Originally from Pittsburgh, Ms. Perkul is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. She received her B.A. from the University of Delaware and her J.D. from New York Law School, graduating cum laude in 2001. Ms. Perkul is a member of the AILA and has served on numerous AILA New York Chapter committees, including the CLE Committee, the Corporate Practice Committee, the YLD Committee, the New York District Director Committee, and EOIR/Asylum Committee. Ms. Perkul also served as Co-Chair of the New York Chapter Media Committee. Elise is recognized as a “New York Superlawyer” and has been a Speaker on I-9 Compliance with Park Avenue Presentations, Speaker at New York AILA New York Chapter on Immigration in the Media, Speaker on firm sponsored seminar “Employing Foreign Nationals in the United States”, Speaker on Family-based Immigration at Half Moon Seminars, and Speaker at the AILA New York Conference. She practices all facets of immigration law including I-9 compliance, employment and family-based green card cases, intra-company transferees, and short term employment-based visa petitions. Elise represents many Fortune 500 companies including banks, investment firms, and many other companies in the financial sector.