Flavia Santos Lloyd

Top rated Immigration attorney in Newport Beach, California

Santos Lloyd Law Firm, PC

Practice areas: Immigration

Licensed in California since: 2014

Education: Abraham Lincoln University

Languages spoken: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Selected to Rising Stars: 2024

Santos Lloyd Law Firm, PC

4340 Von Karman Ave
Suite 110
Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone: 949-316-0078 Email: Flavia Santos Lloyd Visit website

Flavia Santos Lloyd has been in the immigration field for over 21 years - first as a paralegal and then as an attorney. She is the Founder and Managing Attorney at Santos Lloyd Law Firm, PC, a firm she started in 2016. Today she leads a team of 12 attorneys and over 40 support staff. Her practice focuses on a broad spectrum of immigration matters such as family-based, employment-based, extraordinary ability cases, naturalization, adjustment of status, consular processing, asylum, removal, and complex family matters such as waivers. Her primary focus and expertise is extraordinary ability cases. As she is also passionate about teaching, she teaches subjects tested in the California Bar Exam and Immigration Law at different law schools. She also devotes her time to scholarly work by writing research papers and presenting them at national and international conferences.

First Admitted: 2014, California

Professional Webpage: http://www.santoslloydlaw.com/flavia-santos-lloyd-esq

Bar / Professional Activity

AILA Board of Directors - Elected Director, 2025
Board Member at Large, Thurgood Marshall Bar Association , 2025
Member, Working Group with the Legal Specialization Unity - The State Bar of California , 2025
Law360 Immigration Editorial Board, 2025
Chair, Orange County Bar Association, Immigration Section, 2020
Chair-Elect, Orange County Bar Association, Immigration Section, 2024
Secretary / Treasurer, Orange County Bar Association, Immigration Section, 2023
AILA Fall Conference, ACES Track, Conference Program Committee, 2022, 2023, 2023

Videos

Several media appearances https://www.santoslloydlaw.com/media, Multiple Media appearances, 2024

Special Licenses / Certifications

Certified Specialist, Immigration and Nationality Law, State Bar of California. , 2024

Educational Background

Executive LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science Law School , 2025-2027
Harvard Law School Executive Education Leadership in Law Firms Certificate, 2023
Harvard Law School Executive Education Program on Negotiation Certificate, 2022
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Leadership in the Legal Profession Certificate, 2021

