Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP

Managing Partner: Bernard P. Wolfsdorf

Number of lawyers: 40

Number of staff: 180

Languages: Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Farsi, Filipino, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog

Firm Overview:

Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP (dba “WR Immigration”) is a global immigration firm known worldwide for its innovation, technology, high touch legal services, and flawless execution. With seven offices in three time zones, the firm provides corporate global visa services in over 100 countries. WR is one of the fastest growing immigration service providers worldwide with over 40 attorneys and 180 employees working out of offices in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Monica, and Shanghai.

WR’s expert attorneys are recognized for their scholarship, regular presentations at national and international forums, and prestigious leadership roles, including past national President and current Vice President of the 15,000-member American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Practice Areas:

WR’s award-winning legal team empowers corporations with innovative immigration and visa solutions. The firm delivers exceptional results and service in a rapidly changing world by combining leading-edge immigration technology, a deep understanding of clients’ strategic needs, and nearly 40 years of experience in business immigration.

WR’s practice offers a full range of global and domestic visa services to ensure clients have access to a dynamic global workforce. The firm's expertise includes temporary work visas, permanent residency, business travelers, investor visas, naturalization, and beyond. The firm also advises clients on corporate compliance issues as well as developing policies to protect and support companies with growing immigration programs. WR attorneys provide onsite trainings to human resources professional, managers, recruiters and interested employees , as well as digital trainings through the WR knowledgebase, to ensure clients are well-informed about the immigration process. Foreign nationals are supported by our consular affairs team during the visa application process at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, as well at the border, to prevent delays.

EB-5 immigrant investor services:

For over two decades, we have helped thousands of families obtain green cards through the EB-5 program. The EB-5 program provides a path to permanent residence for individuals investing at least $800,000 in a job creating project located in rural area, high unemployment area, or an infrastructure project, or $1,050,000 if not. WR Immigration is proud to have contributing members of both NAFSA and AILA with international firm recognition and 14 attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers.

For investors wishing to live in the U.S. permanently, we provide advice and representation with respect to the EB-5 program. We assist in identifying and vetting EB-5 regional centers, in documenting the source and path of funds for an EB-5 investment, and in completing the I-526 and I-829 petitions that lead to permanent residence in the U.S. From start to finish, our EB-5 team ensures expert guidance and top-notch representation to make this life-altering journey smooth.

Cutting-edge Immigration Management Technology:

WR has developed the most advanced immigration management system technology ─ WRapidTM ─ that has revolutionized global mobility practice. This cutting-edge, cloud-based software powered by Salesforce empowers HR professionals worldwide with its robust analytics, extensive reporting, budgeting/forecasting capabilities, and case processing efficiencies. WRapid’s intuitive and user-friendly interface easily navigates users through the immigration process, offering human resources professionals, recruiters, and employees a streamlined approach to immigration. WRapid can integrate with most HR software applications including ADP and Workday and offers industry leading data protection. Leveraging AI and advanced automation, WRapid’s facilitates high volume, low cost visa processing and offers outstanding data integrity and case processing efficiencies.