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Rami D Fakhoury
Fakhoury Global Immigration USA, PC · USA
Fakhoury Global Immigration USA, PC
Corporate Immigration · USA
Rami D Fakhoury is the Founder and Managing Director of Fakhoury Global Immigration USA, PC (FGI), one of the largest independently owned business-based immigration law firms in the US and a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rated firm. Based in Troy, Michigan, the firm has provided comprehensive legal immigration services to leading companies in such verticals as architecture, automotive, IT and healthcare for more than 25 years. FGI was recently named a Tier 1 Immigration Best Law Firm by Best Lawyers / US News and World Report.
Rami has received numerous commendations as an immigration thought leader. These include being named a Fellow of the American Bar Association, a Leading Lawyer and Equity Member of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL), an AV Preeminent Lawyer from Martindale-Hubbell, as well as an Advisory Board Member for Leading Lawyers. He has been recognised as a Global Immigration Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal, a Best Lawyer from Best Lawyers, a Super Lawyer, a Top Business Attorney from Crain’s Detroit Business, as well as a Top Lawyer from DBusiness and Hour Detroit.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL), the State Bar of Michigan (International Law Section) and the Immigration Law Committee of the International Business Association. He also served on the CEO Panel of MICHauto, an affiliate of the Detroit Regional Chamber, and is a Steering Committee member for Global Michigan. Rami is also a board member of Global Detroit, a southeast Michigan economic development organisation focused on immigrant inclusion.
Furthermore, he is a VIP Member of the Detroit Economic Club, and was an immigration policy adviser to former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. Rami was also one of 30 managers for the Michigan for Biden campaign.
Rami’s publications comprise several immigration law books, including, as editor, The Consular Posts Book, 2015–2016 ed. (ILW.com: 2016) and USCIS Immigration Procedures & US State Department Consular Processes (ILW.com: 2009); and, as author, The Immigration Practitioner’s Guide to US Export Control Regulations (ILW.com: 2011) and The PERM Book, 3rd ed. (ILW.com, 2018). He wrote a regular column on global IT and US immigration law for the Financial Times of India, authored numerous policy articles and white papers, contributed articles to Lexology, Mondaq and Crain’s Detroit Business, and is a frequent presenter at immigration and trade group conferences.
A Detroit native, Rami earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wayne State University, as well as his J.D., cum laude, from Michigan State University, with a specialisation in international law. He is a Licensed Foreign Legal Consultant with the Law Society of Ontario, Canada, and has organised informational sessions and webinars for businesses, universities and other stakeholders worldwide, having also presented to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on several occasions.
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