G. Fabricio Lopez

Instructor Biography:

Fabricio Lopez, JD, is in-house Counsel at The Walt Disney Company and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), with expertise in employment-based U.S. immigration law, and experience managing a department responsible for a caseload of thousands of cases across multiple businesses. He received special acknowledgment for contributions to the theatrical production of The Lion King, and the feature animated motion pictures Chicken Little and Meet the Robinsons. Fabricio has also served as Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law and Ethical Lawyering at Loyola Law School Los Angeles and as Course Developer and Instructor at UCLA Extension, developing and teaching immigration law courses. He is the recipient of UCLA Extension’s Distinguished Instructor Award. He has also been involved with the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) and served as speaker at American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA), and Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) conferences and programs. Fabricio has served as a member of the Communication Task Force Board at the American Council on International Personnel (ACIP) (an organization comprising over 200 large, multinational corporations, universities and research institutions) and represented ACIP at stakeholder meetings with high-level U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials. He has also served as Southern California Advocacy Business Liaison, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Co-Liaison, and elected member of the Nominating Committee of the Southern California Chapter Board for AILA.

Our Students Say It Best: 

“I was very impressed with the instructor’s knowledge, level of enthusiasm, and ability to relate to the student population of HR Professionals, paralegals, JDs, attorneys, and undergraduate/non-degree students.” – Legal Programs Student

“Mr. Lopez was a wonderful professor with an outstanding level of understanding with regard to business immigration. There is so much to cover in so little time and he did a brilliant job!” – Legal Programs Student