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Attorney Profile

Scott M. Borene

Scott Borene

Borene Law Firm - Global Immigration Group
3950 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Minneapolis

Minnesota (MN)

Contact Contact Scott M. Borene
T: 612-321-0082
F: 612-332-8368

Visit: www.borene.com
Practice Areas: Immigration (100%)

Immigration

Profile

Scott Borene has been repeatedly recognized as one of the Top 20 Corporate Immigration Lawyers in the World “most highly regarded” by other lawyers and general counsel - Who’s Who Legal.  He is listed in Best Lawyers in America.

Scott Borene is a past Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and past world-wide co-Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Immigration Committee.

Mr. Borene is Editor-in-Chief of many immigration law reference books, including The Global Immigration Guide: Crossing Borders for Business, and Global Immigration Guide: A Country-by-Country Survey, AILA’s most comprehensive books on worldwide work visas.

Scott Borene has more than 30 years experience managing personal and business immigration projects for clients worldwide.

Selected To

Minnesota Super Lawyers 2011
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2007
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2006
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2005
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2004
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2003

Historical data is only available from 2003

About Scott Borene

Admitted: 1979, Minnesota

Professional Webpage: www.borene.com/attorneys.htm#Scott

Honors and Awards:

  • President's Commendation Award, American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 2000
  • Distinguished Service Award, National Association of Foreign Student Advisors, 2003

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member of Minnesota State Bar Association Sections: Immigration, International Business, Business, Corporate Counsel, Labor and Employment, 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • He has been an invited expert speaker at AILA National Conferences on many topics since 1993, chairing the sessions "Global Immigration” in 2011, 2009 and 2005, “H-1 Work Visas” in 2008, “Outbound Immigration Options” in 2007 and 2003, “Professors and Researchers” in 2006 and 2002, “Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)” in 2004, and "INS Service Centers" in 2002,  "Consular Processing Practice Roundtable" in 1998, and speaking on "F-1 Students" in 1997 and 1999, "Going Global: Temporary Work Permit/Visa Options Around the World" in 1996, "Nurses" in 1995, "Extraordinary and Exceptional Ability and National Interest Waivers" in 1994 and "Medical Personnel - Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Occupations" in 1993., Speaker, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 1993

Representative Clients:

  • Available upon request

Educational Background:

  • Harvard University, 1970
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