Fan Chen

About Fan Chen

Fan Chen is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Nguyen & Chen, LLP, where he leads the Firm\'s Employment & Immigration Division and Corporate Division. With extensive legal experience, Fan has represented many companies and individuals in a wide range of immigration, employment, and corporate legal matters.Fan is frequently invited to speak on various employment and immigration subjects, such as HR training, I-9 Audit, and Wage & Hour. He was invited to speak at Painter & Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA) Texas Chapter Annual Forums and Houston Bar Association CLE seminars. The corporate clients represented by Fan comprise a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, construction, steel manufacturing, food processing, sanitation, grocery chains, hospitality, medicine, and engineering. His corporate clientele includes the world\'s largest special steel manufacturer, one of the largest swimming pool construction service companies in the U.S, and the largest sucker rod manufacturer in China.

Experience

1. Co-founder and Managing Partner

   Mosaic Paradigm Law Group

   Jun 2011 — Present

   Highlights of Fan\'s extensive legal experience include:Advise employers on hiring and firing decisions, wage and hour issues, employment policies and handbooks, restrictive covenants, general corporate matters, and mergers and acquisitions.Conduct comprehensive I-9 audits (reviewed and corrected more than I-9 forms), responded to dozens of Notices of Inspections, and negotiated with ICE field offices in Texas, Washington, Iowa, etc.Assist hundreds of individuals in obtaining working visas (including H-1B, H-2A, O-1, TN) and employment-based permanent residency (including EB-1A \"Alien of Extraordinary\", EB-1B \"Outstanding Professor/Researcher\", EB-1C \"Multi-National Executive/Manager\", EB-2 \"National Interest Waiver\", and EB-2 PERM Labor Certification).

Education

• Foreign Affairs College, Beijing, China

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interenational Studies/English

  1993 — 1997

• The University of Houston Law Center

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  2004 — 2007

Skills

• Family Law
• Legal Assistance
• Immigration Law
• Customer Service
• Administrative Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Lexis
• Research
• Torts
• Courts
• Contract Negotiation
• Microsoft Excel
• Management
• Personal Injury
• Legal Issues
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Negotiation
• Westlaw
• International Law
• Legal Research
• Microsoft Office
• Employment Law
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Dispute Resolution
• Mediation
• Civil Litigation