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Ayako Nakano
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Phoenix AZ 85012
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Phoenix AZ 85012
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Phoenix AZ 85012
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Ayako is an Associate at Fragomen’s Phoenix office, where she assists clients all aspects of U.S. immigration. She is experienced with handling pre-hire consultations, job change assessments, EB-1s, O-1s, L-1s and individualized Requests for Evidence, and advises clients on their employees’ eligibility for a variety of visas.
Prior to her current role, Ayako was a Law Clerk at the firm’s San Francisco office, where she assisted with a variety of employment-based visa applications, petitions and compliance issues. She conducted research, drafted documents and communicated with government agencies and clients’ employees on complex immigration matters. Ayako was also previously a paralegal at a boutique immigration law firm. During law school, she served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Sara Darrow, United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Ayako speaks English and Japanese.
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 2022
- Appalachian State University, B.A., cum laude, 2016
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Bar Admissions: California
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
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3200 North Central Avenue, Suite 900
Phoenix AZ 85012
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- English
- Japanese
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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
3200 North Central Avenue, Suite 900
Phoenix AZ 85012
United States
Get in touch
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- English
- Japanese
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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
3200 North Central Avenue, Suite 900
Phoenix AZ 85012
United States
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