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November 24, 2008 | The American Lawyer

A Long Week of Layoffs, Layoffs and More Layoffs

The past week was particularly grim for law firms, which is saying a lot considering that the past two months have seen quite a few major firms struggle as the economy continues to tailspin. Not only were associates and staff members cut loose, but several firms took some unique steps to reduce expenses as they head into a 2009 that looks to be financially difficult.
3 minute read
March 30, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Immigration Law

Michael D. Patrick, a partner in the New York office of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, reviews the new limitations placed on H-1B, the professional temporary visa category, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Although the full effects of recent legislation on the H-1B program are yet to be seen, the act may render the H-1B category masterfully meaningless to the extent that the H-1B program is sought by well-intentioned American employers to expand their businesses and create additional employment opportunities through hiring foreign workers.
14 minute read
September 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

Immigration Law 2006: Can We Come to America?

These are challenging times to practice immigration law. The attacks of 9/11 have a lot to do with it, of course. But economic concerns about jobs and wages are also a factor in the increasingly difficult path to visas, green cards, and citizenship. And that's where these 10 lawyers come in.
3 minute read
January 21, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Immigration Law

Michael D. Patrick, a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, writes that, for the majority of employment-based green card applications, the employer must first obtain certification from the Department of Labor that qualified U.S. workers are not available for the employment offered to the alien. In recent years, however, the system has been crippled by processing delays that have impeded the ability of U.S. employers to meet their workforce needs.
12 minute read
November 27, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Immigration Law

Michael D. Patrick, a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, reviews the SKIL Bill, which addresses the ability of the United States to recruit and retain the best and brightest talent worldwide by providing relief from strict quotas on employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas and making it easier to retain foreign students who have obtained the benefit of a U.S. education, particularly those in scientific and technological fields.
12 minute read
September 28, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Immigration Law

Michael D. Patrick, a partner and general counsel at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, discusses what an employer can expect in the event of an FDNS site visit and explains how employers can ensure that their immigration visa filings and records are in order to prepare for a possible site visit.
14 minute read
May 29, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

AmLaw 200 Firms Finding It Difficult to Claw Way Up Chart

Of the five Pennsylvania-based firms that made the AmLaw 200 list for their 2007 financial performance, only one moved up in the rankings thanks to a big bump in gross revenue.
7 minute read
January 17, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Crisis, Challenge and Opportunity in New York Asylum Cases

In his Immigration Law column, Michael D. Patrick, a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, writes that the immigration representation crisis will only be solved by concerted efforts of pro bono lawyers to assist non-citizens in need, and for all lawyers in immigration proceedings to take advantage of cases like 'Gashi' as they advise and represent their clients.
13 minute read
November 24, 2008 | The American Lawyer

A long week of layoffs, layoffs and more layoffs

The past week was particularly grim for law firms, which is saying a lot considering that the past two months have seen quite a few major firms struggle as the economy continues to tailspin. Not only were associates and staff members cut loose, but several firms took some unique steps to reduce expenses as they head into a 2009 that looks to be financially difficult.
3 minute read
January 23, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Immigration Law

Michael D. Patrick, a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, writes that while a number of measures have been proposed in both the House and Senate to provide relief to U.S. businesses and foreign workers that have been harmed by employment-based visa backlogs, these reforms are overshadowed by proposals to shore up national security and keep "illegals" out.
15 minute read

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