Fragomen U.S. attorneys recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America
October 1, 2020

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The Best Lawyers in America© has recognized 38 Fragomen U.S. attorneys as “Ones to Watch” in the field of immigration law.
The “Ones to Watch” awards are recognitions for outstanding professional excellence given to attorneys who are early in their careers. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Best Lawyers’ methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
Below are the Fragomen attorneys selected by their peers for inclusion:
Nazish Ali (Associate, Addison, TX)
Logan Bowser (Associate, Dallas, TX)
Rolando Cortez (Associate, Dallas, TX)
Brent Rees (Senior Associate, Dallas, TX)
Janan Al-Henaid Abolgar (Associate, Atlanta, GA)
Amanda Hayes (Senior Associate, Boston, MA)
Sarah Kommineni (Senior Associate, Boston, MA)
Bill Lundin (Associate, Boston, MA)
Daniel Ruemenapp (Associate, Boston, MA)
Mariah Wilson (Senior Associate, Boston, MA)
Daniel Hahn (Associate, Irvine, CA)
Shafiqa Kureshi (Associate, Irvine, CA)
Jenna Robinson (Associate, Irvine, CA)
Jordi Bayer (Senior Associate, Los Angeles, CA)
Amy Ho (Associate, Los Angeles, CA)
Shelly Song (Associate, Los Angeles, CA)
Melissa Vasquez (Associate, Los Angeles, CA)
William Ralston (Senior Associate, Matawan, NJ)
Marina Semenova (Senior Associate, Matawan, NJ)
Stephania Bertoni Norris (Associate, Miami, FL)
Minisha Patel (Associate, Miami, FL)
Samuel Chow (Senior Associate, New York, NY)
Mikhail Izrailev (Senior Associate, New York, NY)
Lorie Lam (Associate, New York, NY)
Elena Scripnicov Rolls (Associate, New York, NY)
Lauren Stulmaker (Senior Associate, New York, NY)
Liat Zudkewich (Associate, New York, NY)
Veronica Bush (Senior Associate, Phoenix, AZ)
Monica Sherman Ghiglia (Senior Associate, San Diego, CA)
Negin Avaregan (Senior Associate, San Francisco, CA)
Clarissa Wong (Senior Associate, San Francisco, CA)
Lisa Baker Jones (Senior Associate, Santa Clara, CA)
Aileen Kim (Senior Associate, Santa Clara, CA)
Jennifer Lin (Senior Associate, Santa Clara, CA)
Brooke Alison Pyo (Associate, Santa Clara, CA)
Andrea Rush (Senior Associate, Santa Clara, CA)
Waleed Salaheldin (Associate, Santa Clara, CA)
Jin Zhu (Associate, Santa Clara, CA)
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Partner Parisa Karaahmet discusses updates in the October 2025 US visa bulletin for employment-based green card applicants.

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Afzal Amin highlights a significant update for UAE Golden Visa holders: the Jebel Ali Free Zone authorities have replaced permanent access cards with permanent identity cards.

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Associate Pauline Chomel and Immigration Consultant Pebbless Agyemang discuss Belgium’s new family reunification rules and their impact on applicants.

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Senior Associate Oliver L. Ashworth and Director David Iannella discuss recent US immigration and visa changes and what German businesses and travelers should know.

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Senior Manager Louise Senior highlights how UK hospitality employers face heightened risk as visa sponsors and why it is important for them to understand their responsibilities to avoid penalties.

Fragomen news
Fragomen announces the expansion of Nomadic to the Nordics, providing end-to-end support for short-term business travel and cross-border compliance.

Blog post
Immigration Supervisor Michael Salas Guzman discusses Costa Rica investment residency options and requirements for foreign investors, retirees and rentiers.

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Managing Partner for the Middle East and Africa Murtaza Khan discusses why immigration due diligence is important in GCC mergers.