Ian Wagreich

Ian D. Wagreich has been focusing on business-related immigration law for over twenty years and has become nationally recognized as a leading voice in that area. His practice encompasses a wide breadth of business-related immigration topics, including nonimmigrant working visas, employment based permanent residence, labor certification, and employer sanctions and he speaks frequently on these and other immigration-related topics. He has effectively assisted a wide variety of clients in meeting their business-immigration needs including managing the paperwork required for hiring highly skilled workers, advising on the international transfer of personnel, leading their corporate compliance initiatives, and assisting employees in obtaining U.S. permanent residence and citizenship. Mr. Wagreich has had a number of leadership positions within the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the national association of immigration lawyers and professors. Mr. Wagreich is currently a member of AILA's Department of Labor liaison committee and Business Immigration Response Team. In 2011 and 2014, Mr. Wagreich was the recipient of the AILA President’s Commendations for his contributions to the organization. In 2014, Mr. Wagreich received the AILA Chicago Chapter’s Joseph Minsky Beacon of Light Award for contributions in the field of immigration law. Because of his national reputation for expertise in the area, Mr. Wagreich has been invited to speak frequently on a variety of immigration-related issues. Mr. Wagreich has spoken about immigration issues facing international students at a number of universities, including the University of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University, Loyola University, DePaul University, Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Wagreich also frequently lectures at continuing legal education seminars on the subject of business-related immigration. Specialties: Business Immigration