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SUMMARY:Webinar: So You Want to Be an Ex Pat Lawyer Part III-Internships and Employment in Immigration Law
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is part three of a four-part series detailing the ins and outs\, and the ups and downs of using one’s law credentials in international employment.  This webinar will address opportunities and challenges\, and address the “day in the life” of immigration attorneys currently engaged in this field of practice.  The experts in this panel are currently engaged in the specific field and will share the business model\, how to find or create opportunities\, and answer questions posed by participants to give practical information on entering and surviving in the volatile environment today in immigration law. \n\nRegister Now!\n\nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s International Law Section \n\nPresenters\n \nCol (USAF\, Ret) Linda Strite Murnane (Moderator) \nUniversity of Cincinnati College of Law\, J.D. 1981 \nLinda recently completed two years as an Associate Justice serving on the High Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  Her previous judicial experience included ten consecutive years as a military judge and chief circuit military judge for the United States Air Force.  She served in a variety of United Nations positions at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia\, including service in Trial Chamber 3 as the Senior Legal Officer\, three years as the Chief Court Management Services\, and short terms as the Acting Head of Chambers and Acting Deputy Registrar.  She also served three years as the Chief\, Court Management Services at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. \nShe currently serves on the Board of Governors for the American Bar Association (ABA) and American Judges Association (AJA) and is the co-District Director for District 7 of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ).  She previously served as Chair of the ABA Judicial Division and National Conference of Specialized Court Judges\, as the Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law\, and as an ABA UN Representative and Special Observer.  She served on the ABA International Law Section’s Executive Council for six years.  She is an ABA Sustaining Life Fellow\, and a past recipient of the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement and International Law Section’s Mayre Rasmussen Award. \nJustice Murnane is the editor of “Women’s Voices: A Global Perspective on the Right to Vote”\, and is a chapter contributor to “Her Honor” both published by ABA Publications. \nShe is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force and is married to Kevin M. Murnane\, USAF\, Ret.  They have two daughters\, Rachel Manuel and Christina Veillon\, who are both teachers\, and three grandchildren\, Abrial\, Cody and Aidan. \n \nJudith Wood \nJudith Wood has defended the rights of asylum seekers since graduating from Pepperdine University School of Law\, and has had her own law firm since 1984. She has won numerous appeals at the administrative and federal level\, and is admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second\, Third\, Fourth\, Fifth\, Ninth and Tenth Circuits\, as well as the Supreme Court. She has chaired the section’s International Human Rights Law section for several years\, and is a frequent speaker for the FBA\, the American Immigration Lawyers Association\, Los Angeles County Bar Association\, the Asian-Pacific Law Center\, and several other groups. A film entitled “St. Judy” was made about her advocacy on behalf of women refugees in 2018. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nFederica Dell’Orto\, Esq. \nFederica Dell’Orto has extensive experience in immigration\, international\, human rights law and in complex litigation matters. For years Ms. Dell’Orto has represented clients in Court during removal proceedings as well as in asylum\, bond\, cancellation of removal and adjustment hearings. She has also matured ample experience with the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Dell’Orto has an international legal education background. She was born in Italy where she obtained her JD from the University of Milan in 2013 in EU and International Law. In 2016\, she completed an LL.M in Los Angeles\, in Public International Law. In 2017\, Ms. Dell’Orto became licensed to practice law in California and she is also admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ms. Dell’Orto has published legal articles in multiple journals discussing the latest developments in the field of International\, Human Rights and Immigration Law and advocating for the furtherance of civil and constitutional rights as well as the development of domestic policies aimed at protecting them. Ms. Dell’Orto speaks proficiently multiple languages\, including Italian Spanish and French. \n \nBeth Persky \nBeth Persky is a graduate of the Boston University School of Law and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy\, where she studied International Law and International Human Rights law. She has practiced immigration law for more than 25 years\, and is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law with the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. She is admitted to practice before the Federal District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California\, and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Beth is the past chair of the International Law Section and her practice is located in Atlanta\, Georgia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nHon. Mimi Tsankov (Ret.) \nHon. Mimi Tsankov (Ret.) is a certified mediator/arbitrator in New York City\, currently serving on the JAMS Labor Panel\, the American Arbitration Association Labor Panel\, and the financial industry’s FINRA