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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Assisting organizations, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies across varying industries, in developing and maintaining successful global immigration and global mobility programs.Tailoring US immigrant and nonimmigrant solutions to a wide range of clientele based on their specific needs, including employment and family-based immigrant categories, and E-2, L-1, H-1B, TN, P-1, P-3, and O-1 nonimmigrant categories, along with waivers of inadmissibility.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Advise corporate clients on both immigrant and nonimmigrant business immigration matters, communicating regularly with clients and employees regarding process and procedural issues.- Oversee preparation of immigrant (PERM, I-130, I-140, and I-485) petitions, applications, and responses to RFES, along with managing high volume of employment-based green card cases from initiation to interview.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Advise corporate and individual clients on a wide range of legal issues, including expatriation, permanent residence, temporary work authorization, admissibility, and regulatory compliance• Oversee the high-volume preparation and filing of employment-based and family-based immigrant petitions for a diverse number of multinational organizations and individuals• Manage the preparation and filing of applications for adjustment of status to permanent residence for principal applicants and eligible family members present in the United States, including interview preparation calls• Draft and submit a variety of substantive responses to Requests for Evidence pertaining to immigrant petitions and adjustment of status applications• Help clients strategize with regulatory limitations presented by the Covid-19 pandemic• Draft immigration alerts for publication on the KPMG Law website, alerting the general public to any updates or news in US immigration

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed a high volume, non-immigrant visa work stream of up to 600 open cases consisting of H-1Bs, E-3s, L-1s, TNs, and associated dependent and EAD applications• Assisted Partners and senior staff in client relationship management and proposals• Liaised with Global Mobility and HR/Talent professionals to counsel on U.S. visas in connection with cross-border transfers and consular processing• Counseled clients on consular and port-of-entry processing, including preparing clients for visa application interviews• Communicated directly with USCIS and State Department contacts on behalf of clients for petition and visa matters• Advised corporate clients and foreign nationals on immigration options and alternatives• Oversaw a team of paralegals and staff, including counseling and coaching team members through effectively delegating tasks and providing guidance• Managed different processes within the NIV stream, including the oversight of client-wide H-1B withdrawal process and Premium Processing upgrades

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Directly advise clients and assist Partner in a variety of immigration issues in order to complete business and family immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications, petitions, and appeals, including J-1, H-1B, PERM, O-1, and family-based visas, among others• Collaborate with Partner on E visas, including drafting cover letters, developing comprehensive business plans, and continually communicating with clients to ensure proper documentation for submission and approval• Help research and draft memoranda and briefs associated with clients’ motions and appeals for visas• Draft affidavits and declarations based on meetings and phone calls with clients and clients’ friends and family members relating to immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications• Draft complaints and other memoranda and filings, and conduct depositions for a variety of employment law cases involving the ADA and Fair Labor Standards Act, among other areas

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Prepared visa petitions and other immigration-related documents necessary for players’ work authorization and international travel; • Helped Blue Jackets’ process for obtaining Canadian Electronic Travel Authorizations for several European Blue Jackets’ players and staff• Assisted Blue Jackets’ Staff Counsel in drafting complex, high-dollar Sponsor and Suite Agreements• Researched and prepared memos for General Counsel for a number of dealings, including sponsorships, contract issues and a high-dollar breach of contract lawsuit• Composed executive summaries on high-dollar corporate sponsorships, meant to summarize lengthy agreements for Board of Directors to view

Medina, Ohio

• Researched and composed office memos regarding a variety of client matters, including real estate valuation and easements, will contests, cell tower leases, personal injury and others• Participated in direct face-to-face meetings with clients• Combined various forms used by partners to create new standard durable general power of attorney form• Drafted response to motion in limine regarding admissibility of expert medical testimony in a vehicular accident

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Sole analyst responsible for seasonal card forecasting of all Dollar General and Dollar Tree stores, as well as 78 chains carrying Carlton and Gibson card brands; over 11,000 stores in total and fastest growing area of card business.• Led at least three meetings per holiday to collaborate with key contacts in surrounding departments to develop seasonal strategies and react to potential integrity issues within seasonal programs.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Used Excel, Access, and net sales forecasting model to independently create seasonal open stock and assortment card forecasts for 123 chains, including all mass and Canadian chains, on store and product line group (PLG) levels.• Maintained endcap database, and provided input and given charge to implement changes to clean up and optimize endcap ordering process; resulting changes cut endcap-related order issues by 80%.• Analyzed and accommodated for unique trends affecting markets (ex. effect of store opening in area); developed strategies and made recommendations for new chain initiatives.• Led seasonal forecast review meetings, liaising between sales department, merchants and supply chain.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• As part of an independently assigned project, replicated computer-generated forecasting model for all seasonal cards and made three model-wide recommendations based on replications, cutting forecasting sample error from 37% to 20% in trial run; changes were later implemented, affecting all seasonal card forecasts company-wide.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Used computer skills and baseball knowledge to analyze Major League Baseball games in timely manner for the purpose of determining advanced baseball statistics and metrics.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Ohio State Business Law Journal (Managing Editor), Semester abroad at University of Oxford (Jan. - Apr. 2016).

Bachelor’S Degree, Logistics Management

Activities and Societies: Minor in Aviation; Founding Copy Editor, OSU Rubicon; Licensed Private Pilot