| Biography | Dawn Lurie advises corporations on a variety of compliance-related issues, particularly I-9 alien employment verification matters and the minimization of exposure and liabilities. She develops immigration compliance strategies and programs for both small and large companies alike. Dawn performs I-9, H-1B and H-2B compliance inspections during routine internal reviews while performing due diligence (in the context of a merger, acquisition or sale) or while defending a company against a government investigation. Dawn has defended a number of businesses in high-profile, high-stakes government investigations involving both criminal and civil liability. She is experienced in monitoring and compliance issues concerning the government's E-Verify program, and has experience in Office of Special Counsel immigration-related matters, and is often brought in to serve as co-counsel for strategic planning purposes in these types of matters. Dawn's practice also consists of managing business immigration matters and providing immigration counsel to address the visa and work authorization needs of U.S. and global personnel, including professionals, managers and executives, treaty investors/traders, essential workers, persons of extraordinary ability, corporate trainees and students. She advises and assists multinational corporations in the industrial, retail, service, real estate, health care, pharmaceutical and technology sectors in all aspects of U.S. immigration law. Since the early 1990s, Dawn has been advising high net worth individuals on the EB-5 Entrepreneur Investment Visa Program and more recently has worked with clients interested in the regional center programs. As founder of the firm's Outbound Immigration Service, Dawn's team facilitates the transfer of intracompany transferees, assignees and executives. She has also implemented the use of an innovative case-management system for outbound transfers that allows our clients to access web-based, real-time information anywhere, anytime. Dawn is a strong supporter of pro bono activities and has provided free legal assistance to unaccompanied minors, those seeking immigration relief on the basis of extreme hardship, and individuals applying for special immigrant status under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). She has also worked on an array of other interesting pro bono matters, from bringing international ballet dancers and theatre groups into the U.S., to overcoming a complex security issue for an Iranian professor. Areas of Concentration ˇ Immigration ˇ Labor and employment law ˇ Retail ˇ Employee benefits Professional & Community Involvement ˇ Co-Chair, Dulles Chamber of Commerce Workforce Committee ˇ Liaison, Voluntary Bar Associations, Washington, D.C., (2000-2003) ˇ Member, American Bar Association ˇ Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
- USCIS Washington, DC Office, Bar Liaison (2003-Present)
- Regional Coordinator, EWIC Coalition, a broad based coalition of trade associations and multinational corporations formed to seek reasonable business immigration policies for essential, lesser skilled workers) (1999-2003)
- Chair, Washington D.C., Chapter (2000-2002)
- Member, Board of Governors (2000-2002)
- Vice-Chair, Washington, D.C. Chapter (1999-2000)
- Member, Naturalization Committee (1998-2000)
- Liason, INS's Vermont Service Center (1999-2000)
- Secretary, Washington, D.C. Chapter (1998-1999)
- Member, Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee ˇ Member, New Media Society ˇ Member, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Bar Associations ˇ Member, International Bar Association ˇ Member, Society of Human Resource Professionals ˇ Member, Women In Technology Awards & Recognition ˇ Selected, a Law360 Employment Practice Group of the Year (2011) ˇ Listed, Chambers and Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, (2009-2011) ˇ Listed, Legal 500 US (2009) Articles, Publications, & Lectures Articles ˇ Author, "Casablanca Morocco," The Visa Processing Guide and Consular Posts Handbook: Process and Procedure at U.S. Consulates and Embassies, AILA ed., 2004-2005, 2005-2006 ˇ Author, "I-9 Employment Verification Process: Frequently Asked Questions," January 2005 ˇ Editor, American Immigration Lawyers Association D.C. Conference Handbook, Spring 2000 ˇ Author, "What You Should Know About Applying For a Social Security Number," WAFIN Moroccan Connections in America, September 15, 2004 ˇ Author, "Congress Launches Assault on the Intracompany Transferee: Can the American Economy Withstand Proposed Changes to the L Visa?" Lectures ˇ Panelist, "Fundamentals: Adjustment of Status vs. Consular Processing," American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2005 ˇ Speaker, American Immigration Lawyers Association National Symposium, Spring 2005 ˇ Speaker, American Immigration Lawyers Association D.C. Conference, Spring 2005 ˇ Speaker, "Avoiding the Labors of Employment Law," Greenberg Traurig Seminar, October 28, 2004 ˇ Speaker, American Immigration Lawyers Association D.C., Spring 2004 ˇ Speaker, Immigration and Naturalization Service Community Outreach, Spring 2004 ˇ Guest Speaker, American-Moroccan Association Annual Meeting, 2001-2002 ˇ Speaker, International Student's Symposium on Immigration, University of Maryland, Spring 2001 ˇ Speaker, Community Outreach Programs on LIFE, co-sponsored by the INS, 2001 ˇ Panelist, Honors Law Clerk Conference, Department of Justice, 2000 and 2001 Miscellaneous ˇ Organizer, "Compliance and Enforcement Update," Greenberg Traurig Seminar, 2004 and 2005 ˇ Organizer, "PERM and Recent Changes to H1B/L1," Greenberg Traurig Seminar, February 22, 2005 ˇ Organizer, "Compliance and Enforcement Across the Board: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is Targeting High-Profile Employers, Who's Next?" Greenberg Traurig Seminar, October 5, 2004 ˇ Organizer, "Global Transfer: Ensuring You Get the Employees You Need, Where You Need Them, When You Need Them," Greenberg Traurig Seminar, April, 27, 2004 ˇ Organizer, "International Employee Management: Special Topics," Greenberg Traurig Seminar, May 25, 2004 ˇ Day Coordinator, "Substantive Practice," American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference Practice, 2004 (Also at Washington, D.C. Office) |