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Jackson Lewis P.C. Offices
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WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601
NEW YORK
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Otieno Ombok
Work Department
Immigration
Position
Co-leader of the Immigration practice group
Career
Otieno B. Ombok is a principal in the White Plains, New York office, and he is co-leader of the firm’s Immigration practice group.
Otieno has been practicing immigration law at Jackson Lewis for almost 20 years and he advises employers on business immigration strategy, counseling, and implementation. His practice covers all aspects of employment-based immigration into the United States. He works closely with employers to structure their immigration programs and develop long-term visa strategies for key employees in various industries, including manufacturing, telecommunications, Big Pharma, and healthcare. He has extensive experience in obtaining non-immigrant work visas and employment-based immigrant visas for professional, management, and specialized skill employees. He also advises employers on I-9 and E-Verify compliance as well as helping coordinate outbound (non-U.S.) immigration matters. He has a natural facility in addressing client issues pertaining to work visas for outstanding researchers, scientists, and medical professionals
Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Mr. Ombok worked with various nonprofit groups running education, democracy and governance programs in Africa and taught business law as adjunct lecturer with a university in Kenya.
Memberships
American Bar Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
National Bar Association
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Immigration
Jackson Lewis P.C. advises on state and local immigration, leveraging extensive experience in representing key executives facing immigration detention and fighting denials and removals at federal court. The team also provides counsel to a number of clients on regulatory compliance, for example I-9 employment eligibility and verification, and routinely represents clients and vendors in Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor investigations. Michael H. Neifach, operating from Washington DC, focuses on compliancy issues, serving a broad clientele of high-net-worth individuals, private equity firms and multinational corporations. In Omaha, Amy Peck handles complex compliance and workplace immigration matters alongside chairing the National Verification Committee for the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Based in White Plains, Otieno Ombok specializes in the healthcare sector providing industry tailored advice to major pharma companies, healthcare providers, and manufacturers on their immigration policies. Nicola AI Ling Prall and Meredith Stewart are other key figures in the practice.