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Labor and employment > Immigration Tier 1

With an extensive coast to coast presence, BAL remains a market leader in global corporate immigration providing a full-service offering to leading Fortune 100 and Global 500 companies across the technology, IT, pharmaceutical and retail sectors. With extensive experience in all business immigration law matters at the intersection of global policy issues, managing partner Jeremy Fudge oversees the group’s practice out of Texas. With a focus on corporate immigration policies for energy, engineering and technology sector clients, Roberto Caballero heads the Houston office. Out of San Francisco, Frieda Garcia  oversees the management of large immigration programs for companies in technology, finance and travel services. Texas-based Kortney Gibson is recommended for her expertise in creating innovative and customized solutions for clients’ specific labor issues. Having previously served as Chief Counsel of USCIS, Lynden Melmed in Washington DC has a specific government-focused practice which makes him a key contact for corporate immigration policy strategy and high-profile matters including anti-fraud investigations. According to clients, Nassim Mahzoon, chair of the firm’s Santa Clara office who represents some of the leading tech companies in Silicon Valley ‘is a delight to work with’.