Q&A: Forum on AILA’s Impact Litigation

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This Q&A session will consist of 60 minutes of questions and discussion from the participants on the topic of AILA’s impact litigation, led by our moderator and expert faculty from AILA’s Administrative Litigation Task Force (ALTF). You can ask questions during the session or pre-submit questions here. We encourage all participants to join with their webcams enabled and come prepared to participate in discussion with colleagues in the field. A recording will be made available to all conference attendees. 


Jesse Bless

AILA Director of Federal Litigation, Washington, DC

Ron Klasko (Moderator)

Eleanor Pelta

Speaker

Eleanor Pelta is a past President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).  A partner in the labor and employment law practice of Morgan Lewis & Bockius, she co-manages the firm’s global immigration practice, with practice groups in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Boston and London.  The practice focuses on assisting corporate clients in the management of large-scale global immigration programs, implementation of immigration policies and procedures, as well as assistance with all aspects of immigration compliance.  Ms. Pelta was named one of the leading U.S. immigration lawyers by Chambers USA and Chambers Global and is consistently listed in Best Lawyers in America.  The Legal Times has named Ms. Pelta one of the “Top 10 Immigration Lawyers in DC.”  Ms. Pelta is a member of AILA’s Board of Governors.  She served as a trustee of the American Immigration Council for several years, helped to organize the first immigrant achievement awards ceremonies, and was a founder of what is now the AIC Community Education Center.  Ms. Pelta is also a Board member of New York’s Lower East Side Tenement Museum. She is the 2014 recipient of AILA’s Edith Lowenstein Award for Excellence in Advancing the Practice of Immigration Law, and the 2015 recipient of the Susan D. Quarles AILA Service Excellence Award.  Ms. Pelta is a recipient of the 2016 Golden Door Award, given by HIAS of Pennsylvania. In 2018 Ms. Pelta was named a National Law Journal Trailblazer in Immigration Law, and Immigration Lawyer of the Year for DC by Best Lawyers in America.     

Zoom Meeting
07/23/2020 at 3:15 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 07/23/2020
07/23/2020 at 3:15 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 07/23/2020 Meeting ID: 960 1467 4759 Password: 197477
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