Labor and Employment

Business Immigration

Thompson Coburn LLP's Immigration Practice Group brings more than 35 years of experience in virtually every area of business immigration law. The firm's immigration and naturalization law practice includes the representation of more than 1,000 individuals and 100 companies throughout the United States and abroad. The firm performs immigration services for the benefit of persons in a wide variety of careers, including educators, engineers, computer professionals, health care professionals, scientists, and other business professionals.

We assist clients in planning comprehensive immigration strategies for a variety of non-immigrant (temporary) visas, including:

• Business visitors (B)
• Specialty occupations (H-1B)
• Intra-company transferees (L)
• Business professionals pursuant to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (TN)

Our attorneys also assist clients in obtaining U.S. permanent resident status and citizenship by naturalization. Cases for permanent resident status have included relatives, aliens of extraordinary ability and outstanding researchers, executives and other employer-sponsored employees. Our attorneys regularly advise and represent clients in adjustment of status proceedings, Alien Labor Certification applications, preference classification petitions, consular visa processing, and INS interviews.

We assist our clients in designing preventive measures and in reviewing their hiring practices to ensure compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and subsequent legislation. Our attorneys have conducted internal I-9 audits and represented clients during INS and DOL (both Wage and Hour Division and OFCCP) audits and investigations.

We provide training to human resource personnel on business immigration topics, including implementing proper hiring procedures for international workers and designing and maintaining appropriate employment verification systems. We advise our clients on immigration-related employment discrimination issues such as citizenship, race, and national origin discrimination.

A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. American Heart Association Baldor Electric Co. Barry-Wehmiller Companies Bunzl Distribution USA, Inc. Carboline Co. Connectria Corp. Seloro Stellite Co. Demag Cranes & Components Dynalivery Corp Phillips Petroleum Co. Stabilus Sisters of Mercy Health Systems The P.D. George Co. Thermadyne Holdings Corp. UniGroup, Inc. Wabash Alloys LLC