Douglas is a Member in the firm's Immigration Practice and also practices in the Israel Business Group. His practice focuses on business immigration law, related government investigations, family-based green card sponsorship processes, EB-5 investor visa filings, and corporate immigration policy development.
He has represented multinational corporations in the financial services, technology, management consulting, hedge fund, specialty chemicals, insurance, defense, and engineering sectors. He has in-depth experience counseling corporate clients on the immigration consequences of complicated corporate restructuring and has drafted immigration provisions of acquisition agreements. Doug has also guided in-house counsel and human resources professionals on all aspects of US and global immigration law and policy. He has also worked extensively on helping large-scale businesses in India with complex visa issues.
One of Doug's related practice areas is advising private clients on a range of issues involving the Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations and procedures. He has assisted accomplished individuals with securing visas and green cards and has provided counsel to individuals on expatriation and green card relinquishment. Doug is also particularly strong in working on EB-5 matters for clients from jurisdictions with restrictive currency control and export laws.
He has represented high-profile business leaders, artists, and public figures in securing permission to live and work in the United States. He also has experience appearing at US embassies and consulates in exceptional situations and is often asked by lawyers across the globe to resolve the most challenging US visa and consular issues.
Before joining Mintz Levin, Doug founded his own firm, where he focused his practice on immigration law. Prior to that, he was a partner with a leading immigration law firm in Boston, where he managed a high volume of routine and more complex business immigration matters, ranging from green card applications and nonimmigrant cases (e.g., H-1B, J-1, L-1, E-1, E-2, E-3, TN, and O-1) to complicated Extraordinary Ability and Outstanding Researcher petitions.
Doug also gained extensive experience guiding large-scale corporations in implementing I-9 best practices and acting as a business and legal advisor in helping companies assess the E-Verify program, the performance of global immigration providers, and the immigration implications of major legislative developments, such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Doug frequently speaks about broader immigration law issues, ethics, marketing and business development, and employment immigration law for national and international legal organizations, universities, and industry forums.
Recognitions & Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa
- International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers (2011 – 2013)
- Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Labor and Employment: Immigration (2013)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Star (2009)
Professional & Community Involvement
- Board member, German American Business Council of Boston (2011 – present)
- Member, Board of Trustees, American Immigration Council (2009 – present)
- Co-chair, American Immigration Council J-1 Exchange Visitor Program Committee (2010 – 2011)
- Member, American Immigration Council J-1 Exchange Visitor Program Committee (2007 – 2011)
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) New England and Rome District Chapters
- Day coordinator, EB-5 Conference in Boston (2010)
- Member, National Ethics Committee of AILA (2010 – 2011)
- Member, Conference Planning Committee for the AILA 2009 National Fundamentals Conference
- Ethics and media/public relations liaison, AILA New England Chapter (2006 – 2009)
Douglas is a Member in the firm's Immigration Practice and also practices in the Israel Business Group. His practice focuses on business immigration law, related government investigations, family-based green card sponsorship processes, EB-5 investor visa filings, and corporate immigration policy development.
He has represented multinational corporations in the financial services, technology, management consulting, hedge fund, specialty chemicals, insurance, defense, and engineering sectors. He has in-depth experience counseling corporate clients on the immigration consequences of complicated corporate restructuring and has drafted immigration provisions of acquisition agreements. Doug has also guided in-house counsel and human resources professionals on all aspects of US and global immigration law and policy. He has also worked extensively on helping large-scale businesses in India with complex visa issues.
One of Doug's related practice areas is advising private clients on a range of issues involving the Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations and procedures. He has assisted accomplished individuals with securing visas and green cards and has provided counsel to individuals on expatriation and green card relinquishment. Doug is also particularly strong in working on EB-5 matters for clients from jurisdictions with restrictive currency control and export laws.
He has represented high-profile business leaders, artists, and public figures in securing permission to live and work in the United States. He also has experience appearing at US embassies and consulates in exceptional situations and is often asked by lawyers across the globe to resolve the most challenging US visa and consular issues.
Before joining Mintz Levin, Doug founded his own firm, where he focused his practice on immigration law. Prior to that, he was a partner with a leading immigration law firm in Boston, where he managed a high volume of routine and more complex business immigration matters, ranging from green card applications and nonimmigrant cases (e.g., H-1B, J-1, L-1, E-1, E-2, E-3, TN, and O-1) to complicated Extraordinary Ability and Outstanding Researcher petitions.
Doug also gained extensive experience guiding large-scale corporations in implementing I-9 best practices and acting as a business and legal advisor in helping companies assess the E-Verify program, the performance of global immigration providers, and the immigration implications of major legislative developments, such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Doug frequently speaks about broader immigration law issues, ethics, marketing and business development, and employment immigration law for national and international legal organizations, universities, and industry forums.
