Maggie Catillaz counsels multinational corporations, educational institutions, hospitals and other health care facilities, smaller employers and individuals on immigration matters including permanent residence, labor certifications, temporary work visas, NAFTA issues, and employment eligibility verification requirements. Her experience includes the following:
- Representing multinational corporations in securing the transfer of key foreign personnel into the United States under appropriate work visas.
- Representing universities and colleges in connection with securing work authorizations for foreign faculty members and with issues relating to foreign students.
- Representing research scholars, physicians, and medical groups in securing waivers of the two-year foreign residence requirement.
- Representing health care facilities in securing employment of foreign physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.
- Securing Labor Certification from the Department of Labor under the PERM system for positions for which there are no available United States workers.
- Assisting clients in compliance with pertinent immigration regulations for employment verification and in I-9 audits.
- Assisting clients involved in mergers and acquisitions to assure compliance with immigration regulations.
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
- President, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2000-2001
- Member, Board of Governors, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1989-2012; Board Emeritus 2013-Present
- AILA Leadership Roles: Member, INS General Counsel Liaison Committee, 2001-2002; Chair,AILA Annual Conference, 1994; Chair, AILA INS Headquarters Liaison Committee, 1994; Vice-Chair, Special Task Force on Women in Immigration Law, 1994; Chair, Eastern Region Liaison Committee, 1992; Chair, Business Immigration Committee, 1991; Labor Regulations Committee, 1990; Core Regulation Campaign Committee, 1990; Nonimmigrant Law Reform Task Force, 1989
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1980-Present
- President, Volunteer Legal Services Project, 1992-1993; Board Member 1989-1994
- Member and former President, International Business Council, Rochester Business Alliance (formerly Rochester Chamber of Commerce)
- Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys
- Member, New York State Bar Association; Vice-Chair – International Law & Practice Section NYSBA 1988-1994; Executive Committee, Trial Lawyers Section, NYSBA 1989-1990
- Member, Monroe County Bar Association, Service on Judiciary Committee, Vice-Chair, 1993-1994; Nominating Committee, Gender Fairness Committee
- Admitted, Federal District Courts, Western District of New York, 1977; Northern District of New York, 1981; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, New York, 2008
- Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1988
- Member, Advisory Council, RIT International Business Certificate Program, 1992-1994
- Member, Annual Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Civic Awards Committee, 1992-1998
HONORS & AWARDS
- Finalist, Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Women’s Council “ATHENA Awards,” 2014 and 1994
- Recognized by Chambers USA 2005-Present in the field of Immigration (NY), Named as a National and Upstate New York “Senior Statesmen” by Chambers USA from 2016-2022
- Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for Immigration Law, every year since 1991; One of 16 in the entire state of New York in 1992-1993 for work in the field of Immigration
- Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, 2007-2019
- Selected to the Top 25: Women Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, 2008, 2009 and 2012
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in International Who’s Who in Corporate Immigration Lawyers, 1998-Present
- Empire State Counsel, 2009