Gregory A. Wald’s experience includes representing multinational and Fortune 500 companies and individual clients in all aspects of immigration law including non‑immigrant visas, and immigrant matters regarding multinational executives and managers, individuals of extraordinary ability and professionals.

He has appeared before the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the US Department of Labor, the US Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review and various federal courts.

From 1997 to 2000 Mr. Wald was an assistant district counsel for the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in the Miami and San Francisco districts. In this role, he advised the INS on multiple aspects of immigration, naturalization, criminal and civil law. As a member of the Employer Sanctions Team, he provided analysis and consultation to special agents on the legal sufficiency of Notices of Intent to Fine regarding Form I-9 audits, compliance and worksite enforcement operations.

Mr. Wald is a frequent speaker on business immigration and compliance matters. He has presented in seminars and conferences of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, ILW.COM's Technology Immigration: Update From The Trenches, as well as client seminars regarding the latest trends in employment-based immigration and government enforcement actions. Mr. Wald is also the author of the chapter, “Aramark v. SEIU and the Evolution of Constructive Knowledge in Relation to the DHS Social Security No-Match Rule” appearing in The Immigration Compliance Book 2009-2010.

Mr. Wald is an executive member of the board of the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. In 2009 he was nominated as one of California's leading practitioners in the field of corporate immigration and listed in Who's Who Legal: California. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for ability and ethics.

Representative Experience

• Providing counsel and defending against government audits by the US Department of Labor, DHS and the US Department of Justice in matters relating to H-1B dependency, Form I-9 compliance, employer sanctions and immigration-related discrimination.
• Representing the INS and individuals before the Immigration Court throughout the administrative and appellate process.
• Providing pro bono representation or volunteering as a mentor to other lawyers for asylum applicants in custody and removal proceedings.