Associate
Deok Y. (Doug) Song
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Languages
- English
- Korean
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
444 South Flower Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles CA 90071
United States
Deok (Doug) is an Associate at Fragomen’s Los Angeles office, where he focuses on U.S. business immigration matters. Doug has experience advising clients on nonimmigrant visa matters (e.g., H-1B, L-1, TN, E and O), immigrant visa matters (e.g., PERM-based immigration, extraordinary ability, outstanding researcher, multinational executives and managers, national interest waiver and immigrant investor) and immigration compliance matters (e.g., I-9 and E-Verify). Doug also has assisted clients with adjustment of status, consular processing, change of status, family-based immigration and naturalization.
Doug has represented clients in a variety of industries, including accounting, engineering, architecture, financial services, manufacturing, software, construction, entertainment, education, real estate, wholesale and fashion. He is a K-Move attorney for the Korean Embassy, working jointly with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to provide consultations and seminars.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Doug managed a boutique immigration law office, focusing on employment-based immigration law.
Doug speaks English and Korean.
Education
- University of San Diego, J.D., 2012
- Duke University, B.S., 2000
More from Deok Y. (Doug)
Admissions
Bar Admissions: California
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Advisory Attorney, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
Experience
Advised accounting firms in transferring H-1B employees during a merger.
Assisted researchers, artists and business executives with obtaining EB-1 extraordinary ability, EB-1 outstanding researcher and EB-2 national interest waiver classifications.
Represented start-ups in securing E-2 treaty investor and L-1 new office visa status for key foreign executives and managers.
Publications and lectures
Panelist, “Immigration and Employment Law Seminar.” KOTRA and Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Webinar, 12 November 2020.
Panelist, “Immigration Law for J-1 Trainees and Interns.” KOTRA, Gardena, California, 20 November 2019.
