L. Edward Rios Areas of Practice Edward Rios is a partner in the firm's Immigration Law Department. Mr. Rios practices exclusively in the areas of immigration and related cross-border business formation, and import/export issues. Professional Affiliations American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) State Bar of Connecticut Connecticut Bar Association Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association State Bar of Texas American Bar Association Bars & Courts Connecticut, 1997 Texas, 2006 Education Harvard University, B.A., 1992 Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1997 Professional and Civic Involvement Mr. Rios is an active member of AILA, previously serving three years on the National Customs and Border Protection Liaison Committee. Mr. Rios currently serves on the AILA National Admissions and Border Security Committee. Mr. Rios is invited regularly to speak at both chapter and national conferences on immigration matters involving various aspects of business immigration, practice before U.S. Consulates abroad, and security screening procedures, as well as various aspects of business immigration. Mr. Rios is also a contributing editor on AILA publications, including The Visa Processing Guide and the Occupational Guidebook Series: Immigration Options for Nurses and Allied Health Care Professionals. While attending law school, Mr. Rios was on the Executive Editorial Board of the American Journal of Law and Medicine and both a member and later advisor to Boston University's National Championship Hispanic American Law Student Moot Court Teams. Conferences, Presentations, and Articles November 2007 Speaker at AILA California Chapter Annual Conference, San Diego, CA October 2007 Speaker at State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section Fall Update Conference, Galveston, TX September 2007 Speaker at AILA Fall CLE Conference, Consular Applications & Admissions to the U.S., Lake Tahoe, NV September 2007 Speaker at AILA Web Conference, Advanced Issues in Adjustment of Status vs. Consular Processing April 2007 Speaker at Council on Education in Management Seminar, Immigration Law Update, El Paso, TX March 2007 Speaker at AILA Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference, Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing, Atlanta, GA March 2007 Panelist and Speaker at AILA Spring CLE Conference, CBP – What Does CBP Know About Your Client, Washington, D.C. March 2007 Contributing Author AILA Visa Processing Guide 14th (2007-2008) Edition March 2007 Speaker at AILA New York Chapter’ Corporate Practice Committee Monthly Meeting, Consular Processing, New York, NY January 2007 Speaker at AILA Southern California Meeting, NIV TCN Processing in Mexico, Los Angeles, CA January 2007 Appointed to AILA National Admissions and Border Enforcement Committee October 2006 Speaker and Discussion Leader at AILA Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference, Seattle, WA September 2006 Speaker at Southern New Mexico SHRM Seminar, Author - Immigration Reform, I-9 Compliance, and Impact on Employers of Hiring Foreign Nationals, Las Cruces, NM August 2006 Speaker, AILA National Teleconference Series, Anticipating Admissions Issues July 2006 Appointed DHS Liaison for El Paso, AILA TX, OK, NM Chapter July 2006 Appointed to Program Planning Committee for AILA National Fundamentals Conference Scheduled for October 2006 in Seattle, WA June 2006 Speaker at AILA Annual Conference regarding Consular Processing and Admissions Issues, San Antonio, TX April 2006 Contributing Author AILA Visa Processing Guide 13th (2006-2007) Edition November 2005 Speaker at Joint International Business Seminar presented by Deloitte, Weiner Strickler, and Kemp Smith, El Paso, TX September 2005 Appointed to Program Planning Committee for AILA National Fundamentals Conference scheduled for March 2006, Chicago, IL July 2005 Speaker and Discussion Leader, AILA National Teleconference Series, What To Do When Your Client Has A Hit: Understanding Immigration Related Security Checks June 2005 Speaker and Discussion Leader, AILA Annual Conference regarding Department of State Visa Issuance Procedures and U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements for admission to U.S. following visa issuance, Salt Lake City, UT April 2005 Contributing Author – AILA Visa Processing Guide 12th (2005-06) Edition February 2005 Speaker, AILA Northern California Chapter, regarding Department of State developments and Consular Processing Procedures for Business Visas, San Francisco, CA November 2004 Speaker at AILA California Chapter Fall Conference regarding Southern Border Nonimmigrant visa Consular Applicants, San Francisco, CA October 2004 Speaker at AILA Chicago Chapter Fall Conference regarding Security Database Integration and Consular Processing, Chicago, IL October 2004 Speaker at Sierra Providence Health Network – Foreign Nurse Orientation regarding CGFNS, El Paso, TX August 2004 Speaker at Kemp Smith Labor & Employment Seminar concerning workplace Immigration and I-9 Compliance Issues, El Paso, TX August 2004 Co-author for AILA reference book article entitled NAFTA and Healthcare Professionals July 2004 Participated in AILA Leadership Institute Training Conference, Washington, D.C. May 2004 Speaker regarding Business Immigration Issues, I-9 Compliance and Social Security Administration Issues at the El Paso Society for Human Resources Managers, El Paso, TX May 2004 Speaker at the Sierra Providence Health Network – Foreign Nurse Orientation regarding CGFNS, El Paso, TX April 2004 Contributing Author – AILA Visa Processing Guide 11th (2004-2005) Edition March 2004 Co-Program Chair for the AILA Texas Chapter Annual Spring Conference: Consular Processing Update and Customs and Border Protection and Entry/Exit Controls Issues, Santa Fe, NM November 2003 Speaker AILA Texas Chapter Fall Conference regarding What is Going on at the Local Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) Offices, Cancun, Mexico September 2003 Speaker at the Southern New Mexico Society for Human Resources Managers regarding Business Immigration Issues and I-9 Compliance, Las Cruces, NM September 2003 Speaker at World Trade Center, Exporting to the U.S. Market, Ciudad Juarez, CHIH, Mexico

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