Laura Reiff

• Advocacy and representation of clients' interests before legislative bodies, including administrative agencies
• Corporate planning of both permanent and temporary international transfers of personnel
• Compliance with the employer sanctions and antidiscrimination provisions of the immigration law (I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification)
• Obtaining all types of U.S. nonimmigrant visas, including professional visas (H-1B), intracompany transferee visa (L-1), treaty trader/investor visas (E-1/E-2), student visas (F-1), scholar and exchange visas (J-1), cultural visas (Q), and extraordinary ability/artist/athlete visas (O and P)
• Compliance with export control requirements pursuant to the deemed export rule
• Obtaining U.S. permanent residence through employment, investment and family relationships
• Outbound assistance with visa needs in other countries
• Litigation before administrative law judges, as well as litigation in the federal courts
• Advice concerning withholding of social security and taxation of foreign nationals and corporations
• Corporate restructurings and impact on Immigration Status of Foreign National Workplace

• Represented numerous businesses, trade associations and other entities on immigration legislative matters.
• Represented numerous companies in establishing blanket immigration programs to streamline the transfer of individuals worldwide.
• Represented companies employing foreign professional workers in efforts to increase the number of nonimmigrant visas available to those workers.
• Advised numerous manufacturing and information technology companies on the business immigration aspects of the high technology and other worker shortages.
• Advised businesses on employer sanctions and workplace compliance issues under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

• Co-Chair, HRLA, Washington, D.C. Metro
• Member, Board of Trustees, American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF)
  • Chair, Immigration Policy Committee
• Legal Counsel, Essential Worker Immigration Coalition
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Board of Governors, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (1998-2002)
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, Maryland Bar Association
• Member, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Labor and Employment Subcommittee on Immigration

• Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers (2012)
• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America (2008-2012)
• Listed, Chambers Global, Immigration - Business (2008-2012)
• Listed, Human Resource Executive Magazine "Top 20 Immigration Attorneys in America" (2011)
• Team Member, Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year" (2011)
• Listed, The Legal 500 United States (2009-2011)
• Listed, Chambers USA Guide, National - Employment Law (2006-2011)
• Listed, The Legal Times "Leading Lawyers in Immigration" (2006)
• Listed, SmartCEO "Greater Washington Legal Elite" (2006) 
• Recipient, "F.E.W.A. Legislative Champion Award" (2006)
• Named, AILA (DC Chapter) "Legislative Advocate of the Year" (2006)

Laura is regularly invited to speak to various forums, including:

• ABA events
• AILA national conferences
• American Council, Annual Immigrant Achievement Awards Benefits
• Canadian Bar Association events
• Chamber of Commerce events
• Federal Publications/West Group events
• TechServe Alliance annual conferences
• U.S. House of Representatives, House Subcommittee on Immigration Testimony

Laura has been published and quoted in a wide variety of publications, such as HR Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, CNN, The Washington Post, The San Jose Mercury News and others.