Joanne Orizal is a Senior Attorney in the firm’s Business Group, where she focuses Employment-based petitions, applications for permanent residency, consular processing, and more. Joanne has been practicing immigration law exclusively since 1987 and has been a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for over thirty years.

Joanne’s current practice focuses on representing multinational corporations and small businesses seeking employment based visas for their employees, including E, H, L, P, TN, and O business visas, amongst others. She is also experienced in strategizing permanent resident processing via the permanent alien certification program, as well as other immigrant visa classifications, including the EB-1/2/3/4 categories.

Joanne is well-versed with regards to advising clients on the nuances of consular processing and adjustment of status, as well as certain family-based immigration matters and relevant waivers. Due to her significant experience within the corporate firm setting and her dealings with multinational corporate clients, she has had the opportunity to conduct client audits as they relate to I-9 compliance issues and assist clients in setting up internal auditing procedures and preparing internal policy manuals.

Joanne is a former Partner of the global law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP, where she was responsible for the direction and administration of the immigration department within the Employment and Labor Group. She has also served as Of Counsel and as a Senior Attorney in various firms, including Proskauer Rose LLP, Troutman Sanders LLP, Pozo Goldstein LLP, Bernstein Osberg-Braun PL, and for Allen E. Kaye. She is licensed in the States of New York and New Jersey, and is fluent in Spanish.