October is Pro Bono Month, a time to reflect on contributions making a positive impact on the lives of those in need of legal assistance. At GT, we are proud to celebrate Pro Bono Month by sharing examples of our recent immigration-related pro bono efforts.
As part of GT’s ongoing commitment to providing pro bono
On Sept. 16, team members from GT’s Atlanta office attended Fiesta LaAmistad – Noche Tropical at The Foundry at Puritan Mill. The event saw a sellout crowd of over 300 guests. Greenberg Traurig proudly served as a Platinum Sponsor for the annual event.
The evening’s festivities included dinner, music, dancing and a fantastic silent auction
The GT team recently obtained L-2 extension of status approvals for the spouse and daughter of an L-1 principal visa holder, enabling the family members to continue residing in the United States as L-2 dependents.
The L-2 visa is for dependents of a principal L-1 visa holder, allowing them to reside in the United States
GT recently supported a client in developing a strategic approach to the company’s TN case for a new hire, ensuring compliance with U.S. immigration law while aligning with the client’s business objectives.
The TN visa is a non-immigrant visa category established under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and recodified under the more recent
The Greenberg Traurig team successfully obtained an EB-1 extraordinary ability green card for an individual that specializes in using venture capital and the start-up ecosystem to fund research of novel cancer therapies. Without this foreign national’s unique expertise and talents, many small companies would not be able to obtain funding for their cancer research. GT’s
The Greenberg Traurig team recently assisted a heavy construction equipment client with an O-1 non-immigrant extraordinary ability petition for a prospective employee. The GT team assessed the employee’s background and determined that an O-1 was viable, although not a strong case. Additionally, it was not within the industries most common to O-1 extraordinary ability petitions
The Greenberg Traurig team recently assisted a medical products client with a rush I-140 immigrant petition requesting a National Interest Waiver (NIW) to allow one of the client’s development engineers to extend their H-1B status beyond the six-year H-1B maximum. The employee’s PERM labor certification remained pending and the employee’s H-1B max out date was
GT’s Immigration & Compliance litigation team secured a mandamus victory in federal court for a long-pending Petition by an Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status (Form I-829) case. In the recent win, a Mainland-China-born EB-5 investor filed the I-829 with USCIS in April 2020, and as of February 2023, USCIS had failed to
A Greenberg Traurig client recently found herself in a difficult situation after her H-1B visa was revoked by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) without her – or her employer’s – knowledge or consent. USCIS sent a notice saying that the employer submitted a withdrawal request, but it turned out that neither the employer