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Helen Downes
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Fragomen Ireland Limited
Block B, Central Quay Ground Floor, Riverside IV, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Dublin, D02 RR77
Ireland
Helen is a Senior Associate with the firm’s U.S. consular team at Fragomen’s Dublin office. She has been working in the U.S. immigration field since 2013. Helen assists with U.S. consular services across the EMEA region, preparing nonimmigrant visa applications and immigrant visa petitions for clients in a variety of industries. Helen has experience representing multinational corporations, emerging companies and nonprofit organizations in industries such as technology, financial services, retail, construction, hospitality, manufacturing and advertising in a variety of complex nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters.
Prior to joining Fragomen’s Dublin office, Helen was an Associate at Fragomen’s New York office, where she assisted clients in the financial services sector. Prior to joining Fragomen, she served as an Associate at a New York City-based immigration law firm, where she handled a range of U.S. immigrant and nonimmigrant employment-based matters.
Helen’s pro bono efforts have included representing clients in extraordinary ability cases.
Education
- Trinity College, LL.M., 2012
- National University of Ireland, Bachelor of Laws, 2011
- Leiden University, Erasmus Law program, 2010
More from Helen
Admissions
Bar Admissions: New York
Awards
Listed as a “Rising Star,” Super Lawyers, 2019
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, New York City Bar Association
