Maria Pilar Llusa

Maria Pilar Llusa is a business immigration attorney with more than 17 years of experience helping employers build and retain a global workforce. She advises companies ranging from emerging businesses to multinational organizations on practical immigration strategies that align with business objectives while navigating the complexities of U.S. immigration law.

Maria Pilar represents employers in all aspects of employment-based immigration, including temporary work visas, PERM labor certification, employment-based green cards, I-9 compliance, E-Verify, government audits, and global mobility. She regularly counsels executives, HR professionals, founders, and foreign national employees on workforce planning, U.S. market entry, and long-term immigration strategies.

Before dedicating her practice exclusively to business immigration, Maria Pilar was an international transactional attorney for multinational energy companies in the United States, Sweden, and Norway. Her corporate background enables her to deliver legal counsel grounded in the realities of running a business.

Originally from Madrid, Spain, Maria Pilar is fluent in English and Spanish. She is admitted to practice law in New York and previously served as an Adjunct Professor at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, where she taught international business negotiations.