Elizabeth Espín Stern
About
Provided by Elizabeth Espín Stern
Practice Areas
Elizabeth Espín Stern, managing partner of Mayer Brown's Washington DC office and a former member of the firm’s Partnership Board, leads Mayer Brown’s Global Mobility & Migration practice, within the Employment & Benefits group. She is a seasoned veteran who has advised companies through every major immigration policy change since 1986. Liz is consistently ranked as a leading business immigration lawyer by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, and national and local publications. She is in Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Immigration (2020-2022) as well as Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers and a recipient of the National Law Journal’s Immigration Trailblazer award (2018) and its Crisis Leadership Trailblazer award (2020). Liz has been recognized by Corporate Counsel’s 2021 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards for “Innovative Leadership,” awarded Washingtonian’s “Lawyer Lifetime Achievement” for Immigration, named as one of the “Top 10 Most Innovative Legal Practitioners” by the Financial Times (2020) and received the “Women Who Mean Business” award from the Washington Business Journal." She has also been named a Mayer Brown Diversity Champion.
Chambers Review
USA
Elizabeth Espín Stern counsels her clients on issues such as work permits, visas and general immigration compliance. Her sector expertise covers defense, telecoms and consumer goods.
Elizabeth Espín Stern frequently advises high-profile companies from a range of sectors, including technology and finance, on visa filings and compliance issues. She often assists clients with developing global mobility programs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Liz is just amazing. Always helpful, positive and effective. She makes me feel like I am her only client."
"Liz Stern is a first-class lawyer."
"A true expert. I can count on Liz for anything and everything."
"Liz is a brand name in this business and is clearly a top player."
"Liz is just amazing. She is always helpful, positive and effective."
"She is a true expert."
"Liz is a brand name in this business."
"Liz is just amazing. Always helpful, positive and effective. She makes me feel like I am her only client."
"Liz Stern is a first-class lawyer."
"A true expert. I can count on Liz for anything and everything."
"Liz is a brand name in this business and is clearly a top player."
"Liz is just amazing. She is always helpful, positive and effective."
"She is a true expert."
"Liz is a brand name in this business."
