Speaker
H. Ronald Klasko, Esq. – has been providing immigration assistance and solutions to universities, hospitals, and research institutions for over 25 years.
Ron is a past National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). He has been a member of the AILA Board of Governors since 1980. Ron is one of only two recipients of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Founders Award, bestowed upon the individual who has had the most positive impact on immigration law.
His firm is the first immigration law firm global partner of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The firm has been selected as one of six top tier immigration firms in the United States for four consecutive years by the prestigious Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers and Partners). This publication noted the firm as the "strongest in the country" when it comes to representing clients in the university, research and medical sectors and recognized Ron as "a leading national practitioner who really does it all" who is "literally on the cutting edge" when it comes to immigration policy and legislative issues.
Ron has been selected as one of twelve top tier immigration lawyers in the U.S. by the Chambers Global Guide. He is selected annually for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America. The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers selected Ron as the "most highly regarded” business immigration lawyer in the world for the past three consecutive years.
Ron is a frequent author and lecturer on hospital and university-related immigration law topics and is a former Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Villanova University Law School. Ron is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
