A. James Vázquez-Azpiri

Email: ajvazquez@morganlewis.com

San Francisco
One Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1596
Phone: 415.442.1343
Fax: 415.442.1001

practice accolades

Immigration & Nationality Services

Recognized as leading firm for immigration law in Chambers USA 2011

Labor & Employment

The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012

Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011

Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)

Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)

Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)

Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey

education

Harvard Law School, 1995, LL.M.

New York University School of Law, 1992, J.D.

Princeton University, 1987, M.A.

University of St. Andrews, 1985, M.A.

Publications

Date	Title	Publication
02/09/1202/09/12	Department of State Releases March 2012 Visa Bulletin View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
02/06/1202/06/12	Immigration Reforms and Updates from DHS and DOS View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
02/02/122011	Author, PERM Actual Minimum Requirements, with Specific Reference to Situations Where a Labor Certification Application Beneficiary Has Gained Required Experience, Training, or Education After Joining the Employer (Chapter 15), AILA’s Guide to PERM Labor Certification, 2011 edition	Chapter
01/09/1201/09/12	Department of State Releases February 2012 Visa Bulletin View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
12/12/1112/12/11	Department of State Releases January 2012 Visa Bulletin View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
12/09/1112/09/11	USCIS Introduces Redesigned Employment Authorization Document: Form I-766 View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
11/28/1111/28/11	Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B Cap Reached View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
11/10/1111/10/11	Department of State Releases December 2011 Visa Bulletin View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
11/07/1111/07/11	ICE Issues New Wave of I-9 Inspection Notices View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
11/03/1111/03/11	Blanket L Visa Applications in India May Only Be Filed in Chennai; Visa Services in Mumbai Suspended November 15–21 View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
10/28/1110/28/11	H-1B Cap Reached for U.S. Master’s Degrees; Remaining Numbers Are Diminishing View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
10/24/1110/24/11	USCIS Returns to Prior Practice; Form I-797 Notices of Approval to Be Sent to Attorneys of Record View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
10/06/1110/06/11	USCIS Announces Important Change in Mailing of Approval Notices View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
09/26/1109/26/11	Significant Advances in Green Card Cutoff Dates for EB-2 India and EB-2 China View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
09/12/1109/12/11	Department of State Releases October 2011 Visa Bulletin View LawFlash	Immigration Alert
03/01/1103/01/11	Corporate Nationality and its Immigration Consequences Webinar, AILA InfoNet	Speech
02/03/1102/03/11	Globalizing Your Workforce View Presentation	Webinar
01/01/1101/01/11	A Brief Guide to the New Export Control Compliance Section of Form I-129 – Release of Controlled Technology or Technical Data to Foreign Persons in the United States, Bender's Immigration Bulletin View Article	Article
03/01/1003/01/10	The Current State of Immigrant Petition Successorship in Interest, Bender's Immigration Bulletin View Publication	Article
01/28/092009	AILA's Focus on Immigration Practice Under AC21 (AILA Publications)	Book
12/31/082008	The Alien's Education and Experience: Selected Problems, The David Stanton Manual on Labor Certification, 4th ed.	Chapter
12/11/0812/11/08	Not Our Employee? Minimizing Risks and Maintaining Compliance in Temporary, Contractor, and Joint Employee Relationships Webinar View Presentation	Webinar
02/29/0802/29/08	Work Smarter. Stay Informed. Employment Law and Public Policy Affecting HR Practice, presented at the Southern California Biomedical Council Human Resources Conference, Los Angeles	Speech
01/30/0701/30/07	B's to the Rescue: Unusual B-1s and B-2's and How to Get Them, presented at the American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference	Speech
01/15/0701/15/07	Untangling the Skein of Adjustment Portability, Bender's Immigration Bulletin View Article	Article
07/15/0607/15/06	Proving Ability to Pay: Working with the Yates Ability to Pay Memo, Bender's Immigration Bulletin	Article
10/27/0510/27/05	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Upcoming Year in Immigration Law and Policy, presented at the Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia View Presentation	Speech
10/27/0510/27/05	The Shifting Outlook for Legal Immigration to the United States, presented at the Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia View Presentation	Speech
10/24/0510/24/05	An October Shock: An Immigration Law Practice Focus, Legal Times View Article	Article
03/02/052005	The Doorkeeper of Homeland Security: Some Proposals for the Visa Waiver Program, Stanford Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 16	Article
04/02/042004	Proving Ability to Pay: Working with the Yates Ability to Pay Memo, Seventeenth Annual California Chapters Conference Handbook	Article
03/23/04March 2004	Current Issues in Establishing a Petitioner's Ability to Pay, Immigration Briefings	Article
03/22/0403/22/04	Ten Years On: Revisiting the Admissibility of Scientific Technologists and Technicians Under the NAFTA, Interpreter Releases	Article
10/15/0310/15/03	The Impotence of Being Earnest: Revisiting the L-1 Controversy, Bender's Immigration Bulletin	Article
06/02/02June, 2002	May a Laid-off TN Worker Receive Unemployment Benefits?: An Examination of Matter of Carpenter, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin	Article
08/15/01August 2001	INS Issues Guidance on Processing of H-1B Petitions Under the AC21 and Other Legislation, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin	Article
04/23/0104/23/01	Awakening a Slumbering Giant: The Department of Labor's Interim Final Rule on H-1B Dependency, Interpreter Releases	Article
02/02/01February 2001	Thriving on Change: How to Solve Immigration Problems in Merger & Acquisition Deals, New Rules for the New Millennium	Article
06/26/0006/26/00	Through the Eye of the Needle: Canadian Information Technology Professionals and the TN Category of the NAFTA, Interpreter Releases	Article
04/10/99April 1999	Global Warming: The L Blanket Program and the Transnational Corporation, Immigration Briefings	Article
01/15/99January 1999	The Practical Impact of the New Employer Obligations of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act Bender’s Immigration Bulletin	Article
05/04/9805/04/98	Northern Exposure: The Unfulfilled Promise of the Trade NAFTA Category for Canadians, Interpreter Releases	Article
10/15/97October 1997	The Role of Commercial Organizations in the EB-5 Employment Creation Process, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin	Article
07/15/97July 1997	Interim Guidelines on the Implementation of Section 411 of the IIRAIRA: The Virtue Memorandum, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin	Article
08/15/96August 1996	The Visa Waiver Pilot Program: A Guide to the Benefits and Risks, Immigration Briefings	Article
03/19/96March 1996	A Hostile Climate for Business Immigration, Commercial Litigation	Article
04/04/94April 1994	The Impact of the NAFTA on the U.S. Fastener Industry, American Fastener Journal	Article

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