Laura Foote Reiff has more than 32 years of experience representing businesses and organizations in the business immigration and compliance field. She is also a business immigration advocate and has long chaired prominent business immigration coalitions. Laura is Co-Founder of GT’s Business and Immigration and Compliance Group which she co-led since 1999. She currently chairs the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. Immigration and Compliance Practice. Laura is also Co-Managing Shareholder of the Northern Virginia Office of GT, a position she has held since 2010. As a global leader in the business immigration community, Laura has served on the Boards of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Immigration Council, the National Immigration Forum and is currently the President of the America is Better Board.
Laura advises corporations on a variety of compliance-related issues, particularly related to Form I-9 eligibility employment verification matters. Laura has been involved in audits and internal investigations and has successfully minimized monetary exposure as well as civil and criminal liabilities on behalf of her clients. She develops immigration compliance strategies and programs for both small and large companies. Laura performs I-9, H-1B and H-2B compliance inspections during routine internal reviews, while performing due diligence (in the context of a merger, acquisition or sale) or while defending a company against a government investigation.
Laura represents many businesses in creating, managing and using "Regional Centers" that can create indirect jobs toward the 10 new U.S. jobs whose creation can give rise to EB-5 permanent residence for investment. She coordinates this work with attorneys practicing in securities law compliance, with economists identifying "targeted employment areas" and projecting indirect job creation, and with licensed securities brokers coordinating offerings. She also represents individual investors in obtaining conditional permanent residence and in removing conditions from permanent residence.
Laura's practice also consists of managing business immigration matters and providing immigration counsel to address the visa and work authorization needs of U.S. and global personnel including professionals, managers and executives, treaty investors/ traders, essential workers, persons of extraordinary ability, corporate trainees, and students. She is an immigration policy advocacy expert and works on immigration reform policies.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Laura Foote Reiff
- U.S. Immigration and Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Facts, Thoughts, Questions and Answers - (Posted On Tuesday, March 10, 2020)
- Will the Congress Yield – for Immigration Reform? - (Posted On Tuesday, October 22, 2019)
- EB-5 Regulations Published for Public Inspection - (Posted On Tuesday, July 23, 2019)
- New Bill Introduced to Use Economic Abilities of EB-5 to Assist Disaster Recovery in Declared National Disaster Areas - (Posted On Tuesday, April 16, 2019)
- Continuing Resolution and Budget Agreement Funds Government and Vital Programs, like EB-5, until March 23rd - (Posted On Friday, February 09, 2018)
- U.S. Businesses Urge Congress to act on a Solution for the Dreamer/DACA Recipients - (Posted On Tuesday, January 30, 2018)
- President Trump Signs Continuing Resolution into Law - (Posted On Tuesday, January 23, 2018)
- Congress Passes Another Continuing Resolution After 3 Day Shutdown – EB-5 Extended to Feb. 8 - (Posted On Tuesday, January 23, 2018)
- U.S. Senate fails to Pass Continuing Resolution and Government Shutdown begins. EB-5 for Regional Center programs is Suspended - (Posted On Saturday, January 20, 2018)
- U.S. House of Representatives Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government and Extend EB-5 - (Posted On Friday, January 19, 2018)
The National Law Review names Greenberg Traurig, LLP a Go-To Thought Leader in the field of immigration law for their ongoing coverage of the latest EB-5 classification news and updates. In 2022, Greenberg Traurig authors have written on topics such as Congress’ EB-5 reform, the EB-5 regional center extension, and the EB-5 adjudication process. Regular contributors include (but are not limited to): Kate Kalmykov, Jennifer Hermansky, Dillon R. Colucci, Laura Foote Reiff, and others.