(openPR) - Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new partner Matthew Thompson to the firm.

Mr. Thompson concentrates his practice on advanced U.S. immigration and nationality law and global business immigration matters, assisting employers with immigration challenges facing international workforces. He has extensive experience in all areas of U.S. immigration law, but primarily focuses his current practice on employment-based immigration for corporate clients, naturalization, and the immigration practices and regulations for foreign employment offshore on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Mr. Thompson was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America under Immigration Law (2010 - 2012) and was also named a “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters (2005). He received his B.A., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Delta Phi.

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Michelle Steckel
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