M. Alejandra Vargas
Business Immigration Partner I Immigration & Corporate Planning I Global Mobility I Board Member I LatAm I 40 under 40
- Role
- Partner at Duane Morris LLP
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About M. Alejandra Vargas
Ms. Vargas concentrates her practice in the area of immigration law. She represents companies in a wide variety of industries seeking to employ foreign nationals in the United States on a temporary or permanent basis. She also assists individuals and families in connection with nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters as well as naturalization.Ms. Vargas is admitted to practice law in New York and Colombia. She is fluent in French and Spanish.Ms. Vargas earned her law degree at the University Pontificia Bolivariana in Colombia, and she was awarded a Master’s of Law Degree from Brooklyn Law School and a Master of Laws in Private Law from the University Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) in France. Member of the Immigration and Wellness Committee for the NYC Bar Association.Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Member of the International and Foreign Trained Section of HNBA.MCCA Rising Star 2025Top Lawyer Under 40 by Hispanic National Bar Association, Mar 2024Lexology Client Choice Awards, Corporate Immigration in USA New York Award, 2024 & 2025New York Law Journal Rising Star Award, 2023Listed in New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars
Experience
Partner
Jan 2025 — Present · NY, US
Education
Paris-Pantheon-Assas University
Master's degree, Private Law
2008 — 2009
Brooklyn Law School
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Law
2013 — 2014
Paris-Pantheon-Assas University
Master's degree, Private Law
2007 — 2008
Paris-Pantheon-Assas University
Doctor of Law (P.h.D.) Candidate, Private Law
2010
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Law
2003 — 2007
Columbia Law School
Visiting Scholar
2011 — 2012
Skills
- English
- Management
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Competition Law
- Microsoft Office
- Legal Advice
- French
- Legal Research
- Spanish
- Commercial Litigation
- International Law
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