Immigration

Business immigration counsel to clear a higher bar.

Can your business keep critical talent in place as scrutiny rises and work authorization grows harder to secure?

We help businesses secure and retain the people they need while keeping immigration compliance from becoming an operational burden. Our Business Immigration Practice Group provides comprehensive counsel to employers and the foreign nationals they sponsor through employment-based visas and permanent residency processes. We also advise businesses on work authorization concerns, status expirations, Form I-9 compliance, government audits and enforcement actions. Across industries, we bring a responsive, meticulous and highly personal approach to complex immigration matters so clients can stay focused on running their businesses.

We build every petition to withstand scrutiny

We assess the available paths to work authorization, identify the option that best serves the business and prepare a petition tailored to the facts rather than relying on a cookie-cutter filing. From H-1B sponsorship to L-1 transfers for multinational companies, we manage the details at every step and position each matter to withstand greater agency scrutiny.

Professional, executive and specialized talent: H-1B visas for degreed professional workers, L visas for the temporary relocation of foreign employees to the United States, O visas for individuals with extraordinary or exceptional abilitiescrowe and TN visas for eligible Canadian and Mexican workers

Seasonal and temporary workforces: H-2A visas for agricultural workers

Treaty, media, performance and religious classifications: E-1 and E-3 visas for treaty traders and Australian specialty occupation workers, I visas for members of the foreign press, P visas for performers, athletes and artists and R visas for nonimmigrant religious workers

Permanent residency: Employer-sponsored permanent residency processes across the EB-1, EB-2, EB-3 and EB-4 preference categories

Compliance problems do not wait for an audit

Employers often come to us with urgent questions: Can this employee continue working? What happens when status is about to expire? Is the company’s Form I-9 process ready for government review? We help clients answer those questions early, correct problems before they escalate and respond decisively when an agency acts. Our work includes Form I-9 counseling and internal audits as well as assistance and representation during Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits and enforcement actions.

Rising scrutiny demands a sharper edge

Immigration rules, filing requirements and agency practices continue to tighten. Employers are confronting higher fees, more demanding evidentiary standards, increased Form I-9 audit activity and a greater risk of denial. We track those shifts, stress-test each strategy and build the record around the client, the position and the foreign national involved. That forward-looking preparation helps businesses protect work authorization, reduce compliance exposure and make informed decisions before a deadline or enforcement issue narrows their options.

We take immigration concerns off your plate

Business immigration is complex but managing it should not become the client’s second job. We provide the hands-on guidance and close communication these matters demand, carrying the procedural load while keeping employers and sponsored individuals informed. Clients rely on us for a custom level of service that is personable, easy to work with, responsive and meticulous. They can trust that deadlines are met, filings are complete and every step is being handled.

More Relevant Experience

    • Assisting a not-for-profit client to obtain an L-1B visa for a key contributor, allowing them to transfer key operational talent from abroad into a non-technical but highly needed domestic role

    • Guiding a client and foreign national whose time in H-1B status had nearly expired through completion of the PERM process, approval of an I-140 petition and return to the United States from India in renewed H-1B status

    • Helping a not-for-profit institution qualify for an exemption from the H-1B visa cap, opening critical year-round sponsorship opportunities

    • Securing an H-1B visa for a worker who position existed on the boundary between a specialty occupation that qualifies for an H-1B visa and a non-specialty occupation that does not

    • Obtaining an L-1A visa and subsequent renewals for a Canadian company executive establishing a new office in the United States

    • Converting a nursing leader from TN status to H-1B status so she could pursue permanent residency in the United States