Sophie Alcorn to Speak at TC Disrupt on October 4th
Founding Partner Sophie Alcorn will be a featured speaker at this year’s TC Disrupt San Francisco. Sophie will discuss how early-stage startups can make immigration work for them, including the…
Trump: Path to Citizenship for H-1B Visa Holders in the Works?!?
Yesterday President Trump suggested he might have plans to provide a path to citizenship for H-1B visa holders. Tech employees, young entrepreneurs, startups, and the U.S. economy stand to benefit…
Sophie Alcorn Talks Immigration for Innovation: What Startups Should Know
By Alcorn Immigration Law Founding attorney Sophie Alcorn knows that immigration causes innovation. That tenet is behind all that she does. Sophie recently talked with Asli Gozoren, a partner at…
Sophie Alcorn Quoted in The Atlantic About Need for a Startup Visa
The Atlantic magazine interviewed Sophie Alcorn for her expertise as Silicon Valley’s only Board Certified Immigration and Nationality Law Specialist. The resulting article, “The Trump Administration Is Driving Away Immigrant Entrepreneurs”…
Entrepreneur Parole Likely to Be Short Lived—What to Do?
Entrepreneur Parole under the International Entrepreneur Rule may be short-lived. A federal court ordered U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to begin accepting applications for Entrepreneur Parole last month. However, the…
International Entrepreneurs Should Be Optimistic
The Trump administration has officially moved to end the International Entrepreneur Rule, which never took effect. The move came a few weeks after the International Entrepreneur Rule had a promising…
Trump Administration Sued for Delaying Entrepreneur Rule
A group of investors, entrepreneurs, and startups sued the Trump administration last week for its “unlawful delay of the start date of the International Entrepreneur Rule.” The International Entrepreneur Rule…
Sophie Alcorn Quoted in Financial Times on Trump’s Effect on Foreign Entrepreneurs
The Financial Times interviewed founding attorney Sophie Alcorn for her insight on President Trump’s impact on international entrepreneurs and startup investors for a recent article, “Immigrant entrepreneurs in the US wait for…
Founding Attorney Sophie Alcorn Takes on New Advisory Role with Ayvid Innovations
Ayvid Innovations has added founding attorney Sophie Alcorn to its cadre of advisors. The Los Altos, Calif., based firm connects entrepreneurs and startups from around the world to Silicon Valley resources,…
A Clinton Win Is a Win-Win-Win
Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States, according to Moody’s Analytics. Moody’s, which has correctly predicted the presidential election winners since 1980, forecasts Clinton will pick up…