In consultation with the Office of General Counsel of multinational organizations, designed and implemented visa strategies and immigration programs to decrease the burden on corporate human resources personnel while providing value-added services and streamlining case management
Acted as lead counsel in validating the consolidation of a US Immigration Program following the merger of two international companies in the oil and gas industry.
Developed a detailed implementation program for the merger, as well as counseling on the mobility of intracompany transferees and expatriates post-merger
Designed an internal audit for a leading global pharmaceutical company with over 30,000 employees that encompassed a full scale audit of the company’s immigration program including internal approval processes, work flow, recordkeeping and I-9 employment verification program
Developed a cost effective management strategy for globalizing the immigration work of a multinational corporation engaged in the chemical, aeronautic and electronic manufacturing industries, following an international corporate acquisition.
Centralized the processing of all matters in a single office which produced dramatic cost savings for the client
Education
Education
New York University School of Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.), 1983
Duquesne University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1981
University of Rochester
Bachelor of Arts, 1978
Professional Accomplishments/Memberships
Professional Accomplishments / Memberships
Bar Admissions: New Jersey, New York
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association (Past Chair (2010-2012), Past Secretary (2009), International Law and Organizations Section)
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Publications and Lectures
Publications and Lectures
Author, “Immigration Issues, Strict Enforcement on Horizon,” New Jersey Business Magazine, Vol. 53, January 2007.
Author, “Global Immigration Law: An Update on Compliance for Employment Counsel,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2006.
Co-author, “Immigration Law: Review and Outlook for the Deployment of Workers in a Global Economy,” New Jersey Lawyer Magazine and New Jersey State Bar Association, No. 227, April 2004.
Author, “Immigration Law, A Basic Legal Guide for Foreign Businesses,” New Jersey State Bar Association, Section on International Law and Organizations, 1991.
Speaker/Presenter, international and national conferences on immigration law for the following organizations:
•Council for Global Immigration
•New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association
•Information Technology Association of America
•Seton Hall Law School
•Commencement Guest Speaker, Ocean County College, NJ
Awards
Awards
Best Lawyers in America - 2009, 2012
Who's Who Legal - 2008