Karin has practiced immigration law with Fragomen for more than 25 years. She provides immigration policy guidance, strategic planning and advice and program support primarily to international corporations, including numerous French companies. She also provides counsel on all major employment-based temporary and permanent visa categories to small, medium and large sized companies. Karin represents a broad array of companies in the financial, luxury, consumer packaged goods, insurance, information technology and scientific industries, among others.
Karin is active in the French business community, serves on the Board of Directors of the French-American Chamber of Commerce in New York, and is a frequent speaker on immigration law topics.
Karin is bilingual in English and French.
Education
George Washington University, The National Law Center | J.D., 1982
New York University | B.A., 1979
Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2020 to 2021
Listed in Super Lawyers, 2011 to 2021
Listed as one of “The Top Women” in immigration in New York, Super Lawyers - New York Metro 2016: The Top Women
Professional Accomplishments / Memberships
Bar Admissions: New York
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Board of Directors, French American Chamber of Commerce in New York
Former Chair, Women in Business Committee of French American Chamber of Commerce in New York
Former Member, Alumni Board of the Lycée Français de New York
Successfully registered several multinational companies under the expedited E visa scheduling program at the U.S. Consulate in Paris, France
Assisted prominent artists, scientists and business leaders with obtaining classification as persons of “extraordinary ability” for nonimmigrant and immigrant visa classification
Advised multinational companies on the immigration consequences of mergers and acquisitions and other corporate restructurings, including the effects on H-1 and L-1 nonimmigrant visas as well as immigrant visa applications
Publications and Lectures
Speaker, French American Chamber of Commerce, New York, NY, March 2006, October 2008, April 2014, November 2017, November 2019 and November 2020.
Speaker, “Managing the Impact of COVID-19 on Your Business in the U.S.” Business France, April 23, 2020.
Author, “Immigration Updates.” French American Chamber of Commerce Monthly Newsletter, March 2013.
Author, “Member Article: H-1B & L-1 Updates.” French American Chamber of Commerce Monthly Newsletter, Winter 2011.
Speaker, Agoria, Brussels, Belgium, November 2008.
Speaker, Union Internationale des Avocats, Paris, France, October 2007.
Speaker, KPMG Roundtable, Stamford, CT, July 2007.
Karin pratique le droit de l’immigration chez Fragomen depuis plus de 25 ans. Ses principaux clients sont des sociétés internationales, dont beaucoup d’entreprises françaises : elle les informe sur la législation en vigueur, leur fait des recommandations sur le plan stratégique et leur offre un appui à l’exécution de leurs programmes. Elle fournit également à de petites, moyennes et grandes entreprises des conseils juridiques sur les principales catégories de visas (temporaires ou permanents) liées à l’emploi.
Karin représente un large éventail d’entreprises appartenant à des secteurs aussi variés que ceux, notamment, de la finance, des produits luxe, des biens de consommation courante, de l’assurance et de l’informatique.
Karin participe aux activités de la communauté française des affaires, elle siège au conseil d’administration de la Chambre de commerce franco-américaine de New York, et elle donne fréquemment des conférences sur les questions liées au droit de l’immigration.
Karin est franco-américaine et parle couramment l’anglais et le français.