Marketa Lindt

MARKETA LINDT leads the firm’s Immigration practice where she works with U.S. and multinational corporations to implement best-in-class, efficient business immigration visa programs to optimize their ability to attract and retain foreign national talent.

Experienced business immigration partner: In her business immigration practice, Marketa represents

-large multinational corporations,

-U.S. publicly traded and privately-held companies,

-private equity and portfolio companies,

-high-potential start-ups,

universities and healthcare institutions, and

-high net worth individuals in personal immigration matters, including EB-5 investments, complex white collar issues, and immigration status for their employees.

Leader in I-9 compliance and defense: Marketa also leads Sidley’s I-9 compliance practice, where she counsels and defends companies regarding their hiring practices of foreign national employees and compliance with the government’s I-9 verification requirements. In her I-9 compliance practice, Marketa

-provides proactive counseling on I-9 hiring practices and the E-Verify process,

-defends employers in civil and criminal workplace enforcement actions,

-conducts immigration-related internal investigations, and

-conducts due diligence and analysis of immigration and I-9 issues in mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions.