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Laleh Sharifi
Partner / AtlantaLaleh Sharifi is a Partner and the Business Immigration Practice Group Leader of Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
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Full Bio
Ms. Sharifi’s practice concentrates in the area of business immigration matters for investors, managers, executives and technical personnel. Her practice includes temporary work visas, PERM labor certifications, immigrant visas, consular representation and citizenship for foreign executives, managers and professionals, as well as EB-5 investors and entrepreneurs. Ms. Sharifi also has significant experience in representing musicians, international artists, athletes, scientists and researchers entering the U.S. for professional employment, performances and events.
Ms. Sharifi also advises multinational companies on general immigration policies, planning and I-9 compliance. Representative clients include international companies, technology firms and U.S subsidiaries of foreign corporations engaged in IT consulting, manufacturing, and the chemical and engineering industries, among others.
Ms. Sharifi frequently speaks on corporate immigration matters. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL).
Ms. Sharifi received her B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and her J.D. degree from Georgia State University. Ms. Sharifi is fluent in Farsi and is admitted to the Georgia Bar.
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Bar Admissions
Georgia -
Education
Undergraduate- University of Wisconsin - Madison
Law School- Georgia State University
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Languages
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Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
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Recognitions
The Best Lawyers in America®, Immigration Law, Atlanta (2025-2026) -
Publications and Speaking Engagements
Speaker: “Our Uncertain World of Immigration: Where Do We Go From Here,” Georgia State University (April 2017).
“Best Practices: Immigration, I-9 and E-Verify Issues to Avoid,” Atlanta Foodservice Expo (October 2013).
Program Chair: “Business Immigration Law,” ICLE of Georgia Immigration Law Seminar (April 2010).
Program Chair: “Family Immigration Law,” ICLE of Georgia Immigration Law Seminar (December 2009).
Program Chair: “Business Immigration Law,” ICLE of Georgia Immigration Law Seminar (April 2009).
Program Chair: “Family Immigration Law,” ICLE of Georgia Immigration Law Seminar (December 2008).
Speaker: “U.S. Business Immigration Issues,” Sterling Education Services (November 2008).
Program Chair: “Business Immigration Law,” ICLE of Georgia Immigration Law Seminar (May 2008).
Speaker: “Immigration Law & Employer Compliance,” Sterling Education Services (January 2008).
Program Chair: “Immigration Law,” ICLE of Georgia Immigration Law Seminar (November 2007).
Speaker: “Immigration Law in the Workplace,” Sterling Education Services (October 2003).
Speaker: “Immigration Updates and Related Compliance Issues,” ICLE of Georgia International Law Seminar (April 2003).
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SGR Publications
- What Every Contractor Should Know About ICE Raids and Jobsite Delays
- Preparing for the FY 2027 H-1B Cap Lottery
- New $100,000 Fee on H-1B Petitions
- H-1B Cap Season is Here!
- Israel Added to Visa Waiver Program/ESTA
- Be Prepared: H-1B Cap Season is Around the Corner!
- H-1B Cap Season is Almost Here
- Are your Foreign National Employees eligible for Paid Sick Leave, Unemployment Benefits, and Stimulus Rebates?
- Alert for Employers: New Form I-9 Required
- USCIS Implements Electronic Registration Process for FY 2021 H-1B Cap Season
- Significant USCIS Processing Delays Causing Concern and Harm to Employers and Their H-1B Workers
- DOS Harms Thousands by Revising October Visa Bulletin
- USDOS and USCIS Announce Significant New Procedures to Allow Permanent Residence Applications to Be Filed Prior to Visa Availability
- USCIS Ombudsman Confirms that Employers Face Significant and Unfair Hurdles in Getting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Petitions Approved
- EB-5 Regional Center Program Up for Reauthorization
- DOS Visa Guru Explains September Retrogression – Makes Predictions for Visa Availability in FY 2016
- Final Guidance on H-1B Worksite Location Changes Issued by USCIS
- USCIS Provides L-1B Adjudications Policy
- USCIS Issues Guidance on When to File Amended H-1B Petition After the Simeio Solutions Decision – Gives Employers Until 8/19/2015 to Comply
- Significant Development for Employers of H-1B Workers – Change of Worksite Triggers Need for New LCA and Amended Petition
- India’s New Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVoA) Program
- SEC and USCIS Issue Joint Investor Alert on EB-5 Scams
- DOS’s National Visa Center Now Handles Nonimmigrant Visa Inquiries
- February 2015 Visa Bulletin – Big Move for EB-2 India – Expected to Continue
- H-4 Spouse Work Authorization Rule Approved
- A Primer for the New Year on E-Verify – Should Your Company Use It?
- Tips to Locate and Print Automated Form I-94 and Travel History
- March Visa Bulletin Sees Huge Jump for EB-2 India – Not Much for Others
- Update on Immigration Executive Actions
- H-1B Season is Fast Approaching – Time to Get Those Petitions Ready
- Immigration Newsletter
- Global Immigration Practice Year End Recap
- Obama’s Executive Action – Benefits for Employment-Based Documented Immigrants
- FY2015 H-1B Cap Filing Season is Almost Here
- Temporary Immigration Relief Measures for Eligible Filipino Nationals Affected by Typhoon Haiyan
- Government Shutdown: Impact on Immigration Services
- New Form I-9 Released
- Sequestration and Visa Adjudications
- FY2014 H-1B Cap Filing Season is Almost Here
- E-Verify’s Self Check is Now Available in All U.S. States and U.S. Territories
- Happy New Year from SGR’s Immigration Practice Group
- USCIS Releases New Handbook for Employers Regarding I-9 Process
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians in the U.S.
- Immigration Client Alert
- Instructions for the 2008 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2008)
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