Program Meeting via zoom: Immigration Changes and Trends that Impact Small Businesses
via Zoom
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST
Category: NEBBA Meetings
Immigration Changes and Trends that Impact Small Businesses **Please note new time** Join us on March 12th for a very special guest speaker, Shiva Karimi, an immigration attorney with McLane Middleton. Shiva will be discussing the current immigration environment and how it is impacting small businesses from being able to buy a business as non-US Citizen to hiring immigrant workers.
About the Presenter: Shiva Karimi, Chair of McLane Middleton’s Immigration Law Practice Group Shiva develops creative strategies for navigating the complex U.S. immigration system. She advises businesses on hiring key personnel, structuring global entities to facilitate talent mobility, and addressing immigration compliance issues. She creates immigration solutions for immigrant investors and entrepreneurs, as well as other specialized foreign nationals such as athletes and entertainers, religious workers, and expats. She represents clients across a range of industries including staffing, technology, healthcare, independent schools, and start-ups. Shiva currently serves as Secretary of the Boston Bar Association. She is also a member of the BBA’s Executive Committee and serves as a Trustee of the charitable arm of the BBA, the Boston Bar Foundation. Shiva is chair of McLane Middleton’s Immigration Law Practice Group, Managing Director of the firm’s Boston office and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. In addition, she is also a chair of the firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Shiva is a long-time member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Shiva earned her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and is currently admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. She received her B.A., cum laude, from Northeastern University.
Contact: Linda Vogler - NEBBA Administrator - [email protected] |