Practice Expertise

  • Labor & Employment
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Areas of Practice

  • Labor & Employment
  • Employment Advice, Counseling and Training
  • Immigration & Mobility
  • Labor & Employment
  • Labor, Employment & Benefits
  • STEM Center of Immigration Excellence
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Profile

Business immigration counsel backed by deep government experience

Matt Mauntel-Medici guides his clients on the full range of employment-related immigration matters. As a former U.S. diplomat, Matt is uniquely positioned to help his clients navigate the full range of visa classes. He advises for-profit and nonprofit entities on immigration strategy and compliance, consular processing, visa interview preparation, visa ineligibility waivers, PERM applications and immigration for leaders in research, business and the arts. He works with a variety of industries, including:

  • Medical organizations
  • Energy companies
  • Education institutions
  • Financial services businesses

Matt’s clients benefit from his deep and diverse immigration and management experience, which includes serving in the U.S. Department of State (DOS) as vice consul in Brazil and Ireland. There, he led the adjudication of immigrant and non-immigrant visas, including E, H, J, L, O and P visas, and was a subject matter expert on complex visa cases involving presidential proclamations, national interest exception review and visa ineligibility waiver requests.

Before his time at DOS, Matt held in-house roles for a multinational professional services firm, where he managed several teams and processes for global procurement and corporate risk management.

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois

Education

  • Boston College Law School (J.D., 2010)
    • Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, articles editor
    • Law Students Association, vice president (2009-2010)
  • Indiana University Bloomington (B.A., with distinction, 2007)
    • Philosophy

Areas of Practice

  • Labor & Employment
  • Employment Advice, Counseling and Training
  • Immigration & Mobility
  • Labor & Employment
  • Labor, Employment & Benefits
  • STEM Center of Immigration Excellence

Professional Career



Articles

  • Best Practices for Employers to Prepare Employees for Visa Interviews
  • Immigration Agencies: 2022 Yearend Review and What to Expect in 2023
  • U.S. State Department Confirms Pilot Program for Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visa Stamps
  • U.S. State Department Unveils Details of Pilot Program for Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visa Stamps
  • USCIS Announces Premium Processing Expansion for F-1 OPT and STEM OPT EAD Applications

Seminar

  • Behind the Consular Window

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