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With more than 25 years of experience in immigration law, Nadine has earned the trust of companies of every size and type, from small and medium-sized enterprises to large multinational Fortune 500 companies.

Today, she engages with emerging clients in the technology, artificial intelligence, pharmaceutical, insurance, retail, real estate and medical product industries that are ready to take the next step in growth—and require immigration policies and programs that will scale with them.

She approaches each new client with a practical, hands-on approach. Relying on a team of professionals, many of whom have been working with her for decades, she forges a deep partnership with her client’s internal teams. This allows her to conduct deep research into the client’s current day-to-day operations, compliance red flags and expansion plans.

She relies on this comprehensive intelligence to relieve corporate officers and managers of onerous and confusing immigration tasks that distract from the company’s main focus. She then identifies the potential pitfalls and compliance risks that can lie in wait for hypergrowth companies on the verge of major growth.

In addition to devising and streamlining immigration processes, she is a consummate business advisor and a fierce advocate for her clients—sharing difficult truths regarding compliance while offering practicable, real-world options for preserving growth. Clients rely on her for M&A due diligence, I-9 audits, corporate restructurings and up-to-the-minute intelligence about policy and regulatory trends.

Nadine was hooked on immigration law since her earliest work in the sector, as a fresh-out-of-law-school volunteer attorney for the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center. The appeal of that early volunteer work—the chance to immediately and palpably improve the fortunes of real people—continues to motivate her today.

She relies on this comprehensive intelligence to relieve corporate officers and managers of onerous and confusing immigration tasks that distract from the company’s main focus. She then identifies the potential pitfalls and compliance risks that can lie in wait for hypergrowth companies on the verge of major growth.

In addition to devising and streamlining immigration processes, she is a consummate business advisor and a fierce advocate for her clients—sharing difficult truths regarding compliance while offering practicable, real-world options for preserving growth. Clients rely on her for M&A due diligence, I-9 audits, corporate restructurings and up-to-the-minute intelligence about policy and regulatory trends.

Nadine was hooked on immigration law since her earliest work in the sector, as a fresh-out-of-law-school volunteer attorney for the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center. The appeal of that early volunteer work—the chance to immediately and palpably improve the fortunes of real people—continues to motivate her today.

Education

  • Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 1996
  • Duke University, B.A., 1992

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Bar Admissions: California

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

Awards

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2026

Listed in San Diego Business Journal’s Women of Influence in Law, 2025

Professional accomplishments

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Experience

Developed comprehensive immigration policies specifically for large and medium sized companies with the goals of improving recruiting and retention of foreign nationals while reducing the costs of immigration sponsorship overall.

Advised clients on impact of layoffs on non-immigrant and immigrant cases.

Assisted several clients across industries in drafting extraordinary ability petitions on behalf of top executives, principal engineers and fashion designers

Publications and lectures

Moderator, “US Immigration Law and Policy Changes and Impacts on Pharma Hiring and Global Talent.” Fragomen, Webinar, 9 December 2025.

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Fragomen US Pharmaceutical Industry Webcast: Impacts on Pharma Hiring and Global TalentRead more

August 21, 2025 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

July 8, 2025 | Awards

Partners Nadine Bahnan, Ruth Spillane and Karine Wenger Named to San Diego Business Journal’s 2025 Women of Influence in LawRead more
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Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

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Partners Nadine Bahnan, Ruth Spillane and Karine Wenger Named to San Diego Business Journal’s 2025 Women of Influence in LawRead more
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Fragomen US Pharmaceutical Industry Webcast: Impacts on Pharma Hiring and Global TalentRead more

August 21, 2025 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

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Partners Nadine Bahnan, Ruth Spillane and Karine Wenger Named to San Diego Business Journal’s 2025 Women of Influence in LawRead more
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Fragomen US Pharmaceutical Industry Webcast: Impacts on Pharma Hiring and Global TalentRead more

August 21, 2025 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

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Fragomen US Pharmaceutical Industry Webcast: Impacts on Pharma Hiring and Global TalentRead more

August 21, 2025 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

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December 9, 2025 | Meeting

Fragomen US Pharmaceutical Industry Webcast: Impacts on Pharma Hiring and Global TalentRead more

August 21, 2025 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

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Fragomen Wins 2026 FEM Americas EMMAs for Outstanding Agility & Crisis Management and Thought Leadership

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Destination Services Director Christine Sperr examines how housing market reforms, rent stabilization measures and cost-of-living dynamics in Saudi Arabia are influencing workforce mobility, compensation planning and long-term settlement strategies under Vision 2030.

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