Overview
Bruce assists a diverse range of clients, from emerging startups to multinational corporations, in managing the U.S. immigration process and cross-border workforce mobilization. He handles a high volume of business immigration matters, with a focus on nonimmigrant visa categories including L-1 (individual and blanket), H-1B, O-1, E-1, E-2, and TN. Bruce has extensive experience designing comprehensive visa programs and managing large-scale projects to secure U.S. work authorization for global workforces.
In addition to nonimmigrant visas, Bruce navigates employment-based immigrant petitions, including EB-1, PERM-based EB-2 and EB-3, NIW, and EB-5 matters. He also conducts thorough I-9 compliance reviews and develops enforcement response protocols for large-scale employers. Leveraging his legal background in both the United States and China, Bruce has a practical understanding of the complexities inherent in cross-border mobility. He uses this dual perspective to provide clear and effective guidance that helps clients efficiently position their employees in the United States while maintaining strict regulatory compliance.
Prior to joining Dorsey, Bruce practiced business immigration law at an Am Law 100 firm. While in law school, he served as a legal extern for Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain at the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Education & Admissions
Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., 2017),
- Scholar List
- 1st Year Moot Court Outstanding Oral Advocate
Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (LL.M., 2011),
- LLM Student Representative, International Law Society
Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (LL.B., 2007)
Admissions
- Washington
- Oregon
Languages
- Mandarin
Experience
Representative Work
- Handled high-volume U.S. work visa applications for clients in the aviation, logistics, renewable energy, media, and manufacturing sectors, focusing on L-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-1, and E-2 categories. *
- Advised multinational clients on personnel and organizational structures for L-1 eligibility, helping clients obtain hundreds of L-1 work visa approvals through both individual and blanket petitions. *
- Represented high-achieving professionals in extraordinary ability and national interest waiver petitions (EB-1A and EB-2 NIW), including medical doctors, legal professionals, media producers, journalists, researchers, and corporate executives. *
- Handled the entire PERM labor certification process, guiding clients through complex recruitment and Department of Labor filing requirements. *
- Advised on B-1 compliance, aligning international personnel activities with permissible U.S. business visitor standards to mitigate compliance risks. *
- Assisted clients in developing immigration site visit protocols and conducted training sessions to prepare staff for potential government worksite enforcement actions. *
- Conducted hundreds of I-9 compliance reviews and audits for a large-scale corporation, providing systemic remediation advice and internal protocol updates. *
- Represented individuals and families in family-based immigrant petitions and residency applications. *
- Navigated high-stakes consular processing and cross-border legal challenges, leveraging legal practice experience in both the United States and China to address practical issues for international assignments. *
* Experience occurred prior to joining Dorsey.