Ms. Denyse Sabagh

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Duane Morris LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Represented a scholar employed at Atlantic Council, a leading D.C. Think Tank, in a federal district court m
  amus complaint to force the Immigration Service to adjudicate his long-pending green card application. After filing, the case was immediately scheduled for interview, approved,
  the green card was issued within two months, which allowed the scholar to travel freely for his work
  reside permanently in the United States with his family.
  Represented a global analytics provider
  its employee in a Federal Court Administrative Procedure Act challenge to U.S. Citizenship
  Immigration Services' (USCIS) denial of an H-1B visa for the employee to work as a data analyst, on the grounds that this is not a specialty occupation under applicable law. Established that USCIS's decision was arbitrary
  capricious , court's jurisdiction was not divested by government's attempt to reopen,
  won injunctive relief requiring USCIS to grant the visa.
  Represented major corporation
  obtained approval of complicated H-1B petition for a Computer Systems Analyst.
  Obtained naturalization for complicated Syrian client.
  Represented well-known Think Tank in obtaining complex H-1B visas.
  Represented technology company in obtaining H-B visas for IT professionals.
  Obtained O1 visa for Extraordinary Ability in the Arts for two architect/designers.
  Conducted immigration due diligence for a buyer in an acquisition of 11 Montessori schools, including analysis of how one school being partially owned by immigrant investors affected the transaction.
  Obtained an EB5 Immigrant Visa, which involved a very difficult
  elaborate tracing of funds from Iraq.
  Obtained an I-601A waiver on an expedited basis for a Mexican citizen stuck outside of the U.S. who was married to a disabled USC spouse.
  Obtained approval of a complicated L1A Intracompany Transferee for a Brazilian Public Affairs Consulting Firm with a small US office.
  Obtained a J-1 visa waiver, which is based on exceptional hardship to her two-year-old U.S. citizen daughter, on behalf of a Greek physician living in the United States on a J-1 visa for her fellowship in hematology
  oncology.
  Represented Unilife Corp. (NASDAQ: UNIS / ASX: UNS) in connection with its announced effort to seek strategic alternatives, culminating in a strategic collaboration with Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) for Unilife's wearable injectable drug delivery systems to use with Amgen's biologics
  other medicines. The deal provides Unilife with investments of up to $90 million from Amgen
  restructures Unilife's existing debt with OrbiMed.
  Obtained the approval of 212(i) waiver of inadmissibility from the U.S. Citizenship
  Immigration Services for a very complex case, the purpose of which is to provide humanitarian relief
  promote family unity.
  Represented a Boston based fund in reviewing a number of EB-5 documents in connection with a real estate construction project at a western resort.
  Represented a regional center in connection with full documentation of an EB-5 project to finance the development of a hotel in Boston.
  Represented a mid-west nursing home chain to review
  revise EB-5 documentation for an EB-5 financing to construct a new nursing home as part of a chain of nursing homes.
  Prepared an emergency motion to reopen deportation proceedings
  an emergency stay of deportation that was granted by the Board of Immigration Appeals in a complex political asylum case.
  Obtained a victory before the Arlington Immigration Court, securing a waiver of deportation under 212(c) of the Immigration
  Nationality Act.
  Counsel to Palestinian pulmonary
  critical Fellow at the George Washington University Hospital who was denied a green card based upon allegations that he provided material support for terrorism, even though the Israeli Military Court previously dismissed the charges. Successful outcome in Immigration Court where the Judge granted his application for a green card. He will now be able to finish his medical fellowship
  remain in the U.S. with his U. S. citizen wife
  children.
  Counsel to information technology companies for all immigration matters including H-1B
  TN visas
  labor certifications, green cards
  consular processing
  complex
  difficult issues successfully resolved.
  Counsel to large Health Care organization for all immigration matters including H-1B
  TN visa, labor certifications, green cards,
  consular processing
  complex
  difficult issues successfully resolved.
  Counsel to a company in an I-9 Audit from the Immigration & Naturalization Service. Negotiated settlement favorable to client.
  Secured asylum for a pro bono client, a young Iraqi journalist who is in the United States as an exchange student at American University. His asylum status allows him to stay in the United States indefinitely, be able to work,
  apply for a green card after one year.
  Obtained the approval of an O-1 visa, reserved for individuals with extraordinary ability, for a Canadian citizen to accept a high level executive position with Aramark.
  Counsel to a long-term permanent resident with a very large family of U.S. citizens/permanent residents who own businesses in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area in a deportation proceeding on a difficult cancellation of removal case. Result allowed client to maintain his permanent residence
  reside in the United States.
  Counsel to individuals in post 9/11/02 secret hearings
  material witness warrant cases before the Immigration Court
  the U.S. District Court in Eastern District of Virginia.
  Counsel to Jordan-born client in rare federal court challenge to denial of application for naturalization. U.S. Citizenship
  Immigration Services accused client of lack of good moral character
  alleged affiliation with Muslim organizations adverse to the U.S. Won case
  in 90-page decision, the court ordered the client qualified for citizenship.
  Counsel to a company for immigration issues regarding foreign nurse recruitment in the Philippines, Canada
  other countries
  assistance in obtaining permanent residence
  non-immigrant visas.
  Counsel to multinational company for all immigration matters including L-1 transfer of foreign nationals, H-1B, E - treaty visa
  permanent residence
  complex immigration issues.
  Counsel to foreign embassies regarding immigration
  international dispute issues.
  Counsel regarding religious worker visas.