SyCipLaw partner  Russel L. Rodriguez contributed to the first Global Migration Section (GMS) Digest of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) year. The interview discussed the practice of immigration in the Philippines, the process of sending employees to the country, qualification of same sex spouses for dependent status, and a hot topic in Philippine immigration.

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Mr. Rodriguez specializes in civil and commercial litigation. He also has extensive experience in immigration and deportation cases, insurance law, labor and employment law, and criminal litigation, both as a private prosecutor and as defense counsel. He attended the  2016 AILA Global Immigration Forum last June 2016.

AILA, founded in 1946, is a national association of more than 14,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. It is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that provides legal education, publications and information, professional services, and expertise through its 39 chapters and over 50 national committees. For more information on AILA, visit the AILA website.