Kristen Heckman

Senior Counsel

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

Kristen has more than 10 years of experience primarily focusing on the immigration counseling of Fortune 500 corporations in industries including 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