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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy

3003 N. CENTRAL AVENUE,, SUITE 700, PHOENIX, AZ 85012, USA
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United States : Labor and employment

Within Immigration, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy is a first tier firm,

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy also deserves the highest praise. It has more than 1,000 immigration professional working out of 38 strategically located offices in 15 countries. In the US alone, the firm fields 16 offices. It prides itself on its knowledge of international legal, regulatory and policy issues, and provides comprehensive immigration services for short and long-term international assignments, permanent transfers and the local hire of foreign workers. The firm partners with each client to establish immigration program policies and formulate procedures, and employs strategies to facilitate employee mobility, while addressing all aspects of immigration compliance. As such, in addition to immigration services, the firm has specific practice groups that deal with compliance, export controls and investment visa services. Austin Fragomen recently appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee’s Social Security Subcommittee to discuss how to enforce immigration laws at the worksite effectively. He also has testified before the Immigration Subcommittees of the House and Senate to share his expertise on a variety of business immigration related topics, including the H-1B and L visa programs and corporate immigration compliance. Cynthia Lange leads the firm’s high-tech practice, and is the managing partner in charge of the firm’s I-9 Service Center, which offers state of the art electronic I-9 tools and advisory services for proper I-9 and E-Verify completion. Michael Patrick specializes in risk management for global immigration programs, including US Department of Labor and I-9 compliance, immigration due diligence for corporate restructuring, and immigration policy development. Andrew Greenfield has impressive experience in this field. His team successfully represented a major US university charged with H-1B Labor Condition Application violations before the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and Office of Administrative Law Judges. Jonathan Adams specializes in global workforce mobility including mergers and acquisitions and due diligence consideration, risk management assessments for global immigration programs, US Department of Labor regulations, policies and practices, and US and Foreign Consular Affairs. Michael Turansick is also recommended.


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