Dyann DelVecchioHilbern
Partner
Immigration
ddelvecchio@seyfarth.com
Dyann is recognized for being a thoughtful, creative, and engaged counselor who delivers high-touch service. She partners with clients to help them onboard foreign talent who require work visas or permanent residence in the US.
More About Dyann
Clients looking to hire the best and brightest often need to choose an individual who requires a US work visa or sponsorship for a US green card. Dyann help these clients and their employees—and, by extension, the employee's immediate family members—navigate the challenging straits of US immigration.
Known and respected for being a thoughtful, creative, and engaged counselor, Dyann delivers high-touch service. She doesn't merely "process" cases, but engages with each client to discuss both short-term and long-term goals. She sets expectations and addresses challenges in a thoughtful manner. Because she is focused on the long term as well as the immediate issue, she is able to assist the client in developing or improving its immigration program.
Dyann understands the needs of talent acquisition, HR, and in-house counsel and provides practical, real-world advice. She is not only responsive, but proactive, taking actions to meet and anticipate the client's needs. She is known for partnering with clients to demystify immigration regulations and to empower them by teaching how to spot important issues and develop in-house subject matter expertise.
Dyann believes in the value of face time and will often meet with clients to provide proactive training on emerging issues in immigration law. She has developed a number of training modules that assist client representative in making sense of the "big ticket” issues involved in US business Immigration.
Dyann enjoys helping set the course for families to achieve their dream of living in the US, not only for the current generation, but for many generations to come. She derives satisfaction from helping people who are contributing to the US in a real and tangible way—through creating jobs, inventing products and processes, and researching cures and treatments for disease. Dyann says, “There are times when I am utterly dazzled by their accomplishments, as well as their focus and dedication. These people inspire me to do this work.”
In a perfect world, Dyann feels her job should be unnecessary. But the shifting terrain of US immigration calls for a watchful and experienced guide like Dyann.
Known and respected for being a thoughtful, creative, and engaged counselor, Dyann delivers high-touch service. She doesn't merely "process" cases, but engages with each client to discuss both short-term and long-term goals. She sets expectations and addresses challenges in a thoughtful manner. Because she is focused on the long term as well as the immediate issue, she is able to assist the client in developing or improving its immigration program.
Dyann understands the needs of talent acquisition, HR, and in-house counsel and provides practical, real-world advice. She is not only responsive, but proactive, taking actions to meet and anticipate the client's needs. She is known for partnering with clients to demystify immigration regulations and to empower them by teaching how to spot important issues and develop in-house subject matter expertise.
Dyann believes in the value of face time and will often meet with clients to provide proactive training on emerging issues in immigration law. She has developed a number of training modules that assist client representative in making sense of the "big ticket” issues involved in US business Immigration.
Dyann enjoys helping set the course for families to achieve their dream of living in the US, not only for the current generation, but for many generations to come. She derives satisfaction from helping people who are contributing to the US in a real and tangible way—through creating jobs, inventing products and processes, and researching cures and treatments for disease. Dyann says, “There are times when I am utterly dazzled by their accomplishments, as well as their focus and dedication. These people inspire me to do this work.”
In a perfect world, Dyann feels her job should be unnecessary. But the shifting terrain of US immigration calls for a watchful and experienced guide like Dyann.
- JD, Northeastern University School of Law
- BA, Middlebury College
Cum laude
- Massachusetts
- US Supreme Court
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts
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Dyann is recognized for being a thoughtful, creative, and engaged counselor who delivers high-touch service. She partners with clients to help them onboard foreign talent who require work visas or permanent residence in the US.
More About Dyann
Clients looking to hire the best and brightest often need to choose an individual who requires a US work visa or sponsorship for a US green card. Dyann help these clients and their employees—and, by extension, the employee's immediate family members—navigate the challenging straits of US immigration.
Known and respected for being a thoughtful, creative, and engaged counselor, Dyann delivers high-touch service. She doesn't merely "process" cases, but engages with each client to discuss both short-term and long-term goals. She sets expectations and addresses challenges in a thoughtful manner. Because she is focused on the long term as well as the immediate issue, she is able to assist the client in developing or improving its immigration program.
Dyann understands the needs of talent acquisition, HR, and in-house counsel and provides practical, real-world advice. She is not only responsive, but proactive, taking actions to meet and anticipate the client's needs. She is known for partnering with clients to demystify immigration regulations and to empower them by teaching how to spot important issues and develop in-house subject matter expertise.
Dyann believes in the value of face time and will often meet with clients to provide proactive training on emerging issues in immigration law. She has developed a number of training modules that assist client representative in making sense of the "big ticket” issues involved in US business Immigration.
Dyann enjoys helping set the course for families to achieve their dream of living in the US, not only for the current generation, but for many generations to come. She derives satisfaction from helping people who are contributing to the US in a real and tangible way—through creating jobs, inventing products and processes, and researching cures and treatments for disease. Dyann says, “There are times when I am utterly dazzled by their accomplishments, as well as their focus and dedication. These people inspire me to do this work.”
In a perfect world, Dyann feels her job should be unnecessary. But the shifting terrain of US immigration calls for a watchful and experienced guide like Dyann.
Known and respected for being a thoughtful, creative, and engaged counselor, Dyann delivers high-touch service. She doesn't merely "process" cases, but engages with each client to discuss both short-term and long-term goals. She sets expectations and addresses challenges in a thoughtful manner. Because she is focused on the long term as well as the immediate issue, she is able to assist the client in developing or improving its immigration program.
Dyann understands the needs of talent acquisition, HR, and in-house counsel and provides practical, real-world advice. She is not only responsive, but proactive, taking actions to meet and anticipate the client's needs. She is known for partnering with clients to demystify immigration regulations and to empower them by teaching how to spot important issues and develop in-house subject matter expertise.
Dyann believes in the value of face time and will often meet with clients to provide proactive training on emerging issues in immigration law. She has developed a number of training modules that assist client representative in making sense of the "big ticket” issues involved in US business Immigration.
Dyann enjoys helping set the course for families to achieve their dream of living in the US, not only for the current generation, but for many generations to come. She derives satisfaction from helping people who are contributing to the US in a real and tangible way—through creating jobs, inventing products and processes, and researching cures and treatments for disease. Dyann says, “There are times when I am utterly dazzled by their accomplishments, as well as their focus and dedication. These people inspire me to do this work.”
In a perfect world, Dyann feels her job should be unnecessary. But the shifting terrain of US immigration calls for a watchful and experienced guide like Dyann.
- JD, Northeastern University School of Law
- BA, Middlebury College
Cum laude
- Massachusetts
- US Supreme Court
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts
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- Co-Author, "Essential COVID-19 Immigration Planning for US Employers," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 13, 2020)
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- Co-Author, "Tips for Foreign Nationals Traveling During the Holiday Season," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 20, 2013)
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- Co-Presenter, "Business Immigration Pop-Up Series: Getting Your Key Employees Into the U.S. Under the 'Exceptions' to the Visa and Entry Bans and the National Interest 'Exemption'," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 20, 2020)