Patricia L. Gannon is a partner and chair of Greenspoon Marder’s Immigration and Naturalization practice group, member of the Management Committee, and serves as the Deputy Managing Partner of the New York office at the firm. Ms. Gannon focuses her practice on business immigration. She advises multi-nationals on employment verification matters and develops various compliance strategies and programs. Ms. Gannon, as a member of the Foreign American Counsel, concentrates her international practice on global immigration and provides outbound assistance to foreign companies. She facilitates and organizes global human resources through the implementation of visa and management of global mobility staff.

Ms. Gannon has represented Fortune 500 companies, artists, Olympic athletes, banking, telecommunications and an array of international high net individuals.

Previously, Ms. Gannon was the deputy district counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, where she spearheaded nationwide enforcement initiatives and worked with the Eastern Region Service Centers’ policy and enforcement of employment eligibility verification forms. She also served as a special assistant to U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York where she investigated and prosecuted many complex immigration civil cases.

Ms. Gannon has lectured nationally and internationally on immigration issues to bar associations and industry groups.