Michael has over 30 years of experience and is responsible for leading the firm’s representation of a diverse group of clients across many industries, including large multinational corporations, small, mid-level and start-up companies, and individuals and investors. He practices exclusively in immigration and nationality law, with emphasis on risk management for global immigration programs, including U.S. Department of Labor and I-9 compliance, immigration due diligence for corporate restructuring, and immigration policy development. At the firm, Michael is Co-Chair of the Corporate Compliance Committee; he also serves as General Counsel, and he is a member of the firm's Finance and Executive Committees.
Michael joined Fragomen as a partner more than 18 years ago, after having been a founding partner of the general practice firm of Campbell, Patrick & Chin. Before that, he served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Immigration Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where he represented the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Department of State, the Department of Labor, and other federal agencies in the federal courts. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Michael was an Assistant Corporation Counsel for The City of New York.
Representative Experience
Represented and defended a number of multi-national firms under investigation for regulatory enforcement of immigration violations. Conducted numerous audits for large and medium companies to ensure that they were compliant with regulatory statues.
Advised numerous clients in the establishment of in-house immigration programs to support Basic Pilot/E-Verify programs.
Worked with multi-billion dollar company to spin off a major division as a separate international company, assisting with due diligence and immigration compliance for the entire transition.