Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Business immigration attorney with experience advising multinational companies, Japanese businesses, and foreign national employees on employment-based immigration matters, including E, L, H-1B, PERM, and employment-based permanent residence processes. Background includes cross-border client coordination, workflow development, and high-volume corporate immigration practice.
Supported ongoing employment-based immigration matters for Japanese business clients, including E-2 revalidation, L-1A extensions, and J-1 to F-1 change of status matters. Advised employers on PERM labor market test requirements and compliance obligations, including prevailing wage strategy, recruitment coordination, and publication vendor management. Counseled small business employers and foreign national employees throughout PERM, EB-2 I-140, and adjustment of status processes, including case strategy, documentation, and ongoing case updates. Developed bilingual intake systems and Excel/VBA workflow tools for immigration case tracking, employment-based filing workflows, and PERM recruitment documentation.
Managed a high-volume caseload of employment-based immigration matters for multinational corporate clients, including H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3, O-1, PERM, and employment-based immigrant visa matters. Coordinated with Fragomen’s Government Strategies and Compliance Group on federal litigation involving employment-based immigrant petition and adjustment of status matters, resulting in reopening and approval following prior denial. Managed workflow allocation across a seven-member immigration support team and improved case processing efficiency through standardized reporting, automated form workflows, and integration of firmwide document processing and consular support resources.
Represented Japanese businesses, startups, and foreign national employees in employment-based immigration matters, including E-1/E-2, H-1B, L-1, and O-1 cases. Handled new-business E-2 and L-1 matters involving U.S. company formation, qualifying organization documentation, and initial U.S. expansion strategy. Coordinated workflow across a five-member support staff team and managed employment-based immigration matters from intake through filing.