Saturday, October 17, 2020 - 8:30am to 5:00pm
Sunday, October 18, 2020 - 8:30am to 5:00pm
Erin McDermit
Partner and Employment Law Attorney
M & H LLP
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Erin McDermit is a partner and employment attorney at M&H, LLP in San Francisco. Erin provides strategic employment advice to employers and executives on a wide range of complex California employment laws. Throughout her legal career Erin has advised companies of all sizes, providing tailored advice to help her clients approach issues from a practical standpoint and reduce the risk of litigation.  Erin has litigated numerous employment disputes, representing companies and executives in court proceedings, arbitration, mediation, and before government enforcement agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) and the California Labor Commissioner at the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”).  Erin has written numerous articles on California employment laws and frequently speaks to Human Resources organizations, community organizations, and to management teams about new employment laws and other employment-related topics. She has also been a guest lecturer at Santa Clara University Law School.

Erin holds a J.D. from Santa Clara University where she was a Cali award-winner in Employment Law and Comments Editor for the Santa Clara Law Review. She also holds a B.A. with honors in Communications from Mills College and attended The Putney School in Vermont.

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Megan Murphy
Director of Global Mobility
Relocation Today
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Meghan is the Director of Global Mobility at Relocation Today. She has lived, worked and studied abroad giving her a first hand account of the intricacies of an international move. She lived in Chicago prior to joining the Relocation Today team where she co-owned a real estate brokerage and focused on residential real estate and investment properties. As the Director of Global Mobility, she combines her relocation knowledge with her previous accounting and managerial experience to bring a customer centric and results driven approach to her clients. Meghan is focused on delivering high quality service and providing consistently excellent results.

Meghan attended St. Norbert College and the University of Limerick, Ireland to gain her BA in English and Literature. She is a member of the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (WERC) and the Minnesota Employee Relocation Council (MERC). In her free time she enjoys the hobbies of her 4 children and spending time with family.

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David Nose
Global Mobility Manager
Procore Technologies, Inc.
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David has been in the mobility space for over 10+ years supporting and managing relocation, immigration, tax compliance/support for global mobile employees who are increasingly becoming global nomads.  From global firms with highly sophisticated programs (General Electric, Alstom, GlaxoSmithKline) to small/medium sized growth businesses (Deckers Outdoors, Procore) looking to open/expand their international presence, it has been a non-stop and fascinating journey.  We are now pivoting from having just traditional expatriate/global assignments to adding more short-term assignments, rotations, Local Plus, and remote work arrangements.  I constantly learn from other mobility professionals (corporate and mobility service partners) on approaches and best practices.  There is no one way of doing things.  It is about how we address or solve an issue based on our company’s culture, practices, cost, and level of risk.  Having a sense of humor is a must in this role!  I’m also a third generation lemon farmer.  When life gives you lemons, enjoy it in a beverage, cocktail, or on grilled items!

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Vivian Zhu
Global Immigration Attorney
Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP
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Vivian Zhu is a partner and immigration attorney at Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP.  She leads WR’s Global Immigration Department and advises corporate clients in technology, entertainment, media and retail on global mobility and expansion strategies.  Vivian’s clients include Fortune 500 and medium size corporations, as well as entrepreneurs, investors, and individuals. Vivian Zhu also specializes in U.S. employment and business immigration cases, including immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications for foreign entrepreneurs and investors, management personnel of international companies, and individuals.  In 2019, Who’s Who Legal named Vivian a “Future Leader” in Corporate Immigration.  She is also speaker and author for the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

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Charina Palomares Garcia
Managing Partner
Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP
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Charina P. Garcia is a partner and immigration attorney at Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP where she manages the firm’s Northern California – Oakland office. She represents and advises many Fortune 500 and start-up companies, as well as individuals on both employment and family-based immigration matters.  Charina is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She has served on the Executive Board of the Northern California Chapter of AILA and was the Vice-Chair of the AILA National Liaison Committee for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service’s California Service Center. In addition, Charina has served on the Board of Directors for Filipino Advocates for Justice (formerly Filipinos for Affirmative Action) and has previously served on the Board for the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC). She was also a member of the faculty of Law Review CLE, Sterling Education Services and Lorman Education Services, which provides continuing education seminars.

