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Janet designs innovative immigration programs that help employers recruit, hire and retain fantastic talent from around the world, ensuring they remain compliant with ever-evolving immigration law. Her practice is comprised of various multinational corporations, start-ups and individuals.

Working closely with the Office of General Counsel and corporate human resource departments, Janet has counseled on due diligence considerations related to mergers, acquisitions, takeovers and downsizings, Form I-9 and H-1B/LCA compliance, as well as corporate mobility concerns affecting the employment of a global, professional workforce. She has also designed and implemented customized visa strategies and focused on immigration compliance and streamlined processes.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Janet served as an Attorney-Advisor to the Honorable Judge Joan Huddy Rosenzweig, and then as Deputy Secretary to the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges. Janet has served as an elected director of the Board of Directors of the National American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is a past chair of its New York Chapter, where she served for four years on its executive board.

She is a frequent lecturer on business immigration topics for business and educational organizations including the New York State Bar Association, Council for Global Immigration, ILW.com and AILA.

In association with the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Janet provides pro bono representation to women seeking protection under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In association with The Door, Janet provides pro bono counseling and advocacy services to minor children in deportation proceedings. She also coordinated and led a project with Women in Need and the New York Legal Assistance Group that helped migrants bussed into New York City—with her oversight, Fragomen helped more than 400 individuals file for asylum.

She is a frequent lecturer on business immigration topics for business and educational organizations including the New York State Bar Association, Council for Global Immigration, ILW.com and AILA.

In association with the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Janet provides pro bono representation to women seeking protection under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In association with The Door, Janet provides pro bono counseling and advocacy services to minor children in deportation proceedings. She also coordinated and led a project with Women in Need and the New York Legal Assistance Group that helped migrants bussed into New York City—with her oversight, Fragomen helped more than 400 individuals file for asylum.

Education

  • Tulane University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude , 1996
  • Brandeis University, B.A., 1991

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Bar Admissions: New York, Connecticut, District of Columbia

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

Awards

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2026

Listed as “Lawyer of the Year,” Immigration Law - New York City, Best Lawyers in America, 2019

Named in Best Lawyers in America: Immigration Law, 2016 to 2025

Listed in Super Lawyers, 2010 to 2018

Listed as one of “The Top Women” in immigration in New York, Super Lawyers - New York Metro 2016: The Top Women

Professional accomplishments

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Member, American Bar Association

Board of Directors, Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative

Member, Leadership Advisory Committee to the National Women’s Law Center (2016-Present)

Board of Governors, AILA National (2013-2016; 2009-2010)

Former Chair, New York Chapter of AILA (2009-2010)

Former Executive Board Member, New York Chapter of AILA (2006-2010)

Publications and lectures

“Have You Tried Filing an I-129 Lately? The Attack on NIVs.” AILA’s New York Chapter Immigration Symposium - December 2008, New York, NY.

“Labor Certifications – Breakfast with the Experts.” Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association - June 2008, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

“Sticky Issues on the ETA-9089.” Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association - June 2007, Orlando, FL.

“NIVs for Professionals: H-1B, Free Trade (TN, H-1B, E-3).” Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association - June 2006, San Antonio, TX.

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