Biography: Corporate Immigration

Michael Turansick is a partner and managing attorney for the Chicago, Illinois office of the world's leading corporate immigration law firm, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy. He has been practicing in the field of immigration and nationality law for over 25 years. Michael manages a diverse practice that it is comprised of individual, start-up, mid-size, and large multinational companies encompassing a broad range of industry sectors, including automotive, manufacturing, finance, pharmaceutical, technology, telecommunications, professional services and consumer products. His work on behalf of clients includes advising on PERM compliance strategies, the immigration consequences of M&A and other corporate restructurings, Form I-9 and H-1B/LCA compliance, EB-5 advisement and strategic immigration program management.

He is a member, board of trustees, American Immigration Council; secretary, French American Chamber of Commerce, Chicago; member, Employee Relocation Council; member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and former chair of AILA's New York chapter (1999-2000); member, American Bar Association; member, German American and British American Chambers of Commerce; former co-chair, immigration and nationality law committee of the American Bar Association's section on international law and practice; and former director, Canadian Club of Chicago. Michael also serves as treasurer of Fragomen PAC.

Michael is a frequent lecturer on immigration topics for professional associations such as the American Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyer's Association, Society for Human Resources Management and Employee Relocation Council. He is co-editor, 'Coming to America: Entry Issues in the Current Immigration Landscape,' AILA 2002; co-editor, AILA's 'Second Annual New York Chapter" Immigration Law Symposium Handbook, 1999; 'PERMutations: The Department of Labor's Evolving Perspective on the Role of Attorneys in the Labor Certification Process,' AILA's Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook 2008-2009 Edition, 2009; 'Retrogression of Employment-Based Visas: Chargeability and the Child Status Protection Act,' AILA's The Reality of Business Immigration Strategic Planning for the Advanced Practitioner, 2006; 'Looking Back While Looking Ahead: Processing Labor Certifications In Anticipation of PERM,' AILA's Countering The Culture of 'No' Strategies for Business Immigration in 2004; 'H-1B Update: Annual-Cap Strategies,' AILA's Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook 2003-2004 edition, volume 2, 2003; 'Off The 'Fast' Track? The Effect Of Corporate Downsizing On Labor Certification Strategy And Procedure,' Fourth Annual AILA New York Chapter Immigration Law Symposium, 2001; 'Corporate Restructuring & H-1Bs Under the New Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act,' AILA's New Rules for the New Millennium 2001.

He has been listed in The International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers and Best Lawyers. He is a graduate of Fordham University and Fordham Law School.