Newsletters & Publications
Our attorneys are pleased to offer you leading industry knowledge on what's happening in the legal arena. Below, you will find information on publications and articles authored by MVA attorneys, as well as practice group newsletters such as: Employment Law News, Immigration Update and Impact IP.
We encourage you to sign up for periodic updates through our newsletter subscription and RSS Feed services, so that we can update you instantly on the legal happenings that may impact your business.
H-1B "Cap Gap" Provisions for F-1 Students
MVA Immigration Team
April 23, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) has recently announced "Cap Gap" provisions for F-1 students who are beneficiaries of H-1B petitions selected in the fiscal year 2009 H-1B lottery process.
Immigration Update
New F-1 Optional Practical Training Regulations
MVA Immigration Team
April 8, 2008
Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) published a new interim final regulation, effective immediately.
Immigration Update
USCIS REACHES FY 2009 H-1B CAP
MVA Immigration Team
April 8, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2009.
Immigration Update
USCIS Revises Re-entry Permit Application Process
MVA Immigration Team
On March 5, 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued revised instructions for filing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document for Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) requesting re-entry permits.
Immigration Update
Preparing for the FY2009 H-1B Cap
MVA Immigration Team
January 15, 2008
As a reminder, April 1, 2008 will be the first day USCIS will accept new petitions for H-1B Professional Worker Visas.
Immigration Update
Immigration Team
December 18, 2007, Immigration Update - Issue 003
10-Fingerprint Scanners to Deploy at all Ports of Entry and New Documentation Requirement for Travelers
Immigration Update
New I-9 Form Becomes Mandatory
Immigration Team
November 27, 2007
On November 26th 2007, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) published in the Federal Register that use of the new I-9 form will become mandatory on any I-9 forms completed on or after December 26th, 2007.
Immigration Update
USCIS Releases New I-9 Form
Immigration Practice Team
November 8, 2007
Revisions to new I-9 form bring the form into compliance with latest immigration laws.
Immigration Update
USCIS Publishes Final Rule on Travel for H & L Nonimmigrants
Immigration Team
November 1, 2007
Global Solutions: Demanding Total Accountability For Climate Change
Tom Mullikin
Examines the problems surrounding the implementation of sound social policy to address global climate change.
Truck Stop Politics: Understanding the Emerging Force of Working Class America
Tom Mullikin
Examines the key voting block in America and looks at how the working class is coming to terms with the 21st century realities of globalization.
Community Participation in Environmental Protection, UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
Tom Mullikin, Nancy Smith
Provides an alternate model to citizen suit litigation by promoting a partnership between communities and industry that can effectively address and rectify communities' environmental concerns
Immigration Update
USCIS Raises Filing Fees as of July 30, 2007
Immigration Practice Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) increases fees for petitions and applications.
Inextricably Intertwined, Environmental Mangement and the Public, The Georgetown International Law Review
Tom Mullikin, Nancy Smith, Michael Champion
Contends that industry should see environmental public participation rights as a means of mitigating risk and allocating cost of development among a number of stakeholders