Lippes Mathias is pleased to share that Andrew M. Wilson, partner and co-leader of Lippes Mathias LLP’s immigration practice team, spoke at the AILA Upstate New York Chapter Northern Border Conference, held on September 20 at the Buffalo Marriott at LECOM HARBORCENTER in Buffalo, NY. 

Wilson participated in the "Hot Topics - Business Immigration" panel, which addressed key updates and emerging trends in immigration law. Panelists discussed a range of important issues, including Toronto E visa trends, TNs for Mexican nationals, H-1B online filings, updates to the FLAG system, PERM labor certification trends, and Form I-140 issues. Additionally, the panel covered critical topics such as the COVID-19 vaccine and medical exam trends for adjustment of status (AOS) and immigrant visa processing (IVP), visa bulletin trends, and strategies for contacting USCIS to resolve case-specific challenges. 

Wilson was joined on the panel by notable immigration attorneys from across the country, including Nell Barker of Kempster, Corcoran, Quiceno & Lenz-Calvo, Ltd. (Chicago, IL); Vincent Lau of Clark Lau LLC (Boston, MA); Jennifer Behm of Berardi Immigration Law (Buffalo, NY); and Jill Apa of Apa, Martin & Buscaglia PLLC (Buffalo, NY). 

About Andrew M. Wilson 

Andrew M. Wilson focuses on building long-lasting relationships with clients as a trusted advisor as opposed to simply completing specific transactions and filings. He represents companies, major league sports teams, and individuals in all areas of immigration law, including non-immigrant and immigrant employment-based immigration matters. This includes preparing case-specific strategies to address both short- and long-term objectives. Wilson has extensive experience with challenging H-1B, NAFTA/USMCA, and O-1 extraordinary ability cases. He is often called upon by other AILA immigration attorneys to help with difficult NAFTA/USMCA matters. Wilson also handles all green card matters, including EB-1, EB-2, and PERM labor certification filings. In addition, he represents individuals and families with family-based immigration filings, as well as waivers for admissibility issues. 

About Lippes Mathias LLP 

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with nearly 200 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals. 

Year after year, Lippes Mathias is proud to be recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA. For more information, visit www.lippes.com.