Alejandra Zapatero

Director Attorney, Client Relations - Erickson Immigration Group

I am a Managing Director and the Director Attorney, Client Relations of Erickson Immigration Group ("EIG"). I have been practicing immigration law for 10+ years in Virginia, Washington D.C., and California. My practice focuses on corporate immigration working with large, medium, small, and startup companies in filing employment-based petitions for foreign workers seeking temporary and permanent employment in the U.S. My experience includes immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions. I advise employers regarding establishing and refining immigration programs including strategies for hiring, compliance, and complex immigration matters resulting from corporate restructuring including mergers, acquisitions, and reductions-in-force. I have counseled clients on workforce compliance including I-9, public access file audits, and unannounced site visits. I am proficient in the preparation and filing of non-immigrant visas such as E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, O-1, and TN. I am also adept in immigrant visa processes, including the preparation and filing of PERM, I-140 petitions, and I-485 Adjustment of Status applications. I am also well-versed in family immigration law and have represented individuals seeking family-based green cards, deferred action of childhood arrival (DACA) work authorization, and naturalization applications.I am a frequent speaker on immigration issues and have presented at various conferences and events including Worldwide ERC, Bay Area Mobility Management, British American Business Council, sf.citi, Global HR Business News, and the Council for Global Immigration EIG works with large, medium, small, and start-up companies with respect to inbound/outbound corporate immigration issues. We understand that you need and deserve a law firm that will provide you with excellent service-- every day, on every case. Our goal is to provide you with a Perfect-Plus immigration process so that you actually look forward to working with and hearing from us.