Gary Perl

Law School
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Major Cases
*Represents world-leaders in the global telecommunications industry, manages their nonimmigrant and PERM programs, and provides guidance and counseling relating to immigration policy decisions.
*Assists top scientific research institution in obtaining permanent residence for its scientists on the basis of Extraordinary Ability and/or Outstanding Research.
*Represents companies in the hospitality and entertainment industries.
*Assists startup and small international businesses -- through L-1, establishing E-1 and E-2 registration at U.S. consulates around the world.
*Advise and assist investors and entrepreneurs in investment visa options including EB-5.
*Manages immigration programs in the energy and motor vehicle design industries.

Professional Background
Gary Perl is the managing partner of the San Diego office of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Lowey LLP. He has practiced exclusively in the field of corporate immigration and nationality law for more than 21 years. Perl has been involved in international law since the mid-1980s and has handled a variety of matters pertaining to various aspects of law across the borders. He has lectured in corporate law abroad and has testified as an expert on foreign law in the United States District Court. Perl manages immigration programs on behalf of multinational corporations and counsels them on all matters of U.S. immigration law and nationality law, regulation, policy and compliance.

Perl has written and published articles on immigration law and lectured on immigration law to lawyers, private organizations, bar associations, and educational institutions, including presentations at International Bar Association conferences in Berlin, Germany, and New Delhi, India.

Professional Affiliations
*Member of: American Immigration Lawyers Association, San Diego Bar Association, California Bar Association, Texas Bar Association (inactive), Lawyers Club of San Diego, San Diego Society for Human Resource Management, San Diego HR Forum, Biocom, Connect, San Diego World Trade Center.
*Former chairman, San Diego County Bar Association International Law Section, 1998 to 1999.
*Former chairman of the board of the British American Chamber of Commerce, San Diego Chapter, 1999, and president, 1998.
*Former vice-chairman, American Immigration Lawyers Association – San Diego (AILA), 1997 to 1998.
*Former co-chairman, Program Planning Committee for the San Diego County Bar Association International Law Section, 1997.