Dentons assists employers, entrepreneurs, investors, and other professionals in navigating every stage of the global immigration process, advising on how to establish and staff business operations both in and outside the United States. The practice manages a wide range of business visas, including short- and long-term work visas, visitor visas for brief business trips, and visas for entrepreneurial individuals with extraordinary ability and professional expertise. The practice is jointly led by Elizabeth Van Arkel, based in Des Moines, Tim Wheelwright in Salt Lake City, and Andrew Behnke, based in Pittsburgh. Together, they support employers and foreign nationals through the permanent residence process, including PERM labor certification applications and immigrant worker petitions that provide a pathway to a green card.
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Accolades

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Key clients

  • Alphonso, Inc.
  • Ulkasemi Inc.
  • Eugenus
  • Drax Corporate Limited

Work highlights

Facilitated the transfer of key employees to US operations for Drax Corporate Limited.
Represented GardaWorld in securing O-1 visas for external hires for US leadership roles.
Practice head

Elizabeth Van Arkel; Tim Wheelwright; Andrew Behnke

Other key lawyers

Lori Chesser; Kailey Blazek Naranjo; Mengci Shao