Recognitions & Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa
- International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers (2011 – 2013)
- Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Labor and Employment: Immigration (2013)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Star (2009)
Professional & Community Involvement
- Board member, German American Business Council of Boston (2011 – present)
- Member, Board of Trustees, American Immigration Council (2009 – present)
- Co-chair, American Immigration Council J-1 Exchange Visitor Program Committee (2010 – 2011)
- Member, American Immigration Council J-1 Exchange Visitor Program Committee (2007 – 2011)
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) New England and Rome District Chapters
- Day coordinator, EB-5 Conference in Boston (2010)
- Member, National Ethics Committee of AILA (2010 – 2011)
- Member, Conference Planning Committee for the AILA 2009 National Fundamentals Conference
- Ethics and media/public relations liaison, AILA New England Chapter (2006 – 2009)
Publications
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Co-author,
Employment-Based Third Preference (EB-3) Cut-Off Dates Advance on the Visa Bulletin for All Countries Except India and the Philippines, Immigration Alert ()
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Co-author,
SEVP Implementation of the Accreditation Act, Immigration Alert ()
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Author,
Update on Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions, Immigration Alert ()
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Co-author,
Ten Tips for Flying Solo, Building an Immigration Practice, American Immigration Lawyers Association Immigration Practice Pointers ()
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Co-author,
Three Tips on the Role of an Attorney in Preparing PERM Labor Certification Applications, American Immigration Lawyers Association ()
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Editor,
Advanced Immigration Practice: Agency Updates and Expert Strategy: 6th Annual AILA New England Immigration Law Symposium, Suffolk University Center for Advanced Legal Studies ()
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Author,
Current I-9 Employment Verification Procedures and Best Practices for IRCA Compliance, Immigration Practice Manual, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education ()
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Co-author,
E-Verify Considerations for Successor Employers Following Mergers and Acquisitions, The Immigration Compliance Book, ILW.com Immigration Law Library ()
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Co-author,
Introduction, Advanced Immigration Practice: Agency Updates and Expert Strategy: 6th Annual AILA New England Immigration Law Symposium, Suffolk University Center for Advanced Legal Studies ()
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Author,
Strategic Considerations for Canadian Immigration Lawyers Marketing Services to Law Firms and Businesses in the United States, Canadian Bar Association ()
Speaking Engagements
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Panelist,
Global Transactions: How To Do Business Internationally without Losing Your Money, Intellectual Property Rights or Integrity,
Global Transactions: How To Do Business Internationally,
New England Corporate Counsel Association, Waltham, MA
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Panelist,
Pathways to Success,
BLSA Alumni Spring Conference - "The Pathways to Success",
Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
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Speaker,
IRCA in the Workplace: The Employer's Guide,
Webinar
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Speaker,
Latest Developments in the Law Impacting Recent MBA Graduates,
The 10th German MBA Conference,
MIT, Cambridge, MA
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Panelist,
Israel Connections Series: Key Tax Considerations for Israeli Companies Operating in the United States,
Israel Connections Series: Key Tax Considerations for Israeli Companies Operating in the United Stat,
Mintz Levin, Herzog Fox & Neeman, Consulate General of Israel to New England, New England–Israel Bus, Boston, MA
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Speaker,
Equality Matters: “Hot Topics” in the Law Impacting the LGBT Community,
Boston, MA
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Speaker,
US Visa and Green Card Options for Dentists,
Yankee Dental Congress 2012,
Boston, MA
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Moderator,
Employing Foreign Talent: Visa Strategies When H-1B Visas Are Not Available,
Mintz Levin, Boston, MA
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Speaker,
Hot Topics in US Immigration Law: What Should Employers Expect in 2012?,
Mintz Levin, New York, NY
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Speaker,
Hot Topics in US Immigration Law: What Should Employers Expect in 2012?,
Mintz Levin, Boston, MA
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Speaker,
Legal Ethics Issues in Immigration Law,
APRL 2011 Annual Meeting,
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Toronto, ON
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Co-chair,
Immigration Conference,
MCLE, Boston, MA
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Speaker,
Advanced L-1 and E-1/E-2 Visa Issues,
Rome Chapter Conference,
AILA, Frankfurt, Germany
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Speaker,
Immigration Law and Ethics,
Virginia Continuing Legal Education
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Speaker,
Ethics and Practice Management,
National Conferences,
AILA
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Speaker,
US Visa Options for Fletcher Graduates,
Tufts University Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
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Moderator,
Advanced Consular Processing and Entry Issues,
New England Chapter Conference,
AILA, Boston, MA
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Speaker,
Ethics and Practice Management,
National Conferences,
AILA
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Moderator,
Ethics Panel,
PERM Labor Certification Conference,
AILA, New Orleans, LA
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Speaker,
Advanced Issues on Maintaining Lawful Permanent Residence as an Expatriate Employee,
Rome Chapter Conference,
AILA, London, UK
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Speaker,
Access to Information: FOIA Requests, FBI and Facebook,
Audio Seminar,
AILA
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Panelist,
H-3 and J-1 Training Visas: Strategies for Developing Training Programs for US Employers,
Immigration Law Conference,
MCLE, Boston, MA
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Speaker,
Consular Processing and Border Crossing Issues,
American Heart Association Research Roundtable luncheon,
Burlingame, CA
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Speaker,
Consular Processing and Border Crossing Issues,
New England Chapter Meeting,
AILA, Boston, MA
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Moderator,
Nonimmigrant Visa Processing at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv,
Rome Chapter Conference,
AILA, Israel Liaison Office
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Panelist,
Navigating New Age Marketing Ethically,
National Citizenship and Immigration Law Conference,
Canadian Bar Association, Whistler, British Columbia
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Speaker,
Green Cards and Nonimmigrant Visas,
Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference,
AILA, Boston, MA
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Speaker,
Expanding Your Law Practice to Include the J-1 Client,
AILF
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Moderator,
US Immigration Options for Fletcher Graduates,
Tufts University Fletcher School of International Diplomacy
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Speaker,
Employer Sanctions for Experts,
ILW.COM Teleconference
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Co-chair,
Immigration Law: MCLE Basics Plus,
MCLE, Boston, MA
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Moderator,
US and Canadian Immigration Law Perspectives on the North American Free Trade Agreement in the Post ,
Boston Bar Association
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Moderator,
Demystifying the J-1 Visa: Consular Processing and Maintaining SEVIS Status,
AILF
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Chair,
I-9 Employment Verification Procedures,
MCLE
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