion panel. His session titled “Navigating Your Attendance and Maximizing the Value of the INTA Annual Meeting” will be held on Wednesday, February 5 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET. This is a professional development session for INTA attendees in preparation for the upcoming 2025 Annual Meeting on May 17 – 21 in San Diego, California.
Program Overview:
The INTA Annual Meeting is packed with opportunities to learn, connect, and grow. This roundtable is designed to help law firm professionals maximize business development and networking opportunities and leverage resources to meet your professional goals. Leave with actionable strategies to ensure a meaningful and productive Annual Meeting experience.
About Angelo Mazza
Angelo counsels clients in developing brand protection and enforcement strategies, and works extensively with law enforcement on intellectual property-related crimes. He has trained over 60,000 law enforcement officials including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Angelo Mazza to Speak at PLI Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement 2025
Intellectual Property Partner Angelo Mazza will speak at the Practising Law Institute’s Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement 2025 on January 15, 2025. The program provides developments on recent copyright and trademark cases and anticounterfeiting trends.
Angelo will lead the first panel “Current Government IP Enforcement Programs” at 9:15 am. This panel will feature a highly focused dive into the ongoing DOJ criminal enforcement efforts and evolving use of technologies in counterfeiting. The panel also covers FTC efforts to protect consumers from various business scams that impact them negatively and impugn the reputational integrity of brands.
Business Immigration Need to Know: Outlook for 2025
December 10, 2024
12:00 PM EST
Please join senior attorneys from Gibney’s Immigration Practice Group for a live virtual panel discussion to review the outlook for business immigration in 2025.
The panel will highlight potential changes at the executive, legislative, regulatory and sub-regulatory level in key areas including:
- The H-1B program for professionals and high skilled workers
- Employment pipeline for F-1 international students and STEM talent
- Green card pathways including PERM and PERM-alternatives and prospects for a point- based system
- Entrepreneurs and investors
- Transfers of key personnel across jurisdictions
- International travel impact and visa processing at US Consulates
- Overall adjudication and processing timelines and fee considerations
- Compliance considerations for employers, including LCA compliance, I-9 audits and site visits
The first of a quarterly series, the panel kick-starts our Strategic Immigration Task Force to monitor, respond to, and plan for resets in the business immigration landscape with the incoming Administration.
>>>Please register here.
Angelo Mazza to Speak at IACC Fireside Chat on IP Enforcement
IP Partner Angelo Mazza will speak at the IACC Annual Conference 2024 on May 16, 2024 in Orlando, FL.
Angelo’s session will take place from 9:30am – 10:15am on May 16, 2024. His session is titled “IP Enforcement in One of the Busiest US Ports – A Fireside Chat with
Salvatore Ingrassia, Port Director, New York JFK Airport”. Angelo Mazza will moderate the session and Mr. Ingrassia will discuss IP Enforcement in a commercial environment like JFK including the special challenges and how the rights-holders can work with CBP to address issues like de minimis shipments and create more effective enforcement opportunities.
David Johnson and Arielle Sheinfeld to Speak at BelCham US Readiness Event
Gibney is partnering with Belcham for the US Readiness online learning event from April 22-26, 2024. The program is designed to help companies who are ready for US expansion. Immigration Partner David Johnson and Associate Arielle Sheinfeld will discuss various US visa options, including Belcham’s J1 Visa program for interns & trainees, and offered insights into the migration process.
Angelo Mazza Speaks at PLIs Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement 2024
Intellectual Property Partner Angelo Mazza spoke at the Practising Law Institute’s Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement 2024 on January 17, 2024. The program provides developments on recent copyright and trademark cases and anticounterfeiting trends.
Angelo presented on the “Current Government IP Enforcement Programs” panel. This bifurcated panel first contains a highly focused dive into the ongoing DOJ criminal enforcement efforts and evolving use of technologies in counterfeiting. The panel also covers FTC efforts to protect consumers from various business scams that impact them negatively and impugn the reputational integrity of brands.
IP Partner Angelo Mazza to Speak at the EUROPOL IP Crime Conference on Combatting Counterfeit Goods
Intellectual Property Partner Angelo Mazza will speak at the EUROPOL IP Crime Conference in Lisbon, Portugal on October 26. His panel is titled “US Based, International Impact: Combatting Counterfeit Goods Posing a Threat to Health & Safety”.
This conference is designed law enforcement and private sector brand protection representatives to gain insight into issues surrounding counterfeit goods that pose significant risks to health, safety, and the environment. A specific focus will be placed on the role of advanced technology in combating Intellectual Property (IP) Crime. This event will provides attendee with the unique opportunity to engage in discussions and knowledge-sharing with experts from law enforcement and the private sector, facilitating the exchange of experiences and best practices.
Gibney Partners to Speak at Skyline Program on U.S. Legal Issues for Energy Industry Emerging Businesses
Learn more about the program here.
Survi Parvatiyar Speaks at AILA on Complex Immigration IV Issues
Immigration Senior Counsel Survi Parvitiyar spoke at AILA NYC’s Corporate/Employment Committee CLE Program on May 1, 2023. The CLE covered Complex Issues with Labor Certifications, EB-1 Extraordinary Ability petitions, and EB-2 National Interest Waiver cases.
Survi discussed National Interest Waivers, including:
- What is the evidentiary standard?
- What goes into preparing a national interest waiver?
- How to prepare testimonials?
- What industries can you make the National Interest Waiver in?
- What types of evidence can be utilized?
- New STEM Guidance
- Structuring the petition
- How to explain the field? Narrowly versus more broadly
- How to organize exhibits in the most productive manner?
- Complex issues for NIW
- Preparing petitions for recent graduates, the arts, medical professionals and non-traditional fields, such as education