Client Bulletin No. 336 January 23, 2002 CONSTANGY, BROOKS & SMITH EXPANDS IMMIGRATION PRACTICE We are pleased to announce the expansion of our practice of business immigration law. Our enhanced services will prove particularly valuable for clients in industries where there is a significant need for an employee base comprised of foreign nationals specializing in technology systems. These industries typically include: healthcare, computer companies, chemical engineering, insurance, and banking. Dan E. White has joined the firm to lead the expansion of the Immigration Practice Group and will work out of our Atlanta office. He brings 17 years of experience in business immigration law and joins us after serving as a partner with the firm of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. Dan received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University. Please call Dan directly to help with your business immigration needs. He and his staff hold extensive experience in this practice area and will be pleased to assist you. Dan may be reached at dwhite@constangy.com or by calling (404) 525-8622. Effective immediately, in addition to providing I-9 workplace compliance guidance, our Immigration Practice Group will assist clients with temporary and permanent business visas; labor certifications; immigrant visas; consular representation for foreign executives, managers and professionals; and citizenship matters. Specifically, the firm provides the following related services: • H-1B petitions • L-1 petitions • E-2 investor applications • I-140 immigrant visa petitions • ETA-750 labor certification applications • OF-230 immigrant visa applications • TN applications • E-1 trader applications • Pre-entry B-1 visa petitions • I-485 permanent residency applications with advance parole and employment authorization applications Consistent with our firm’s history of effective preventive counseling, the Immigration Practice Group will advise and train employer representatives as to specific I-9 recordkeeping issues and conduct internal I-9 audits so that management may feel secure in their company’s compliance status.