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    Immigration

    Global talent drives top companies’ success. We simplify hiring foreign nationals to build your workforce.

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    We provide timely, practical, cost-effective solutions to help companies and foreign nationals meet business immigration goals. We streamline employment-based immigration, helping clients navigate the bureaucracy of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Labor and the Department of State. We have experience in non-immigrant visas (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-2, TN) and immigrant visa processes (PERM labor certification; EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 petitions; I-485 Applications to Adjust Status; and consular processing) and counsel on immigration policies and compliance.  

    We’ve helped employers secure non-immigrant visas and green cards for current and prospective employees, ranging from entry level to CEO, and from countries around the globe. Whether you’re hiring your first foreign national employee or your hundredth, we’ve got you covered.

    We offer training programs tailored for counsel and HR professionals that cover critical immigration issues, ensuring that clients remain informed and compliant with evolving laws and enforcement policies.

    /Representative Experience

    • Represented numerous businesses seeking to expand operations in the U.S. to obtain E and L visas for critical foreign employees. 
    • Advised multinational clients about strategy for obtaining blanket L qualification for worldwide subsidiaries.
    • Obtained H-1B visas and permanent resident status for numerous employees of large U.S. manufacturer.
    • Obtained O-1 and EB-1 Extraordinary Ability status for researchers working on developing treatments for a variety of diseases and disorders.
    • Supported major hospital systems with sponsoring medical professionals for non-immigrant and immigrant statuses, including H-1B, TN, and Schedule A.
    • Facilitated employment of USCMA Professionals in TN visa status.

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    • Courtney H. New

      Counsel
      • Providence
      • Office:+1 401.454.1116
      • cnew@nixonpeabody.com
      Courtney H. New
    • Brianna Thompson

      Associate
      • Washington DC
      • Office:+1 202.585.8718
      • bthompson@nixonpeabody.com
      Brianna Thompson
    • Jason Gerrol

      Of Counsel
      • Boston
      • Office:+1 617.345.1372
      • jgerrol@nixonpeabody.com
      Jason Gerrol
    • Elizabeth H. James

      Paralegal
      • Rochester
      • Office:+1 585.263.1229
      • ehjames@nixonpeabody.com
      Elizabeth H. James
    • Mary-Benham B. Nygren

      Paralegal
      • Boston
      • Office:+1 617.345.6165
      • mnygren@nixonpeabody.com
      Mary-Benham B. Nygren
    • Rachel S. Winkler

      Partner
      • Washington DC
      • Office:+1 202.585.8027
      • rwinkler@nixonpeabody.com
      Rachel S. Winkler
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