Employment & Immigration Law

Chair


Fiona Loughrey
Simmons & Simmons
13/F, One Pacific Place
88 Queensway
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2868-1131
Fax: 852-2810-5040
E-Mail: Fiona.Loughrey@simmons-simmons.com

 

Vice-Chairs

Jacqueline Bart
Bart & Associates
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tel. 1-416-601-1346
Fax 1-416-601-1357
E-mail: jbart@canadianrelocationlaw.com

Emerico O. De Guzman
ACCRALAW
Makati City, Philippines
Tel. 632-830-8010
Fax 632-816-0119
E-mail: eodeguzman@accralaw.com
Leonard Yeoh
Tay & Partners
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel. 60-3-2050-1888
Fax 60-3-2026-0995
E-mail: leonard.yeoh@taypartners.com.my
Mustafa Utkuseven
Overseas Research & Consulting Ltd.
Istanbul, Turkey
Tel. 90-212-438-2444
Fax 90-212-438-0044
E-mail: mutkuseven@denizasiri.net
Roland Falder
Taylor Wessing
Munich, Germany
Tel. 49-89-210-38-194
Fax 49-89-210-38-330
E-mail: r.falder@taylorwessing.com
Poorvi Chothani
LawQuest
Mumbai, India
Tel. 91-22-6615-6555
Fax 91-22-2287-2080
E-mail: poorvi@lawquestinternational.com
Aki Tanaka
Kitahama Partners
Osaka, Japan
Tel. 81-6-6202-1088
Fax 81-6-6202-9550
E-mail: atanaka@kitahama.or.jp
Sandra McCandless
SNR Denton US LLP
San Francisco, California, USA
Tel. 1-415-882-5000
Fax 1-415-882-0300
E-mail: sandra.mccandless@snrdenton.com

 

In this global economy where companies transact business across international borders and employ multi-national workforces, employment and immigration issues have become more complex and compelling. Regardless of one's area of specialization, one is bound to confront employment and immigration issues: for example, a transactional lawyer advising a client on doing business in a foreign country or an environmental lawyer hired to develop a major construction project overseas will be remiss not to counsel the client on employment law issues affecting its workforce.

The Employment & Immigration Committee provides a forum for its members to learn about legal developments in various jurisdictions. At the IPBA's annual conferences, the Committee invites distinguished lawyers from across the globe to present on relevant, cutting-edge topics. The upcoming conference in Seoul will focus on the interplay between protecting employee privacy and safeguarding trade secrets, a topic that is especially pertinent in today's economy.

With members from all over the world, the Committee also provides an avenue for members to network and exchange ideas.