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

Lloyd, F. S. (2025). Navigating the intersection of NIL and immigration law: an overview. Orange County Lawyer, 67(8). Lloyd, F. S. (2025). The evolving landscape of immigration law: A call for adaptability and resilience. Immigration Lawyers Toolbox® Magazine, 9, 24–27. Whittenburg, F., & Lloyd, F. S. (2024). O-1B nonimmigrants. In Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law: Guidance and Tips for Successful Practice (2024–2025 ed., Nonimmigrant Visas, pp. 227–246). American Immigration Lawyers Association. Lloyd, F. S. (2026). K visa processing 101. In The Consular Practice Handbook (pp. 183–190). American Immigration Lawyers Association. Lloyd, F .S. (2026). B-1 Business Visitors. In The Consular Practice Handbook (pp. 125-144). American Immigration Lawyers Association. 2026 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - AILA Chicago Midwest Regional Conference - Panelist - “Thriving in Immigration Law: Tools for Well-Being and Resilience” (March 2026) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – 47th Annual AILA S. Florida Immigration Law Update – Panelist - “Spotlight on the Extraordinary - Os and Ps” (February 2026) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Canada Chapter - “Ps and Os for Canadians - Where to Begin” (February 2026) 2025 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Rome EMEA Distance Learning Committee - Panelist - “Extraordinary Problems: Trends in Adjudications of O's and EB-1A's,” (December 2025) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – California Chapters Conference – Panelist – “Words Matter: Advocating for Justice by Confronting Bias” (November 2025) Harvard Law School, Legal Profession Class, Professor Wilkins, “Immigration Lawyering,” Panelist (November 2025) California Women Lawyers Association - “Keeping Up with Immigration Change: Tools for the Non-Immigration Attorney,”(October 2025) Federal Bar Association (FBA) Annual Conference - “Borders, Rights, and the Rule of Law: Immigration Law as a Human Rights Issue” (September 2025) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Paralegal Conference - "Detailed View of EB-1A and National Interest Waiver Cases," (July 2025) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual AILA National Conference - Panelist - “Through the Glass Ceiling: Struggles and Opportunities for Women in Immigration Law” (June 2025) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual AILA National Conference - Moderator - “Paralegals Panel: Strategies for Staying Ahead of the Details” (June 2025) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Global Migration Section Conference - Panelist - “Let Me Entertain You: Options for Creative Professionals Traveling into Your Jurisdiction” (June 2025) MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association, “Mandatory Alien Registration: Navigating DHS’ New Requirements for All Noncitizens” (May 2025) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Central Florida Chapter - Panelist - “Working with the Extraordinary Client” (May 2025) Brazil Conference at Harvard and MIT, “Law: Beyond the Traditional - Business, Branding, and Impact” (April 2025) Harvard Law School, VI Brazilian Legal Symposium, “Race and Inequality in Brazil and the United States,” (March 2025) MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association, “The Intersection of Immigration Law and Name, Image, Likeness Policy,” (March 2025) MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association, “Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers: Legal Strategies and Best Practices,” (March 2025) Pincus Professional Education - Immigration 101: The Nuts and Bolts “Employment Based Immigration Visas and Employment Enforcement,” (March 2025) Pincus Professional Education - Immigration 101: The Nuts and Bolts “Opening Your Practice,” (March 2025) Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) - "Introduction to EB-1A Visas: How to Work with the Extraordinary,” (February 2025) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – 46th Annual AILA S. Florida Immigration Law Update – Panelist - “Emerging Professions and Trends in Cases for Extraordinary and Exceptional Individuals” (February 2025) Harvard Law School (La Alianza), “Afro-Latina Voices: Celebrating Identity, Contributions, and Impact in Law and Beyond,” (February 2025) Thurgood Marshall Bar Association and NAACP Orange County, “Let's Talk about President Executive Orders,” (February 2025) Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) - “Navigating the Impact of Trump's Executive Orders,” (February 2025) Southwestern Law School, American Immigration Lawyers Association (Southern California Chapter), “Immigration Lawyering,” Panelist (February 2025) MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association, “Navigating the Impact of Trump's Immigration Executive Orders: Lessons for Immigration Attorneys” (January 2025) 2024 Faculty Participant, Leigh Steinberg Series for the Protection of Athletes Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, UC Berkeley School of Law (December 2024) Harvard Law School, Legal Profession Class, Professor Wilkins, “Immigration Lawyering,” Panelist (November 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – California Chapters Conference – Panelist – “The O-1: Unlocking Opportunities for Those with Unique Talents” (November 2024) Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) - “Out of Bounds: NIL and Immigration Issues,” (October 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Rome EMEA Distance Learning Committee - Panelist - “Weird and Wonderful B’s,” (September 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Paralegal Conference - Discussion Leader - "NIV and IV Options for Extraordinary / Exceptional Individuals: Creative Approaches for the Exceedingly Talented," (August 2024) Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) - “O and P Visas: Visa Options for Foreign