Patricia Gannon practices in many areas of immigration law, with a focus on business immigration. Many of Patricia's clients are in the telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries. Patricia advises multi-nationals on employment verification matters and develops various compliance strategies and programs as well. Patricia is a member of the Global Human Capital Solutions Practice Group at GT and also concentrates her international practice on Global Immigration and provides outbound assistance to foreign companies. Patricia's concentration facilitating and organizing is on global human resources through the implementation of visas and management of global mobility staff. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Patricia was the Deputy District Counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, where she spearheaded nationwide enforcement initiatives and worked with the Eastern Region Service Centers' policy and enforcement of employment eligibility verifications forms. She also served as a Special Assistant to U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York where she investigated and prosecuted many complex immigration civil cases. Patricia has lectured nationally and internationally on immigration issues to bar associations and industry groups. She has published numerous legal articles. Areas of Concentration · Business immigration Professional & Community Involvement · Member, United States Chamber of Commerce, Employment Labor Committee, Immigration sub-committee · Nominated, Employer Sanctions Legislative Committee and the Anti-Exploitation Task Force Committee to draft legislation before the House and Senate Committee Awards & Recognition · Chair, Immigration Section, New York State Bar Association · Nominated for the Attorney General award for Outstanding Compliance with EEO hiring practices · Outstanding Performance in Investigation and Prosecution, Department of Justice Articles, Publications, & Lectures Articles · Co-Author (with Phillip Pillar), "New IRS Audit Policies May Focus on HR Departments," SHRM Magazine, September 4, 2009 · Co-Author (with William C. Silverman), "Time for Supreme Court to Rein in Expansion of Civil RICO," New York Law Journal, April 12, 2006 Lectures · Frequent Lecturer for the Federal Bar Association, Corporate Human Resource Seminars and New York Bar Association on employment discrimination and immigration. · Speaker, Practising Law Institute, "Basic Immigration Law," March 23, 2006 · Speaker, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, "The Need for a U.S. Immigration Reform: The U.S. and Mexican Perspective," March 2, 2006 | 
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