Alan Perkins
Oregon
Tonkon Torp LLP
1300 SW 5th Avenue
Suite 2400
Portland, OR 97201
Tel: 503.802.2127
Email:
alan.perkins@tonkon.com
Web:
www.tonkon.com
Alan is Chair of Tonkon Torp’s Business Immigration Practice Group and focuses his practice on employment-based immigration and counseling on employment law matters relating to foreign nationals. He represents clients before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Labor.
Alan’s practice focuses on assisting large and small companies with the hiring and retention of foreign national employees. This primarily includes filing petitions with the government, both for temporary and permanent resident status, for executive, managerial, and specialized knowledge transferees of multinational corporations, professionals, individuals of extraordinary ability, and outstanding researchers.
He also advises clients on continuing employment issues involving foreign nationals in the United States, mergers and acquisitions involving foreign national employees, recruiting, reductions in force, and Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification and E-Verify.
Education
- J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1997
- B.A., summa cum laude, Willamette University, 1993
Bar & Court Admissions
- Oregon State Bar
- State Bar of California
Companies turn to Tonkon Torp to help in the global recruitment of the best technical, creative, and executive talent.
Tonkon Torp’s business immigration team is intimately familiar with the full suite of immigration options for both companies and individuals. We assist with temporary visa and permanent residence (green card) applications, as well as citizenship applications. Our attorneys support clients and their employees through each step of the process, including administrative appearances and appeals where necessary.
We help companies develop efficient organizational systems that facilitate the immigration process and alleviate the burden on internal legal and human resources departments. Our Business Immigration team assists with immigration compliance programs, including Form I-9 employment eligibility verification compliance. We also provide human resources training, and defend employers against enforcement actions brought by immigration or labor authorities.
Tonkon Torp is proud to maintain exceptional capabilities in the areas of general corporate matters, financial institution and securities issues, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, executive compensation, government relations and public policy, labor and employment, real estate, immigration, intellectual property, bankruptcy and restructuring, complex litigation, renewable energy, and wealth planning.
In addition, we assemble strong teams to address many other areas of business law and litigation.
“A standout practitioner, Alan is praised for his ability to align immigration strategy with workforce and corporate objectives. Clients appreciate his clarity and responsiveness in complex matters, while peers commend his experience advising on everything from high-level visa strategy to compliance and M&A-related immigration issues.”