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T +1 480 305 2752
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3003 N. Central Avenue
Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85012
United States of America

Bar Admissions

  • California

Education

  • Indiana University School of Law
    ,
    1978
  • Indiana University at Bloomington
    ,
    A.B.
    ,
    1975

Bonnie Gibson

Bonnie’s emphasis is in immigration, worksite immigration compliance, and corporate immigration compliance programs. She practices at the intersection of U.S. immigration and labor law, bringing 25 years of California labor and employment experience to a practice now concentrated on immigration and immigration compliance. With her extensive I-9 and E-Verify experience, she counsels companies nationwide on developing and managing immigration compliance programs, including I-9 and E-Verify training and audits. She regularly advises on immigration compliance issues in mergers, acquisitions and contracting relationships and represents companies in Immigration and Customs Enforcement proceedings. Prior to joining Fragomen as a partner in 2008, Bonnie was a shareholder with Littler Mendelson.

Representative Experience

Developed and implemented a multi-faceted national interest waiver program for a high technology client.

Managed merger and acquisition I-9 compliance audits yielding substantial cost savings and/or deal restructurings in corporate transactions.

Designed, implemented and supervised outsourced I-9/E-Verify compliance services.

Served as an expert witness in labor arbitrations involving immigration and social security “no-match” issues.

Professional Accomplishments

Memberships

American Immigration Lawyers Association Liaison Committee for E-Verify 2008

American Immigration Lawyers Association Liaison Committee to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, Chair 2008

Member, Board of Trustees, City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System, 1986-1995, President 1989-90, 1994

Member, Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Section, Bar Association of San Francisco, 1998-2004

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations

Publications and Lectures

“Employment Law Issues in an E-Verify World,” Immigration Law Weekly, November 2008.

“E-Verify Fundamentals for Immigration Lawyers,” an AILA webinar, July 2008.

“Employment Law Issues for Immigration Practitioners,” an AILA webinar, June 2007.

"Immigration Raids Signal New Enforcement Emphasis by ICE," Indiana Nursery and Landscape News, July/August 2006.

“DHS Publishes Proposed ‘Safe-Harbor’ Procedures for Employers who Receive ‘No-Match’ Letters,” published on Littler.com, June 2006.

“Immigration Raids Signal New Enforcement Emphasis by ICE,” published on Littler.com, June 2006.

"Offshoring Is Here To Stay," 8-K The Legal Magazine for Business Executives, Summer 2005.

Awards

Highest available rating by Martindale-Hubbell for legal ability and professional ethics and conduct

Named one of the "Best Attorneys in Northern California" by the San Francisco Business Journal, 2004

Recipient, Herman B Wells Award, Indiana University, 1978