Luisa E. Koidl

Senior Associate

Languages spoken
Spanish | English

About Luisa

Luisa Koidl is a senior associate in the Labor & Employment Practice, focusing on business immigration. Her experience includes representing multinational companies in all aspects of employment-based immigration law, including non-immigrant visas, PERM labor certifications, and immigrant petitions for professionals, multinational executives and managers, outstanding researchers and individuals of extraordinary ability.

Experience

  • Guiding clients in all aspects of PERM labor certification applications, PERM audits and motions to reconsider.
  • Drafting legal briefs and memoranda, including complex responses to Requests for Evidence.
  • Conducting internal I-9 audits and assisting clients with H-1B compliance matters.
  • Providing pro bono immigration legal services in cases including U Visas, Asylum and family based adjustment of status applications.

Credentials

Education
  • University of San Francisco, LL.M., 2009
  • Universidad Catolica del Tachira, J.D., 2000
Admissions
  • California, 2018
  • Venezuela, 2000

Recognitions

  • Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2025 and 2026 for Immigration Law

Expertise

Services
Business Immigration Labor & Employment

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