Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Shaw LLP is well equipped to help clients with immigration program management, talent mobility issues, workforce compliance matters and the immigration aspects of M&A activity and workforce changes. New York-based Jacob Cherry and Los Angeles-based Masha Aliaskari jointly head up the practice. Cherry excels in matters involving the technology and financial sectors. Aliaskari has deep experience in matters involving the intersection of immigration and M&A transactions. Leon Rodriguez is a highly regarded member of the practice who was appointed Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Obama administration. Dawn Lurie is also a notable figure in the group and devotes her practice to compliance, investigations and diligence matters in the immigration space. Both Rodriguez and Lurie sit in the Washington DC office. Jim King, Russell Swapp and Gabriel Mozes departed in July 2024.