Leonard J. D’Arrigo (“L. J.”) is Partner and Co-Leader of the Immigration Practice at Harris Beach, PLLC where he specializes in corporate and professional immigration involving the full suite of employment-based immigrant (NIW, Outstanding Researcher, Extraordinary Ability, Multi-National Manager, PERM) and non-immigrant petitions (H-1B, H-2, O-1, L-1, E, TN, J-1), as well as all family-based immigration processes.
L.J. assists a diverse group of U.S. and foreign employers, such as multi-national corporations, healthcare organizations and large hospital systems, religious institutions, and universities to obtain temporary and permanent visas for skilled or professional foreign national employees, including international executives and managers, engineers, researchers, skilled craft workers, physicians and medical personnel, scientists and university professors, understanding the impact of immigration issues on corporate operations. Specifically, he has developed an expertise in assisting hospitals, technology companies and research institutions in importing highly-skilled labor to fuel growth in the healthcare, education, technology and semiconductor industries. He assists clients comply with the employment verification and record-keeping requirements of the Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986.
L.J. performs I-9 and other audits of required employment records, advises on document retention and correction requirements, and offers training on completion and maintenance of I-9 records. He also assists clients with immigration law compliance issues that arise following corporate mergers and acquisitions.
L.J. is also a recognized national leader in the processing of H-2B and H-2A visas for agricultural and seasonal employers, including farms, landscape companies, hospitality, construction and the thoroughbred racing industries. He maintains the largest attorney-managed H-2A and H-2B practice in the country based on DOL statistics. He provides guidance to these employers on DOL and USCIS compliance issues, and counsels other attorneys, congressional leaders, and organizations on H-2 legislation and compliance issues throughout the country.
He is a frequent speaker at Immigration/Employment related conferences and seminars including, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Farm Bureau, Human Resource Associations, and Continuing Legal Education programs throughout the country. He is also widely cited and quoted in the media on immigration issues affecting employers across the country.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS + SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- The School Yard Bully: U.S. Manipulation of International Trade Norms and Safeguard Measures, published in the New York State Bar Association’s NY Business Law Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Fall 2005).
