Fisher Phillips Adds Experienced Business Immigration Attorney in Detroit

Fisher Phillips, one of the country’s preeminent labor and employment law firms representing employers, is pleased to announce the addition of Elissa Noujaim Pinto as Of Counsel in the Detroit office.

With more than two decades of experience, Elissa brings a global perspective to advise local, national and international companies and organizations in all aspects of business immigration law, including workplace compliance issues and strategic planning on cross-border hires, transfers and talent retention. She represents employers across various industries, in particular automotive suppliers in Metro Detroit. Elissa has extensive experience with both nonimmigrant and immigrant matters, including H-1B professionals, L-1 Intracompany Transferees, E-2, TN, PERM Labor Certifications, Multinational Managers and Executives, Outstanding Researchers and Extraordinary Ability Aliens, among many other areas.

As a part of her Immigration practice, Elissa routinely guides clients in managing their foreign national employees through the complex U.S. business immigration process, preparing intricate petitions and applications for filing with U.S. government entities including the Department of State (DOS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Department of Labor (DOL). At Fisher Phillips, she will collaborate with clients on best practices for managing international workforces and training HR professionals and corporate management on immigration processes, including those relating to data integrity, quality, privacy, and record retention.

Elissa earned her J.D. from Wayne State University Law School and her B.A. from the University of Michigan. She is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and French.