Arbitration Panel\, as well as a number of other mediation panels throughout New York State. For nearly two decades\, she served as a judge in the federal administrative judiciary\, prosecuted cases on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Peace Corps\, and worked for over 10 years in private law practice. She’s been appointed to the Board of Advisors at Manifest Law\, which handles employment-based visa applications. She’s been recognized both at the court and throughout various legal organizations for her work as a judge and as a leader in the international legal community\, holding multiple elected and appointed roles for decades in leading organizations\, including the ABA\, the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers\, Judicial Council 2 (a national labor organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO)\, the Federal Bar Association\, and the National Association of Women Judges. She’s received multiple ABA Presidential Appointments to the UN Representatives Department of Global Communications\, and is currently Immediate Past Chair of the ABA’s Judicial Division’s National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary. She’s a Board Member of the City Bar of New York’s Commercial Law Section\, and an Affiliate Board Member of its ADR Section. She is a member of multiple chapters of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA). \nIn the labor field\, she’s contributed to ongoing labor-related discussions by testifying before the Judiciary Committees of both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives\,  meeting regularly with Congressional leaders\, publishing numerous articles in legal periodicals and in a variety of law journals\, serving on national and international panels (U.S.\, Canada\, and Europe) speaking with members of all major media outlets (print\, TV\, film\, and radio)\, and by producing podcast stories. To keep the community informed\, she’s also provided expert background information for film\, museum\, and theater releases\, explaining the nuances of labor issues in the immigration context. \nThroughout her career\, she’s received many honors\, awards\, and citations from the U.S. Department of Justice\, the ABA and the FBA\, and others. As a Federal Administrative Judge\, she presided over cases throughout the U.S.\, including New York\, Colorado\, Texas\, Nevada\, Florida\, and California. She’s on the Adjunct Law Faculty at Fordham Law School in New York\, and has been on the faculty of Colorado Law School and the Sturm College of Law in Denver\, Colorado. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed and general interest journals. She completed her J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law and earned an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Virginia Graduate School of Politics. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\nRegister Now! \n\nRegistration Fees\n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $95\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.  \n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note CLE will not be offered for this event. \n\n\n\n Frequently Asked Questions\nQ: How do I access the virtual webinar?\nA: Each webinar will have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a calendar invitations 24 hours prior to the webinar. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer\nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. 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CATEGORIES:International Law Section
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SUMMARY:Webinar: So You Want to be an Ex Pat Lawyer Part 4 International Mediation and Arbitration.
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**\n\n\n\nThis final segment of our four part series\, “So You Want to be an Ex Pat Lawyer” will focus on International Arbitration and Mediation. \nRachel Irura serves as the Regional Ombudsman for the United Nations\, based in Kenya. \nVelislava Hristova is a foreign association with Hogan Lovells\, based in Munich\, Germany.  Ms. Hristova represents clients in investor-State arbitration\, complex commercial arbitration\, and public international law matters. \nThe range of legal practice opportunities in international mediation and arbitration will be the subject in this fourth segment detailing international legal practice opportunities. \nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s International Law Section \n\nPresenters\nRachel Irura\, Regional Ombudsman\, Nairobi\, United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services (UNOMS). \n\n\nRachel Irura joined the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services (UNOMS) in December 2022 as the Regional Ombudsman and Head of the Regional Ombudsman branch in Nairobi\, Kenya. Rachel is an accredited civil and commercial mediator and served on the Staff Union of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in the Hague\, the Netherlands. Her most recent role was the Head of the Witness Support and Protection Unit (WISP) in Arusha\, Tanzania\, and the Head of the Kigali Field Office of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) in Kigali\, supporting witnesses who testified before the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (UNIRMCT). Rachel also worked for CIVICUS\, an umbrella body for civil society organisations in Johannesburg\, South Africa. She began her career with the United Nations in January 2005 as a Legal Assistant with the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)\, in Freetown\, Sierra Leone. She subsequently worked as a Human Rights Officer with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)\, in Fishtown\, Liberia. Ms. Irura also worked as a Court Officer with the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)\, Sub-office in the Hague\, the Netherlands. She served as a Legal Officer at the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) from June 2011 to February 2020. She holds a Master of Laws (LLM) Degree in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa from the Centre for Human Rights\, University of Pretoria\, South Africa \n\n\nVelislava Hristova\, International Arbitration Lawyer. \nVelislava Hristova is an international arbitration lawyer with over a decade of experience advising clients in investor–State arbitration\, complex commercial arbitration\, and public international law disputes. She is currently a member of the international arbitration team at Hogan Lovells in Germany.