Dave is a Member in Frost Brown Todd’s Columbus office and practices immigration law within the firm’s labor and employment practice group. He advises employers in an array of industries on complex immigration issues and assists them in securing temporary work visas and permanent residence for their foreign national employees. He works closely with foreign national employees, human resources personnel, business units, and offices of general counsel to coordinate both individual case matters and global immigration strategies.

Before rejoining the firm, Dave served as lead immigration counsel for American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and oversaw insourced and outsourced immigration visa activities for several of Honda’s U.S. operations; developed strategies to navigate reorganizations, global travel issues, administrative changes, and a rapidly changing industry; supported outbound visa activities; counseled on I-9 and E-Verify compliance; and advised Honda’s international operations on U.S. immigration matters. Dave also has extensive law firm immigration experience.

Experience 

Supporting the nonimmigrant and immigrant visa needs of high-volume automotive, semiconductor, chemical manufacturing, energy, higher education, and medical companies and institutions.

Creating streamlined PERM, H-1B, and L-1 processes.

Developing and implementing comprehensive immigration policies.

Advising on the impact of reorganizations on E-2, H-1B, L-1, O-1, and TN employees and devising related immigration strategies.

Securing E-2 new company registrations, L-1 blankets, and L-1 new office approvals for Canadian, European, Japanese, and Latin American companies.

Obtaining O-1A visas and EB-1 immigrant petition approvals for researchers, professors, athletes, and coaches.

Conducting I-9 and E-Verify trainings and internal audits.

Katie represents employers in all aspects of employment law. She litigates and advises clients on matters involving employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful terminations, non-competition agreements, wage and hour law, employee handbooks, and other personnel policies and concerns.

Katie has experience in representing employers in employment-based immigration matters, including obtaining H-1B, TN, L, Blanket L, O-1, and E non-immigrant visas; obtaining green cards; and advising and training on I-9 compliance and workforce enforcement issues.