Retail/Wholesale

For more than three decades, Fragomen has served the largest companies in the retail and wholesale industry. As their enterprises grappled with increased globalization, we’ve helped their managers, supply chain professionals, and IT workers move across the world in ever-greater numbers.
The modern supply chain is one of the great inventions of our era; it is also exceptionally unforgiving. It requires the skilled, knowledgeable employees that maintain and improve it to move where they need to be with speed and efficiency.
Our crowning virtue is our outstanding success rates—all the more remarkable for the volume of work we handle for the industry.
Clients value us for our:
Stellar client service
Our clients require their professionals to make fast moves with a minimum of effort and disruption. They need their requests and queries answered just as quickly.
For Fragomen, client service is paramount. We work quickly and reliably and can structure our engagements around the unique service needs of each client.
Superb data and reporting
The sheer volume of cases we handle for companies in the retail and wholesale industry generates an enormous volume of data; we place this information at the disposal of our clients for advanced benchmarking, analytics and reporting.
Comprehensive employee training
With often lengthy government processing times, we surround our clients’ employees and HR personnel with highly accurate, useful information about their immigration processes and anticipated timeframes. We also offer “no update” updates when applications are subject to government backlogs.
Our partners organize and present town halls, webinars, 101s and other training programs that describe the immigration process in detail and keep employees up to date on the latest policy changes.
Compliance programs
More than fines, messy legal entanglements or investigations—the real threat from compliance failure is a tarnished reputation. Fragomen’s Government Strategies and Compliance Group helps clients successfully navigate investigations and related actions, including I-9 audits and ICE investigations. We work to limit or neutralize the effects of controversies that might otherwise bleed a retailer’s time and resources.
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Media mentions
Senior US Consular Manager Brian Simmons discusses the impact of the Trump administration’s worldwide pause on immigrant visa applications and the disruption caused by last-minute interview cancellations in the Financial Times.
Blog post
Latin America and the Caribbean Managing Partner Leonor Echeverria explores how stronger compliance expectations, processing constraints and increasingly fragmented immigration policies are reshaping workforce mobility across the region—and where new pathways for specialized talent are emerging.
Media mentions
Partners Bo Cooper and K. Edward Raleigh and Senior Counsel Mitchell Wexler discuss the potential impact of a proposed $103,265 fee for cap-subject H-1B petitions on employers and foreign talent.

Blog post
In this blog, Counsel Christopher Wendt examines four developments AMCs should have on their radar and why preparing for them may require coordination across immigration, GME, research administration, HR, benefits, finance and more.
Blog post
Senior Manager Andreia Florina Ghimis and Manager Pierangelo D’Errico outline five key questions to ask before seeking residency in Europe.
Awards
Fragomen received a Brandon Hall Group™ Gold HCM Excellence Award® in the Best Leadership Development Program category for our Leadership Lifecycle initiative.
Media mentions
Partner Charlotte Wills and Senior Manager Harry Goldstraw discuss the UK’s new overseas talent “concierge” service and what it means for high-growth businesses recruiting international talent.
Blog post
In this blog, Senior Manager Katharina Vorländer explains when A1 certificates and Certificates of Coverage (CoCs) may be required, the key differences between the two documents and what employers should consider before managing international assignments.
Awards
Fragomen attorneys are recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, including Partner Matthew Phillips and Senior Counsel Mitch Wexler as Lawyer of the Year recipients.
Media mentions
Partner K. Edward Raleigh discusses evolving H-1B policies and the importance of long-term immigration planning for Indian professionals and US employers.

Blog post
In unserem aktuellen Blog erläutert Ruben Fiedler, wer von der Regelung profitieren kann, welche Voraussetzungen gelten und was sie für Fachkräfte und ihre Familien in Deutschland bedeutet.
Media mentions
Partner Gustavo Kanashiro discusses the factors driving Brazilian families’ growing interest in the EB-5 program, including wealth planning and long-term mobility.
Media mentions
Senior US Consular Manager Brian Simmons discusses the impact of the Trump administration’s worldwide pause on immigrant visa applications and the disruption caused by last-minute interview cancellations in the Financial Times.
Blog post
Latin America and the Caribbean Managing Partner Leonor Echeverria explores how stronger compliance expectations, processing constraints and increasingly fragmented immigration policies are reshaping workforce mobility across the region—and where new pathways for specialized talent are emerging.
Media mentions
Partners Bo Cooper and K. Edward Raleigh and Senior Counsel Mitchell Wexler discuss the potential impact of a proposed $103,265 fee for cap-subject H-1B petitions on employers and foreign talent.

Blog post
In this blog, Counsel Christopher Wendt examines four developments AMCs should have on their radar and why preparing for them may require coordination across immigration, GME, research administration, HR, benefits, finance and more.
Blog post
Senior Manager Andreia Florina Ghimis and Manager Pierangelo D’Errico outline five key questions to ask before seeking residency in Europe.
Awards
Fragomen received a Brandon Hall Group™ Gold HCM Excellence Award® in the Best Leadership Development Program category for our Leadership Lifecycle initiative.
Media mentions
Partner Charlotte Wills and Senior Manager Harry Goldstraw discuss the UK’s new overseas talent “concierge” service and what it means for high-growth businesses recruiting international talent.
Blog post
In this blog, Senior Manager Katharina Vorländer explains when A1 certificates and Certificates of Coverage (CoCs) may be required, the key differences between the two documents and what employers should consider before managing international assignments.
Awards
Fragomen attorneys are recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, including Partner Matthew Phillips and Senior Counsel Mitch Wexler as Lawyer of the Year recipients.
Media mentions
Partner K. Edward Raleigh discusses evolving H-1B policies and the importance of long-term immigration planning for Indian professionals and US employers.

Blog post
In unserem aktuellen Blog erläutert Ruben Fiedler, wer von der Regelung profitieren kann, welche Voraussetzungen gelten und was sie für Fachkräfte und ihre Familien in Deutschland bedeutet.
Media mentions
Partner Gustavo Kanashiro discusses the factors driving Brazilian families’ growing interest in the EB-5 program, including wealth planning and long-term mobility.
