Butzel Attorney Bushra Malik Featured During 2022 AILA Midwinter Virtual Conference on February 3

TROY, Mich. –  Bushra Malik, Butzel attorney and shareholder, will be featured during the 2022 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Midwinter Virtual Conference on Thursday, February 3. She will participate in a panel presentation titled, “Post-NIES/ Consular Catch Up.” The discussion will focus on the most up-to-date rules and processes for U.S. entry in the new pandemic world as well as strategies and best practices for dealing with applications traditionally handled by consulates.

Malik currently serves on the AILA Department of State National Liaison Committee. She previously served as the Chair of the AILA Michigan Chapter; is the past Chair of AILA’s Global Migration Section; and speaks regularly at AILA national and international conferences. 

Malik, based in Butzel’s Troy office, practices in the area of immigration law, focusing on the representation of multinational and domestic clients' inbound and global migration needs. Her experience includes Employment based (Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researcher, Multinational Manager, and PERMs) and Family based Permanent Residence Petitions, Non-Immigrant Petitions (H-1B/Specialty Occupation, J-1/ Exchange Visitor, L-1/Intracompany Transfers, O-1/Extraordinary Ability, TN/ NAFTA); Employer Compliance (I-9 Audits and H-1B Public Access File Audits); J-1 waivers; Compliance under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiate (WHTI); U.S. Passports; complex naturalization matters; and currency seizures.

Notably, Malik was named to the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers® second annual Best Lawyers in the Midwest publication. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected guide to the legal profession. Using information excerpted from the 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, this stand-alone publication features more than 10,000 lawyers recognized for their top legal talent in the Midwest.