Vishal Chander – Managing Attorney

Vishal Chander is Managing Attorney of The Chander Law Firm, where he focuses on the needs of multinational companies, foreign investors, persons of extraordinary ability and other priority workers. Vishal advises companies and individuals on immigration issues related to foreign investment and expansion of operations into the United States. He is experienced in all areas of immigration practice, including employment-based immigration matters, foreign investment, complex family-based immigration, removal, naturalization and humanitarian matters. Vishal's clients include Fortune 500 companies, technology startups, oil and gas companies, maritime organizations, athletes and entertainers, health care providers, as well as educational and research institutions.

Vishal's Immigration & Naturalization focus includes:

  • Intracompany transfers for executives, managers and specialized knowledge workers (L-1)
  • Permanent resident status for multinational executives and managers (EB-1C)
  • H-1B, TN, E-3, O, P and employment-based permanent resident status (PERM, EB-2, EB-3, green card processing)
  • Schedule A for nurses and physical therapists
  • J-1 waiver for physicians
  • National interest waivers (NIW)
  • Special recruitment; professor and researcher (EB-1B)
  • Extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics (EB-1A)
  • Foreign investors/EB-5 immigrant investor program
  • E-2 treaty investors, E-1 treaty traders and L-1 new operations
  • Workforce Enforcement Actions

Recognitions:

Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star 2008 – 2011, Immigration & Nationality Law.

Leadership Positions:

Co-chair, Immigration Committee, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 2009 - 2016.

Member, State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Laws Related to Immigration and Naturalization, 2007 – 2013.

New Members Division Liaison, Texas Chapter, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2006 - 2013.

Speaking Events:

Speaker, Immigration Policy Changes and the Tech Economy, U.S. – India Chamber of Commerce Webinar (May 8, 2017).

Speaker, Immigration Issues for Investors, Family Office Trends Forum SxSW, Ivy Family Office Network (Mar. 10, 2017).

Speaker, Immigration in Transition; Being Prepared for Changes and Uncertainties, Pearson Partners DFW HR Roundtable, (Feb. 21, 2017).

Speaker, U.S. – India Chamber of Commerce Annual Technology Conference, Immigration Trends & Prospects in Impacting U.S.-India Business (Apr. 21, 2016).

Speaker, Business Immigration Issues, Executive Action on Immigration Webinar, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Jan. 7, 2015).

Speaker, So You?ve Decided to Go Out on Your Own or Start at a Small Law Firm, Dallas Asian American Bar Association (Aug. 26, 2014).

Speaker, Asian American Legal History: Echoes of the Past in Today?s Immigration Debate, Dallas Asian American Bar Association (May 23, 2014).

Speaker, Intersection of Immigration Practice with Other Areas of Law, Dallas Bar Association, Minority Attorney Program (Apr. 12, 2013).

Speaker, Sacrificing Civil Liberties for Secure Communities: Litigating Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Conference 2011 (Nov. 19, 2011).

Speaker, The Politics and Policy of Immigration Reform, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Conference 2010 (Nov. 21, 2010).

State Efforts to Regulate Immigration and the Impact on American Business, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Conference 2009 (Nov. 20, 2009).

Advanced Family Law Immigration Issues, ILW.com (Oct. 22, 2009).

Speaker, Ensuring Human Rights and Civil Rights in the American Foreign Labor System, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Conference 2008 (Nov. 21, 2008).

Published Opinions:

Chung v. Lee, 193 S.W.3d 729 (Tex. App.--Dallas 2006, pet. denied).

Admissions:

  • Licensed in Texas (2002
  • Licensed in New York State Courts (2004)
  • Admitted to practice before:
    • United States Supreme Court
    • United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
    • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

 

 

New York City Office
469 Fashion Ave, Fl 12
New York, New York 10018
(212) 731-2444

Dallas Office
2626 Cole Ave, Ste 300
Dallas, Texas 75204
(214) 677-49904

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