As a member of the firm’s immigration practice group, Adam advises clients seeking to obtain immigration benefits for themselves and their employees. He has extensive experience in the manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, financial services, and energy industries, working with clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups, nonprofits, and individuals. Adam manages the delivery of high quality immigration services related to the hiring of foreign nationals and movement of personnel between international offices, with a focus on L-1, H-1B, E-2, TN, O-1, and H-3 visa categories, and all of the employment-based permanent residence categories. He also assists in supervision of the practice’s Global immigration services.

Adam is a contributing author to the the firm’s Immigration Law Blog.  He is a regular speaker, presenting on a wide range of business immigration law topics to human resources personnel at conferences and client locations.

Relevant Experience

• Oversees the preparation and processing of petitions and visa applications to obtain employment authorization for foreign nationals, primarily in the H-1B, L-1, E-2, O-1 and TN categories, including dependent status and employment authorization for spouses of H/L/E employees.
• Advises clients about establishing Blanket L-1 programs and registering for expedited E-2 visas to streamline the transfer of key international employees to United States offices.
• Develops and implements creative strategies to overcome challenges related to H-1B cap limits including temporary visa categories, EB-1 immigrant petitions and PERM-based applications, and analyzes international assignments that can lead to L-1 petition approval.
• Counsels businesses on policies and procedures for I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, including visits to client sites to perform internal audits and training for personnel.
• Oversees I-9 compliance aspects of due diligence projects involving mergers and acquisitions, and represents clients before DHS in connection with I-9 investigations.
• Counsels clients on the immigration consequences of mergers and acquisitions and develops strategies to mitigate negative consequences on sponsored employees in L-1, E-2, H-1B and other categories.

• Develops strategies and oversees preparation of employment-based immigrant visa petitions for multinational managers/executives, persons of extraordinary ability, National Interest Waiver cases and outstanding researchers.
• Develops custom strategies and supervises recruitment efforts and processing of labor certification (PERM) applications with the US Department of Labor’s National Processing Center in Atlanta.
• Supervises preparation and processing of routine and complex immigrant petition filings, including successor-in-interest, EB-3 “downgrades,” Schedule A petitions for nurses and physical therapists, and various other situations.
• Advises nonprofit organizations with obtaining cap-exempt status for the filing of H-1B petitions; religious organizations of various denominations with R-1 petitions and special immigrant petitions for temporary and permanent employment of religious workers.
• Advises clients on training programs utilizing J-1 and H-3 visa categories; B-1/B-2 visa applications and use of Visa Waiver Program for business visitors; P-1 petitions for internationally recognized athletes; and P-3 visas for cultural entertainers.
• Works with individuals to prepare and submit family-based immigrant visa petitions, immigrant visas, and adjustment of status applications; also assists with K-1/K-3 visas for fiancées and spouses of US citizens, maintenance of permanent residence counseling, and naturalization applications.
• Represented asylum applicant in defensive case before immigration court, and represents refugees before USCIS offices abroad and UNHCR.

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia

Education
BA, Boston College, International Relations, cum laude, 1995

• Assists clients with petitions and visa applications to permit employment of foreign nationals, primarily in the H-1B, L-1, and E-2 categories, including dependent visas and employment authorization for spouses of L/E employees.
• Counsels businesses on policies and procedures for I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, including visits to client sites to perform internal audits and training for personnel.
• Assists clients with establishing Blanket L programs to facilitate the efficient transfer of international employees to locations in the United States.
• Assists non-profit organizations with obtaining cap-exempt status for the filing of H-1B petitions; and religious organizations from various denominations with R-1 visas and special immigrant petitions for temporary and permanent employment of religious workers; also successful using traditional business visas (H-1B and L-1) for clergy and nuns.
• Assists hospitals and medical clinics with immigration matters specific to the health care industry including J-1 waivers and National Interest Waiver immigrant petitions for physicians employed in medically underserved areas; programs to recruit and retain nurses from outside of the United States; and obtaining visas and VisaScreen health care certifications for various other health care workers such as physical therapists, occupational therapists and nurses.
• Assists schools with H-1B petitions for teachers and other personnel, and programs to sponsor and maintain the immigration status for their F-1 students.
• Counsels clients on the immigration consequences and available strategies for situations involving mergers and acquisitions.
• Assists new clients with rehabilitation of previous denials of petitions for H-1B status, and reinstatement of status, including limited situations involving ineffective assistance of prior counsel.
• Assists clients with visas for training programs utilizing J-1 and H-3 visa categories; B-1/B-2 visa applications; O-1 petitions for extraordinary entertainers, artists and scientists; P-1 petitions for internationally recognized athletes; P-3 visas for cultural entertainers; C/D visas for crew members; and I visas for employees of foreign media services.
• Extensive experience preparing employment-based immigrant visa petitions for multinational managers/executives and outstanding researchers, labor certifications including PERM processing through the US Dept. of Labor's national processing centers in Atlanta and Chicago, and family-based immigrant visa petitions and K-1/K-3 visas for fiancées and spouses of US citizens.
• Assists with structuring EB-5 immigrant investor opportunities, as well as preparation and processing of related petitions and applications.
• Successful representation of asylum applicants before administrative law courts.

• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, International Medical Graduate Taskforce
• Co-founder and Corporate Secretary of nonprofit, Sea of Solidarity, Inc.

• 2016 Michael Maggio Pro Bono Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association

• The National Interest Waiver of IMMACT90, 14 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 165
• EB-1 Backlogs: The New Reality, Law360
• Troubleshooting Remote I-9 Compliance During COVID-19, Law360
• 2019 Retail Industry Year in Review