Kristen Heckman

Senior Counsel

D (212) 906-3368F (212) 688-8315kheckman@gibney.com Connect
Kristen Heckman

Kristen has extensive experience primarily focusing on the immigration counseling of Fortune 500 corporations in industries including finance, healthcare, accounting, information technology and arts/entertainment. She regularly assists those clients in the strategizing and preparation of a wide range of visa petitions to facilitate both long- and short-term temporary work assignments, as well as permanent residence sponsorship and naturalization. She advises corporate clients on ongoing immigration policy development and workforce compliance efforts.

Kristen’s experience includes:

  • H-1B, L-1A, L-1B and E-3 visa petitions, TN applications under NAFTA and E-2 Treaty Investor visas
  • O-1 and EB-1 extraordinary ability petitions for business professionals and scientists
  • I-140 petitions for multinational managers
  • PERM labor certifications, and EB-2 and EB-3 green card applications

education

Touro College, JD
Hofstra University, BBA, International Business

bar admissions

New York

Awards & Recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Star 2017 and 2018

Memberships & Affiliations

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Articles, Publications & Lectures

  • National Law Review: E-2 Treaty Investor Visa Open to Israeli Citizens (April 16, 2019)
  • National Law Review: Pressure Mounting in Canada to End Canada-U.S. ‘First Safe Country’ Refugee Agreement ( July 5, 2018)
  • “Due Process” Encarnacion v. Goord,” Touro Law Review: Vol. 21 : No. 1 , Article 6.
  • “Self-Incrimination” In re United Health Services Hospitals,” Touro Law Review: Vol. 21 : No. 1 , Article 20

Languages

Armenian

Practices

education

Touro College, JD
Hofstra University, BBA, International Business

bar admissions

New York