Overview
Alexandra LaCombe is a partner in the firm’s Detroit office and a member of the Immigration Practice Group. Alexandra has decades of experience handling all aspects of corporate U.S. immigration law, such as nonimmigrant visas and permanent residence sponsorship. She advises employers on immigration issues related to employment authorization, employee training, and general enforcement and regulatory compliance. She also counsels on immigration due diligence and risk management in connection with corporate mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring.
Alexandra regularly conducts internal audits for clients, encompassing I-9 verification, public access files, and other recordkeeping procedures. She has represented clients during government audits and has counseled representatives of foreign companies on U.S. immigration matters, including start-up procedures and commercial contracts in preparation for transfer of foreign personnel to the United States.
Prior to joining Fisher Phillips, Alexandra served as a principal at one of the big four labor and employment law firms where she represented international corporations on the immigration considerations associated with mergers and acquisitions.
Alexandra frequently speaks and writes for various groups and professional associations on various employment immigration law topics. She is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit – Mercy School of Law where she is teaching immigration law within the university’s innovative law firm practice curriculum.