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Combining the knowledge of local laws and cultures with a global reach is just one of the ways Baker & McKenzie separates itself from other firms. Our genuinely global perspective allows us to operate without boundaries around the world, in every jurisdiction that is important to your business.

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Global Immigration & Mobility

In today's economy, the global movement of employees is essential. Getting the right people to the right places at the right time, with proper support, is critical to the success of businesses.

Comprehensive advice based on decades of doing business globally


But there often is a gap between business necessity and practical reality when it comes to moving executives to new countries. It is important to anticipate and deal effectively with a host of interconnected legal issues and individual concerns: immigration and visa requirements; tax and social security implications; data privacy mandates; employment rules; stock benefits and compensation; jurisdictional concerns; foreign corrupt practices act restrictions; etc. Our Firm offers comprehensive legal advice on personnel transfers — delivered locally around the world.

At Baker & McKenzie, we have been helping companies navigate immigration regulations and other issues involved in global mobility for more than 50 years. For the second year in a row, our Global Immigration & Mobility Practice was ranked Band 1 by Chambers Global in 2011. With offices in more than three dozen countries, our global network of attorneys and other professionals has more experience in more places than any other law firm in the world.

We can help you plan and implement global transfers and provide on-site coverage to your company and employees in most major business communities around the globe. Our lawyers assist both pre- and post-transfer to ensure employment contracts are complete and enforceable, employee benefits meet needs and relevant legal requirements, and tax planning is sound and defensible. Our compliance-driven programs allow your business to meet its needs for rapid deployment of people while protecting the company.

Read more on our immigration services by downloading our brochure.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will no longer process new H-1B visa petitions for fiscal year 2012, after receiving more petitions than can be granted under the quota limits. We share insights on exemptions under the H-1B quota and other alternative visas available for employers and foreign nationals.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services set out proposed changes to EB5 immigrant investor processing, including the introduction of a premium processing service. These changes are aimed at expediting the EB5 adjudication process.
Baker & McKenzie lawyers play key roles in the publication of Practising Law Institute's Pro Bono Service by In-House Counsel: Strategies and Perspectives, which offers broad insights on the development of in-house pro bono strategies, as well as the challenges and rewards of implementing effective pro bono programs within corporations.
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We understand your industry, culture and goals. Our innovative solutions extend beyond practices and borders, just as your business needs do.

Our global perspective is based on our knowledge of local laws and customs everywhere we operate, while our lawyers understand issues across a broad spectrum of business and legal practices. This fluency allows us to bring the right talent and knowledge to deliver world-class commercially pragmatic advice.

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Every day our more than 3,800 lawyers, economists, tax advisors and other professionals share insights and best practices across borders and practices. We speak more than 75 languages and represent more than 55 nationalities, and the close relationships among our people fosters the trust needed to develop and deliver world-class solutions to multinational clients.

We share an uncompromising commitment to excellence, which explains why more of our lawyers are included as leading lawyers in the Chambers Global Guide to the World’s Best Lawyers than any other Global 20 law firm.

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Passionately global
We are passionately global — it's in our DNA.

We started with a vision of going global and were in eight countries before our 10th anniversary. Today we have 69 offices in 42 countries -- including the emerging markets so important to the growth of your business.
We offer world-class career opportunities around the globe, while our entrepreneurial culture makes Baker & McKenzie a unique place to develop professionally.

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