Elizabeth Espin Stern, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP at KC’s Emerging Issues on Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions Live Webcast

New York, NY, January 30, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Elizabeth Espin Stern, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Emerging Issues on Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions LIVE Webcast.” This event is scheduled Friday, February 06, 2015 @ 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm (ET).

For further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/emerging-issues-on-cap-subject-h-1b-petitions-live-webcast/

About Elizabeth Espin Stern

Elizabeth Espín Stern is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington, DC office and a member of the Employment & Benefits group. She has over 25 years of experience advising on US and global immigration, HR and mobility services, and is consistently ranked as a leading business immigration lawyer by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Who’s Who Legal, The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, and national and local publications. In addition, she has been named in Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers and “Women in Law Awards 2014″ by Lawyer Monthly. She spearheads Mayer Brown’s new global worksite management initiative. This “Global People Solution” offers multinational clients, in a variety of sectors including financial services, IT, defense, telecommunications and multimedia, a comprehensive compliance and risk management program in connection with their mobile workforce. Liz regularly speaks and writes about immigration policies and contributes to major news agencies and publications, including Legal Times and Global Employer.

About Mayer Brown LLP
Mayer Brown is a global legal services organization advising clients across the Americas, Asia and Europe. Our presence in the world’s leading markets enables us to offer clients access to local market knowledge combined with global reach. We are noted for our commitment to client service and our ability to assist clients with their most complex and demanding legal and business challenges worldwide. We serve many of the world’s largest companies, including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100, FTSE 100, DAX and Hang Seng Index companies and more than half of the world’s largest banks. We provide legal services in areas such as: banking and finance; corporate and securities; litigation and dispute resolution; antitrust and competition; US Supreme Court and appellate; employment and benefits; environmental; financial services regulatory and enforcement; government and global trade; intellectual property; real estate; tax; restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency; and wealth management.

Event Synopsis:

In a two hour live webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the significant and latest issues regarding Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions.

Key topics include:

Important Rules for H-1B petitions and cap-subject petition specifically
Filing Period for New H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
Prerequisite Labor Condition Application (LCA)
Key “Cap-Gap” Provisions and STEM
Up-to-the-minute Regulatory Updates
Post-Selection: Other Options to H-1B status If Not Selected

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/