Predominantly based out of Washington DC, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP boasts a wide geographic reach, with Eleanor Pelta and Shannon Donnelly jointly managing the team out of DC, providing a full-service global employment and immigration offering including handling matters pertaining to employment discrimination, corporate change, including M&As and downsizings, and corporate policy development. The group continues to count leading names in the technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and financial services sectors among its clients. Both chairs counsel clients in legal and strategic issues arising from the international movement of key personnel and offer expertise in federal litigation for clients challenging immigration decisions. With a specialty in Department of Justice investigations and litigation related to immigration, Eric Bord leads the immigration compliance practice and advises clients on I-9 and E-Verify issues. Miami-based counsel Laura Garvin focuses her practice on employment-based immigration law, advising employers on broad immigration compliance and agency facilitation issues before US federal agencies. Next to her business immigration practice, counsel Christina Gonzaga in San Francisco provides pro bono legal representation in immigration cases involving asylum, deportation, and family-based matters.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP fields a fully integrated immigration team handling all business immigration matters at the intersection of employment law. Senior partners Russell Swapp and James King jointly manage the team out of Boston and Atlanta, respectively and are key contacts for high-volume, complex immigration legal issues for some of the largest companies in the US. As former director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division, Washington DC-based Leon Rodriguez is well-positioned to advise clients in immigration regulatory and policy development, and is a sought-after counsel to clients on strategic business decisions concerning immigration and global mobility. Gabriel Mozes is an experienced business immigration advisor with specialized expertise in PERM program counselling, H-1B third-party placement and right to control issues, as well as high-volume TN cross-border work. For foreign nationals’ immigration matters Sharon Cook is the key contact in Atlanta. With Dawn Lurie, also in DC, recommended for her extensive expertise in immigration compliance and EB-5 investment strategy, Michelle Gergerian assists in global mobility matters out of the Boston office. Jacob Cherry joined the New York office from Ogletree Deakins in April 2022. Angelo Paparelli left the firm in September 2023.

Predominantly led out of Miami, Akerman LLP provides immigration, compliance, EB-5 and consular services to companies and individuals across the Americas with a focus on the healthcare and hospitality sectors. Maria Casablanca has extensive experience in immigration and nationality law with expertise in EB-5 matters. She serves as Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Mexico City District and jointly heads the practice with Denise Gavica Perez who handles family-based immigration matters and represents clients before federal agencies including the Department of Labor and Department of State, advising entrepreneurs and high net-worth individuals regarding investment-based US immigration and manages employment-based immigration cases for non-immigrant and immigrant visas.

Texas-based immigration boutique Foster LLP provides a comprehensive offering across the whole spectrum including national and business immigration, advising both national and international companies and individuals with a focus on the energy, medical, and real estate industries. The group has managed immigration matters related to corporate reorganization for multinational tech and logistics organizations, including securing visas and work authorizations for employees around the globe. Founder and practice head Charles Foster in Houston also manages the firm’s dedicated EB-5 and investor immigration practice. Robert Loughran manages the Austin office with a focus on the group’s high net worth clients, including large corporate accounts, mid-size companies, and start-ups in finance, energy, IT, and the educational services industries. In Houston, Helene Dang focuses her practice on corporate immigration matters including M&A, corporate compliance, and policies, while Avalyn Langemeier  advises both universities as well as large medical institutions on various types of non-immigrant work visas and permanent residency. Dallas-based Elizabeth LaRocca joined from Steptoe & Johnson LLP in July 2022.

Based out of Washington DC, the team at Mayer Brown represents major corporations in immigration and mobility staffing, strategy and compliance including investigations, at the intersection of employment-related matters. Recently, the group successfully defended a global financial services firm and a global consulting company in separate charges of discrimination and retaliation filed at the US Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section The group has also been active in facilitating the movement of Ukrainian personnel to the US. Elizabeth Espín Stern assists companies to expand globally and is renowned for her track record in establishing global mobility programs. She jointly manages the team with Grace Shie , who focuses her practice on advising leading global banks and financial institutions on employee mobility and workforce management. Having previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Carl Risch is particularly adept in handling all matters relating to immigration, nationality, and visa law. With experience in employment-based litigation and compliance, Maximilian Del Rey advises domestic and multinational clients on the use of relevant employment-based work permit and visa categories.

