Larrabee Albi Coker LLP

Fausta M. Albi

Attorney at Law

9920 Pacific Heights Blvd., Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92121 858.642.0420

www.larrabee.com

Larrabee Albi Coker LLP, San Diego, California

Co-Managing Partner (January 2007-- Present)

Partner (January 2004 – December 2006)

Associate Attorney (July 1999 – December 2004)

About Larrabee Albi Coker LLP

www.larrabee.com

Larrabee Albi Coker LLP is a specialty law firm engaged exclusively in the practice of United States Immigration and Nationality Law.

The Firm began as Larrabee & Associates in 1991, evolving from an immigration practice initially established by Attorney Peter Larrabee. The Firm is currently led by partners Fausta M. Albi and Diana Vellos Coker, both of whom have been acknowledged by the Best Lawyers in America® publication for legal excellence in the field of immigration law.

Larrabee Albi Coker LLP is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell.

EXPERIENCE

Co-Managing Partner

◊ Together with Firm Partner, responsible for all aspects of Firm management, direction and oversight: provide supervision and legal guidance to legal assistants, paralegals, and support staff, and Associate Attorneys; assist with staffing and human resources functions, marketing, financial planning, and general office management.

◊ Provide legal counsel on immigration matters, as primary attorney, to over 50 corporate clients, research institutes and universities, predominantly in the Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Scientific Research sectors.

◊ Advise on legal issues related to procuring all types of employment-based nonimmigrant visas including B-1, H-1B, L-1A/B, TN-1/2, O-1, E-1/2; labor certifications (previously reduction in recruitment and traditional cases, now PERM cases); employment-based immigrant visa petitions (Extraordinary Ability, Multinational Executive/Manager, Outstanding Researcher, National Interest Waiver, and labor certification-based petitions); and adjustment of status and consular processing issues, for both employment-based and family-based cases.

◊ Advise corporate clients in matters related to worksite enforcement, I-9 compliance. Represent clients during government audits.

◊ Monitor changes in immigrations laws and agency regulations and policies; research complex legal issues; disseminate information to staff and clients.

◊ Liaise and correspond with various U.S. Government agencies (Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol, Department of Labor, and Department of State, including U.S. embassies and consulates abroad).

◊ Visit client sites and make presentations to executive teams, management and foreign national employees.

◊ Occasionally translate documents from Spanish, French and Italian into English.

BAR ADMISSIONS

State Bar of California, California Supreme Court, June 1997

United States District Court, Southern District of California, July 1997

United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, August 1998

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

National Italian-American Bar Association (NIABA)

Italian-American Bar Association of Orange County (IALA-OC)

Founding Member, Italian-American Bar Association of San Diego

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Bar Association, Immigration Justice Project

Appointed to Advisory Board (2010 to Present)

Executive Committee Member, Secretary (2010)

American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Office, Washington, D.C.

Mentor, providing mentorship and advice in the area of Business Immigration and NSEERS (National Security Entry and Exit Registration System) to fellow AILA attorneys nation-wide (2004 -- Present)

Past Chair, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Liaison Committee

Member, Planning Committee, AILA CA Chapters Conference, San Francisco, CA (2016)

Member, Planning Committee, AILA Fall CLE Conference, Austin, Texas (2013)

Member, Planning Committee, AILA Spring CLE Conference, Washington, D.C. (2008, 2009)

Member, Planning Committee, 20th Annual AILA California Chapters Conference, San Diego, California (November 2007)

American Immigration Lawyers Association, San Diego Chapter

Past Chair, AILA San Diego Executive Committee

Past Chair, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Liaison, San Diego Port of Entry

Past Chair, Nominating Committee for Executive Committee

Past Chair, Congressional and Media Liaison

Past Member, Consular Corps Liaison (2005-06)

Past Volunteer, AILA and Casa Cornelia Law Center Pro Bono Program for Immigrant and Refugee Children

INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION

◊ Individual attorney rating: AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

◊ Listed in the International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers 2010 to present

◊ Selected as Super Lawyer in Immigration for San Diego, California 2013 to present

◊ Listed as “Leader in the Field,” Chambers USA Immigration: California 2016; Listed as Key or Star Individual, Band 3 2009- 2015

◊ Listed as a Top Lawyer in the field of Immigration Law by San Diego Magazine, April 2009.

◊ Awarded San Diego County Top Attorney, The Daily Transcript 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015

FIRM RECOGNITION

◊ Larrabee Albi Coker LLP rating: AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

◊ Larrabee Albi Coker LLP and predecessors: Ranked #1 in San Diego, California in the field of Immigration Law, by The Best Lawyers in America® from 2010 to the present (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

◊ Larrabee Albi Coker LLP and predecessors: Ranked First Tier in San Diego, California in the field of Immigration Law, by U.S. News and World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”® 2010 to the present.

