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Bo is a Partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. He leads the firm’s Government Strategies and Compliance Group and is a member of Fragomen’s Executive Committee. Bo provides strategic immigration advice to corporations, nonprofit organizations, hospitals and research institutions, universities, trade associations, international media outlets and individuals facing complex immigration problems. He has long experience in helping clients identify and drive policy solutions; has guided clients through complex immigration strategy challenges, including through interactions with Congress, with the executive agencies and with consulates around the world; and has represented clients in large-scale federal audits and investigations.

Before entering private practice, Bo served as General Counsel of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the predecessor to today’s immigration agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, from 1999 to 2003. He directed a legal program of 700 attorneys in 56 offices across the nation. Bo served in this capacity during two Administrations, advising the Commissioner of the INS, the Attorney General of the United States, the White House, other Executive Branch agencies and the U.S. Congress on all aspects of U.S. immigration law. He also has extensive federal litigation experience, including several years as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice.

Bo has testified frequently before the U.S. Congress and has made many television, radio and print media appearances, including the PBS Newshour, Sixty Minutes, Nightline, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, BBC Radio, CBC Radio and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” While in government, he was involved in negotiating immigration-related agreements between the U.S. and other governments and acted as a U.S. delegate to international organizations.

Bo has taught immigration, national security and related courses at the Michigan, Georgetown and American University law schools, and he currently teaches asylum law as a member of the adjunct faculty at Tulane Law School. He has an extensive pro bono practice, addressing asylum, Convention Against Torture and a wide range of other immigration issues for clients in need of donated legal services. Bo has appeared as amicus in key immigration cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, has served as an expert witness in federal litigation surrounding the reach of federal and state authority over immigration and has advised the Department of Homeland Security through a Homeland Security Advisory Committee task force. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Migration Policy Institute.

Bo has taught immigration, national security and related courses at the Michigan, Georgetown and American University law schools, and he currently teaches asylum law as a member of the adjunct faculty at Tulane Law School. He has an extensive pro bono practice, addressing asylum, Convention Against Torture and a wide range of other immigration issues for clients in need of donated legal services. Bo has appeared as amicus in key immigration cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, has served as an expert witness in federal litigation surrounding the reach of federal and state authority over immigration and has advised the Department of Homeland Security through a Homeland Security Advisory Committee task force. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Migration Policy Institute.

Education

  • Tulane University School of Law, J.D., cum laude , 1987
  • Tulane University, B.A., 1983

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Bar Admissions: Louisiana, District of Columbia

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

Awards

Named to "Washington D.C. Trailblazers", The National Law Journal, 2020

Named a Thought Leader: Corporate Immigration, Lexology Index, 2024

Named a Thought Leader: Corporate Immigration, Who’s Who Legal, 2020 to 2023

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2011 to 2025

Listed in Chambers USA, 2008 to 2025

Listed in Chambers Global, 2010 to 2020

Listed in Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration, 2010, 2012 to 2024

Listed in Lawdragon’s 100 Leading Immigration Lawyers, 2023

Listed in Lawdragon's 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, 2020, 2024

Named to “The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys – Immigration,” Human Resource Executive Magazine/Lawdragon, 2012 to 2019

Named to the “Top 20 Lawyers in Immigration Law,” Human Resource Executive Magazine/Lawdragon, 2012 to 2019

Listed in Best Lawyers in Washington DC, 2011 to 2017

Named to “The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys – Top 15 for Immigration Law,” Human Resource Executive Magazine, 2010 to 2011

Given the Commissioner’s Exceptional Service Award, 2000, 2002

Professional accomplishments

Public Interest/Public Service Faculty Fellow, University of Michigan Law School

Fellow in Law and Government and Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law at American University

Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Law Center

Law Clerk to the Chief Justice, High Court of American Samoa

Publications and lectures

Speaker, “Opening Keynote: Workforce Planning: Adapting to the New U.S. Immigration Landscape.” GME Live | Americas, Jersey City, NJ, 17 June 2025.

Quoted, “Law Firms Expand Scope of Immigration Expertise Amid Blitz of Trump Orders.” The American Lawyer, 31 January 2025.

Speaker, “Immigration Policy Shift: What the Trump Administration Means for Global Companies and Talent (Part III).” Fragomen, Webinar, 23 January 2025.

Speaker, “Immigration as a Workforce Strategy: Employer Strategies, Visa Options, and Potential Enforcement Actions.” SHRM Workplace Law Forum 2024, Washington, DC, 20 November 2024.

Speaker, “The Impact of the Incoming Trump Administration on You and Your Employees (Part II).” Fragomen, Webinar, 13 November 2024.

Quoted, “The Legal Work Awaiting Attys During Trump's Second Term.” Law360, 6 November 2024.

Speaker, “The Impact of the 2024 U.S. Election on Corporate Immigration and Global Mobility Strategy.” Worldwide ERC Global Workforce Symposium (GWS) 2024, National Harbor, MD, 23 October 2024.

Speaker, “Fragomen Webcast Series - Harris vs. Trump: Key Differences in Immigration Policy (Part I).” Fragomen, Webinar, 17 October 2024.

Speaker, “Creating Skills Mobility Partnerships and Legal Pathways that Work for Employers.” Fragomen, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the International Organisation of Employers, Webinar, 13 November 2023.

Speaker, “Fragomen Webcast: Decoding The Latest U.S. Immigration Updates And Trends.” Fragomen, Webinar, 2 August 2023.

Panelist, “Navigating Today’s Cloudy Economic Climate: U.S. Immigration and Workforce Management Strategies.” Fragomen and Bloomberg LP, 7 June 2023.

Speaker, “An Economic Crisis Building: What this Means for Your Immigration Program.” Worldwide ERC 2022 Global Workforce Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 27 October 2022.

Co-author, “Business Immigration Law & Practice.” Two-volume treatise, American Immigration Lawyers Association publications, July 2011 (2nd Edition, 2017).

Author, “The Prospects for Immigration Reform Legislation.” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Magazine, March 2014.

Author, “The Future of Skilled Migration to the United States.” U.S. News, November 2013.

Author, “Skilled Immigration at a Global Crossroads: The U.S. Example.” Mobility, October 2013.

Author, “Truths and Myths About The Senate Immigration Bill.” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Magazine, June 2013.

Co-author, “High-Skilled Immigration Reform: What Does the Future Hold?” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Special Section: Immigration, April 2013.

Author, “Q&A: Fragomen's Bo Cooper on Immigration Reform's Potential Impact on Firm and Clients.” The American Lawyer Daily, January 29, 2013.

Author, “Immigration Reform Prospects for 2013.” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Magazine, January 2013.

Author, “The Supreme Court Speaks Out On Immigration.” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Magazine, November 2012.

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