Primary attorney responsible for clients across a number of industries, including a French manufacturer of building materials and high performance ceramics and plastics with 200,000 employees in more than 100 countries; a defense company with more than 100,000 employees; a Japanese manufacturer of medical products with more than 10,000 employees; a manufacturer of specialty chemicals with 3,700 employees; a Scandinavian manufacturer of high definition videoconferencing systems; and many other organizations of various sizes, and individuals.

Assists clients with petitions and visa applications to permit employment of foreign nationals, primarily in the H-1B, L-1, and E-2 categories, including dependent visas and employment authorization for spouses of L/E employees.

Counsels businesses on policies and procedures for I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, including visits to client sites to perform internal audits and training for personnel.

Assists clients with establishing Blanket L programs to facilitate the efficient transfer of international employees to locations in the United States.

Assists non-profit organizations with obtaining cap-exempt status for the filing of H-1B petitions; and religious organizations from various denominations with R-1 visas and special immigrant petitions for temporary and permanent employment of religious workers; also successful using traditional business visas (H-1B and L-1) for clergy and nuns.

Assists hospitals and medical clinics with immigration matters specific to the health care industry including J-1 waivers and National Interest Waiver immigrant petitions for physicians employed in medically underserved areas; programs to recruit and retain nurses from outside of the United States; and obtaining visas and VisaScreen health care certifications for various other health care workers such as physical therapists, occupational therapists and nurses.

Assists schools with H-1B petitions for teachers and other personnel, and programs to sponsor and maintain the immigration status for their F-1 students.

Counsels clients on the immigration consequences and available strategies for situations involving mergers and acquisitions.

Has assisted new clients with rehabilitation of previous denials of petitions for H-1B status, and reinstatement of status, including limited situations involving ineffective assistance of prior counsel.

Assists clients with visas for training programs utilizing J-1 and H-3 visa categories; B-1/B-2 visa applications; O-1 petitions for extraordinary entertainers, artists and scientists; P-3 visas for cultural entertainers; C/D visas for crew members; and I visas for employees of foreign media services.

Extensive experience preparing employment-based immigrant visa petitions for multinational managers/executives and outstanding researchers, labor certifications including PERM processing through the U.S. DOL’s national processing centers in Atlanta and Chicago, and family-based immigrant visa petitions and K-1/K-3 visas for fiancées and spouses of U.S. citizens.