Janice K. Luo - Attorneys - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP ~ Full service entertainment law firm

Legal Expertise

Immigration and nationality law representing employers and individuals in a wide range of non-immigrant and immigrant matters, including preparing petitions and applications for aliens of extraordinary ability in the arts, entertainment and sciences; intra-company transferees for multinational corporations; treaty trader/investor visas and employees of high-tech companies.

Representative Matters

Approval of National Interest Waivers for major semi-conductor company and public health organization.
Filed successful appeals briefs for nonimmigrants based on humanitarian concerns.
Worked on numerous EB-5 Investor cases approved by the USCIS.
Handled a variety of complex immigration matters involving deportation and exclusion, waivers, citizenship, criminal convictions and asylum.

Associate - Los Angeles

Email Janice K. Luo

Phone:

(310) 312-3207

Fax:

(310) 231-8417

Practice Area

Immigration

Industry Focus

Technology, science, arts and entertainment, healthcare, major universities and research institutions

Education

Loyola Law School, J.D., 2000
Entertainment Law Review; Scott Moot Court Competitor; Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
University of California Los Angeles, B.A., 1995

Court Admissions

California

Publications and Presentations

U.S. Employers Should Prepare for On-Site Visits by USCIS, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Immigration Alert (February 2012)
Regulations For Workforce Reduction, Lay-Offs and Termination of Foreign Workers, Daily Journal (August 2009)
Co-author, “Focus Column,” Daily Journal (August 2009)
Work Force Reductions Involving H-1B Foreign Workers, MS&K Immigration Alert (February 2009)
E-Verify, MS&K Immigration Alert (June 2008)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Announces Revised Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, MS&K Immigration Alert (November 2007)
Author, Stockholm Sweden, The Visa Processing Guide, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2002-2006)
Author, The V Visa: A New LIFE Form, AILA's Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, Volume I, General Immigration; Removal & Relief: Asylum Protection (2001)

Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Pro Bono Attorney, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) (2002-2003)

Languages

Mandarin Chinese