Irina's immigration practice focuses on business and family immigration, including international executive and managerial personnel transfers, investment-based (EB-5) immigration proceedings, U.S. work visas for professional workers, and employment and family-based permanent immigration proceedings, as well as on employers’ I-9 compliance, and fairness in employment practices. Irina has represented clients in business immigration matters, including:
Complex immigrant petitions for aliens of extraordinary ability, including a securities industry professional, university faculty, physicians, scientists and international entertainers
Labor Certification proceedings
H-1B, TN and L-1 petition proceedings for foreign executives and managers, IT specialists, doctors, and professional workers in major industries
E and EB-5 proceedings for international entrepreneurs
Matters involving international personnel transfer from the U.S. to foreign countries
I-9 Compliance
Memberships & Affiliations
American Bar Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
College of the Texas State Bar (2002)
Dallas Bar Association, Publications Committee
State Bar of Texas
Honors & Awards
Leaders in Their Field, Chambers USA, 2009-2012
Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2009-2010
Admissions
Texas
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, Juris Doctor
The University of Texas at Austin, Master of Comparative Literature (Deans Achievement Award for the Highest Grade in International Organizations)
Moscow State Academic University, Bachelor of Arts (Graduated with Highest Honors)
Irina's immigration practice focuses on business and family immigration, including international executive and managerial personnel transfers, investment-based (EB-5) immigration proceedings, U.S. work visas for professional workers, and employment and family-based permanent immigration proceedings, as well as on employers’ I-9 compliance, and fairness in employment practices. Irina has represented clients in business immigration matters, including:
Complex immigrant petitions for aliens of extraordinary ability, including a securities industry professional, university faculty, physicians, scientists and international entertainers
Labor Certification proceedings
H-1B, TN and L-1 petition proceedings for foreign executives and managers, IT specialists, doctors, and professional workers in major industries
E and EB-5 proceedings for international entrepreneurs
Matters involving international personnel transfer from the U.S. to foreign countries
I-9 Compliance
Memberships & Affiliations
American Bar Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
College of the Texas State Bar (2002)
Dallas Bar Association, Publications Committee
State Bar of Texas
Honors & Awards
Leaders in Their Field, Chambers USA, 2009-2012
Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2009-2010
Admissions
Texas
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, Juris Doctor
The University of Texas at Austin, Master of Comparative Literature (Deans Achievement Award for the Highest Grade in International Organizations)
Moscow State Academic University, Bachelor of Arts (Graduated with Highest Honors)