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Charina Palomares Garcia
Managing Partner
Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP
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Charina P. Garcia is a partner and immigration attorney at Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP where she manages the firm’s Northern California – Oakland office. She represents and advises many Fortune 500 and start-up companies, as well as individuals on both employment and family-based immigration matters.  Charina is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She has served on the Executive Board of the Northern California Chapter of AILA and was the Vice-Chair of the AILA National Liaison Committee for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service’s California Service Center. In addition, Charina has served on the Board of Directors for Filipino Advocates for Justice (formerly Filipinos for Affirmative Action) and has previously served on the Board for the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC). She was also a member of the faculty of Law Review CLE, Sterling Education Services and Lorman Education Services, which provides continuing education seminars.

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Vivian Zhu
Global Immigration Attorney
Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP
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Vivian Zhu is a partner and immigration attorney at Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP.  She leads WR’s Global Immigration Department and advises corporate clients in technology, entertainment, media and retail on global mobility and expansion strategies.  Vivian’s clients include Fortune 500 and medium size corporations, as well as entrepreneurs, investors, and individuals. Vivian Zhu also specializes in U.S. employment and business immigration cases, including immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications for foreign entrepreneurs and investors, management personnel of international companies, and individuals.  In 2019, Who’s Who Legal named Vivian a “Future Leader” in Corporate Immigration.  She is also speaker and author for the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

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David Nose
Global Mobility Manager
Procore Technologies, Inc.
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David has been in the mobility space for over 10+ years supporting and managing relocation, immigration, tax compliance/support for global mobile employees who are increasingly becoming global nomads.  From global firms with highly sophisticated programs (General Electric, Alstom, GlaxoSmithKline) to small/medium sized growth businesses (Deckers Outdoors, Procore) looking to open/expand their international presence, it has been a non-stop and fascinating journey.  We are now pivoting from having just traditional expatriate/global assignments to adding more short-term assignments, rotations, Local Plus, and remote work arrangements.  I constantly learn from other mobility professionals (corporate and mobility service partners) on approaches and best practices.  There is no one way of doing things.  It is about how we address or solve an issue based on our company’s culture, practices, cost, and level of risk.  Having a sense of humor is a must in this role!  I’m also a third generation lemon farmer.  When life gives you lemons, enjoy it in a beverage, cocktail, or on grilled items!

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Megan Murphy
Director of Global Mobility
Relocation Today
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Meghan is the Director of Global Mobility at Relocation Today. She has lived, worked and studied abroad giving her a first hand account of the intricacies of an international move. She lived in Chicago prior to joining the Relocation Today team where she co-owned a real estate brokerage and focused on residential real estate and investment properties. As the Director of Global Mobility, she combines her relocation knowledge with her previous accounting and managerial experience to bring a customer centric and results driven approach to her clients. Meghan is focused on delivering high quality service and providing consistently excellent results.

Meghan attended St. Norbert College and the University of Limerick, Ireland to gain her BA in English and Literature. She is a member of the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (WERC) and the Minnesota Employee Relocation Council (MERC). In her free time she enjoys the hobbies of her 4 children and spending time with family.

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Erin McDermit
Partner and Employment Law Attorney
M & H LLP
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Erin McDermit is a partner and employment attorney at M&H, LLP in San Francisco. Erin provides strategic employment advice to employers and executives on a wide range of complex California employment laws. Throughout her legal career Erin has advised companies of all sizes, providing tailored advice to help her clients approach issues from a practical standpoint and reduce the risk of litigation.  Erin has litigated numerous employment disputes, representing companies and executives in court proceedings, arbitration, mediation, and before government enforcement agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) and the California Labor Commissioner at the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”).  Erin has written numerous articles on California employment laws and frequently speaks to Human Resources organizations, community organizations, and to management teams about new employment laws and other employment-related topics. She has also been a guest lecturer at Santa Clara University Law School.

Erin holds a J.D. from Santa Clara University where she was a Cali award-winner in Employment Law and Comments Editor for the Santa Clara Law Review. She also holds a B.A. with honors in Communications from Mills College and attended The Putney School in Vermont.

