Lunch and Learn Seminar – Immigration Law Update – What Japanese Companies Need to Know

Sarah Hawk’s strategic mind and extensive understanding of current and emerging immigration legislation and trends have earned her national and international recognition. Sarah provides crucial immigration counsel to domestic and multinational companies in
various industries such as healthcare, financial services, hospitality, higher education, and technology, among others.

Sarah brings nearly 20 years of experience helping companies develop and implement immigration policies to secure visas and permanent residence status for executives, managers and critical employees. She also assists physicians, professors, and scientists at universities and research institutions, along with artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and investors.

Her comprehensive knowledge includes advising on a broad range of immigration petitions, nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications,
consular processing, waiver cases and outbound placement, helping clients manage their global workforce. Sarah provides guidance for even
the most complex I-9 and E-verify compliance, audits, investigations, training, and policies for various entities.

Sarah oversees the preparation of employment-based immigration petitions (B, H, L, O, P, TN, E-2), PERM labor certification applications,
EB-1 Extraordinary Ability, EB-1 Outstanding Researcher/Professor, EB-2 National Interest Waiver, and immigrant petitions in virtually all preference categories, adjustment of status and consular processing cases and naturalization cases.

With a knack for building and enhancing client relationships, Sarah once served as business immigration legal counsel delegate on a trip to China, providing counsel to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Sarah is a frequent speaker nationally and regionally on business immigration issues.

Combining an intimate knowledge of Japanese business culture and a keen ability to foster relationships, Kazumi Iino serves as the firm’s
head of Japanese client services. Having worked in Japan and in the United States, Kazumi leverages his executive level business experience and interest in the law to help clients in their startup and
expansion endeavors.

Over the course of nearly 25 years, Kazumi has provided business counsel and legal services to attorneys and clients – particularly in the
areas of labor and employment, human resources, financing and intellectual property – supporting the development of new business for Japanese clients doing business in the U.S., as well as U.S. clients doing business in Japan.

Having worked across multiple industries, Kazumi serves as a liaison with attorneys and clients on strategic business planning and building
alliances, as well as facilitating communications and promoting productive working relationships. He performs due diligence, monitors and analyzes
market and industry trends for Japanese business segments, and provides guidance in the proposal process.

Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Kazumi was the vice president of strategic alliance Japan at HUYA Bioscience International. Before that, he
served as business advisor and investment advisor with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). JETRO is organized and managed
by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), a ministry of the Japanese government that focuses on economic and industrial
development through innovation, technology, and foreign investment.

Through those roles, Kazumi learned how Japanese management is likely
to respond when certain situations arise, and as a result, he can help anticipate their needs.