Senior Associate
Mark A. M. Catam
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- English
- Tagalog
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
555 Montgomery St, 4th Floor
San Francisco CA 94111
United States
Mark is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s San Francisco office with more than a decade of business, employment and investment immigration experience. He advises individuals and corporations on nonimmigrant visas, permanent residency and immigration compliance, as well as the development of immigration legal strategies and immigration programs. He has experience supporting clients in the technology, finance, entertainment, media, healthcare, e-commerce, hospitality and academic sectors, among others.
Additionally, Mark assists high net worth investors, regional centers and entrepreneurs in setting up regional centers, structuring multimillion-dollar EB-5 deals and filing I-526 and I-829 petitions on behalf of investors.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Mark managed and operated a boutique immigration firm in Los Angeles, California. He also worked at a large nationally ranked immigration law firm for several years as an immigration manager and senior attorney, where he supervised a team of attorneys and immigration staff in preparing a high volume of complex immigration cases.
Mark has provided pro bono assistance through Bet Tzedek and the Los Angeles LGBT Center.
Mark speaks English and Tagalog.
Education
- Stanford University, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program Graduate Certificate, 2021
- Yale School of Management, Accelerated Management Program Executive Certificate, 2019
- University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, LL.M., 2016
- Central European University, M.A., 2012
- University of London, LL.B. (Hons.), 2007
More from Mark
Admissions
Bar Admissions: California
Court Admissions: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Executive Office of Immigration Review
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Named to Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2024
Listed in Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration, Future Leader, 2022 to 2023
Listed among “Rising Stars,” Super Lawyers, 2020 to 2024
Listed in “Top 5 Rising EB-5 Attorneys,” EB-5 Investors Magazine, 2019
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Member, AILA Global Migration Section
Member, American Bar Association
Former Liaison, AILA Southern California Chapter, New Member and Law Student Division
Former Liaison, AILA Southern California Chapter, LGBT Division
Publications and lectures
Panelist, “Practice of Immigration Law Webinar (New Members and Law Students Division).” AILA Southern California Chapter, Los Angeles, California, November 2020.
Panelist, “Business Immigration: A Primer.” AILA Southern California Chapter, Webinar, October 2020.
Speaker, “Introduction to the EB-5 Program.” ILW.com, New York, New York, October 2017.
Mark’s insights
August 19, 2024 | Awards
August 17, 2023 | Awards
