GT Shareholders Laura Foote Reiff and Martha J. Schoonover have been recognized in the Chambers Global 2021 Guide for their U.S. immigration practice. GT had 34 attorneys and 15 practice areas recognized by 2021 Chambers Global, including six attorneys from its Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia offices.
Eight attorneys from the Immigration and Compliance Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are included in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America. In addition, one attorney is recognized in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Read the full GT press release.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s 150 lawyers ranked in The Legal 500 U.S. Guide 2020 include two members of its Northern Virginia office.
The London-based entity researches industry and practice areas to determine law firms and lawyers who provide “cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel,” according to the publication.
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The H-1B program is undergoing even more scrutiny under the current White House administration. Under the “Buy American, Hire American” Executive Order, the goal is for companies to hire only the best and the brightest for visa sponsorship, mostly H-1B visa holders. The Department of Labor (DOL), the governmental agency that handles the public disclosure information for employers looking to sponsor H-1B employees, has always released information for Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) in conjunction with the H-1B petition. The LCA has traditionally disclosed information including employer name, address, salary wage range, and worksite location, among other attestations the employer must make to meet labor and immigration laws. In November 2018, the DOL changed the format of the LCA to include those employers that place employees at a third-party client site, many of which petition for their own H-1B workers. See our November 2018 blog post here.
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