Matt's clients range from entrepreneurs to small and growth-phase companies to multinational corporations. In his practice, he has built up a specialty working with emerging companies, including entrepreneurs, foreign companies entering the US market, and high-growth venture backed companies. Matt works closely with clients to help them assess immediate legal needs and build strategies that scale with continued growth.Matt advises companies regarding employee hiring and I-9 compliance, immigration policy, reorganizations and mergers, global immigration and expansion, and government inspections.Matt has used a complete spectrum of immigration tools to help clients achieve their goals. Examples of Matt’s creative successes include:- Pursuing a Schedule A Exceptional Ability green card for a talented individual when an EB-1A petition was not successful.- Advised companies on how to create spin-off services companies for key employees to pursue E-2 visas - Filed a National Interest Waiver petition for an entrepreneur- Assisted E-2 entrepreneurs to navigate sales of their companies and maintain their visa status- Filed an O-1 petition for a sales executive- Pursued litigation to challenge the Trump administration on its implementation of the International Entrepreneur Rule. After a Federal Judge found in favor of that client, Matt submitted a parole application on behalf of the co-founder.- Successfully litigated an egregious H-1B denial for a hardware engineer- Successfully litigated the rejection of an H-1B cap petition. USCIS eventually accepted review of the petition and approved H-1B status for the beneficiary.Matt routinely speaks publicly, including through the firm’s webinars, AILA conferences, and TechGC events. In addition, Matt was selected to participate in the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Emerging Leader Program for 2022-2023.

Worked with entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes on corporate immigration matters. - Filed over 1,000 immigration-related petitions with the USCIS, Department of Labor, US Department of State, and Customs and Border Protection.- Filed visa petitions in the following categories: B-1, B-2, E-2, E-3, F-1, H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, H-4, I, K-1, L-1A, L-1B, L-2, L Blanket, O-1, O-3, P-1, P-3, and TN.- Filed green card petitions in the following categories: EB-1 Extraordinary Ability, EB-1 Multinational Manager/Executive, EB-2/EB-3 PERM, EB-2 Schedule A Exceptional Ability, EB-2 Schedule A Nurse/Physical Therapist, and EB-5 Investor.- Successfully obtained first H-2A visa at firm. Filed first successful EB-5 petition in several years for firm. Obtained first I-192 visa waiver for Canadian citizen with a criminal record.- Advised clients on I-9 and E-Verify compliance.- Advised clients on corporate reorganizations, including mergers and acquisitions.- Advised clients regarding governmental site visits.- Answered tens of thousands of inquiries regarding all elements of corporate immigration law.- Supervised 4 Immigration Attorneys.

Researched the relationship between metropolitan planning organizations and state departments of transportation.

Assisted in tort and labor litigation matters.

Intern for the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights