Frida P. Glucoft - Attorneys - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP ~ Full service entertainment law firm

Legal Expertise

Immigration and nationality law with an emphasis on employer obligations and responsibilities. Counseling multi-national corporations, small businesses, and individuals on a wide variety of immigration matters, including immigration requirements during corporate reorganizations, transfer of executives, managers, professionals and technicians, temporary work permits and permanent residence applications, and immigration-related security matters. Counseling employers on I9 and LCA audits. Documentation for international manufacturers and R&D companies doing business and trade in the United States.

Representative Matters

Successfully prosecuted appeals for a motion picture studio to qualify a director of photography, editor, production designer, and lighting specialist for employment visas to film in the U.S.
Represented major international petroleum, data communications, entertainment, healthcare, and consumer products companies concerning transfers of critical foreign managerial, professional, and technical personnel to U.S. offices.
Successfully defended clients in Department of Labor, OFCCP, Wage and Hour, and Immigration audits.

Partner - Los Angeles

Email Frida P. Glucoft

Phone:

(310) 312-3151

Fax:

(310) 231-8351

Practice Area

Industry Focus

Information technology, new media, research and development, manufacturing, entertainment, commercial, advertising and healthcare

Education

University of California Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 1978
University of Southern California, B.A., 1975; Phi Beta Kappa

Court Admissions

California, 1979
USDC, Central District of California, 1979

Professional Recognition

“Best Lawyers in America, Immigration Law,” Best Lawyers, (2009-2012)
"Top 5% of lawyers in Southern California," Southern California Super Lawyers (2004-2011)
AV® Preeminent™ Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Publications and Presentations

U.S. Employers Should Prepare for On-Site Visits by USCIS, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Immigration Alert (February 2012)
The Social Security Administration Revives the Employer No-Match Letters, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Immigration Alert (April, 2011)
Export Licensing Enforcement Now Falls on Human Resources Managers, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Immigration Alert (March 2011)
Speaker, Hiring Foreign Talent in a Downturn Economy: What Every HR Professional Should Know, 2011 PIHRA Update (January 2011)
Travel To The United States: Making The Experience Less Harrowing, Bloomberg Law Reports (November 2010)
Speaker, Hot Topics in Immigration for Labor and Employment Attorneys, ABA Annual Meeting: Immigration Panel (August 2010)
Summer is Here: Trainees and Interns, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Immigration Alert (June 2010)
Regulations For Workforce Reduction, Lay-Offs and Termination of Foreign Workers, Daily Journal (August 2009)
Co-author, “Focus Column,” Daily Journal (August 2009)
EB-5 Regional Centers: Pooled Resources For Job Creation With "Green Cards" As Rewards, MS&K Immigration Alert (July 2009)
U.S. Immigration - Retention of U.S., MS&K Immigration Legal Update (June 2009)
Employer Update: H1B and E-verify, MS&K Immigration Alert (April 2009)
Work Force Reductions Involving H-1B Foreign Workers, MS&K Immigration Alert (February 2009)
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Delay Implementation of Revised Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form, MS&K Immigration Alert (February 2009)
Nonprofit Organizations: Uniquely Positioned to Take Advantage of Immigration Benefits, MS&K Immigration Alert (November 2008)
Fusion and Security: New Screenings for Cargo and Travelers, U.S. Custom House Guide (September 2008)
E-Verify, MS&K Immigration Alert (June 2008)
Speaker, Recruiting Seasonal, Peakload Foreign Workers, National HR in Hospitality Conference (2008)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Announces Revised Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, MS&K Immigration Alert (November 2007)
"No Match" Regulations Are No Match For Federal Judge, MS&K Immigration Alert (September 2007)
Risks and Benefits of Hiring Foreign Talent, MS&K Immigration Legal Update (March 2007)
O's and P's - The Entertainment and Sports Visas, MS&K Immigration Legal Update (March 2007)
Speaker, HR Concerns in the Recruitment & Retention of Foreign Workers, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) (2006 and 2007)
Speaker, Immigration Fundamentals: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law (2007)
Speaker, National Security & Immigration Policies, World Jurist Association (2007)
Speaker, Security's Impact on the Arts and Production , major entertainment studios (2003 - 2007)
Program Electronic Review Management (PERM), MS&K Immigration Alert (June 2006)
Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) - January 2005, MS&K Immigration Alert (January 2005)
MS&K Immigration Alert - August 2004, MS&K Immigration Alert (August 2004)
2005 Omnibus Appropriations Bill: H-1B/L-1 Visas, MS&K Immigration Alert (December 2004)
Speaker, The Impact of U.S. Security, ABA Section on International Law and Practice (Spring 2004)
Speaker, Georgetown Corporate Counsel Institute (1997, 2001)
Editor, Canada-U.S. Business Immigration Handbook by Joseph C. Grasmick (Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing) (1999)
Author, U.S. Immigration Laws - Temporary Work Visas , The Labor Letters (October 1998)
Speaker, Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (1998)
Author, Risks and Benefits of Hiring Foreign Talent, H.R. Advisor, Legal and Practical Guidelines (May/June 1997)
Speaker, PLI Annual Immigration & Naturalization Institute (1996)
Speaker, USC Entertainment Law Symposium (1986)

Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations

Chair, MS&K Immigration Department
Co-Chair, MS&K Homeland Security & Regulatory Practice
Member, MS&K Governing Board (1998 to 2011)
Editor, MS&K Immigration Alert
Pacific Council on International Policy (2006 - present), Global Security Committee
Immigration Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers
President's Circle, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Prints, and Drawings Council
Friend, British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1996-present)
Former Vice-Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Southern California Chapter (1987)
Former member, Board of Legal Specialization, Immigration Law Consulting Group for the State Bar of California (1983-1986)

Languages

Fluent in Spanish and Hebrew