Ms Dyann DelVecchio Hilbern > Seyfarth Shaw LLP > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Dyann DelVecchio Hilbern
Work Department
Labor and Employment Department; Business Immigration Practice Group
Position
Dyann DelVecchio Hilbern is a partner in Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Boston office. She provides high-level advising and U.S. immigration portfolio management for corporations, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. Clients describe her as “passionate about her work and compassionate towards the foreign workers’ situations.” A frequent panelist and trainer, and an enthusiastic mentor to law students and junior practitioners, Dyann has co-authored a number of articles on immigration law and is often interviewed by the press on issues relating to immigration.
Career
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2002-present); Associate, Palmer & Dodge (1995-2002); Law Clerk, MA Superior Court (1993-1995); Recognized as one of Boston’s Top Rated Lawyers and AV® Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® (2012); International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers; Selected in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 Editions of Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Immigration Law; Recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America, 19th Edition (2012, 2013, and 2014); Honored by Berklee College of Music with an award in recognition of outstanding contributions to international education and good will (1997).
Languages
Conversational French, Italian, Spanish, and Danish.
Memberships
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA); Member, National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA): Association of International Educators. She has served on AILA’s Department of Labor Liaison Committee, Vermont Service Center Liaison Committee, and Student and Scholars Committee.
Education
JD, Northeastern University School of Law (1993); BA, Middlebury College (1978); University of London, Goldsmiths’ College (1976-1977)
Leisure
Surfing, music-making, sailing, and bird-watching.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Immigration
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
has an ‘exceptional’ immigration practice and continues to be a market leader in business immigration matters for corporates and blue-chip companies. The group has an integrated department spanning employment law and litigation, handling several investigations before federal agencies. Fielding a team of experts across six locations and jointly managed by senior partners Russell Swapp in Boston and Atlanta-based James King; the core group comprises Leon Rodriguez who is singled out for immigration regulatory and policy advice, having been the former director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services until 2017. Also in Washington DC is counsel Dawn Lurie who is noted for EB-5 investment work. Dyann DelVecchio Hilbern in Boston advises corporations, non-profit organizations, and education institutions on F-1 visas, permanent residence, and other US visa work. Sharon Cook and Gabriel Mozes in Atlanta are key members of the team specializing in foreign talent retention and visa issues, respectively. Over in the West Coast, Angelo Paparelli
remains a pre-eminent practitioner, handling government investigations.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Government > Government contracts
- Real estate > Real estate
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious