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Our Immigration team makes the process of hiring and retaining top global talent as simple and seamless as possible. We understand that your business depends on the ability to access and deploy the best people – wherever they are in the world – without being sidetracked by regulatory hurdles or processing logjams. Our team handles these challenges so that you and your employees can focus on driving your business forward.

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We represent companies ranging from startups to Fortune 100 multinationals, customizing global mobility strategies to suit the different workforce structures, budgets and business priorities of each client. With experience across a wide range of industries – technology, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, consulting, engineering, hospitality, private equity, media and entertainment, and financial services, among others – we deliver actionable guidance and data-driven insights to facilitate both immediate immigration case strategy and long-term workforce planning.

With decades of experience, an integrated national platform and a suite of bespoke technology solutions, our team can devise and execute optimal strategies to address our clients’ most difficult and time-sensitive immigration matters. 

Full-Spectrum Corporate Immigration Services: Our team provides strategic advice and case management support for all employment-based immigration matters. We have extensive experience with all categories of temporary work visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, E, O, P, J-1, etc.) and employment-based green card processes. Our attorneys are particularly skilled in handling complex EB-1A (extraordinary ability), EB-1B (outstanding researcher) and national interest waiver (NIW) petitions. We also regularly help hospital systems and physician groups manage the unique immigration challenges that impact the healthcare industry, including obtaining waivers of the two-year home residency requirement for J-1 visa holders.

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Strategic Compliance, Enforcement and Risk Management: Our attorneys are recognized leaders in helping employers prepare for and respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) worksite enforcement actions, including unannounced raids, I-9 audits and investigations. We develop and audit corporate immigration compliance programs, conduct tailored training for human resources (HR) staff and management, and provide real-time guidance during government investigations. Our team represents employers in compliance audits, site visits and enforcement actions by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor and Department of Justice.

Immigration Support for Corporate Transactions and Integrations: In collaboration with colleagues across the firm’s Business, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, and Tax practices, we advise clients on immigration considerations in mergers and acquisitions, including preclosing due diligence, risk assessments and post-closing integration. This work includes helping companies diagnose and resolve situations where corporate changes may necessitate the filing of new or amended visa applications to preserve the U.S. work authorization of key foreign national personnel.

Integrated Regulatory and Cross-Border Counsel: As part of a multidisciplinary law firm, we work closely with our International Trade and National Security and  Regulatory Compliance colleagues to advise U.S. affiliates and subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies on compliance with U.S. export controls, sanctions and related regulations.

Navigating Policy Changes: Our team stays abreast of immigration law and policy changes and develops custom strategies to help our clients successfully adapt. We also leverage the firm’s Federal Policy team to gain policy insights and help shape immigration rulemaking to ensure it protects our clients’ interests.

Best-in-Class Technology and Analytics: Our Immigration team leverages the most secure and advanced case management software and analytics tools available, ensuring that every client’s data and documents are protected. This technology allows us to work with exceptional efficiency, streamlining every step of the immigration process. Clients benefit from complete transparency and real-time access to detailed data and insights about their corporate immigration programs, both at the individual case level and across their entire organization.

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<li>Labor &amp; Employment – Nationwide (2021 to 2024)</li>
<li>Labor &amp; Employment: Highly Regarded ‒ California (2017 to 2024)</li>
<li>Labor &amp; Employment ‒ Florida (2007 to 2024)</li>
<li>Labor &amp; Employment ‒ Georgia (2021 to 2024)</li>
<li>Labor &amp; Employment: Highly Regarded ‒ New York (2023, 2024) </li>
<li>Labor &amp; Employment ‒ Ohio (2007 to 2024)</li>
<li>Labor &amp; Employment ‒ Texas (2014 to 2024)</li>
<li>Labor &amp; Employment ‒ Washington, D.C. (2021 to 2024)</li>
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<li>Labor and Employment – Immigration (2017 to 2024)</li>
<li>Labor and Employment – Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense (2015 to 2024)</li>
<li>Labor and Employment – Labor-Management Relations (2015 to 2024)</li>
<li>Labor and Employment – Workplace and Employment Counseling (2021 to 2024)</li>
<li>Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets (Non-Contentious Matters) (2021 to 2024)</li>
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<li>Develop and audit corporate immigration compliance programs and policies with respect to I-9 and Public Access File compliance, business traveler, third-party placements, reimbursement agreements and permanent residence sponsorships.</li>
<li>Represent global and regional manufacturers, information technology firms, financial services companies, health plans and insurance providers with employment and green card sponsorships.</li>
<li>Provide day-to-day counseling, policy development and training of HR staff. 
Perform leading-edge work with cap-exempt H-1B visa petitions for hospitals, nonprofit healthcare organizations and for-profit physician practices.</li>
<li>Synthesize immigration advice and analysis with Labor and Employment, Tax and Business colleagues to provide comprehensive solutions and risk assessments to high net worth individuals.</li>
<li>Obtain NIW and green card approvals for physicians and researchers.</li>
<li>Conduct training sessions on I-9 compliance and E-Verify.</li>
<li>Represent a variety of employers in I-9 audits and worksite enforcement actions.</li>
<li>Amass a record of successful federal court and administrative appeal challenges to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudication decisions.</li>
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