Biography
Helene N. Dang is a partner at Foster LLP in the Houston office and is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Recognized as a Best Lawyer in America, Texas Super Lawyer, and Who’s Who in Corporate Immigration Law, Helene focuses her practice on corporate immigration. She primarily manages employment-based immigration processes for employers, from large multinational corporations to start-up companies, across a wide variety of industries. She has extensive experience with global mobility issues, corporate compliance and immigration policy, nonimmigrant visa processing, employment-based permanent residency, PERM labor certification, specialty visas, consular processing, naturalization and citizenship, and complex immigration matters, such as mergers and acquisitions.
Helene graduated from South Texas College of Law and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Houston. Helene is licensed in the State of Texas and has been practicing U.S. immigration and nationality law exclusively for over 20 years.
Helene is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and State Bar of Texas Immigration and Nationality Law Section. She has volunteered her time with the Houston Bar Association, Houston Volunteer Lawyers, Asian American Bar Association of Houston, South Texas College of Law of Houston and various other organizations and institutions. She frequently presents at HR professional symposiums and AILA immigration bar conferences.
Activities
- August, 2024 – Presented on “Top 10 Things for HR Professionals to Know about U.S. Immigration Today” at the 2024 Gulf Coast HR Symposium.
- December, 2023 – Presented on “Get your Business Immigration Policy Ready for 2024” Foster webinar.
- July, 2023 – Presented on “Impact of Layoffs and RIFs on Work Visas and Green Card Processes” at the 2023 Gulf Coast HR Symposium.
- February, 2023 – Presented on “Top 5 Things HR Professionals Need to Know In Immigration Today” at the HR Houston’s LegalKwik Program.
- December, 2021 – Presented on “Managing Immigration Status Over the Long Haul Under Pandemic Restrictions” at the Worldwide ERC Conference.
- August, 2021 – Presented on “Gaining Insight on Unspoken Nuances Regarding Immigration” at the 2021 Gulf Coast HR Symposium.
- October, 2020– Presented on “Immigration 101 For All Employers, Including During the Pandemic” at the 2020 Asian Chamber of Commerce Virtual Business Conference and Expo.
Media
- Houston Business Journal (October 2023), “Navigating the Labor Shortage: U.S. Work Visa Options for Skilled Workers”
- Corporate Counsel Magazine (March 2016), “Overcoming Employment Obstacles Provoked by US Immigration Issues”
Awards
- Best Lawyers in America (2018-2025)
- Texas Super Lawyer (2018-2024)
- Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration (2016-2024)
- Lawdragon’s 100 Leading Immigration Lawyers (2023)
- Lawdragon’s Corporate Employment Lawyers of America (2021-2024)
- Houston Bar Association President’s Award (2016)
- Houstonia Magazine, Top Lawyer in Immigration Law in Houston, TX (2011, 2014, 2017, 2019-2022)
- “Rising Star” by Texas Monthly magazine (2011-2012)