IMMIGRATION
Strategic, business-focused immigration counsel that helps employers attract, retain, and protect global talent in a complex regulatory environment.
Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres’ Immigration Practice advises employers navigating an increasingly complex and highly regulated immigration landscape. Evolving policies, heightened scrutiny, and enforcement initiatives create compliance burdens that can disrupt operations and delay critical hiring decisions. We help clients manage these challenges strategically and efficiently so they can remain focused on growth and workforce stability.
We represent companies ranging from startups to Fortune 100 multinational organizations across industries including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, consulting, engineering, hospitality, private equity, media and entertainment, and financial services. Our attorneys work closely with leadership and human resources teams to develop customized global mobility strategies aligned with each client’s workforce structure, budget, and long-term objectives.
Compliance and Enforcement Preparedness
A massive increase in funding for DHS investigations and ICE worksite enforcement has created unprecedented risk for employers in hospitality, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, and other industries. We have been increasingly focused on responding to government audits and site visits, to help employers prevent or mitigate immigration-related exposure. Our compliance and enforcement services include development and auditing of immigration compliance programs; I-9 and Public Access File reviews; preparation for and response to ICE audits and worksite enforcement actions; representation before the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, and Department of Justice; and targeted training for human resources and management teams.
STEM and Research Excellence
Ground-breaking research is taking place across the United States by international STEM-related experts in quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and other critical infrastructure areas. We help outstanding researchers and professionals find a clear path forward as they navigate the immigration process and establish roots in their communities. Our team provides comprehensive representation in EB-1A extraordinary ability, EB-1B outstanding researcher, and National Interest Waiver petitions, as well as O-1 visas for individuals with extraordinary ability in their fields.
Executive and Entrepreneur Immigration
C-suite executives and dynamic start-up founders help drive growth and create jobs. We help these business leaders simplify their immigration processes while finding the fastest and most cost-effective immigration strategy moving forward. Our attorneys guide executives through temporary work visa options, including L-1 intracompany transferee visas and E treaty visas, as well as employment-based permanent residence pathways.
Transportation Infrastructure
The railway and aerospace industries are the backbone of the country’s transportation infrastructure, moving people, connecting markets, delivering energy, and spurring growth. We work with these companies to make sure they have access to hiring the best and brightest professionals the world has to offer. Our team handles the full spectrum of employment-based immigration matters for these critical sectors, from H-1B specialty occupation visas to green card sponsorship.
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Foreign Direct Investment
Mergers, acquisitions, and foreign direct investment in the United States can all come with complex immigration-related strategic planning and due diligence requirements. Our Immigration Practice plays a key role in identifying immigration risks and opportunities in the context of transactions large and small. We work closely with our Business, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, and Tax attorneys to conduct due diligence and preserve work authorization for key foreign national employees.
Healthcare Staffing Solutions
As the population ages and healthcare needs grow in complexity, the country is facing critical shortages of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. At the same time, immigration options have never been more complicated. We work with medical institutions and physician groups to find immigration solutions for their staffing challenges, especially when those solutions involve O-1 visas and HHS or J-1 waivers. Our team also handles cap-exempt H-1B petitions for healthcare organizations and assists with two-year home residency requirement waivers.
Financial Services
Banks and investment institutions operate in a world that is fast and furious while employing a wide variety of executives, consultants, economists, quantitative analysts, and other financial experts. For these professionals, we deliver a solid immigration plan and execute to precision. Our attorneys provide comprehensive representation in temporary work visas, including H-1B, L-1, TN, E, and O visas, and guide financial services clients through employment-based permanent residence processes.
Immigration Policy Design
In order to attract top talent, employers increasingly need to put in place a hiring and immigration approach that is forward thinking, cost conscious, consistently applied, and appropriate within their market landscape. Every employer is different, but we take a flexible approach in helping strike the proper immigration sponsorship policy balance. Our attorneys work closely with leadership and human resources teams to develop customized global mobility strategies aligned with each client’s workforce structure, budget, and long-term objectives.
Supported by secure case management technology and real-time reporting tools, we deliver efficient, responsive service across corporate immigration programs—from routine filings to complex, time-sensitive matters.