Jennifer Partee

Practice Areas

In her practice, Jennifer “Ginger” Partee advises companies on employment-based immigration matters, from hiring key talent, to navigating worksite investigations, to conducting M&A due diligence, and executing post-acquisition immigration plans.

Ginger has in-depth experience handling business immigration matters for corporate executives, as well as biopharmaceutical, engineering, and IT professionals. She also has broad knowledge of immigration requirements for short and long-term assignments across countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Her experience spans Fortune 500, mid-market and start-up companies across biotech, IT industries, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and more.

Professional Memberships

• American Immigration Lawyers Association

• American Bar Association

Experience

Ginger advises acquisitive and globally active companies on de-risking talent strategies, facilitating executive mobility, and protecting deal value through proactive immigration planning. She streamlines petitions for senior talent and provides rigorous diligence and integration support. Ginger develops programmatic L-1, E-2, and O-1 solutions for senior managers and executives, including mobility policy design, eligibility assessments, and white-glove petition filings. She also partners with clients to implement EB-1B and NIW centers of excellence for R&D-driven, scientific, and senior technical leadership roles, with a particular focus on the biopharma and advanced manufacturing sectors.

In collaboration with private equity deal teams, Ginger conducts red flag analyses, prepares buy-side immigration diligence reports, and supports TSA and day-one planning, entity and workforce mapping, post-close remediation, and worksite inspection readiness. In the area of compliance and inspections, Ginger develops audit preparedness playbooks, risk remediation strategies, and post-inspection response management plans, ensuring clients are well-positioned to navigate complex regulatory environments.

Work Highlights

Representative matters include:

Handling immigration status amendments for Fortune 500 executives during corporate organizational changes.

Managing immigration filings to maintain intracompany transferee status for key employees following a global asset spin in the oil and gas technology industry.

Managing high-volume PERM filings in engineering and computer systems analyst disciplines for a Fortune 500 heavy equipment manufacturer.

Conducting a comprehensive US immigration compliance audit for an automotive components manufacturer, including the review of I-9s for 1,500+ employees, standardization of job applications and offer letters across multiple company locations, and the development of corporate immigration policies.

Representing employers in staffing and manufacturing industries in I-9 audit proceedings initiated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, resulting in mitigated or no fines.

Working directly with the general counsel of a business solutions company to develop international travel guidelines for visas and work permits for consultants assigned to projects in the US, and EMEA and APAC countries.