Practice Expertise
- Labor & Employment
Areas of Practice
- Labor & Employment
- Employment Advice, Counseling and Training
- Immigration & Mobility
- Labor & Employment
- Labor, Employment & Benefits
- STEM Center of Immigration Excellence View More
Profile
Business immigration counsel backed by deep government experience
Matt Mauntel-Medici guides his clients on the full range of employment-related immigration matters. As a former U.S. diplomat, Matt is uniquely positioned to help his clients navigate the full range of visa classes. He advises for-profit and nonprofit entities on immigration strategy and compliance, consular processing, visa interview preparation, visa ineligibility waivers, PERM applications and immigration for leaders in research, business and the arts. He works with a variety of industries, including:
- Medical organizations
- Energy companies
- Education institutions
- Financial services businesses
Matt’s clients benefit from his deep and diverse immigration and management experience, which includes serving in the U.S. Department of State (DOS) as vice consul in Brazil and Ireland. There, he led the adjudication of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, including E, H, J, L, O and P visas, and was a subject matter expert on complex visa cases involving presidential proclamations, national interest exception review and visa ineligibility waiver requests.
Before his time at DOS, Matt held in-house roles for a multinational professional services firm, where he managed several teams and processes for global procurement and corporate risk management.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Education
- Boston College Law School (J.D., 2010)
- Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, articles editor
- Law Students Association, vice president (2009-2010)
- Indiana University Bloomington (B.A., with distinction, 2007)
- Philosophy
Areas of Practice
- Labor & Employment
- Employment Advice, Counseling and Training
- Immigration & Mobility
- Labor & Employment
- Labor, Employment & Benefits
- STEM Center of Immigration Excellence
Professional Career
Articles
- Best Practices for Employers to Prepare Employees for Visa Interviews
- Immigration Agencies: 2022 Yearend Review and What to Expect in 2023
- U.S. State Department Confirms Pilot Program for Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visa Stamps
- U.S. State Department Unveils Details of Pilot Program for Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visa Stamps
- USCIS Announces Premium Processing Expansion for F-1 OPT and STEM OPT EAD Applications
Seminar
- Behind the Consular Window
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