Biography: Corporate Immigration

Cynthia Lange leads the high tech practice in the heart of Silicon Valley for the world's leading corporate immigration law firm, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy. As the managing partner of the firm's northern California practice, she directs the strategic representation of companies ranging from large fortune 500 companies to small start-up companies in the firm's 'e-group.' She has worked with numerous companies to set up and manage worldwide immigration compliance programmes. Cynthia is a long time adjunct professor at Southwestern University School of Law where she has taught since 1988. She also frequently lectures on corporate immigration and, as a thought leader in the industry, she has written numerous articles on business immigration law matters.

Cynthia is also the managing partner in charge of the firm's I-9 Service Center, which offers state of the art electronic I-9 tools and advisory services for proper I-9 and E-Verify completion. She specialises in government investigations, audits and establishing compliance programmes for companies.

Cynthia joined Fragomen over 23 years ago, after beginning her career at the US Department of Justice as an INS trial attorney. She is a member of the American Bar Association; the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA); the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA); the Association of International Educators (NAFSA); the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP); the Northern California Human Resources Association; the Santa Clara Bar Association and the San Francisco Bar Association. She is also a member of the Faculty, Southwestern School of Law, 1988 to present.

Her publications and lectures include co-chairing with Austin Fragomen the Annual Practicing Law Institute Immigration Symposium; frequent speaking on business immigration topics before bar associations, international trade organisations and human resource groups, including: Practicing Law Institute (PLI); Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM); American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA); Immigration Lawyers on the Web (ILW); and the American Council for International Personnel (ACIP).

She has won and been nominated for awards from the following publications: Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009; The International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; Best Lawyers In America, 2006, 2007, 2008. 2009, 2010, 2011; and Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Her pro bono work includes serving as a member of the community service and pro bono committee for the J Reuben Clark Law Society; a former chair, committee member, and member of the International Board; board member and executive committee member, National Immigration Law Center (NILC); and board member, TechAmerica Silicon Valley.

She is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia and New York. Court admissions include the US Supreme Court, the US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and the US District Court, Southern District of California. She was educated at Southwestern University School of Law, JD, 1985 and Brigham Young University, BA, 1981, Phi Kapa Phi Honor Society.