With thorough expertise in US to German immigration, McDermott Will & Emery LLP assists clients on immigration matters pertaining to M&A and also advises high net worth private individuals and families on cross-border immigration and expatriation. Practice head Joan-Elisse Carpentier works from New York and represents individuals, corporations, entrepreneurs, and non-profits with immigration and nationality law. Paul Hughes is located in Washington DC, and has challenged a breadth of administrative agency actions, enjoying a successful track record in defending investors, trade groups and universities in maintaining their flexible immigration system.

With a core focus in business immigration, Dentons frequently guides employers, entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals throughout all stages of the immigration process globally, closely with the firm’s labor and employment practice to assist employers in the processing of transferring employees. Matthew Schulz is located in Silicon Valley and advises high net worth individuals and their family offices on employment, formation, immigration and operation matters. Alexander Castrodale works from Pittsburgh and his practice encompasses employment-based immigration; Alexa Forte also works from Pittsburgh and advises global and regional companies with temporary and permanent visas for their foreign national employees. Associate Mengci Shao is based in Silicon Valley and assists clients in employment contracts, global transfers, as well as the securing of work permits.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is principally focused on compliance, global immigration, in addition to US immigration sponsorship matters, and advises both corporate and non-profit clients. The department assists on cases spanning across the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, retail, banking and healthcare sectors, and is co-led by Adam Rosser and Ian Band, who advises clients on an assortment of immigration and nationality law in addition to family-related matters. Shaena Rowland assists corporate clients with naturalization, non-immigrant and permanent residence as well as corporate I-9 issues, while Lieselot Whitbeck is based in Miami and works with companies in the development of multi-destination strategies for their global workforce. All mentioned individuals are located in Washington DC unless stated otherwise.

Jackson Lewis P.C. routinely assesses the implications of state and local immigration laws, and is extensively experienced in representing significant key executives in matters concerning immigration detention and removal. The team also advises on regulatory compliance concerning immigration and represents employers in Department of Homeland Security civil and criminal workplace investigations. Michael Neifach works from Washington, DC and his diverse client base features high profile individuals, law firms, private equity funds and significant companies with immigration and visa issues. Otieno Ombok is located in White Plains and assists employers operating in the Big Pharma and healthcare, manufacturing and telecommunications with the development of their immigration programs. Amy Peck is based in Omaha and is often engaged workplace immigration and compliance matters.

Led by Chicago’s David Serwer and Amy Traub in New York, BakerHostetler represents public and private businesses across a variety of industries including automotive, energy, engineering, financial services, health care and tech. The team also routinely assists clients with compliance mandates including I-9 and E-Verify employment verification, in addition to gaining temporary work visas and secure lawful permanent residence visas for employees. Michelle Barhorst in Columbus is primarily engaged in issues pertaining to the insurance industry, while John Foerster, also in Chicago often advises clients with Blanket L-1,H-1B, O-1, P-1 and program electronic review management filings.

Bracewell LLP often works in conjunction with the firm’s energy, finance and white-collar defense and government relations practices, and is particuarly active across a diversity of industries including food safety, medical devices, technology, and utilities. Managing partner of the San Antonio office Victoria Garcia is knowledgeable of domestic and international business immigration, including the application of US legislation abroad, conflicts between the United States and foreign legislation, and the transfer of employees between subsidiaries and related entities.

Home to members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Husch Blackwell LLP represents a breadth of clients across the education, energy, food and agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing and telecommunications industries. Co-lead of the team Kelli Meilink works alongside employers in the development of immigration planning, including employer-sponsored work authorization, as well as H-1B and labor certification application processes. Also co-lead of the team, Christine Fabin assists organizations that hire foreign nationals with immigration policy development and training programs, regulatory compliance and I-9 due diligence in addition to sponsorship petitions and applications for work authorization. All individuals that have been mentioned are located in Kansas City.