Rahul Rao Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Corte Madera, Ca, Us

• Build-from-scratch and optimize immigration and global mobility programs as the inaugural in-house expert for a luxury brand with a $6.85 billion market cap and over 6,500 global employees in retail, interior design, architecture, construction, restaurant, hotel, finance, and shipping logistics teams.• Support employees, leaders, and executives on complex US immigration matters, including: EB-1, L-1, O-1, H-1B, F-1, TN, J-1, and E-3 visas, RFEs, NOIDs, and LPR applications.• Provide leadership, resolutions, audits, and education to HR and nationwide locations to ensure company-wide I-9 compliance.• Serve as internal SME and liaise with beneficiaries, recruiting, HR, hiring leaders, C-Suite, and outside counsel on global immigration caseload, including: UK, German, Belgian, French, Spanish, and Canadian work visas.• Design and scale compliant, cost-effective immigration, expatriate tax, and relocation experiences for international hires, transfers, J-1 internships, and business travelers while reducing vendor spend by 42.5% in 2022 and 56% in 2023 YoY.• Partner with the International Installations Team to compliantly navigate global immigration laws in order to deliver services for high-net-worth clients, driving revenue with high-value interior design projects.• Create and present immigration law training, policies, hiring resources, and live webinars on US, UK, and EU immigration topics to company-wide audiences, including key business stakeholders.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Independently handled high-volume immigration caseload, including counseling USCIS on complex visa matters, EOIR litigation, BIA and AAO appellate advocacy, and I-9 investigations.• Developed internal DHS guidance, standardized motions and briefs, and led training programs for attorneys and non-attorneys on cutting-edge immigration law matters.• Advised on employment verification investigations, including I-9 audits, assessment of fines, and settlement negotiations.• Cultivated relationships with internal and external government clients, including U.S. Embassies, DOJ, and DHS sister agencies (USCIS, CBP, HSI), by tailoring solutions and mitigating risk.• Drafted successful motions, oppositions, and briefs by developing novel legal arguments through independent legal research and collaboration with San Francisco and D.C. leadership.• Led and mentored law clerks, paralegals, new attorneys, and other staff to execute strategies and implement best practices.• Initial legal clerkship from January 2017 - May 2017 prior to onboarding as Attorney.

New York, Ny, Us

• Drafted and filed EB-1, L-1A, L-1B, O-1, and H-1B employment visa applications with USCIS on behalf of individuals of extraordinary ability and managerial capacity.• Efficiently managed heavy caseload on behalf of Silicon Valley's largest technology, financial, and transportation companies.• Created legal research memoranda for the world's largest corporate immigration and nationality law firm.• Managed cross-functional relationships with a diverse set of tech, airline, manufacturing, and finance sector clients through extensive HR contact, elite service, and in-depth industry learning.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• Drafted and presented a recommendation to the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. • After lobbying international delegates and attending meetings throughout the session on behalf of Human Rights Advocates (NGO), my recommended language was accepted by the delegates and consequently incorporated into the resolution on the right to adequate housing (see Publications).

• Performed novel legal research in Spanish and English for the human rights component of the Mexican Federal Government.• Published and presented legal research regarding the effectiveness of the Inter-American legal system’s protection of the rights to access information and to consultation through its human-rights based approach to environmental related issues created during “megaproject” production in Mexico.

Davis, California, Us

• Acted as sole liaison between the student government (Associated Students Union of UC Davis) and Davis Police Department regarding public policies affecting the university and its students.• Organized large-scale events & performed community outreach.

Pleasanton, Ca, Us

• Helped develop IT Service Catalog using ITIL methodology for mature international consulting, engineering, and systems integration firm operating across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia • Assisted in writing a majority of the service item descriptions on the company's newly re-launched website • Self-studied strategic marketing, ITIL framework, sales language, and international business competition

• Helped managed three restaurants and two food trucks in multiple locations, including: Berkeley, Oakland, Walnut Creek, San Francisco (Golden Gate Park), and San Francisco (Ferry Building).• Supervised employees on-site which required providing feedback, creative solutions, coaching, and supporting with hiring/termination decisions.• Ordered and purchased supplies, performed transportation logistics, completed daily financial and sales reports.

Wrote articles analyzing soccer from sporting, political, and sociological perspectives

Oakland, California, Us

• Performed administrative duties, utilized computer software to create various spreadsheets and databases, organized the office's entire physical inventory of California public policies• Summarized California policies for office's Microsoft Excel database

Juris Doctor (J.D.), International & Comparative Law Certificate (Honors)

European Union And Czech Law Certificate

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs

High School Diploma