Vinh Duong leads the Immigration practice at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP. Mr. Duong has spent his entire legal career assisting businesses navigate the intricacies and nuances of U.S. immigration law and policy, and his practice focuses exclusively on immigration law and related issues.
Mr. Duong represents national and international companies before U.S. Consulates, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Department of Labor on immigration-related employment issues. Mr. Duong also counsels employers from a wide range of industries-including healthcare, manufacturing, technology, hospitality, entertainment, offshore energy and subsea construction, design/architecture and banking-on immigration strategy, I-9 and E-Verify compliance, worksite enforcement, H-1B/L-1 site visits, global migration and anti-discrimination rules to minimize liability and exposure to employment litigation.
Mr. Duong has extensive experience securing EB-1 extraordinary ability and EB-2 national interest waiver petitions (for researchers and physicians), H-1B visas for specialty occupation professionals, O-1 visas for individuals with extraordinary ability, L-1 visas for intra-company transfers, E-2 visas for foreign investors and J-1 waivers for physicians subject to the foreign residence requirement. Mr. Duong also provides assistance with the labor certification process, adjustment of status applications, immigrant visa processing, naturalization and family-based immigration matters.
Clerkships and Previous Affiliations
· Senior Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta, Ga., 2006-2009
· Managing Attorney, Duong Immigration Law PLLC, Fairfax, Va., 2001-2006
· Associate, Robert Lubin & Associates PC, Reston, Va., 1999-2001
Professional Activities
· Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
· Member, Board of Directors, Tennessee Asian Pacific American Bar Association
· Member, National Association of Asian American Professionals
· Member, Nashville Council of Health Care Attorneys
Articles
4/23/2012, Government increases H-1B foreign worker investigations, Nashville Business Journal
4/18/2012, Is your H-1B Public Access File ready for a government investigation?, Tennessee Bar Association
3/27/2012, Vinh Duong Named Fellow for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Corporate Immigration Attorney Joins Prestigious National Leadership & Diversity Program
9/13/2011, E-verify: A Panacea or Burden for Employers?
7/13/2011, Growing Patchwork of State Immigration Laws Add to Employer Compliance Burdens
6/9/2011, Localizing E-Verify: The Tennessee Lawful Employment Act of 2011
1/28/2011, Record-Breaking Immigration Enforcement in Fiscal Year 2010
12/8/2010, Deemed Export Rule: Certification Regarding the Release of Controlled Technology or Technical Data to Foreign Nationals in the United States
9/28/2010, Immigration Law Update: ICE Serves New I-9 Notices of Inspection, USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Fee for Immigration Benefits
3/26/2010, ICE Storm Hits Southeast: What Employers Need to Know About Government Worksite Enforcement
3/9/2010, H-1B Filing Date for Cap Subject Petitions: What Employers and Employees Need to Know