Valarie McPherson

Valarie H. McPherson is a special immigration counsel in the Immigration & Nationality Group, with more than a decade of experience. She represents companies from Fortune 500 to small and medium-sized entities in the banking, finance, pharmaceutical, medical, publishing, manufacturing and fashion industries, as well as public and private foundations and individuals in a variety of immigration matters.

As a senior member of the Immigration practice at Proskauer, Valarie counsels large clients and handles some of the most complex and challenging matters, including E visa registration for new enterprises at the U.S. Consulates. She has been recognized by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of the top “40 under 40” lawyers in New Jersey and as a “Rising Star” by New Jersey Super Lawyers.

Firm/Organization: Proskauer Rose LLP

Blogs: Law and the Workplace, Proskauer For Good

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Proskauer For Good

Pro Bono for Immigrant Families: The Journey North

By William C. Silverman & Valarie McPherson

May 23, 2019

Off a side street in a small town in central Mexico, the shelter entrance was hard to find until we noticed a young family sitting under a tree near a gate with a worn sign welcoming “migrant brothers and sisters.” We walked through the gate into a dusty courtyard surrounded by makeshift structures in the shadow of a church, where we were greeted warmly by the shelter’s director. He explained they were currently accommodating approximately…

Law and the Workplace

Immigration Fact and Fiction for the U.S. Employer: CBP Searching Electronic Devices – A New Thing?

By David Grunblatt & Valarie McPherson

March 20, 2017

There has been heightened interest and concern regarding the potential for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to search laptops and smart phones at the port of entry, due to the mention of such searches in one of President Trump’s recent Executive Orders. But, the search of these devices is not new. In fact, this was started in 2008 and is a response to the increasing number of travelers carrying such devices. On March 16,…

Law and the Workplace

Summer Slow Down: For the first time in memory, the quota reserved for the most desired immigrant applicants retrogresses for natives of India and China!

By David Grunblatt & Valarie McPherson

August 1, 2016

The Department of State published its August 2016 Visa Bulletin and it has a few impactful surprises. This is not good news for companies and foreign nationals. Indian and Chinese foreign nationals, as usual, are the hardest hit. Specifically, the historically open First Preference Employment Based Category (EB-1) retrogressed to January 1, 2010 for Indian and Chinese nationals. We can’t recall the last time the EB-1 category was not current. This is astonishing when you…

Law and the Workplace

Employee Reveals Identity Fraud On Form I-9

By David Grunblatt & Valarie McPherson

January 1, 2014

What should an employer do when an employee updates her personal information and it reveals that false information as to legal immigration status was previously submitted? It may depend upon where she works. Since the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) in 1986, employers have been “deputized” by the U.S. government to enforce some of the country’s immigration laws. IRCA requires employers to complete and maintain I-9 Forms and review documents…

Valarie McPherson

Pro Bono for Immigrant Families: The Journey North

Immigration Fact and Fiction for the U.S. Employer: CBP Searching Electronic Devices – A New Thing?

Summer Slow Down: For the first time in memory, the quota reserved for the most desired immigrant applicants retrogresses for natives of India and China!

Employee Reveals Identity Fraud On Form I-9

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