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Brandon Meyer

Principal Attorney

Brandon Meyer is the Founder and Managing Partner of Meyer Law Group. Mr. Meyer is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Academy of Political Science, British American Business Council (BABC), Bay Area Mobility Managers (BAMM), and Invest in the USA (IIUSA) among other professional organizations. He has also authored of numerous articles on the intersection of economics and politics with immigration law and policy. Mr. Meyer received his Juris Doctorate degree from University of San Diego School of Law, his Masters of Arts in East Asian studies from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from American University.

Mr. Meyer is highly experienced in all business immigration practice areas (both immigrant and nonimmigrant) including Immigrant Investor matters (E-1, E-2, L-1, EB-5 and Regional Center representation), H-1B, L-1, O-1, Outstanding Researcher, Extraordinary Ability, Multinational Manager, Exceptional Ability, National Interest Waivers, TN, and immigration compliance for start-ups and multinational corporations.

Mr. Meyer enjoys spending time his children, travel, hiking, and soccer. Also, he has rescued three dogs from the local animal shelter and fostered dogs with my children.

Fun Facts:

• Favorite Legal Movies: Fast and Furious (law enforcement is involved)
• Favorite TV Shows: Nothing since the 1980’s
• Favorite Food: Fusion Tacos

Contact: brandon@meyerlawgroup.us

Notable Publications:

• “You Can’t Always Get What You Want: The AAO and Material Change”, Immigration Daily, July 20, 2011.
• “Bad Cases Make Bad Law: The AAO and EB-5.” Immigration Briefings, June 2011.
• “Working Backwards: What to do When Your EB-5 Fails?” AILA Central Florida Conf. Oct 2010.
• “The Art of the Empty Gesture and the Pointlessly Principled Stand: Why the Arizona Debate is Irrelevant.” Immigration Daily, May 3, 2010, http://www.ilw.com/articles/2010,0503-meyer.shtm.
• “Now for the Hard Part: Attracting Investors to EB-5 Regional Centers.” Immigration Briefings (Mar 2010).
• “Spreading like Wildfire! What Explains the Explosive Growth of EB-5 Regional Centers?” Immigration Briefings (Feb 2010).
• “Illinois Blunts The E-Verify Juggernaut.” Immigration Daily, Feb 10, 2010.
• “The Administrative Procedures Act and USCIS Adjudications: Following the Law?” Immigration Briefings
• “The EB-5: A Creative Solution to Green Card Quota Backlogs” Immigration Daily.
• “Three Cheers For The New, Improved TN! On Second Thought…” Immigration Daily.
• “Free Trade Agreements, Visas, and the Art of Suboptimal Outcomes: Was the Theory of the Second Best Ever Good Enough? Parts I and II” Immigration Briefings.
• “Convergence or Divergence? Assessing the Possibilities for the Development of a Common European Union Immigration Policy” Bender’s Immigration Bulletin (March 1, 2008).
• “All Trees and No Forest: U.S. Immigration Policy towards EB-1 Researcher/Professor Petitions—Thwarting the National Interest” Immigration Briefings (Feb 2005).