Robert F. Loughran

Profile:

Office Location:
Austin / Houston
Founded the firm’s outbound immigration section in 1993.

Education:
South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1992)
Universidad de Madrid, Spain (1991)
Universidad de Concepcion, Chile (1988-1989)
University of Texas (B.A. 1988)
College of the State Bar of Texas

Legal/Community Involvement:
Appointed to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Standards and Fitness Committee, 2008
American Immigration Lawyers Association Liaison to Vermont Service Center of Department of Homeland Security for H-1B issues, 2006-Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association Liaison to San Antonio District Office of Department of Homeland Security, 2002-2006
Vice Chair, State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality, 2005-Present
Member, State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality, 2000-2002, 2004
Advisory Committee, Immigration and Nationality Board Certification
State Bar of Texas, International Law Section
Austin Bar Association
Board Certified-Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1998-Present
Admitted to practice in U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
British American Business Association, 1996-Present

Publications:
Three Keys to Compliance: Verify, Reverify, Retain, Texas Lawyer, Volume 22, No. 3, March 2006
The Impact of Visa Retrogression on Business Immigration, AHRMA Update on Us, November 2005
Regarding Student Visas: Your District's Role and Responsibilities, Part Two, Texas Lone Star, Volume 23, No. 2, March 2005
2005 Begins a New Era for U.S. Business Immigration, AHRMA Update on Us, March 2005
Immigration Obligations: Your District's Responsibilities Vary Little Regarding Foreign Students, Texas Lone Star, Vol. 23, No. 1, January/February 2005
Summer of 2004: For Immigration Agencies, Procedural Changes Have Been in Season,AHRMA Update on Us, November 2004
Corporate Viability in the Non-Immigrant Context, Texas AILA Chapter Fall Conference Handbook, 2004
New Immigration Policies May Affect Foreign Nationals' Summer Travel Plans ,AHRMA Update on Us, July 2004
Immigration through Investment: Treaty Traders, Treaty Investors, L-1 Intra-Company Transferees, and the EB-5 Immigrant Category, 2004 AILA National Conference Handbook, June 2004
Adapting Immigration Strategies to Changing Economies and Evolving Political Events, 2004 Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resources Issues Handbook, April 2004
National Security Entry/Exit Registration System Special Registration Program Suspended, AHRMA Update On Us, January 2004
Employers Needing Specialized Foreign Workers May Need to Act in ? or Go Without in ?, AHMRA Update On Us, November 2003
Keeping Pace with the Immigration Security Measures Implemented by the Departments of State and Homeland Security, Area IV SHRM and HR Houston International Conference Handbook, November 6, 2003
EB-5 Amendments Address 'Stranded' Investors, 2003 AILA Fall National Conference Handbook, September 19, 2003
Identifying and Licensing 'Deemed Exports' When Employing Foreign Nationals, Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2, August 2003
Changes in the Practice of Immigration Law Under the Department of Homeland Security, Texas Lawyer, May 26, 2003
Maintaining Nonimmigrant Status, University of Texas School of Law 26th Annual Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law, October 2002
The Reality of Reliance: Immigration and Technology in the Age of Global Competition, Immigration Briefings, July 1993
Maquiladoras, a Basic Primer, Currents International Law Journal, (Winter 1991-1992)

Honors:
Selected to The Best Lawyers in America, 2008
Named Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazines, 2004, 2005
International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, 2000 - present
United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast Award for Professional Service, 1994
Associated Catholic Charities Award for Professional Service, 2000

Languages:
English
Spanish