We discussed U.S. immigration strategies and updates in the current environment within the President Biden Administration. Immigration policy continues to impact U.S. businesses seeking to hire the best and the brightest from around the world as well impacting international investors, businesses, and entrepreneurs expanding to the United States.
Catch this 60 minute conversation for international investors and businesses with an interest in U.S. immigration strategies, featuring Matthew Meyers, on our youtube channel HERE.
Keynote Speaker:
- Attorney Matthew Myers, Partner MW Law
Moderators
Jorge Canavati - Chairman of the Board, President at J. Canavati & Co. and Chairman at Global Chamber San Antonio
Christopher Herring - Executive Director, Global Chamber San Antonio
Biography
Matthew Myers - Managing Partner at Myers Immigration Law. Matthew practices inbound U.S. and outbound global immigration law, with a focus on employment and investor immigration. He has been recognized as a Top Attorney in Immigration Law by Austin Monthly and by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Immigration Law.
Matthew currently serves as the Chair of the State Bar of Texas Immigration & Nationality Law Section, and he has served on the planning committee for the TexasBarCLE Advanced Immigration Law conference. He is an active member of the Austin Bar Association on the Lawyer Well-Being Committee, the San Antonio Bar Association as Vice Chair of the International Law Section, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on the Global Migration Section and University Committee, and the American Constitution Society Austin Lawyers Chapter Board.
Prior to starting the Immigration Section with MW Law, Matthew handled a high volume of inbound U.S. and outbound global immigration matters, working with individuals, entrepreneurs, investors, startups, Fortune 100 companies, and ultra high net worth individuals as an attorney with one of the largest international immigration law firms, FosterQuan/Foster LLP, for the better part of a decade.
Before beginning his professional career, Matthew interned with Catholic Charities of Dallas in their Immigration & Legal Services Department, Chief United States District Judge Orlando L. Garcia for the Western District of Texas, and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Chief Counsel, including at the Texas Service Center in Dallas and Field Office in Irving, Texas. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Spanish graduating magna cum laude from Austin College and his Juris Doctorate degree from Baylor Law School, where he received the distinction of Public Interest Fellow and was the first graduate of its Leadership Development program.
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Originally published at https://www.globalchamber.org/blog/2021/12/04/global-chamber/u.s.-immigration-update-for-international-investors-and-businesses/
