Mark S.Johnson

Counsel

Mark's approach to business immigration law is to give straight answers to simple questions and thorough advice on complex matters, always with an eye to the clients' broader interests and bottom line.


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Business immigration law changes rapidly and often unpredictably. Clients look to Mark to stay up-to-date on this ever-evolving landscape so that they can relocate their global workforces to the US as required. This helps them meet their critical business needs in as reliable and cost-effective a manner as possible.

Mark provides counsel to clients on a wide variety of business immigration matters, including labor certification applications, immigrant visa petitions, and obtaining nonimmigrant status. He also has significant experience with immigration-related agency investigations and audits. Mark's client base includes Fortune 100 corporations, small business owners, and individual clients from industries including manufacturing, financial services, and information technology.

Prior to transitioning to immigration law in 2007, Mark successfully represented numerous corporate clients in labor and employment matters, with an emphasis on wage-and-hour collective actions and employment discrimination claims. In his current practice, he brings a litigator's focus on results and an employment attorney's eye for compliance.

Mark's experience with matters before or involving US government agencies, particularly the US Department of Labor, has given him useful insight on the workings of agencies involved in the US immigration process and a keen eye for compliance matters. His experience with class and collective actions involving thousands of claimants also equipped him with project management skills that translate well when representing clients with large and diverse immigration portfolios.

Mark finds professional fulfillment every day, working alongside other professionals in Seyfarth's business immigration practice. This is defined predominantly by his razor-sharp focus on achieving positive results for clients, while always working in a supportive, team-oriented environment.

  • MDiv, Emory University Candler School of Theology
  • JD, Vanderbilt University School of Law

    Dean's list
    Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Award for Labor Standards

  • BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Georgia
  • Mississippi
  • US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • US District Court, Middle District of Georgia
  • US District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • US District Court, Southern District of Georgia
  • US District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
  • US District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • Mississippi Supreme Court
  • Mississippi Court of Appeals

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