Attorney Herbert Igbanugo of Igbanugo Partners Int'l Law Firm P.L.L.C

Minneapolis, Minnesota Office
P 612.746.0361
E higbanugo@igbanugolaw.com

Herbert A. Igbanugo is the founding shareholder of Igbanugo Partners Int'l Law Firm, P.L.L.C. and was a founding partner of the former law firm of Blackwell Igbanugo P.A. Born in Nigeria, he received his undergraduate degrees in International Relations and Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1983 and 1984 respectively, and his Juris Doctor Degree from Hamline University School of Law in 1987. He heads Igbanugo Partners' International Trade Law practice group focusing exclusively on Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2000, he was invited to participate as a delegate in former President William Jefferson Clinton’s historic trip to Sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past decade, he has regularly traveled to Africa developing crucial relationships in both the governmental and private sectors and studying economic trends in the region. He is a member of the Minnesota and New York State Bar Associations and is admitted to practice before numerous U.S. Federal District Courts, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Court of International Trade, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Igbanugo also heads the U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law practice group. Selected as a "2006, 2007 and 2008 Minnesota SuperLawyer," he is known and respected in the legal community, and has been an adjunct professor of law at Hamline University and guest lecturer at the William Mitchell College of Law (St. Paul, Minnesota). He is also a frequent faculty participant and author for the Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, American Immigration Lawyers Association, The Africa World Business Congress, African Business Roundtable, NEPAD Business Group and the Nigeria-African Business Roundtable.

Mr. Igbanugo has substantial experience with the complex maze of U.S. Immigration and Customs legislations and regulations. He assists corporations and other types of organizations with a myriad of immigration matters associated with the hiring and intra-company transfers of foreign nationals for temporary or permanent assignments in the United States and the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. Mr. Igbanugo’s Sub-Saharan Africa Group also offers consulting and anti-corruption training and advisory services. Mr. Igbanugo is well versed in African-governmental relations development, lobbying and/or interest advocacy as well as U.S. government relations and public policy, including issue advocacy (e.g., debt relief, normalization of trade before federal and state decision makers, legislative drafting and analysis, legislative and executive branch monitoring on behalf of African governments, industries and business organizations). He aids his intercontinental clients with the interpretation, implementation and application of the African Growth and Opportunity Acts (AGOA) legislative provisions.

Publications include:

International Trade Law & Sub-Saharan Africa Practice

Joint Ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa: A New FCPA Minefield
(The African Counsel, Volume 2, Issue 4, September 2011)

Assessing and Minimizing Customs-Related Corruption Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa Ports
(The African Counsel, Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2011)

Bribery & Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa: Genesis, Panacea & Implications for FCPA Compliance in the Region
(The African Counsel, Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2011)

Corporate Social Responsibility in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Driving Force in Sustainable Development and Self-Sufficiency
(The African Counsel, Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2011)

Doing Business in Sub-Saharan Africa: With New Opportunities Comes Risks and Pitfalls Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
(The African Counsel, Volume I, Issue 4, October 2009)

Managing Alternative Dispute Resolution and International Commercial Litigation Within the Microcosm of Sub-Saharan Africa's Business and Legal Culture
(The African Counsel, Volume I, Issue 3, August 2009)

The Harmonization of Business Law in Africa: Fact or Fantasy?
(The African Counsel, Volume I, Issue 2, June 2009)

Ethical Standards in Business and Legal Representation of United States Corporations in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Expose of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(Presented at the 2nd World Business Congress 6-9 November 2005 Accra, Ghana).

The Anti-Competitive Affects of the Product Liability Laws of the United States
(Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association Publication, 1991).

U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law

EB-5 Immigrant Visa Program: An Option for Foreign Investors to Invest in the U.S. and Obtain Permanent Residence for Themselves and Their Immediate Relatives
(Mshale, The African Community Newspaper, August 2011)

Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Inevitable Solution or Unlikely Possibility?
(Nexus - A Journal of Opinion, Chapman University School of Law, Vol. 13, 2007-2008)

Hiring Foreign Nationals in the United States
(Association of Corporate Counsel Publications 2004,2007).

AILA Visa Processing Guide - U.S. Embassy in Lagos, Nigera
(2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

Immigration Options for Foreign-Born Hires
(June 14, 2006)

The Impact of Security Related Priorities on Immigration Litigation
(National Bar Association Publication, 2003).

Practical Hints in Mandamus and Declaratory Judgment Review Prayers in the IIRAIRA Era
(Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Publication 2002).

Federal District Court Litigation in the IIRAIRA Era
(Why, When and How to Sue the INS in Federal District Court)( AILA Publication 1997).

Deportation Procedures and Relief Under Immigration Act of 1990
(Minnesota Institute Publication of Legal Education 1991).

Applications for Change of Status: What to Do When Your Plans Change During a Temporary Stay in the U.S
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, October 2009)

Religious Workers - The New Regime
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, August 2009)

Federal Court Litigation In the Aftermath of the Real ID Act
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, June 2009)

Criminal Convictions in the Immigration Context: What You Don't Know Might Hurt You
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, May 2009)

Supreme Court Makes a Significant Ruling for Asylum Seekers
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, April 2009)

A Sliver of Hope for Those Who are Barred from the U.S.
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, March 2009)

Immigration Debate Still Simmers Amid Economic Crisis
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, February 2009)

When Marital Bliss Becomes Domestic Abuse
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, January 2009)

Preserving Lawful Permanent Resident Status
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, November 2008)

Immigration Consequences of Criminal Offences
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, July 2008)

Family-Based Immigration: Bringing a Spouse or Fiancé to the United States
(Mshale - The African Community Newspaper, June 2008)

General

The Case for Keeping Legal Process Outsourcing Onshore
(ALI-ABA - The Practical Lawyer, April 2010)

The Case for Keeping Legal Process Outsourcing "On Shore"
(National Bar Association Commercial Law Section, Volume 6, Issue 2, Summer 2009 - pages 6 & 9)

Minority-Owned Law Firms and Corporate America's Diversity Crucible
(National Bar Association Commercial Law Section, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2007)