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Brendan Venter
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Brendan J. Venter

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Profile
Representative Matters
Professional and Civic
Areas of Experience
Admissions
Education
Location

Brendan focuses his practice on developing and managing global talent acquisition programs for large and small employers seeking to fill highly skilled positions in the United States. He counsels employers located throughout New York, the United States and internationally and assists with obtaining immigration status and employment authorization for employees in both nonimmigrant and immigrant (permanent resident/“green card”) visa categories. His practice includes an emphasis on assisting college/university faculty members and medical professionals with complex immigration issues such as J-1 waivers, O-1 visas, and permanent residency through the National Interest Waiver, Outstanding Professor/Researcher, and Alien of Extraordinary Ability categories. Brendan also works extensively with investors, entrepreneurs, and start-ups in securing investment-based nonimmigrant visas.

As part of his practice, Brendan also counsels individual clients in family-based and humanitarian immigration processes, including marriage-based visa petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing and asylum applications.

Brendan previously served as a law clerk for Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe of the Northern District of New York in Albany. During law school, he worked in the Office of General Counsel for the State University of New York.

  • Serves as co-lead counsel on visa and immigration matters for the largest public university system in the United States, as well numerous other colleges, universities, and affiliated research organizations, in securing, maintaining, and managing visa status and employment authorization for employees, including faculty and staff, as well as medical professionals (hospitalists, fellows, and residents) at university health centers and affiliated facilities
  • Counsels various individuals and start-up/investment enterprises in industries such as manufacturing, mobile technology, retail, and restaurant/food services, among others, in securing E-1 and E-2 visas based on international trade and/or investment
  • Assisted multinational engineering companies in transferring several highly specialized employees to the United States to manage and contribute to large-scale, multi-million-dollar construction projects, including museums, libraries, resorts, and NFL stadiums
  • Worked with several prominent performing arts venues in the U.S. to obtain O-1, P-1, and P-3 visas for internationally recognized and culturally unique performers, including multiple music groups appearing on world top music charts
  • Assists individuals of international renown, ranging from best-selling authors to professional athletes, in obtaining temporary and permanent immigration status in categories for individuals with “extraordinary ability”

Professional and Civic

  • Executive Board for the AILA Upstate NY Chapter, Secretary
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, member
  • Bethlehem Basketball Club, board member
  • American Red Cross, volunteer

Recognition

  • Super Lawyers, Immigration: Business, since 2020
  • Dean Thomas Sponsler Honors Teaching Fellow, Federal Civil Procedure
  • Honorable Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship (N.D.N.Y. Federal Court Bar Association)

Legal Practices

Immigration
Labor and Employment

Industry Teams

Health Care

New York

U.S. District Court, New York - Northern District

Albany Law School

JD
2013

University of Notre Dame

BA
2008
Albany, NY Office
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Brendan J. Venter

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D: (518) 701-2773
Albany, NY Office
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■ Areas of Expertise

Immigration Legal Practice
Labor and Employment Legal Practice
Health Care Industry Team

■ Profile

Brendan focuses his practice on developing and managing global talent acquisition programs for large and small employers seeking to fill highly skilled positions in the United States. He counsels employers located throughout New York, the United States and internationally and assists with obtaining immigration status and employment authorization for employees in both nonimmigrant and immigrant (permanent resident/“green card”) visa categories. His practice includes an emphasis on assisting college/university faculty members and medical professionals with complex immigration issues such as J-1 waivers, O-1 visas, and permanent residency through the National Interest Waiver, Outstanding Professor/Researcher, and Alien of Extraordinary Ability categories. Brendan also works extensively with investors, entrepreneurs, and start-ups in securing investment-based nonimmigrant visas.

As part of his practice, Brendan also counsels individual clients in family-based and humanitarian immigration processes, including marriage-based visa petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing and asylum applications.

Brendan previously served as a law clerk for Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe of the Northern District of New York in Albany. During law school, he worked in the Office of General Counsel for the State University of New York.

