Hector Angel Chichoni

My experience includes large, complex corporate immigration matters exceeding millions of dollars in potential impact. I assist clients with immigration audits, obtaining nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, counseling . companies establishing U.S. operations for the transfer of key executives, managers and specialists into the U.S., counseling US and international businesses, educational institutions and not-for-profit entities regarding temporary and permanent business-, employment- and investment-related U.S. visas, and representing employers in connection with I-9 compliance and work site enforcement actions by Immigration Customs Enforcement. I also served as lead counsel for immigration and employment verification issues during large acquisitions, mergers and corporate reorganizations; pro bono lead immigration counsel on immigration-related matters in Immigration Court and before the Immigration Board of Appeals on behalf of foreign nationals detained at ICE Processing Service Centers; lead immigration counsel for international corporate clients assisting their employees obtain foreign visas and work authorization for employees assigned inside and outside of the United States. I have assisted foreign nationals with obtaining US citizenship, trained in-house legal personnel in preparing applications and petitions for the temporary admission of foreign nationals, trained the press to report immigration issues accurately; advised universities and other organizations on the fundamental research exception and its applicability to the activities of foreign graduate students, researchers, visiting professors and others and developed systems, procedures and policies in accordance with U.S. immigration laws for employers to provide screening mechanisms for new hires with export licensing issues while complying with federal antidiscrimination provisions.

Presently, I am the National Immigration Counsel for ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association), a large trade association representing airlines and affiliated industries offering services in the Latin America.

In 2010 and 2011, the editors of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business also selected me as a "Leader in the Immigration Field," based on in-depth interviews with other lawyers and clients. I am a frequent speaker and author on immigration and international issues at U.S. and international forums.