Author: Mike Sevilla

Mike has several years of experience reviewing and analyzing the Department of Labor’s complex regulations in the context of labor certification to implement effective PERM strategies. He works effectively with clients to understand their objectives and achieve goals for individual employees. He establishes valuable partnerships with his clients by navigating complex legal issues and shaping creative strategies to accomplish client objectives.

Changes to Immigration Rules Create New Concerns for Employers

Dorsey Partner Mike Sevilla commented on how employers can protect themselves as the federal government changes US immigration rules with increasing frequency. “Everyone’s wanting to be above board,” Mike Sevilla told HR Brew for an article published October 7, 2025....

What legal challenges does a University face when making payments to an international student-athlete for use of the athlete’s name, image and likeness?

What legal challenges does a University face when making payments to an international student-athlete for use of the athlete’s name, image and likeness?

As many of us review our busted brackets ahead of this weekend’s Final Four match ups, universities across the country are preparing for the imminent changes to the rules governing name, image, likeness[1] (“NIL) payments to student-athletes, including whether the...

Help! I have foreign national employees who were not selected in the H-1B registration lottery, what are their options?

The H-1B Electronic Registration Selection Process debuted in March 2020 for fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions. The barrier to entry dropped significantly with the introduction of the electronic registration selection process. Since then, we have seen an exponential increase...