Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP - The Who's Who Legal 100 2012

What is the Who's Who Legal 100?

New York is home to more of the firm’s recognised lawyers than any other office, with name partner Austin Fragomen Jr ranking as “pre-eminent”. A former counsel to the US House of Representatives subcommittee on immigration, citizenship and international law, Fragomen has also testified before the US Congress on immigration issues as well as numerous House and Senate subcommittees on business immigration topics and is praised as a “shining example to the industry” by peers.

Rodney Malpert is co-managing partner of the Phoenix office and specialises in the immigration implications of corporate reorganisations, pre-hire processes and discrimination, consular practices and security advisory opinions, and non-immigrant statuses. A former senior counsel at Texas Instruments, where he managed global immigration, Malpert brings “invaluable corporate expertise” to the table in his private practice work. At the same office, Bonnie Gibson is an immigration compliance expert with a “strong pedigree” in labour and employment law who peers praise for her work in corporate transactions and customs enforcement proceedings.

Two lawyers from separate offices represent the firm in California. Santa Clara-based Cynthia Lange leads the high-tech practice and acts as managing partner to the firm’s Northern California contingent, and she receives praise from sources for her “world-class” knowledge of government investigations, audits and compliance programmes as well as I-9 employment eligibility advice. Co-managing partner of the Irvine office, David Hirson is a “very highly regarded” name who counts numerous Fortune 500 companies among his clients. Further listings form offices in the Midwest and on the East Coast add to Fragomen’s US profile.

New hire Daryl Buffenstein enjoys a “first-class” international reputation and has been a major contributor to immigration legislation in the United States over the course of his career. Buffenstein is listed in both the corporate immigration and management labour and employment chapters, and is joined in the former section by fellow Atlanta-based “experts” Deborah Marlowe and Kyle Sherman.

The firm fields three lawyers from as many offices in the Asia-Pacific region, among whom Shanghai’s Becky Xia is a “noteworthy inclusion” according to peers. Responsible for the firm’s China practice, Xia specialises in work for multinationals and financial institutions in obtaining investor visas and employment-based immigration and compliance. In Singapore, Mark Buchanan is a “valued expert” in counselling clients on the immigration aspects of corporate transactions and restructurings, while Sydney’s Robert Walsh enjoys a “great reputation” for his work on behalf of private companies and government entities in matters relating to compliance, overseas employment and visa categories.

Caron Pope represents the London office, where she is a “leading light” in a “first-rate” team providing advice on UK immigration and nationality law. Alex Paterson scores highly in the Perth office, and additional listings in San José and Johannesburg further attest to the international diversity and comprehensive coverage of the firm in this discipline.

Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP - Professional Notice

With a hands-on approach to service delivery, Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP is able to manage all steps of the immigration process, from case initiation through final approval and beyond. These steps generally include strategically analysing the best options in a particular matter, explaining immigration processes to internal stakeholders, collecting required data and preparing and filing applications.

Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP also offers global immigration programme planning and management advice and a wide range of services related to corporate immigration compliance, from employment verification tools to mergers and acquisitions support.

The firm’s knowledge and experience have led to broad recognition of Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP as the world’s foremost corporate immigration law firm. For example, it has been named the leading global immigration firm by The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers for the past eight years running, a distinction that is based on independent research covering over 10,000 of the foremost legal practitioners across 31 separate practice areas in more than 100 countries.

OFFICES

AUSTRALIA

Sydney: Tel: +61 2 8224 8555

sydneyinfo@fragomen.com

BELGIUM

Brussels: Tel: +32 2 550 1020

brusselsinfo@fragomen.com

CANADA

Toronto: Tel: +1416 504 3838

canada@fragomen.com

CHINA

Beijing: Tel: +86 10 5123 5140

beijinginfo@fragomen.com

COSTA RICA

San Jose: Tel: +506 2204 6300

costaricainfo@fragomen.com

FRANCE

Paris: Tel: +33 1 43 66 94 27

parisinfo@fragomen.com

GERMANY

Frankfurt: Tel: +49 69 20 97 49 0

frankfurtinfo@fragomen.com

HONG KONG

Hong Kong: Tel: +852 2151 2190

hongkonginfo@fragomen.com

INDIA

Bangalore: Tel: +91 80 4344 4744

bangaloreinfo@fragomen.com

NEW ZEALAND

Wellington: Tel: +64 4 499 2080

wellingtoninfo@fragomen.com

SINGAPORE

Singapore: Tel: +65 6334 0766

singaporeinfo@fragomen.com

SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg: Tel: +27 11 252 1220

southafricainfo@fragomen.com

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dubai: Tel: +971 4 446 1893

dubaiinfo@fragomen.com

UNITED KINGDOM

London: Tel: +44 20 3077 5000

londoninfo@fragomen.com

USA

New York: Tel: +1 212 688 8555

newyorkinfo@fragomen.com

For a complete list of our offices, visit www.fragomen.com