\nShe represents States\, investors\, and private parties in high-value proceedings under the rules of leading arbitral institutions\, including ICSID\, ICC\, LCIA\, PCA\, SCC\, and UNCITRAL\, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations governed by a range of substantive and procedural laws. Her practice also includes advising on the protection of foreign investments and acting in arbitration-related court proceedings.\nVelislava is dual-qualified as an Attorney in Bulgaria and a Solicitor in England & Wales and is admitted to the Munich Bar as a European Attorney. She is multilingual and works fluently across several languages\, enabling her to operate seamlessly in cross-border and culturally diverse dispute settings. She has worked with the international arbitration teams of leading US and Magic Circle law firms in major European arbitration hubs\, including London\, Vienna\, and Stockholm\, as well as with two of the largest law firms in Bulgaria. Her experience spans disputes across multiple industries and jurisdictions. \nIn addition to her counsel work\, she accepts appointments as an arbitrator and is listed in the databases of leading arbitral institutions worldwide.Velislava is actively engaged in the international arbitration community and contributes to the development of international dispute resolution. She currently serves as Vice-Chair of the International Arbitration Committee of the ABA International Law Section\, is a member of the Y-ADR Steering Committee\, and acts as a Peer Reviewer for the Journal of International Dispute Settlement. She has been appointed as a delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and regularly participates as a delegate observer in UNCITRAL Working Group III meetings on ISDS reform. In 2020\, she co-founded the Young Bulgarian Arbitration Practitioners to promote arbitration in Bulgaria. \nShe frequently publishes and speaks on international arbitration and has authored over 30 publications in leading dispute resolution journals and blogs. Her work has been recognized with several awards\, including first place in the 2022 European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration’s Young Practitioners and Scholars Essay Competition and the 2023 CPR Institute Outstanding Professional Short Article Award.\nVelislava holds an LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration from Stockholm University and has completed advanced arbitration training in the United States\, France\, and Germany. \n \nCol (USAF\, Ret) Linda Strite Murnane (Moderator) \nUniversity of Cincinnati College of Law\, J.D. 1981 \nLinda recently completed two years as an Associate Justice serving on the High Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  Her previous judicial experience included ten consecutive years as a military judge and chief circuit military judge for the United States Air Force.  She served in a variety of United Nations positions at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia\, including service in Trial Chamber 3 as the Senior Legal Officer\, three years as the Chief Court Management Services\, and short terms as the Acting Head of Chambers and Acting Deputy Registrar.  She also served three years as the Chief\, Court Management Services at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. \nShe currently serves on the Board of Governors for the American Bar Association (ABA) and American Judges Association (AJA) and is the co-District Director for District 7 of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ).  She previously served as Chair of the ABA Judicial Division and National Conference of Specialized Court Judges\, as the Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law\, and as an ABA UN Representative and Special Observer.  She served on the ABA International Law Section’s Executive Council for six years.  She is an ABA Sustaining Life Fellow\, and a past recipient of the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement and International Law Section’s Mayre Rasmussen Award. \nJustice Murnane is the editor of “Women’s Voices: A Global Perspective on the Right to Vote”\, and is a chapter contributor to “Her Honor” both published by ABA Publications. \nShe is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force and is married to Kevin M. Murnane\, USAF\, Ret.  They have two daughters\, Rachel Manuel and Christina Veillon\, who are both teachers\, and three grandchildren\, Abrial\, Cody and Aidan. \n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this program is now closed. \n\n\nRegistration Fees\n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $50\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.  \n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note CLE will not be offered for this event. \n\n\n\n Frequently Asked Questions\nQ: How do I access the virtual webinar?\nA: Each webinar will have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a calendar invitations 24 hours prior to the webinar. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n  \n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer\nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. 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