Immigration & Mobility

Counsel that gives your organization confidence and clarity on immigration law

Capabilities at a glance

  • A national, go-to law firm for companies navigating the immigration process to attract and retain top talent.
  • Chambers-ranked attorneys who provide the client-centric approach, resources, networks and competitively priced services to help employers throughout the immigration process.
  • A legal team dedicated to expediency, efficiency and service excellence through streamlined communication and a collaborative approach.
  • Over 50 years of experience assisting businesses with immigration and employment issues across a wide range of sectors, including banking and finance, manufacturing, professional services, insurance, health care and IT, among others.

Holistic immigration legal support to help your team get to work

Quarles is dedicated to ensuring clients hire and place people across their organization with confidence. Our approach is to closely partner with clients to help meet all of their immigration and mobility-related needs. We also work practically with you to strengthen internal processes and policies for comprehensive compliance and efficiency. With offices across the U.S., we are well positioned to serve clients anywhere, with a unique level of personal service that is both responsive and proactive.

Agility across all immigration and mobility law issues

Our Immigration & Mobility Practice Group includes attorneys with extensive experience assisting both public and private employers. Our immigration team works with diverse business sectors across the U.S. and around the world. We understand the complexities and nuances associated with the multitude of industries and positions, standing ready to partner with you around the clock and around the globe. We are diligent in remaining current with developing legal and compliance issues, and provide legal updates and training so your internal immigration teams are informed in this rapidly evolving area of law. We are actively involved in both state and national advocacy to encourage enactment of laws that enhance the ability of organizations to efficiently hire foreign workers.

Experience

  • Employment-based visa processes such as H-1B, L-1, E, O-1, TN and P
  • Permanent resident (green card) processes through EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3
  • Complete international mobility with a Blanket L-1 authorization program
  • Family-sponsored permanent resident status processes for employees
  • Consular processing overseas for immigrant visas and nonimmigrant visas
  • Post-permanent resident processes such as reentry permits and naturalization
  • Compliance services related to employment verification (I-9), E-Verify and investigations by ICE and IER

Successes

  • A well-known, major Silicon Valley employer decided to start offering PERM-based green cards to candidates for hire, which also meant starting those processes for hundreds of existing employees at the same time. This client turned to Quarles to develop a streamlined and trusted process that helped the employer successfully attract candidates and retain existing employees.
  • After experiencing gaps and delays with its existing online visa processing service, a financial technology firm selected the Quarles Immigration & Mobility Practice Group to help them develop an immigration program that reduced HR time, improved outcomes, sped up timelines and gave confidence to its employees

News & Insights

Service Areas

  • Immigration Compliance and Auditing

    Immigration compliance requires strong systems and procedures to ensure federal rules and regulations are understood and followed by all parties. As a full-service law firm with decades of experience advising corporate clients on the complete range of legal compliance matters, we offer practical advice and representation to ensure immigration compliance in all transactions with the various government agencies that oversee this specialized area.

    Immigration compliance includes more than ensuring employees maintain the right to reside and work in the U.S. and travel internationally without interruption. It also means ensuring the employer's recruiting and onboarding process is compliant in light of ICE I-9 requirements, E-Verify participation and Immigrant and Employee Rights (IER) scrutiny from the Department of Justice. Whether it is auditing and advising on current processes, developing new and more efficient systems of compliance, or defending employers against ICE raids or audits, or IER investigations and charges, Quarles has the experience to lead employers through the complex compliance process.

  • Immigration Program Management

    At Quarles, we take a strategic approach to immigration program management. Having a highly trained and skilled delivery team with reliable backup support is critical to managing the immigration account of highly regulated entities, especially during these turbulent times. Our approach ensures your relationship leadership team has the flexibility to direct additional resources to cases where there are sudden changes that necessitate additional attention. We have deep bench strength and commit time and energy to thoughtful management of your day-to-day work, as well as planning for the unexpected, so you’re never caught by surprise. Our end-to-end program management ensures that deadlines are met and you have full visibility and clear communication lines as matters proceed.

  • Key Personnel: Visas and Green Cards

    Our Immigration & Mobility Practice Group offers the full range of experience and advice on all types of work visas and the processes to obtain them, ensuring your organization is able to move quickly and fluently with its hiring and onboarding processes. We can also provide comprehensive advice, preparation, submission and case monitoring for all visa or green card petitions through a state-of-the art online case management system. This system provides secure access to the HR team, including reports and tracking. It also gives employees discreet access to their own data and real-time updates that instill confidence and reduce HR time.

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