Biography: Corporate Immigration

Bonnie Gibson is the co-managing partner of the Phoenix office of the world's leading corporate immigration law firm, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy. Her practice emphasis is in immigration, worksite immigration compliance, and corporate immigration compliance programmes. Bonnie also helps lead the firm's global compliance practice. In addition, Bonnie relies on 25 years of California labour and employment experience to enhance her immigration compliance practice. With her extensive I-9 and E-Verify experience, she counsels companies nationwide on developing and managing immigration compliance programmes, including I-9 and E-Verify training and audits. She regularly advises on immigration compliance issues in mergers, acquisitions and contracting relationships and represents companies in Immigration and Customs Enforcement proceedings. Prior to joining Fragomen as a partner in 2008, Bonnie was a shareholder with Littler Mendelson.

Bonnie is a frequent lecturer and contributor for immigration focused organisations, on topics such as DOL prevailing wage investigations, implications of rule changes governing the employer-employee relationship in the H-1B context, and E-Verify monitoring and tracking developments. Bonnie's lectures and publications include: 'Outlook for Federal Immigration Policy,' SHRM Arizona Chapter, March 2011; 'Arizona and Beyond,' Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter, 2010; 'Administrative Enforcement: OSC and DOL,' Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter, 2010; 'I-9 Audits Here to Stay,' AILA Arizona Chapter, 2010; 'More than a Fad – The Obama Administration's Continuing Support of E-Verify, ACIP, 2010; 'Update on DOL Wage and Hour Investigations, AILA National Conference, 2010; 'Employment Law Issues in an E-Verify World,' Immigration Law Weekly, November 2009; 'E-Verify Fundamentals for Immigration Lawyers,' an AILA webinar, July 2008; 'Employment Law Issues for Immigration Practitioners,' an AILA webinar, June 2007; 'DHS Publishes Proposed 'Safe-Harbor' Procedures for Employers who Receive 'No-Match' Letters,' published on Littler.com, June 2006; 'Immigration Raids Signal New Enforcement Emphasis by ICE,' published on Littler.com, June 2006; "Offshoring Is Here To Stay," 8-K The Legal Magazine for Business Executives, Summer 2005; Primary Drafter, AILA Comments on ICE Paperwork Violations, 2010 and FAR E-Verify Regulations Comments (November 2008).

Bonnie's experience includes having developed and implemented a multi-faceted national interest waiver programme for a high technology client; implemented corporate-wide program to assess and monitor appropriate use of visa employees by third party contractors; managed merger and acquisition I-9 compliance audits yielding substantial cost savings and/or deal restructurings in corporate transactions; designed, implemented and supervised outsourced I-9/E-Verify compliance services; provided expert witness services for matters involving work authorisation and social security 'no-match' issues; advocated changes adopted by the government in final regulations requiring government contractors to participate in E-Verify.

She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association liaison committee for worksite enforcement and E-Verify, 2008 to present; American Council on International Personnel, 2008 to present; a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association; a member of the Society on Human Resource Management (SHRM), 2008 to present; and a member of the Phoenix committee on foreign relations.

Bonnie has received the highest available rating by Martindale-Hubbell for legal ability and professional ethics and conduct. She has been listed in Who's Who Legal – The International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, 2010 and 2011. She was also Phi Beta Kappa at Indiana University.