Ms Shaena Rowland > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON DC 20037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States

Work Department

Immigration, Labor and Employ

Position

Senior Attorney

Career

Shaena concentrates her practice on all aspects of US immigration law, developing, implementing, and maintaining successful and compliant US immigration programs to meet business needs.

Shaena provides immigration services to corporate clients with respect to all types of US non-immigrant, permanent residence, and naturalization matters. She has worked closely with Fortune 500 companies as well as entrepreneurial start-up companies, individuals, and small- to mid-size privately owned companies. Her experience includes providing counsel to corporate clients in various industries, including engineering, fashion, communications, information technology, global specialty chemicals and material manufacturing, and professional services sectors, among others. She also advises clients involved in corporate I-9 audits and other government-issued audits, partnering with outside counsel and human resources to ensure a unified approach.

Shaena was recently recognized for her client work and dedication, particularly her work on new processes and streamlined workflows that benefit both clients and the professionals supporting them. She is a thought leader in immigration law and development.

Memberships

  • Admitted to the District of Columbia, Florida and New Jersey State Bars
  • Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Member, Florida Bar Association
  • Member, New Jersey Bar Association

Education

  • JD, University of Miami School of Law, 2007
  • BA, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 2004

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Immigration

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP‘s handles the full spectrum of immigration work from sponsorship, global immigration and compliancy issues. In Washington DC, Ian Band co-leads the practice and advises corporate clients on immigration and nationality law alongside Adam Rosser, who focuses on employment-based immigration as well as practice management, immigration pricing and employee retention matters. Suzan Kern assists banking, manufacturing and biotech companies to secure a variety of visas for employees, Shaena Rowland focuses on corporate immigration and compliancy and Lieselot Whitbeck, who operates from Miami, specializes in aiding companies with a global workforce. Recognized expert in Department of State policy and consular operations, Stephen Pattison is based in the Washington DC office. Sara Harlow, Brooke Hollmann, Farah Egal are other key names in the practice.