◊ Larrabee Albi Coker LLP and predecessors: Listed in Chambers USA 2009 to present -- Immigration: California.

PRESENTATIONS

Faculty Member, “2016 I-140 RFEs: What’s Trending?” AILA Audio Seminar (July 28, 2016)

Faculty, “TN and H-1B,” AILA New Members Division, San Diego, CA (February 3, 2016)

Faculty Member, “RFE Triggers and Trends in EB Practice,” 28th Annual AILA Fall California Chapter’s Conference, San Diego, CA (November 12 – 14, 2015)

Faculty Member, “Introduction to the Employment-Based Immigration Preference Categories,” 2015 AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, National Harbor, MD (June 2015)

Faculty Member, “How Special is Special? Challenges to H-1B Specialty Occupation Classification,” 26th Annual AILA California Chapters CLE Conference, Anaheim, CA (November 7 – 9, 2013)

Faculty Member, “Business/ Investor U.S. Immigration Options, 2013 AILA Fall CLE Conference, Austin, TX (September 27, 2013)

Faculty Member, “An Agency Overview,” 2013 AILA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA (June 26 -29, 2013)

Faculty Member, “Immigration 101: E-2 and L-1 Visas,” State Bar of California Webinar (April 10, 2013)

Faculty Member, “Nonimmigrant Visas: Part I,” 2012 AILA Annual Conference, Nashville, TN (June 13-16, 2012)

Faculty Member, “But I Thought I Just Needed a Letter! Coping with Tricky TN Visa Issues at the Border,” AILA Webinar (July 14, 2011)

Faculty Member, “Consular Processing Part II, Border Posts,” 2011 AILA Annual Conference,
San Diego, California (June 15 – 18, 2011)

Faculty Member, “EB-1 Extraordinary Ability and Outstanding Researchers,” 2011 AILA Midyear Conference, Puerto Vallarta, MEXICO (January 28, 2011)

Faculty Member, “The Economic Effects on Immigrant Visa Petitions – Rough Ride on Stormy Waters,” 23rd Annual AILA California Chapters CLE Conference, Monterey, CA (November 11 – 13, 2010)

Faculty Member, “Requests for Evidence in Immigrant Visa Cases: Multinational Managers and PERM-Based Petitions,” AILA National Annual Conference, National Harbor, MD (June 30 – July 3, 2010)

Faculty Member, “Alternatives to PERM – ‘Star Wars’,” AILA California Chapters Conference, Marina Del Rey, California (November 12-14 2009)

Faculty Member, “The American Dilemma: A Transparent Immigration Policy and Border Security – Is It Possible?,” American Bar Association Section of International Law 2009 Fall Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida (October 27-31, 2009)

Faculty Member, “TN’s for Management Consultants,” AILA Webinar/ Live Seminar (July 30, 2009)

Faculty Member, “Customs and Border Protection Open Forum,” AILA National Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (June 3-6, 2009)

Faculty Member, “Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Open Forum,” AILA 2009Spring CLE Conference, Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2009)

Faculty Member, “CBP Update,” AILA California Chapters Conference, San Francisco, California (November 13-15, 2008)

Faculty Member, “Employment-based Immigrant Visas – Part II (Alternatives to Labor Certifications,” AILA Fall Fundamentals Conference, Memphis, Tennessee (October 21, 2008)

Faculty Member, “U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Open Forum,” AILA National Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (June 26, 2008)

Faculty Member, “TN’s: Strategies for Difficult TN’s,” AILA 2008 Northwest Regional Immigration Law Conference, Seattle, Washington (February 7-8, 2008)

Faculty Member, “Updates, Trends and Forecasts in Visa Issuance and Entry into the United States: From Post to Port,” AILA 2008 Midyear CLE Conference, Kohala Coast, Hawaii (January 18, 2008)

Speaker, “CBP Update,” AILA San Diego Chapter Monthly Meeting, San Diego, California (January 16, 2008)

Faculty Member, “CBP Update,” 20th Annual AILA California Chapters Conference, San Diego, California (November 8-10, 2007)

Faculty Member, “Land Ho! Consular Applications and Admission to the U.S.” AILA 2007 Fall CLE Conference, Lake Tahoe, Nevada (September 28, 2007)

Speaker, “Immigration: Its Economic Impact on U.S./ Mexico Relations,” League of Women Voters of San Diego, San Diego, California (September 25, 2007)

Faculty Member, “U.S. Customs and Border Protection Open Forum,” AILA National Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida (June 13-16, 2007)

Faculty Member, “Moving Around in North America,” AILA National Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida (June 13-16, 2007)

Speaker, “Beware the Rising Tide!” CommNexus San Diego, San Diego, California (March 27, 2007)

