Arthur Serratelli
Practice Focus:
Immigration
Contact Information
Norfolk Office
500 World Trade Center
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
(757) 446-8600
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Art is a partner with Vandeventer Black where he manages the Immigration Law group. He advises companies and individuals on all aspects of immigration strategy for temporary employment and permanent residence options in the United States. He also assists employers with compliance under the employer sanction provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, including counsel on the implementation of Form I-9 procedures and avoiding civil and criminal fines and penalties under the Act.
He is a frequent presenter across the country on a variety of immigration topics, including immigration rules for international business; I-9 compliance issues; DSO liability in the age of SEVIS; “Living and Working in America After Graduation;” What is needed to employ a foreign born nurse; and H1-B issues.
Art speaks before a broad range of audiences, including professional trade associations, NAFSA, various colleges and universities, human resource groups and economic development alliances. Art also serves as a trusted resource for various news media.
He received a B.S.B.A. (summa cum laude) from Georgetown University, a M.B.A. from the University of Virginia, and a J.D. from George Washington University (with honors).
Art has been named to “Virginia’s Legal Elite” by Virginia Business in the field of Immigration & Naturalization. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), an alumnus of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Leadership Hampton Roads program (2002) and a member of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA): Association of International Educators.
Art is the Past Director of Public Relations for the Institute of Management Accountants and was a member of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He was selected as one of Virginia’s “Super CPAs” for 2002 in the field of Litigation Support by Virginia Business. He is the author of “Surrogate Motherhood Contracts: Should The British or Canadian Model Fill the U.S. Legislative Vacuum?” George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics, Vol. 26, Issue 3.