Spring 2022 Immigration Law Update: Hiring and Retaining Foreign National Talent

Join Fragomen’s Brian Doyle, Sara Mailander, and Sarah Kommineni for an immigration law update. The discussion will focus on an overview of U.S. immigration options and strategies in obtaining an edge in hiring and retaining foreign talent in a competitive job market. The panelists will also provide an update on U.S. COVID-related travel restrictions and requirements, along with U.S. consular updates.

Presented by

Brian Doyle, Esq.

Senior Associate

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Brian is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s Boston office, where he represents clients in a wide array of immigrant and nonimmigrant matters.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Brian practiced in the area of removal defense at a law firm in Boston. In this position, he focused on appellate matters, family-based immigration and employment-based immigration, including EB-3, EB-5, L-1 and H-1B classifications. During law school, Brian served as the Chief Note Editor of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review.

Brian has provided pro bono representation in conjunction with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR).

Brian speaks English fluently and is proficient in Spanish.

Education
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2012
Seton Hall University, B.S., 2008

Sarah Kommineni, Esq.

Senior Associate

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Sarah is a Senior Associate in Fragomen’s Boston office, where she advises clients on a broad range of immigration matters. She has experience representing corporate and individual clients across a variety of industries, including high tech, healthcare, finance and media. Sarah handles a wide range of employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters. She guides clients through the PERM labor certification process and responds to DOL audits. She also counsels clients on complex immigration matters including mergers and acquisitions and compliance issues.

Sarah is a PAIR (Political Asylum/Immigration Representation) Project pro bono attorney and represents asylum-seekers in the Boston area.

Education
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2009
Northeastern University, B.S., magna cum laude , 2006

Sara Mailander, Esq.

Senior Associate

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Sara is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s Boston office. She is experienced in assisting clients with a wide range of employment-based immigration law matters, including options for both nonimmigrant visa and permanent residence sponsorship. She has worked with a range of clients, including individuals, start-ups and multinational corporations. In addition to her employment-based immigration work, Sara has experience with family-based immigration and actively participates in a variety of pro bono activities.

Sara is an active member of the New England Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and has served as an editor of the chapter’s annual conference course book since 2013.

Sara speaks English and Spanish.

Education

Boston College Law School, J.D., 2008
Boston College, B.A., magna cum laude , 2005