As more businesses require skilled professional and technical employees from throughout the world, experience is required to navigate the procedures relating to U.S. immigration laws. Attorneys within our Labor & Employment Practice Group have a proven track record in advising clients and obtaining visas in the most complex and time sensitive situations.
Advance planning is critical to successful outcomes in immigration sponsorship and to avoiding issues related to compliance matters. As such, our attorneys routinely counsel clients on the long-range effects of today’s immigration-related decisions and develop practical strategies to overcome roadblocks for employee mobility. We understand the need to promptly obtain required authorizations and approvals to meet our clients’ goals and ensure the smooth transition of international personnel. At the same time, we offer foreign workers the information and guidance they need to comfortably make the transition to the U.S.
We are able to assist multi-national corporations seeking to employ or transfer international personnel to the U.S., help local and international organizations obtain the necessary visas for foreign professionals and specialty workers, and advise on recordkeeping and termination issues relating to foreign nationals. We represent companies and individuals in USCIS district offices and regional centers, the U.S. Department of Labor's alien certification units and U.S. embassies worldwide. Our attorneys often appear in U.S. Immigration Court, and we regularly defend employers against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits, and employees in court in connection with removal defense.
Inbound and outbound immigration matters handled by our attorneys on a predominately fixed-fee basis include: