Najia Khalid

About Najia Khalid

Business Immigration and Compliance Attorney and Practice Leader based in NY/CT. Dedicated to helping employers mobilize global talent. Committed to strategic law firm governance initiatives. Frequent presenter of business immigration and leadership topics. Active member of professional and affinity bar associations. Recognized for business immigration, leadership, and mentorship. Regarded as “in-house” immigration counsel for sophisticated employers seeking to navigate U.S. business immigration laws and the intersection of related employment, tax, corporate, and other regulatory areas. Provide customized holistic solutions to meet the international workforce needs of employers across industries, with particular attention to multinational entities, emerging companies, franchisors, and research/educational institutions. With strong acumen for short-term and long-term strategy from a compliance lens, known for ability to successfully advise clients through the establishment of new entities and immigration sponsorship policies; the recruiting and onboarding work authorization analysis for employment candidates; I-9 and E-Verify processes; due diligence, immigration liability valuation, and pre- and post-closing compliance for M&A transactions; and the global transfer of both executives and employees. Represent employers in connection with nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions and labor certification applications. Provide counsel for adjustment of status and citizenship applications, consular processing and immigration interviews, and government requests for evidence/audits. Assist with limited private client services (e.g, international citizenship, family-based cases, traveler benefits/redress).

Experience

1. Partner

   Wiggin X

   Nov 2022 — Present

   Through Wiggin and Dana’s wiggin(x) division, Najia and the Business Immigration and Compliance Practice team she leads partners with emerging companies and entrepreneurs/investors to facilitate U.S. work authorization sponsorship and global employee mobility, offering holistic solutions to meet international workforce needs.

Education

• Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

  Juris Doctor, International Law

  2006 — 2009

• University of Michigan

  Bachelor of Arts, English, Sociology - Law, Criminology

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Global Immigration
• Legal Issues
• Hearings
• Asylum
• Immigration Policy
• International Law
• L-1
• E-2
• Legal Writing
• Trials
• Legal Assistance
• Westlaw
• Adjustment of Status
• Advocacy
• Compliance
• Immigration Law
• Citizenship
• Courts
• Naturalization
• Legal Research
• O-1
• Business Visas
• Labor Certification
• Visas
• H-1b
• Motions
• I-9 Compliance
• Immigration Issues
• Consular Processing
• Administrative Law
• Appeals