Brendan J. Venter
Harris Beach PLLC
Brendan focuses his practice on developing and managing global talent acquisition programs for large and small employers seeking to fill highly skilled positions in the United States. He counsels employers located throughout New York, the United States and internationally and assists with obtaining immigration status and employment authorization for employees in both nonimmigrant and immigrant (permanent resident/“green card”) visa categories. His practice includes an emphasis on assisting college/university faculty members and medical professionals with complex immigration issues such as J-1 waivers, O-1 visas, and permanent residency through the National Interest Waiver, Outstanding Professor/Researcher, and Alien of Extraordinary Ability categories. Brendan also works extensively with investors, entrepreneurs, and start-ups in securing investment-based nonimmigrant visas.
As part of his practice, Brendan also counsels individual clients in family-based and humanitarian immigration processes, including marriage-based visa petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing and asylum applications.
- Albany Law School
- J.D. (2013)
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- Honors: Honorable Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship (N.D.N.Y. Federal Court Bar Association)
- Activities: Associate Editor, Albany Law Review Research Assistant to David D. Siegel, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law Dean Thomas Sponsler Honors Teaching Fellow, Federal Civil Procedure
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- University of Notre Dame
- B.A. (2008) | Spanish; Latin American Studies
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- Partner
- Harris Beach PLLC
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- Associate Attorney
- Harris Beach PLLC
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- Associate Attorney
- Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
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- Judicial Law Clerk
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
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- Law clerk to the Honorable Gary L. Sharpe, Chief U.S. District Court Judge
- Dream On: The Elimination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Looking Ahead for Former “Dreamers.”
- Student Affairs Compliance Report & Analysis
- Holiday and Religious Displays on Campus: Threading the First Amendment Needle
- National Association of College and University Attorneys
- Important Updates to the Dept. of State’s “Skills List” for J-1 Visa Holders
- [Webinar] Long-Term Strategies to Hire & Retain H-1B Employees - March 12th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am EST
- Northern Border Regional Commission Implements New J-1 Waiver Program for International Medical Graduates
- Retrogression in Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Categories May Lead to Delays in Green Card Processing
- Managing a Global Workforce
- Capital Region Human Resource Association
- Immigration Options After Graduation, Stony Brook University
- Hiring Foreign Talent
- Center for Economic Growth
- Immigration Options After Graduation
- Stony Brook University
- Hot Topics in Temporary and Permanent Residence for Highly Skilled Workers on Both Sides of the Border, AILA Upstate NY Northern Border Conference, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Rising Star - Immigration Law
- Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers
- State Bar of New York # 5191259
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- American Immigration Lawyers Association - Upstate NY Chapter
- Executive Board - Secretary
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- American Immigration Lawyers Association
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written