Lauded for being ‘among the best in the business’, Duane Morris LLP advises on work authorization and visa services, as well as helping clients develop foreign national workforce policies, training programs and corporate compliance strategies, such as I-9 compliance and right to work programs. The group is also experienced in employment-based transactions. Ted Chiappari leads the practice from the New York office and regularly represents companies seeking to acquire temporary work permits or permanent resident status for foreign employees. Chiappari is supported in New York by Pierre Bonnefil, who is particularly active in the online commerce, manufacturing, technology, finance, retail and fashion industries. In Washington DC, Denyse Sabagh assists corporate clients with in- and outbound migration matters. Maxine Bayley and Lisa Spiegel are both key names in San Francisco, with Bayley specialising in individual matters and family-based permanent residence and Spiegel focusing her practice on issues related to the employment of foreign nationals.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Duane Morris delivers significant value to us. The attorneys are always accessible and have helped to significantly evolve our immigration program over the past couple of years. They also have a strong core of associates and support staff that are critical in driving many of the petitions filed on behalf of our employees.’
- 'Maxine Bayley is a jill of all trades. She possesses a strong grip of various facets of immigration law and has successfully devised creative, compliant solutions for our workforce.'
Key clients
- Sixth Street Opportunities Partners, LP
- Primespot Tourmake LLC
Work highlights
Advised Sixth Street Opportunities Partners on regarding two employees whose H1Bs were about to expire.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Ted Chiappari
Other key lawyers
Maxine Bayley; Pierre Bonnefil; Lisa Spiegel; Denyse Sabagh