Michelle S. Velasco
Senior Associate
Senior Associate
New York
Michelle Velasco advises corporations across a diverse range of industries on employment-based immigration matters.
Michelle counsels clients on the hiring, transfer and retention of foreign talent; advises investors on inbound immigration options; assists in securing temporary work authorizations and employment-based permanent residence status; and counsels clients on U.S. employer sanctions and other immigration compliance obstacles across the U.S. immigration system. She is also a member of the IER/DOL Investigations Team.
Capabilities
Services
Background
Education
- J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2011
- B.A., cum laude, Italian Studies, Vassar College, 2006
Bar Admissions
Professional Affiliations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Department of Labor Committee
- Corporate Committee
- Continuing Legal Education Committee, co-chair (2016 – 2018)
- Department of Labor/I-9/Corporate Practice Committee, New York Chapter, co-chair (2021 – 2022).
- December Symposium, New York Chapter, co-chair (2018)
Languages
- Ilonggo
- Italian
- Spanish
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