Speaker, “Business Immigration/ Employment Law Issues for California Employers,” Lorman Education Services, San Diego, California (January 9, 2007)

Faculty Member, “Consular Processing – Part of the Admission Equation,” AILA National Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas (June 22, 2006)

Faculty Member, “U.S. Customs and Border Protection Open Forum,” AILA National Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas (June 22, 2006)

Faculty Member, AILA National Fall Fundamentals Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona (October 6, 2005)

Faculty Member, “Through the Virtual Border: Impact of Security Measures on Business and Travel,” AILA National Fall CLE Conference, Chicago, Illinois (October 15, 2004)

Speaker, “Employment of Foreign Nationals in the Biotechnology Field,” Biotech Employee Development Coalition, Human Resources Annual Conference, The Salk Institute, San Diego, California (September 22, 2004)

Faculty Member, NAFTA session, “By Air, Land and Sea – When the Port of Entry Becomes a Brick Wall,” ILW.COM Teleseminar (January 14, 2004)

Speaker, “Rolling Back Immigrant and Refugee Rights in the United States: the Aftermath of 9/11,” The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California, San Diego, CCIS Research Seminar (November 4, 2003)

Faculty, “Nuts and Bolts Seminar for New Practitioners: An overview of the most common employment based nonimmigrant visa categories,” AILA San Diego Chapter Young Lawyer’s Division, San Diego, California (October 8, 2003)

Speaker, “Visa Stamp Renewal and Travel Issues, 2003 Update,” The Scripps Research Institute, International Office, San Diego, California (September 15, 2003)

Speaker, “Know Your Rights,” San Diego Coalition for Human and Civil Rights, Islamic Center of San Diego (February 21, 2003)

PUBLICATIONS

COHEN, Robert H. and ALBI, Fausta M., “Corporate Structure Issues Successor-in-Interest and Multinational Manager/ Executive Petitions,” American Immigration Lawyers Association, Audio Seminar, posted July 28, 2016

“The Secret Truth about Requests for Evidence: What Studying the Law Won’t Tell You,” based on a blog by Angelo Paparelli, with updates by Fausta Albi and Tien-Li Loke Walsh, 2015 AILA California Chapters CLE Conference Handbook, Ed. _____, November 2015

ALBI, Fausta M., “Advanced Issues for E-2 Treaty Investors,” American Immigration Lawyers Association California Chapters Conference Handbook, Ed. ______, ______

ALBI, Fausta M., BAKER JONES, Lisa, DUONG, Victoria, “How Special is Special? Challenges to H-1B Specialty Occupation Classification,” 26th Annual AILA California Chapters CLE Conference Handbook, Ed. ____ November 2013

ALBI, Fausta M., “Nonimmigrant Visa Issues for Investors and Entrepreneurs from Mexico,” American Immigration Lawyers Association 2013 Fall CLE Conference Handbook, Ed. ______, September 2013

ALBI, Fausta M., “The ‘Offer of Employment’ in a Growth-Challenged Economy,” American Immigration Lawyers Association 2011 Midyear CLE Conference Handbook, Ed. ______, January 2011

ALBI, Fausta M., “Resolving Admissions Challenges: Practice Pointers for Problem Resolution with U.S. Customs and Border Protection,” 20th Annual AILA California Chapters Conference Handbook, Ed. Robert G. Nadalin and David A. Schlesinger, November 2008

Co-Editor, Changing Times for Immigration: The Practice After INS Reorganization, 16th Annual AILA California Chapters Conference Manual, San Diego, California, November 2003

EDUCATION

University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California

Juris Doctor, May 1996

◊ Honors, Immigration Law Clinic (Spring 1995, Fall 1995)

◊ American Jurisprudence Award, Juvenile Law (1996)

◊ Appellate Moot Court Board, National Team (1995-1996)

◊ Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, Second Place and Best Brief Award (1995)

Santa Clara University School of Law, Institute of International and Comparative Law, Geneva, Switzerland and Strasbourg, France

◊ Institut International des Droits de l’Homme (International Institute of Human Rights), Certificate, International Human Rights Law

Strasbourg, France (July 1994)

Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon

Bachelor of Arts, Sociology/Anthropology (June 1991)

◊ Institut Supérieur Interrégional d’Education Permanente,

French Studies, Strasbourg, France (January – May 1989)

LANGUAGES

Spanish and French ◊ Proficient in speaking, reading and writing

Italian ◊ Conversational

Recognition Footnotes

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Martindale-Hubbell rates the legal ability and general ethical standards of an attorney or law firm. An AV rating reflects a legal ability of “Very High to Preeminent” and an ethical standard of “Very High,” which are the highest ratings possible. An AV rating indicates an attorney or law firm has reached the height of professional excellence. Generally, a law firm is given the rating of its highest rated active partner.

Rev. 9.2016