Partner
Sapna Annicelli
Country / Territory
Get in touch
Languages
- English
- Gujarati
Contact information
Sapna takes pride in fostering and enriching client relationships—particularly relationships with small- and mid-size companies seeking global talent to support growth and innovation. She represents a wide variety of companies, including enterprises in the management consulting, IT consulting, technology, construction and engineering sectors, emphasizing a personal, face-to-face client service style.
She strives to tailor Fragomen’s expansive resources to the individual needs of each client. Beginning with the firm’s well-tested standard approaches and systems, she collaborates with the client to discover useful components that can be customized to meet their goals and work within their systems. On the policy and program level, she utilizes industry benchmarking techniques to help clients set and meet goals, while incorporating the latest developments and changes in immigration legislation and regulation.
For more granular, day-to-day service, she prepares her teams by immersing them in the unique culture of each client, customizing their interactions for a seamless fit—from the tenor of employee experience and engagement to the clients’ internal communications style. Her management style emphasizes accountability, responsibility and recognition—her team members are given room to grow and innovate on their clients’ behalf, and their efforts are supported and rewarded by Sapna.
Education
- New England Law - Boston, J.D., 2009
- New York University, B.A., 2006
More from Sapna
Admissions
Bar Admissions: New York, Massachusetts
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2026
Listed in Chambers USA, 2021 to 2026
Listed in Best Lawyers, 2023 to 2025
Named a “Rising Star” in the field of immigration law by Super Lawyers, 2013 to present
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
President, Greater Boston South Asian Bar Association (SABA), 2025
Member, Greater Boston SABA
Member, Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers
Former Treasurer, Greater Boston SABA, 2024
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “Navigating Project Firewall: Strengthening H-1B Compliance in a Heightened Enforcement Era.” Fragomen, 5 November 2025.
Speaker, “Creative Immigration Options Outside of the H-1B.” Interstride, Webinar, 26 April 2023.
Speaker, “HR Immigration Law Update.” New England Human Resources Association, Boston, MA, March 7, 2018.
Speaker, “HR Immigration Law Update.” New England Human Resources Association, Boston, MA, October 30, 2017.
Speaker, “HR Immigration Law Update.” New England Human Resources Association, Boston, MA, August 10, 2017.
Co-chair and moderator, “Immigration Changes and Impact in Light of New Administration.” South American Bar Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, July 14, 2017.
Speaker, New England Human Resources Annual Conference, Falmouth, MA, September 29, 2016.
Speaker, “Corporate Immigration Policy Drafting and Business Immigration Updates.” New England Human Resources Association, November 28, 2015.
Sapna’s insights
August 20, 2026 | Awards
June 5, 2026 | Fragomen news
February 26, 2026 | Meeting
