Jolie Boulos
Biography
Jolie Boulos is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Employment & Compensation Practice, where she represents multinational employers and foreign nationals in connection with US business immigration and global mobility matters. She assists clients with a broad range of employment-based immigration matters, including extraordinary ability petitions, national interest waivers, intracompany transferee petitions, employment-based permanent residence processes and related immigration strategy.
Her experience is informed by prior work on national security litigation and statutory interpretation matters at the US Department of Justice, proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and humanitarian and family-based immigration matters. Drawing on these experiences, Jolie provides practical counsel on complex immigration issues affecting global employers and talent.
Jolie is also the founder and a co-chair of Baker McKenzie's North America Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Affiliate Network.
Practice Focus
Jolie focuses her practice on US business immigration and global mobility matters. She represents multinational employers and foreign nationals in connection with temporary work authorization, employment-based permanent residence, immigration compliance and strategic immigration planning. Jolie also conducts legal and strategic risk assessments concerning admissibility, status maintenance, international travel, visa eligibility and overlapping immigration processes for clients across diverse industries.
Jolie regularly supports clients in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, technology, manufacturing, financial services, aviation, and media sectors. She advises on immigration issues affecting the movement of talent across international markets.
Representative Legal Matters
- Assisted multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences companies with extraordinary ability, outstanding researcher and national interest waiver petitions for scientists and professionals engaged in innovative research and product development.
- Prepared responses to requests for evidence and notices of intent to deny involving employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions, including matters presenting complex evidentiary and legal issues.
- Advised on complex admissibility and waiver matters involving prior immigration violations, alleged misrepresentation, unlawful presence, and other potential barriers to admission or adjustment of status.
Prior to joining the Firm, Jolie handled the following:
- Assisted the US Department of Justice in appellate litigation involving national security and immigration-related claims, including analysis of jurisdictional challenges and complex questions of statutory interpretation before the US Court of Appeals.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
Corporate Responsibility
- Provided pro bono support through a Special Immigrant Juvenile Status clinic, assisting with immigration services for vulnerable young people seeking legal protection in the United States
Admissions
- District of Columbia~United States (2025)
Education
- The George Washington University Law School (JD, cum laude) (2025)
- Northwestern University (BS Education & Social Policy, magna cum laude) (2020)
Languages
- English
Firm Committee Memberships
- North America MENA Affiliate Network - Co-Chair