Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is leaned on by clients for its general business immigration services expertise, notably for non-US visas, work permits, foreign employment laws, taxation, compliance and immigration issues arising from corporate transactions. Its client roster spans an array of industries, including life science, financial services, technology, energy, logistics, media and retail. Eleanor Pelta co-leads from the Washington DC office and is skilled at advising on the international movement of key personnel and high-volume transfers of expert staff. Also a co-head in DC, Shannon Donnelly has experience in global immigration policies and the movement of global talent. Eric Bord supports Pelta and Donnelly in the Washington office and oversees the immigration compliance and risk management work for the practice. In the Miami office, Laura Garvin regularly advises employers on broad immigration compliance and agency facilitation issues before US federal agencies.
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- 'They have one of the largest immigration practices within a large firm - very high client satisfaction and good results.'
- 'Shannon Donnelly is stellar with clients - they love her!'
Key clients
- Ameriprise Financial
- Walgreens
- Carl Zeiss
- CooperVision
- DHL
- Hunter Douglas
- The Hershey Company
- Leidos
- RWE Clean Energy
- T. Rowe Price
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Laura Garvin
Practice head
Eleanor Pelta; Shannon Donnelly
Other key lawyers
Eric Bord; Laura Garvin