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Priscilla Muhlenkamp
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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
1101 15th St NW STE 700
Washington DC 20005
United States
Priscilla leads the firm’s Washington, DC office with a collaborative, dynamic approach, supporting employees at all levels across various functions in immigration law and corporate departments.
Relying on more than 25 years of dedicated immigration law experience, Priscilla advises multinational corporations on employment-related immigration issues, focusing on strategic immigration planning and regulatory compliance. She is committed to creating compliant immigration programs that achieve both business goals and people-related initiatives.
Priscilla’s experience spans a wide variety of industries, including information technology, management consulting, energy, non-profit, telecommunications and consumer goods involving all major employment-based temporary and permanent visa categories. She regularly assists clients with internal audits (LCA and I-9), as well as government investigations, and frequently undertakes individual matters related to family-based permanent residence applications. Priscilla is currently focused on complex, high-volume immigration programs and associated compliance and risk mitigation in the information technology consulting space.
Education
- William & Mary Law School, J.D., 1998
- University of Virginia, B.A., 1995
More from Priscilla
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Virginia, District of Columbia
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Finalist, National Law Journal’s DC Managing Partner of the Year, 2025
Listed in Chambers USA, 2025- 2026
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2020 to 2023 and 2026
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, Virginia Bar Association
Member, Society for Human Resource Management
Director of Communications and Social Media, Greater Washington Employee Relocation Council (GWERC), Board of Directors
Experience
Successfully represented numerous multinational information technology and telecommunications companies with H-1B Labor Condition Application investigations conducted by the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
Advised and counseled a major, global information technology consulting firm on the establishment of a streamlined and efficient Labor Condition Application compliance program.
Conducted several audits for large- and medium-sized companies in both the private and nonprofit sectors to ensure compliance with regulatory statutes.
Assisted several start-ups and small- and mid-sized global companies establishing their first offices in the United States, including advising on immigration best practices and program policies.
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Obligations and Considerations When Sponsoring Employees’ Work Authorization.” SHRM26, Orlando, FL, 17 June 2026.
Speaker, “Resilient Immigration Programs in a Compliance-Focused Environment.” SHRM25, San Diego, CA, 2 July 2025.
Speaker, “Avoiding National Origin and Citizenship Discrimination in Your Hiring and Workforce Planning Practices.” SHRM25, San Diego, CA, 1 July 2025.
Quoted, “H-1B visa: Fears Rise for Foreign Tech Workers in Silicon Valley Over Travel.” The Mercury News, 7 April 2025.
Speaker, “Immigration Industry Vertical Presentation.” Worldwide ERC Global Workforce Symposium (GWS) 2024, Webinar, 15 October 2024.
Speaker, “Navigating the Latest Trends in U.S. Immigration.” Fragomen India Symposium 2024, Bengaluru, India, 11 July 2024.
Speaker, “Making the Cut: Impact of Cost Cutting Measures on Immigration Programs.” SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2024, Chicago, IL, 25 June 2024.
Speaker, “Immigration Compliance in a Hybrid/Remote Work Environment.” Society for Human Resource Management National Annual Conference, 2023.
Speaker, “Immigration Compliance in a Hybrid/Remote Work Environment.” Society for Human Resource Management Virginia State Conference, 2023.
Speaker, “Immigration Compliance in a Pandemic-Altered World.” Society for Human Resource Management Maryland State Conference, 2022.
Discussion Leader and Co-Author, “Avoiding a Multinational Mess: Advanced Strategies for Difficult L-1A and EB-1(C) Cases.” Seminar and Practice Advisory series, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2022.
Speaker, “Advanced Corporate Immigration Conference: COVID-19 and The Future of Immigration”. New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2020.
Speaker and Co-Author, “Corporate Reorganizations: Avoiding Disruptive Immigration Consequences.” Seminar and Practice Advisory series, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2020.
Speaker, “Immigration Consequences of Workplace Changes.” Seminar series, Association of Corporate Counsel National Capital Region, 2018.
Instructor, “Global Hiring: Complying with U.S. Visa Requirements.” Society for Human Resource Management, 2018 to present.
Speaker and Co-Author, “Immigration Consequences of Corporate Reorganization.” Seminar and Practice Advisory series, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2018.
Speaker and Co-Author, “Hot Topics in NIV Consular Processing.” Seminar and Practice Advisory series, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2016.
Speaker and Co-Author, “The Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program.” Seminar and Practice Advisory series, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2014.
Speaker and Co-Author, “Trends in Nonimmigrant Visa Adjudication Around the World Audio.” Seminar and Practice Advisory series, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2012.
Immigration Issues for Corporate Counsel – Guidelines for I-9 Compliance, CORPORATE COUNSEL NEWS (Virginia State Bar), Volume 14, Number 1, 2004.
Speaker, “Briefing On H-1B Issues and Current Developments.” Seminar series, Immigrant’s Weekly – ILW.com, New York, NY, January 29, 2004.
Council for Global Immigration, Web Seminar on LCA Audits–Compliance and Enforcement.
Council for Global Immigration, Annual Symposium, Washington DC Immigration Basics Seminar & Advanced Workshop on Compliance and Enforcement.
Speaker, “The Basics of Immigration Law.” American Immigration Lawyers Association, Nonimmigrant Visas, Washington, D.C.
Priscilla’s insights
August 20, 2026 | Awards
June 16, 2026 — June 19, 2026 | Conference
June 5, 2026 | Fragomen news
