Head of the Removal Defense Department for the Orange County and Los Angeles offices. Nearly 100% success rate in litigated cases. Handled all aspects of immigration law including removal defense, appeals before administrative agencies and federal circuit courts, writs of mandamus, family based petitions, waivers, and employment based petitions.

Supervising role in the legal compliance department. In charge of analyzing, vetting, and approving cases in all areas of immigration law, including: family-based immigration, removal defense, post-conviction relief, humanitarian relief (U-visas, VAWA, T-Visas, S-visas), detained individuals, appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and federal circuit cases. Appear on a weekly basis on free-of charge consultations in radio shows and social media platforms.Litigated cases for non-detained and detained individuals in deportation proceedings on Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Drafted pre-trial briefs, motions to reopen, motions to reconsider as well as petitions for review, opening briefs, and reply briefs. Represented clients on individual hearings and bond hearings, obtaining successful results. Represented clients on a wide array of immigration matters, including family based adjustment of status applications, naturalization interviews, and diverse appearances before the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). These tasks included diverse areas of immigration law such as Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions, 601/601A and I-212 waivers, N400, N600, N336, among others.

Provided legal advise on business immigration and removal defense. Litigated before the Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Drafted and submit briefs, motions to reopen, motions to reconsider as well as petitions for review, opening briefs, and reply briefs before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Represented clients on a wide array of immigration matters, including business immigration, family-based immigration, and removal defense. Attended and represented clients in interviews before USCIS, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the Asylum Office, probate court and Immigration judges.

Oversaw the daily legal affairs of the institution. In charge of the management process of non-reimbursable technical and financial international cooperation resources. Supervised international cooperation policies and relationships between BSD and multilateral development financing banks, international organizations and diplomatic missions.

Provided legal advice in employment and business immigration law. Issued legal memorandums and opinions on labor law compliance in China. Provided direct assistance to senior partners in the firm. In charge of managing public relations and business development with foreign clients, business chambers, and international universities.

Provided legal counseling in project finance for the Legal Banking Department. Clients primarily consisted of Chinese State Owned Enterprises conducting overseas investments in energy projects. Assisted in the drafting of term sheets and transaction documentation, including stock and asset purchase agreements, shareholder agreements and equity and debt financing agreements. Assisted in due diligence processes culminating in the delivery of detailed due diligence memorandums. Conducted legal research on the legal framework and business environment of the countries in which the projects were developed.

Counseled foreign and domestic clients on foreign direct investment, corporate structuring and project finance. Assisted senior attorneys in the negotiation and issuance of Chinese governmental soft loans to various Chinese State Owned Enterprises, private business enterprises and Costa Rican public institutions concerning the development of energy and infrastructure projects in Costa Rica. Met and counseled clients and Costa Rican public institutions in public biddings on behalf of both private and public international companies. Provided general corporate law advice to private companies on their day-to-day operations. Participated in the draft of the bill “Law for the Creation of the Public Services Work Company of Guanacaste”.