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Zenko, Meghan E.

Name:Zenko, Meghan E.
Law Firm: Jones Day
Location:P.O. Box 165017 325 John H. McConnell Boulevard Suite 600
Columbus, OH 43216
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Fax: 1.614.461.4198
http://www.jonesday.com
 

Helena S. Younossi has extensive experience helping companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 multinationals with their U.S. business immigration matters, including employee work authorizations, I-9 IRCA Compliance, M&A, LCA Compliance, Immigration Program and Policy development, as well as Consular and Global work visa coordination. She also represents individuals and families in their immigration related needs. Prior to opening her own firm she was a partner at the largest U.S. corporate immigration firm.

Ms. Younossi has been invited to speak on immigration and legal ethics by organizations such the American Bar Association (ABA), the Public Law Institute (PLI), the Sixth Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, to name a few. She is a Member of the State Bar Executive Committee of the International Law Section, the AILA National Ethics and Practice Management Committee, serves as the AILA NorCal Ethics Liaison, and is the former Vice Chair of the BASF Ethics Committee.

Ms. Younossi has been peer selected for inclusion in the 2010 and 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and the Northern California Super Lawyers. She is a three-time recipient of the Wiley W. Manuel Award, is a native speaker of German and Farsi and is conversational in French.

Recent Select Speaking Engagements and Publications

Presenter, I-9s, the Good, the Bad, and the Real Deal, SJHRA, April 11, 2012, Northern California.

Moderator, “Immigration and Export Control, Renewed Focus of DHL,” State Bar of California Annual Meeting, September 17, 2011, Long Beach, California.

Presenter, “The Paperless Office: Being Good to Yourself and Benefitting the Environment,” State Bar of California Solo and Small Firm Summit, June 24, 2011, Annaheim, California.

Speaker, “Dual Representation in Employment-Based Cases, AILA Audio Seminar,” March 22, 2011, San Francisco, California.

Presenter, “H1B and Green Card Workshop Conference,” March 5, 2011 at City College of San Francisco, California.

Presenter, “Dual Representation in Immigration Practice,” AILA NorCal and the BASF Barristers Immigration Section, January 26, 2011, San Francisco, California.

Training Presenter, From I-9 Employment Verification Liability, Completion and Compliance Training Seminar, MyOHR (HR Consulting Services), November 18th, 2010, Campbell, California.

  • Moderator, "Ethical Issues of Outsourcing Legal Support Services Overseas," 83rd Annual Meeting of The State Bar of California, September 23, 2010, Monterey, California.
  • Moderator, "Drafting Ethical and Profitable Representation Agreements and Conflict Waivers," 2010 American Immigration Lawyers Annual Conference, National Harbor, MD, July 3, 2010.
  • Speaker, "Ethics, Practice Management, and Marketing," AILA Spring 2010 Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico Chapter Conference, Austin, Texas, April 16, 2010.
  • Speaker, "Ethics for Immigration Lawyers Part II: Navigating the Ethics of Fraud: Balancing Candor and Confidentiality in Immigration Practice," sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, September 17, 2009, Web Seminar.
  • Speaker, "Immigration Now and into 2010: H-1B Cap, E-verify, No-Match Rules, and the New Administration," MyOHR 2009 Speaker Series, Campbell, California, July 30, 2009.
  • Speaker, "Ethics for Immigration Lawyers Part I: Ethics, Clients and Money in Immigration Practice", sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, June 19, 2009, Web Seminar.
  • Speaker, California Bar Association, International Law Section, "Immigration and Export Control Considerations in Employing Foreign Nationals", Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Palo Alto, March 20, 2009.
  • Moderator and Speaker at 21st Annual AILA California Chapters Conference, Special Sessions seminar on Ethics, San Francisco, CA, November 14, 2008.
  • Speaker, German American Business Association, "Negotiating as Women: Nontraditional Settings and Successes" Bingham McCutchen LLP, Palo Alto, CA, June 24, 2008.
  • Moderator and Speaker, AILA NorCal Chapter MCLE meetings, "Immigration Practice in a High Tech World," San Francisco, CA, April 22, 2008.
  • From Whom to Tomb: Ethical Issues to Consider when Starting your own Immigration Law Practice, by Helena S Younossi and John Richard Smith, published in the 21st Annual AILA California Chapter Conference Handbook, November, 2008.
  • Sixth Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium.
  • Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
  • Public Law Institute.
  • American Bar Association.

Licensing & Admissions

  • Licensed by California State Bar.
  • Licensed by District of Columbia Bar.
  • License approval pending with New York Bar.
  • Admitted to Supreme Court of California.
  • Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit .
  • Admitted to U.S. District Court - Northern District of California.

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