Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2019 to 2026

Listed as “Lawyer of the Year,” Immigration Law, Best Lawyers in America, 2023

 

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Represents one of the world’s largest technology companies (focused on the company’s technology solutions business, which provides business products including storage and servers, managed services and software); a “Big Four” international accountancy and professional services firm; the world’s largest financial services company and bank; and the largest independent biotechnology company.

Represented a large hotel chain before the Administrative Law Judge of the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) on an employer sanctions matter.

Was the sole counsel representing a large computer company on a widely cited case decided by the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals, which held that the Department of Labor wrongfully denied the employer’s Reduction in Recruitment labor certification cases outright, rather remanding the cases for continuation under traditional processing. The Board’s ruling subsequently applied to all such cases filed by U.S. employers.

Represented three separate foreign aerospace companies, from Italy, Korea and Taiwan, and successfully registered each company for Treaty Investor/Trader status, enabling each company to partner with various U.S. aerospace companies in order to transfer large numbers of employees to the U.S. for technology transfer. He has also represented individuals and small companies in qualifying for Treaty Investor/Trader status.

Speaker on employer sanctions and immigration topics for organizations such as the Employers Group and the Council for Global Immigration.

Guest Lecturer in Immigration Law at Southwestern Law School.

Speaker, “Immigration Breakfast Briefing.” Fragomen, Los Angeles, CA, 16 September 2025.

Speaker, “Immigration Breakfast Briefing.” Fragomen, Los Angeles, CA, 5 March 2025.

Michael 的职业生涯因其丰富的经验而引人注目，包括为各种规模的客户和成熟度的行业提供服务。在 30 年的时间里，他与客户和同事进行了密切而富有成效的合作。

他的客户来自各行各业，包括制造、娱乐、信息技术、软件开发、能源、医疗保健、生物技术和非营利组织。他通过重新设计和简化遗留移民计划，帮助这些行业中最大、最有影响力的公司最大限度地提高效率并削减成本。

在加入 Fragomen 之前，Michael 在洛杉矶地区前移民局担任出庭律师，在那里接受了移民法方面的培训并发展对细节的关注，并意愿深入了解特定移民案件。

如今，他的中小型客户在聘请 Michael 作为项目和政策顾问时依赖于这些优点。他通过与 Fragomen 的技术、政府关系、内部审计和领事服务提供商密切合作设计的创新移民政策，帮助这些客户推进其业务目标和增长，从而获得了特别的满足感。

Michael 是洛杉矶分所中国私人客户业务的重要成员，该项目帮助自雇移民通过卓越能力和国家利益豁免类别获得永久居留权。

尽管 Michael 在其职业生涯中几乎面临着所有可以想象到的移民挑战，但他的各种经验都与帮助每位员工在某种程度上实现美国梦的愿望结合在一起。毫不奇怪，他参与了多项公益事业和项目：

他拯救了一位单亲母亲和她的孩子，让他们免于被驱逐出境，因为孩子们被孩子的父亲带到美国，随后又被父亲抛弃。

他在洛杉矶移民法院的诉讼中为一名逃离危地马拉的无人陪伴的少女提供了庇护。

他帮助德克萨斯州迪利的南德克萨斯家庭住宅中心的被拘留者进行了可信的恐惧访谈。

他参加了各种入籍和工作许可证诊所。

Michael 会说英语、法语和西班牙语。