

KoKo Ye Huang
- Seattle
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KoKo provides comprehensive services to companies, including securing work authorization for executives and essential employees, developing immigration compliance strategies, and representing companies in government investigations.
Partner KoKo Huang has developed noteworthy experience at the intersection of immigration compliance and litigation, representing companies in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division.
Clients turn to KoKo for her ability to handle sophisticated matters. As an advisor and trainer for her clients, KoKo develops immigration strategies, programs, and processes for employers to reduce exposure, safely navigate immigration systems, and effectively manage foreign national workers. This includes helping multinational businesses align their operations standards and developing immigration strategies for the transfer of executives and other key employees. KoKo counsels companies on compliance requirements from governmental agencies, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Department of State (DOS), and the DOL, and assists with the requisite disclosure and documentation requirements. When companies need assistance on behalf of their foreign national employees in the United States, KoKo helps secure work authorization visas, including H-1B, L, TN, E and O, as well as permanent labor certifications (PERM). She represents companies and individuals in the preparation of employment-based immigrant petitions and permanent residence applications. She also regularly conducts I-9 and other compliance audits and drafts immigration sponsorship policies.
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Education & Credentials
Education
- Seattle University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Executive Editor, Seattle Journal for Social Justice, 2008
- Bowdoin College, B.A., Government & Legal Studies and Asian Studies, 2000
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Related Employment
- Jackson Lewis, Seattle, WA, Principal, Business Immigration, 2018-2019; Associate, Business Immigration, 2012-2017
- Williams Kastner, Seattle, WA, Associate, 2008-2011
Additional Languages
- Chinese - Mandarin
Professional Recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyer" for Immigration, 2021-2024
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, “Washington's Rising Star," 2014-2019
Impact
Professional Leadership
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member
- Asian Bar Association of Washington, Member
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member
- Washington State Bar Association, Past Chair of International Practice Section
Community Involvement
- Asian Bar Association of Washington Student Scholarship Foundation, Board Member
- Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence, Inc., Advisor
- Bowdoin Club of Seattle
- Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Pro Bono Lawyer
- Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), Pro Bono Lawyer
- YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, Board Member