Alison Arjoon
Paul Nielander
Hadley Feldman
Brian Halloran
Salvador Malo
Linda Davachi
Scott Leeb
Chief Transformation Officer
Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer
General Counsel
Chief Information Officer
Chief Knowledge Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief People Officer
Lisa Koenig
Partner, Global Responsible Business Practices
Vivek Wadhwa
Chief Operating Officer
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Alison Swenton Arjoon
Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer
Alison joined Fragomen in May 2017 as the Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer, responsible for worldwide business development, marketing and communications. She oversees a team of global professionals and collaborates closely with them and with firm management on strategies and initiatives that drive client retention and loyalty.
Alison has been successfully advising major international law firms and ...
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Paul Nielander
Chief Information Officer
With more than 35 years of technology experience across multiple industries, Paul oversees Fragomen’s information technology (IT) strategy and operations, focusing on developing and implementing IT systems, infrastructure and initiatives to enhance the firm’s efficiency and growth.
Before joining Fragomen, he led a significant IT operating model transition at ADM, enabling transformative initiatives in processes and technologies. At Takeda Pharmaceuticals, he served as Vice President, Global Head of Infrastructure and IT Operations, where he ensured the successful globalization of technology operations.
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Hadley Feldman
General Counsel
Hadley has served as Fragomen’s General Counsel since May 2014. He also serves as the firm’s Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) and manages its privacy and audit group. He is responsible for the contract, compliance, employment, real estate, privacy and litigation matters for all of the firm’s offices worldwide. He is also integrally involved in the firm’s worldwide expansion through acquisition of other practices and the opening of new offices and affiliations with other firms.
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Brian Halloran
Chief Transformation Officer
In his role as Chief Transformation Officer, Brian is responsible for driving innovation across a number of areas, including client service, internal processes, business development and technology and working closely with firm leadership on the development and implementation of a number of key programs aimed at delivering ongoing value to clients and partners.
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Lisa Koenig
Partner, Global Responsible Business Practices
Lisa currently serves as Partner, Global Responsible Business Practices—a role to which she was recently appointed in 2022. In this position, Lisa leads Fragomen’s Global Responsible Business Practices, a global department centered on key areas of focus for the firm, including Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Pro Bono; Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainability; and Well-being.
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Scott Leeb
Chief Knowledge Officer
As the Chief Knowledge Officer, Scott leads the firm’s Knowledge group, which is fully dedicated to the creation, curation and management of the firm’s knowledge. Scott is responsible for making Fragomen’s worldwide immigration knowledge readily available to keep Fragomen teams informed so they can provide optimal services to clients and keep clients apprised of the latest developments in immigration and potential impacts on their program.
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Salvador Malo
Chief People Officer
As Chief People Officer, Salvador oversees Fragomen’s human resource operations and supports the development of firm-wide people strategies, as part of the firm’s goal to create the best client service teams and develop the most appealing career environment.
Salvador has more than 25 years of experience devising and leading on HR strategy, talent management and business strategy.
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Linda Davachi
Chief Financial Officer
Linda serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Fragomen, responsible for overseeing the firm’s global financial operations, driving a strong data-driven, high-performance finance organization and developing the firm’s strategy to deliver sustainable growth.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Linda spent more than 15 years serving as Chief Financial Officer, most recently at Bureau Veritas North America and previously at private equity portfolio companies owned by investment firms such as The Carlyle Group and H.I.G. Capital.
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Vivek Wadhwa
Chief Operating Officer
As Chief Operating Officer, Vivek is responsible for the direction and oversight of Fragomen’s operations around the globe, including Fragomen Technologies Inc., the firm’s subsidiary focused on the nexus of law and technology.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Vivek spent more than 20 years with McKinsey, including 14 years as a Partner, where he led strategic and operational ...
Sandra Sheridan Reguerin
George Koureas
Parisa Karaahmet
Teresa Liu
Audrea Golding
Carmita Alonso
Dr. David Crawford
Bo Cooper
Enrique Gonzalez
Lance Kaplan
Managing Partner, Australia and New Zealand
Partner
Partner
Managing Partner, Canada
Partner
Partner
Managing Partner, Europe
Senior Partner
Co-Chair, Fragomen
Co-Chair, Fragomen
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Lance Kaplan
Co-Chair
Lance is Fragomen’s Co-Chair and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He works alongside Co-Chair Enrique Gonzalez, leading the worldwide firm of more than 6,000 immigration professionals and support staff in more than 60 offices across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.
In addition to working with the rest of the firm’s leadership to set and execute on Fragomen’s operational and expansion goals, Lance is...
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Enrique Gonzalez
Co-Chair
Enrique is Fragomen’s Co-Chair and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He works alongside Co-Chair Lance Kaplan, leading the worldwide firm of more than 6,000 immigration professionals and support staff in more than 60 offices across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.
In this role, Enrique oversees the firm’s U.S. and global operations, working closely with the members of the Executive Committee, as well as...
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Carmita Alonso
Partner
Carmita is a Partner at Fragomen’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She also serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Committee, which provides guidance and makes recommendations to actively enhance diversity, inclusion and belonging throughout the firm.
