Overview

Piyumi advises employers on business immigration strategies to help attract and retain global talent.

She works with large corporations to facilitate the relocation of highly skilled foreign nationals, ensuring each matter is approached with care, compliance, and efficiency. Piyumi assists clients in securing a wide range of nonimmigrant visas, including H-1B for professionals, L-1A for executives and managers, TN for Canadian and Mexican professionals under NAFTA, R-1 for religious workers, and O and P classifications for individuals with extraordinary ability and entertainers. She also handles J-1 waivers for medical graduates and other exchange visitors.

In addition to nonimmigrant matters, Piyumi supports employers and individuals with permanent residency options, including labor certification applications, national interest waivers, immigrant petitions for multinational executives and managers, and immediate relative petitions. She also advises on naturalization and U.S. citizenship matters.

Piyumi is known for her practical, business-aligned approach to immigration compliance and workforce planning. She partners closely with employers to understand organizational goals and align immigration strategies with talent acquisition and retention objectives. Her ability to navigate complex immigration processes while maintaining a focus on timely execution and regulatory compliance makes her a valuable resource for HR and legal teams operating in a global business environment.

Honors & Recognition

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Employment Law – Management (2023-2026) and Immigration Law (2026)
  • Award Recipient, 25 Women to Watch in the Twin Cities, The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, May 2012

Credentials

Education

Hamline University School of Law

  •  J.D., 2001

University of Cambridge

  • Master of Law (LL.M.), 1995

Sri Lanka Law College

  • Attorney-at-Law (J.D. equivalent in Sri Lanka), First Class Honors, 1991

Languages

  • Sinhalese

Media

Professional & Civic Associations

Civic

  • Greater Twin Cities United Way (GTCUW)

    • Board member
    • Executive committee member
    • Former Chair, Governance Committee
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA)
    • Board member
  • Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (TCHFH)
    • Board member
  • YWCA Minneapolis
    • Former board member
    • Former Chair, Nominations committee
    • Former Vice Chair, Public Policy committee
    • Former member – Strategic Planning committee

Services

Admissions

  • Minnesota, 2002
  • Sri Lanka

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