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Bill is Senior Counsel based in Fragomen’s New York office. He has experience in UK and Ireland immigration matters. In addition, he has a vast knowledge of global immigration policy, with particular acumen in providing strategic and consultative advice and assistance to some of the world’s largest global organizations.

Bill oversaw the delivery of services to major accounts globally as well as across the EMEA and had unique experience project managing large-scale infrastructure deployment projects in challenging markets.

Bill has worked with Fragomen in the United States, London and Dublin. Prior to joining Fragomen, he worked in both private practice and the Crown Prosecution Service in the United Kingdom. He also was a Legal Officer with the Director of Public Prosecutions Office in the Republic of Fiji.

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  • College of Law, 1987
  • North Staffordshire Polytechnic, LL.B., 1985

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