Carmita has built a strong practice while serving in a leadership capacity ...
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Bo Cooper
Partner
Bo is a Partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. He leads the firm’s Government Strategies and Compliance Group and is a member of Fragomen’s Executive Committee. Bo provides strategic immigration advice to corporations, nonprofit organizations, hospitals and research institutions, universities, trade associations, international media outlets and individuals facing complex immigration problems.
Before entering private practice, Bo served as General Counsel of the U.S. ...
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Dr. David Crawford
Managing Partner, Fragomen (Canada) Co.
David is the Managing Partner of the Fragomen (Canada) Co. office in Toronto. David has extensive experience in providing immigration advice and assistance to businesses from a wide range of industry sectors. He works with general counsel, Human Resource professionals and internal mobility teams on policies and procedures related to recruitment, retention and related immigration obligations. He also leads the private client practice in Canada and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
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Audrea Golding
Partner
Currently, Audrea is a partner in our firm’s Silicon Valley office and represents multinational corporations in the information technology, engineering, financial services and professional services industries.
Audrea serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Committee, which provides guidance and makes recommendations to actively enhance diversity, inclusion and belonging throughout the firm.
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Teresa Liu
Managing Partner, Australia and New Zealand
Teresa is Managing Partner of Fragomen’s Australia and New Zealand practice, which comprises of offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Auckland. She also serves as Co-Chair of Fragomen’s Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, which provides guidance and recommendations to actively enhance diversity, inclusion and belonging throughout the firm.
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Parisa Karaahmet
Senior Partner
Parisa is a Senior Partner at Fragomen’s New York office, where she manages corporate accounts and leads a large team focused on individual and complex immigration matters. She is also a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee and EB-5 Compliance Committee.
On the corporate compliance advisory group side, Parisa represents a variety of large, mid-size and smaller companies in their immigration matters ...
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George Koureas
Managing Partner, Europe
George is the Managing Partner, Europe responsible for overseeing Fragomen’s practices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Paris and Zurich. He also serves as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. George is a solicitor based in Fragomen’s London office and has worked in immigration law for over 15 years. He has extensive experience advising on all aspects of immigration law, and provides strategic advice to companies in the establishment, maintenance, running and enhancement of their ...
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Sandra Sheridan Reguerin
Partner
Sandra has practiced business immigration law exclusively since 1996 and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Prior to joining Fragomen in 2008, she was a shareholder at Littler Mendelson, and an associate at Bacon & Dear. Before that, Sandra directed the J-1 waiver practice for a physician immigration boutique firm in Northern Virginia. She has extensive experience in J-1 waivers and J-1 program administration, L-1 and O-1 visas, labor certification, permanent residency and consular matters, as well as ...
Fragomen is a professional immigration services firm made up of law firms and consultancies in more than 60 offices worldwide. In countries where we do not have offices or in house practice groups, we work with carefully selected Local Advisors to deliver services to our clients in more than 170 countries.
Members of our Executive Committee and Leadership Team are responsible for managing the firm’s worldwide operations. These professionals drive Fragomen’s vision, client services, structure and support teams, and make certain that our firm remains progressive, agile, efficient, innovative and consistent across all jurisdictions where we operate. They also determine how and where our firm should expand next, so that we continue to grow responsibly alongside our clients.
Meet the professionals driving Fragomen’s vision and commitment to being an integral part of our clients’ success. Through constant innovation and progressive growth, they are on a mission to anticipate client needs in a fast-moving immigration environment and inspire excellence throughout our organization.
Firm Governance
Our Executive Committee
Our Leadership Team
Alison Arjoon
Paul Nielander
Hadley Feldman
Brian Halloran
Vivek Wadhwa
Salvador Malo
Linda Davachi
Scott Leeb
Chief Transformation Officer
Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer
General Counsel
Chief Information Officer
Chief Knowledge Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief People Officer
Lisa Koenig
Partner, Responsible Business Practices
Sandra Sheridan Reguerin
Teresa Liu
Carmita Alonso
George Koureas
Audrea Golding
Parisa Karaahmet
Dr. David Crawford
Bo Cooper
Enrique Gonzalez
Lance Kaplan
Managing Partner, Australia and New Zealand
Partner
Partner
Managing Partner, Canada
Partner
Partner
Managing Partner, Europe
Senior Partner
Co-Chair, Fragomen
Co-Chair, Fragomen
Our Leadership Team
Our Executive Committee
Fragomen is a professional immigration services firm made up of law firms and consultancies in more than 60 offices worldwide. In countries where we do not have offices or in house practice groups, we work with carefully selected Local Advisors to deliver services to our clients in more than 170 countries.
Members of our Executive Committee and Leadership Team are responsible for managing the firm’s worldwide operations. These professionals drive Fragomen’s vision, client services, structure and support teams, and make certain that our firm remains progressive, agile, efficient, innovative and consistent across all jurisdictions where we operate. They also determine how and where our firm should expand next, so that we continue to grow responsibly alongside our clients.
Meet the professionals driving Fragomen’s vision and commitment to being an integral part of our clients’ success.
Firm Governance