Talents and Athletes,” (July 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Annual AILA National Conference - Panelist - "Unauthorized Employment in Immigration: NIL, Influencers, Student Athletes” (June 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - CLE - “Unlocking EB-1A Success: Strategic Filing Approaches and Best Practices” (May 2024) Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) - “EB-2 NIW Updates: Current Trends and Strategies” (January 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Canada Chapter - “Talent Visas - Practical Considerations for O-1 and EB-2 NIW” (January 2024) 2023 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Latin America and Caribbean Chapter - Discussion Leader “O’s and P’s” (November 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Chicago Conference - Panelist - “Winning Strategies for the First Preference” (October 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Fall Conference - Discussion Leader - "Taboo, Uncommon, and Unusual Occupations: Guess What? That's extraordinary talent too!" (September 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Annual AILA National Conference - Panelist - "O-1A and O-1B: Extraordinary Ability and Entertainers” (June 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Paralegal Conference - Panelist - "Role of the Paralegal," (June 2023) Immigration Lawyers Toolbox Postgraduate Training "O-1 Visa Workshop for Lawyers,"(February 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Midwinter Conference – Panelist – “O-1 Trends: Extraordinary Hurdles Still Remain and New Ones Emerge” (January 2023) 2022 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – California Chapters Conference – Panelist – “Permissible Business Activities for Nonimmigrants: Employees, Entrepreneurs, and Visitors” (November 2022) Global Gab – Rattlestick Theater, NY – “EB-1 a.k.a. The Artist Green Card” – Panelist (September 2022) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Sports Immigration Law Conference – Panelist – “National Interest Waivers and Other Creative Options for Athletes, Coaches, and Sports Industry Professionals” (September 2022) Brempex - Speaker - “How to Internationalize your Company into the U.S.” Germany (June 2022) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Annual AILA National Conference – Panelist – “Strategies for Athletes, Artists, Entertainers and Other Extraordinary Individuals” (June 2022) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – 43rd Annual AILA S. Florida Immigration Law Update – Panelist - “Strategies for Successful NIWs” (April 2022) 2021 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Athletics, Culture, Entertainment and Science (ACES) conference - Panelist - “EB-1 vs. EB-2 NIW: Creative Ways to Use Matter of Dhanasar” (October 2021) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Sports Immigration Law Conference - Panelist - “Structuring P-1A and P-1S Petitions for Athletes” (September 2021) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Panelist – “Highly Skilled Individuals: A Discussion on Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Petitioner for ‘Talented’ Foreign Nationals” (August 2021) 2020 Brazil California Chamber of Commerce - Panelist - “Media and Entertainment - Expanding Business in the United States” (November 2020) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Panelist - “O-1A How Extraordinary is Extraordinary” (October 2020) ProLawCLE - Presenter - “Non-Immigrant Visas and the Challenges of Today’s Environment” (September 2020) Webinar – Presenter - "Imigração e Negócios nos EUA: mídia, entretenimento e tecnologia," (March 2020) University of California, Irvine, Paralegal Program – Presenter - “Paralegal and Lawyer” Irvine, CA. (February 2020) 2019 Brempex - Presenter - “How to Internationalize your Company into the U.S.” Berlin, Germany.(August 2019) ESANC – Speaker - “Immigration Law in the United States” Santos, Brazil. (April 2019) Catholic University of Santos - Speaker - “Immigration Law in the United States” Santos, Brazil. (April 2019) Santa Cecilia University - Speaker - “Immigration Law in the United States” Santos, Brazil (April 2019) Bremprex - Speaker - “Becoming an Entrepreneur in the U.S.” Dusseldorf, Germany (March 2019) 2018 LABRFF - Speaker - “Arts in the United States - What you need to know from an immigration standpoint” (December 2018) El Aviso Magazine – Interview about Investment Options (December 2018) LawPro CLE - Presenter - “Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Options for Foreign Investors” (November 2018) LawPro CLE - Presenter - “Immigration Options for Artists, Entertainments and Athletes” (June 2018) El Aviso Magazine – Interview about Deportation (2018) Orange County Paralegal Association - Presenter - “Ethics for the Immigration Paralegal” Irvine, CA (April 2018) University of California - Presenter - “Paralegal and Lawyer” Irvine, CA (March 2018) 2017 Foreigner Hiring Foreigners: What You Need to Know, Irvine, CA (November 2017) Panelist at Human Trafficking Panel, Orange, CA (November 2017) University of California Irvine - Presenter - “Paralegal and Lawyer” Irvine, CA (July 2017) 826LA - Speaker - “Know Your Rights” Los Angeles, CA (April 2017) 826LA – Speaker - “Know Your Rights” Los Angeles, CA (March 2017) Brazilian Consulate - Presenter - “Know Your Rights” Beverly Hills, CA. (March 2017) 2016 Brazil California Chamber of Commerce - Presenter - “Visa Options for Small Business” Beverly Hills, CA. (July 2016) 2014 Language is power:” An analysis of Brazil's use of language and culture as tools for global success”, Presenter - University of California, Los Angeles, Second Heritage Language Conference (March 2014) Brazilian foreign policy post-1985: Regional challenges and global ambitions. Presenter - International Political Science Association World Congress, Montreal, (July 2014), Writer, Panelist, Discussion Leader, See below, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2025