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Mir Sadra Nabavi advises businesses, private equity firms, and corporate clients on a broad range of employment-based immigration and compliance matters, with a particular focus on immigration due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and workforce compliance.

Sadra counsels private equity Firms and companies on the immigration implications of corporate transactions, including the retention, transfer, and continued employment authorization of foreign national employees during mergers, acquisitions, and post-closing integration. His practice includes conducting immigration due diligence reviews involving Form I-9 and E-Verify compliance, as well as H-2A and H-2B program compliance, to help clients identify and mitigate potential immigration-related liabilities associated with transactions and workforce restructuring.

In addition, Sadra advises employers on developing and strengthening internal immigration compliance programs, including Form I-9 policies, self-audits, and workforce verification procedures designed to ensure compliance with federal immigration laws and Department of Homeland Security regulations. He also assists employers in responding to government investigations and audits, including Form I-9 inspections conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

*Admitted only in Texas and New York, practice directly supervised by a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

Education

LL.M., The George Washington University School of Law, 2022
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, 2021
LL.B., Shahid Beheshti University Law School, Tehran, Iran, 2019

Languages

English, Farsi, Dari

State Bar Licenses

Texas, New York

Court Admissions

U.S. District Ct., S.D. of New York