Immigration

Our Immigration Practice Group advises companies in the U.S. and abroad on how to structure and streamline their hiring of foreign nationals. We also represent clients in worksite enforcement investigations, I-9 and E-Verify compliance and audits.  We partner with senior management and human resource professionals to handle temporary and long-term visas and immigration matters through such innovations as:

• Dedicated access to an experienced immigration attorney who will partner with you to make the crucial decisions regarding the initial hiring of the foreign national, and how best to retain his/her services as he moves from a temporary visa to ‘green card’ and U.S. citizenship;
• Timely preparation of L-1, H-1B and PERM cases within pre-established deadlines (“deliverables”), with special services for clients with high volumes or fluctuating case loads;
• Experience in handling Homeland Security and ICE enforcement on Social Security no-matches, security and background checks, I-9 and E-Verify compliance and new restrictions on visa issuance and international travel;
• Comprehensive I-9 and E-Verify compliance training to keep up with changes in ICE enforcement and state law sanctions;
• Creative solutions to anticipate or minimize the impact of caps, quotas, backlogs and delays, including strategic advice for retaining foreign nationals awaiting issuance of ‘green cards’ while employed on temporary visas;
• Use of Blanket L-1 and other transfer visas for employees of foreign subsidiaries and affiliates working temporarily on assignments in the United States;
• In-house training and client alerts so that your company can stay ahead of upcoming changes in the fast-paced and often confusing area of immigration law;
• One-stop services for work and business visas for U.S. personnel traveling overseas or to Canada or Mexico;
• A web-based case preparation and management system (LawLogix™) that provides foreign nationals with on-line questionnaires and access to case status, and the employer with access to status reports showing expiration dates and milestones; and
• Innovative pricing options which include fixed-fees per visa, project pricing, or a blend of fixed and hourly fees that encourages in-house training of staff to handle routine and repetitive matters.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

• Information technology and telecommunications companies
• Fortune 500 manufacturers and service firms
• Engineering and construction companies
• European and Japanese multinationals
• Energy companies
• Financial Services firms
• Research laboratories and R&D entities
• Foreign manufacturers doing business in the U.S.
• Entertainment industry, including companies, groups and individuals involved in film, dance, music and other fields
• Foreign investors in U.S. businesses and commercial properties