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We provide strategic support to help our clients obtain temporary work visas for foreign nationals, secure lawful permanent residence (“green cards”) for valuable long-term employees, and navigate immigration-related compliance requirements.

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We provide strategic support to help our clients obtain temporary work visas for foreign nationals, secure lawful permanent residence (“green cards”) for valuable long-term employees, and navigate immigration-related compliance requirements.

Every day, in an efficient and practical manner, we navigate complex U.S. immigration agency restrictions on temporary work visas, including H-1B and E-3 visas for professional specialty occupation workers, L-1 visas for intracompany transferees (including blanket L-1 authorization for large multinational organizations), E visas for treaty traders and treaty investors, TN visas for professionals from Canada and Mexico, J-1 visas for interns and trainees, J-1 waivers for physicians, O visas for individuals with extraordinary ability and for renowned entertainers, and P visas for professional athletes. &nbsp;We also successfully petition for green cards for professionals, multinational executives and managers, workers with extraordinary ability, skilled workers, and national interest waivers for our clients’ employees. We also guide our clients through the process of applying for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide.

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Every day, in an efficient and practical manner, we navigate complex U.S. immigration agency restrictions on temporary work visas, including H-1B and E-3 visas for professional specialty occupation workers, L-1 visas for intracompany transferees (including blanket L-1 authorization for large multinational organizations), E visas for treaty traders and treaty investors, TN visas for professionals from Canada and Mexico, J-1 visas for interns and trainees, J-1 waivers for physicians, O visas for individuals with extraordinary ability and for renowned entertainers, and P visas for professional athletes. &nbsp;We also successfully petition for green cards for professionals, multinational executives and managers, workers with extraordinary ability, skilled workers, and national interest waivers for our clients’ employees. We also guide our clients through the process of applying for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide.

Our team provides counsel to businesses in planning temporary assignments for their employees, including long-term employment and relocation strategies for foreign nationals in the United States.&nbsp; We represent public and private employers in a variety of industries, including technology, healthcare, professional services, manufacturing, engineering, energy, financial services, biomedical and architecture – all dependent on human capital, particularly from abroad, for the sustainability of their businesses.

Our team provides counsel to businesses in planning temporary assignments for their employees, including long-term employment and relocation strategies for foreign nationals in the United States.&nbsp; We represent public and private employers in a variety of industries, including technology, healthcare, professional services, manufacturing, engineering, energy, financial services, biomedical and architecture – all dependent on human capital, particularly from abroad, for the sustainability of their businesses.

Clients turn to us to deliver complex strategic advice on short- and long-term immigration law alternatives to address challenges facing their global workforces. This allows our clients to make informed decisions about issues that have significant business and personal consequences.

Clients turn to us to deliver complex strategic advice on short- and long-term immigration law alternatives to address challenges facing their global workforces. This allows our clients to make informed decisions about issues that have significant business and personal consequences.

We counsel employers on a wide range of immigration-related corporate issues, including I-9 employment eligibility verification regulations, E-Verify compliance, antidiscrimination laws, employment contract issues, discrimination risks and employer sanctions. We also represent employers in compliance audits, site visits and investigations by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Justice, the State Department, and the Department of Labor.

We counsel employers on a wide range of immigration-related corporate issues, including I-9 employment eligibility verification regulations, E-Verify compliance, antidiscrimination laws, employment contract issues, discrimination risks and employer sanctions. We also represent employers in compliance audits, site visits and investigations by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Justice, the State Department, and the Department of Labor.

Our immigration attorneys advise on the immigration considerations associated with mergers and acquisitions, including pre-closing due diligence, assessment of risk, post-closing integration, and other corporate restructuring matters. With the backing of a national law firm of 1,000 attorneys firmwide with expertise in employment, tax, benefits, and corporate law, our immigration practice provides integrated and comprehensive advice when immigration matters inevitably overlap with other disciplines. Our team stays abreast of frequent policy- and practice-related changes under the prior and current administrations and updates our clients on proposed changes to immigration legislation and rulemaking.

Our immigration attorneys advise on the immigration considerations associated with mergers and acquisitions, including pre-closing due diligence, assessment of risk, post-closing integration, and other corporate restructuring matters. With the backing of a national law firm of 1,000 attorneys firmwide with expertise in employment, tax, benefits, and corporate law, our immigration practice provides integrated and comprehensive advice when immigration matters inevitably overlap with other disciplines. Our team stays abreast of frequent policy- and practice-related changes under the prior and current administrations and updates our clients on proposed changes to immigration legislation and rulemaking.

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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 placement, reimbursement agreements, and permanent residence sponsorship.</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 health care organizations, and for-profit physician practices.</li>
<li>Synthesize immigration advice and analysis with employment, tax, and corporate colleagues to provide comprehensive solutions and risk assessments to high net worth individuals.</li>
<li>Obtain national interest waiver 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 work site 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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