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Jo Antoons
Partner
Fragomen
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Jo is an Attorney and Managing Partner of Fragomen’s Brussels office. She is responsible for managing corporate immigration compliance and advisory work for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.  In this role, she supports multinational and medium-sized corporations and individuals with effective and efficient immigration solutions for both inbound and outbound moves.  In addition, Jo leads Fragomen’s Government Strategies initiatives in relation to European institutions and represents Fragomen in the European Commission Expert Group on Economic Migration.  Jo has developed the Fragomen Europe Center of Excellence and Integrated Advisory Services which are linked to Day One Compliance and work readiness (including immigration, Posted Worker and immigration compliance) and EU mobility and workforce planning.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Jo was a member of the Board of Directors at one of the leading audit/tax consultancy firms in Belgium. In this role, she developed and endorsed the overall responsibility of the global mobility service offerings with respect to immigration, international social security and labour laws.

Jo has spoken as an immigration law expert at numerous national and international seminars and has authored a list of publications related to economic migration and international social security law. Jo has also contributed to various focused studies on migration for the European Commission and the European Migration Network (EMN). She was also part of the legal experts group overseeing the Legal Migration Fitness Check conducted by the European Commission.  Jo’s thorough knowledge of all aspects of global mobility, ranging from immigration to social security and individual labor law solutions, gives her a well-rounded and strategic view of immigration-based and cost containment solutions on behalf of her clients.  Jo speaks English, Dutch and French and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

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Jo Antoons
Partner
Fragomen
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Jo is an Attorney and Managing Partner of Fragomen’s Brussels office. She is responsible for managing corporate immigration compliance and advisory work for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.  In this role, she supports multinational and medium-sized corporations and individuals with effective and efficient immigration solutions for both inbound and outbound moves.  In addition, Jo leads Fragomen’s Government Strategies initiatives in relation to European institutions and represents Fragomen in the European Commission Expert Group on Economic Migration.  Jo has developed the Fragomen Europe Center of Excellence and Integrated Advisory Services which are linked to Day One Compliance and work readiness (including immigration, Posted Worker and immigration compliance) and EU mobility and workforce planning.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Jo was a member of the Board of Directors at one of the leading audit/tax consultancy firms in Belgium. In this role, she developed and endorsed the overall responsibility of the global mobility service offerings with respect to immigration, international social security and labour laws.

Jo has spoken as an immigration law expert at numerous national and international seminars and has authored a list of publications related to economic migration and international social security law. Jo has also contributed to various focused studies on migration for the European Commission and the European Migration Network (EMN). She was also part of the legal experts group overseeing the Legal Migration Fitness Check conducted by the European Commission.  Jo’s thorough knowledge of all aspects of global mobility, ranging from immigration to social security and individual labor law solutions, gives her a well-rounded and strategic view of immigration-based and cost containment solutions on behalf of her clients.  Jo speaks English, Dutch and French and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

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Christine Sullivan
Attorney and Director
Fragomen
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Christine is an Attorney and Director in Fragomen’s Brussels office. She leads the Private Client practice for Benelux, France and Switzerland, and also manages the Netherlands corporate immigration practice. Christine is specialized in assisting investors and entrepreneurs to establish in Europe and assists with both residency and long-term planning.

Christine is active in Fragomen’s EU Government Strategies group and she represents Fragomen in the European Commission’s Expert Group for attracting innovative entrepreneurs to the EU. Christine is the EU lead of Fragomen's Brexit Task Force, and also directs government strategies efforts in the Netherlands, working with decision makers to ensure that Dutch immigration policies support business and individuals moving to the Netherlands.

Christine is a US Bar admitted Attorney and she is a Member of the Brussels Bar. Before joining Fragomen, Christine worked at a boutique immigration law firm in the Netherlands, where she focused on all aspects of Dutch immigration. Christine headed that firm’s U.S. Desk, and assisted clients with all aspects of migration and corporate questions, particularly permits for self-employed persons and American entrepreneurs establishing residency in the Netherlands via the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty.

Christine speaks English and Dutch.

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