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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
755 W Big Beaver Rd Suite 750
Troy MI 48084
United States
Christian is a Partner in Fragomen’s Detroit, Michigan office and manages its daily operations. Sitting in the heart of the Motor City, the office has a focus on partnering with automotive clients to develop strategic solutions to immigration challenges. Aside from automotive, Christian represents clients across various industries, including manufacturing, sports and information technology. Additionally, Christian is a Member of the Board of Directors of the French-American Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Chapter.
Christian is a frequent speaker and writer on emerging immigration topics that impact the management of corporate immigration programs. His client work includes providing advice regarding PERM processes, large-scale H-1B cap filing projects, I-9 compliance self-audits and Blanket L-1 preparation procedures. He has addressed board meetings regarding immigration developments and adjudication trends as well as prepared petitions for a wide range of high-profile applicants, including CEOs of publicly traded companies and well-known professional athletes.
Christian proudly gives back to the immigrant community through providing pro bono legal services to individual clients.
Education
- Tulane University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude , 2006
- Murphy Institute of Political Economy at Tulane University, B.A., cum laude , 2003
More from Christian
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Illinois, Michigan
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Listed in Chambers USA, 2022 to 2023; Ranked in Band 1
Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” 2013 to 2020
Recipient, Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award, World Relief DuPage/Aurora - Immigrant Legal Services Program, 2017
Recipient, Global Awards: Immigration Law Within the IT Sector, Corporate LiveWire, 2016
Order of the Coif at Tulane Law School, 2006
Phi Beta Kappa Honors Fraternity, 2003
Professional accomplishments
Member, Board of Directors, French-American Chamber of Commerce – Michigan
Resource Partner, Detroit Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Committee Member, AILA Michigan Chapter – Practice Management Committee
Member, Council for Global Immigration
Member, Detroit Regional Relocation Council
Past Member and Contributor, Illinois Technology Association (ITA)
Past Committee Member, AILA Chicago Chapter Ethics and CLE Committees
Experience
Advised Corporate Board of Directors regarding immigration challenges associated with hiring and retaining a global workforce.
Developed comprehensive immigration policies in conjunction with client management teams, addressing H-1B visa scarcity, narrowing USCIS interpretations of nonimmigrant visa regulations, and employment-based immigrant visa unavailability and associated quota backlogs.
Formulated Request for Evidence (RFE) response protocols.
Directed nonimmigrant visa program processes for high-volume IT consulting firms.
Counseled employees who apply for visas at the U.S. Consulates in India.
Advised clients regarding the immigration implications of global corporate restructuring.
Oversaw extraordinary ability and outstanding researcher petitions, inadmissibility waiver applications, complex L-1B and L-1A petitions, sophisticated RFE responses and PERM audit responses.
Publications and lectures
Interviewed, “Get to Know Christian Dallman.” Detroit Legal News, 13 April 2022.
Roundtable Leader, “Immigration Challengers Associated with Hiring and Retaining a Global Workforce.” SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL, 2018.
Webinar Host, “The Current U.S. Administration & Business Immigration Policy Today.” Illinois Technology Association (ITA), 2018.
Co-author, “U.S. Business Immigration Policy in the Trump Administration.” German American Chambers of Commerce: GACC Midwest Expert White Papers, November 2017.
Panelist, “Winning the Battle for Global Talent.” Global Business News: Mobility Leadership Aligns with the Business, Not Talent, Chicago, IL, 2017.
Panelist, “The Business of Doing Business Immigration, Let's Focus on Students: New Regulations and Government Investigations.” AILA Chicago Chapter Seminars, Chicago, IL, 2016.
Panelist, “VENI, VIDI, VISA! (I went to the Embassy, I saw the Consular Officer and I got my Visa!)” 2012 American Council on International Personnel (ACIP) Annual Symposium, Washington, DC, 2012.
Christian’s insights
November 9, 2023 | Video
September 12, 2023 | Webinar
June 2023 | Media mentions