■ Representative Matters

  • Serves as co-lead counsel on visa and immigration matters for the largest public university system in the United States, as well numerous other colleges, universities, and affiliated research organizations, in securing, maintaining, and managing visa status and employment authorization for employees, including faculty and staff, as well as medical professionals (hospitalists, fellows, and residents) at university health centers and affiliated facilities
  • Counsels various individuals and start-up/investment enterprises in industries such as manufacturing, mobile technology, retail, and restaurant/food services, among others, in securing E-1 and E-2 visas based on international trade and/or investment
  • Assisted multinational engineering companies in transferring several highly specialized employees to the United States to manage and contribute to large-scale, multi-million-dollar construction projects, including museums, libraries, resorts, and NFL stadiums
  • Worked with several prominent performing arts venues in the U.S. to obtain O-1, P-1, and P-3 visas for internationally recognized and culturally unique performers, including multiple music groups appearing on world top music charts
  • Assists individuals of international renown, ranging from best-selling authors to professional athletes, in obtaining temporary and permanent immigration status in categories for individuals with “extraordinary ability”

■ Professional and Civic

  • Executive Board for the AILA Upstate NY Chapter, Secretary
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, member
  • Bethlehem Basketball Club, board member
  • American Red Cross, volunteer

■ Admissions

  • Super Lawyers, Immigration: Business, since 2020
  • Dean Thomas Sponsler Honors Teaching Fellow, Federal Civil Procedure
  • Honorable Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship (N.D.N.Y. Federal Court Bar Association)

■ Education

Albany Law School
 ,JD
 ,2013
University of Notre Dame
 ,BA
 ,2008

Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and is among the BTI Elite law firms based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Our clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries we represent include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities.

Industry Teams
Automotive and Vehicle Dealerships
Cannabis
Construction and Surety
Educational Institutions Higher Ed
Educational Institutions K-12
EMS and Fire Protection Providers
Energy
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets
Food and Beverage
Health Care
Industrial and Consumer Manufacturing
Medical and Life Sciences
Municipalities and Local Agencies
Nanotechnology
Photonics
Racing and Gaming
Real Estate Developers
Science and Technology
Telecommunications and Media
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
USA Collegiate Sports
Veterinary Medicine

Practices
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate
Business and Commercial Litigation
Collection Law
Commercial Real Estate
Corporate
Cybersecurity Protection and Response
Diversity Compliance
E-Discovery (e-infoSM)
Employee Benefits
Employment Litigation
Environmental Law
Financial Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Government Compliance and Investigations
Health Law
Immigration Law
Insurance Coverage
Intellectual Property Law
International Trade Law
Internet Law
Labor and Employment Law
Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation
New Markets Tax Credit
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law
Product Liability and Comprehensive General Liability
Public Finance and Economic Development
Real Property Valuation Litigation
Residential Real Estate
Sports Law
Tax Law
White Collar Crime
Wills, Trusts and Estates

Consulting Services
HB Solutions LLC
Collegiate Sports Compliance
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Economic Development and Public Affairs
Educational Institution Assistance
EMRG® (E-Discovery Management Resources Group)
Energy
Health and Human Services
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing and Communication Services
Municipal and Local Agency Assistance

HB Cornerstone LLC
Owner Representation
Design Services
Facilities Consulting
Move Management

Caetra.io
CyMetric (Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance Software)

Offices throughout New York:

Albany
677 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
518-427-9700

Buffalo
726 Exchange Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
716-200-5050

Ithaca
119 East Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6444

Long Island
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard
Uniondale, NY 11553
516-880-8484

New York City
100 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
212-687-0100

Rochester
99 Garnsey Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-419-8800

Saratoga Springs
513 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-587-0551

Syracuse
333 West Washington Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-423-7100

White Plains
445 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
914-683-1200

Offices also in:

New Haven, CT
195 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203-784-3159

Newark, NJ
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
973-848-1244

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