David Hirson

With more than 30 years of experience in the practice of immigration law, David was previously the partner in charge of Fragomen’s Consular Practice. He has been certified as a Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization continuously since 1990. David Hirson & Partners, LLP’s EB-5 practice group is headed by David. David receives recognition year after year as one of the top EB5 lawyers in the world.

David Hirson has been involved with EB-5 cases since the program’s inception in 1990, placing him among the most experienced active EB-5 immigration attorneys in the nation. He was present in the U.S. Senate when EB-5 legislation was originally proposed, and debated and subsequently filed one of the first ever cases for a family from Taiwan. In fact, David filed many of the EB-5 cases that received approval during the first 10 years of the EB-5 program.

The attorneys at David Hirson & Partners, LLP (DHP) have over 70 years of combined experience in advising individuals, start-ups, large corporations, hospitals, and universities in navigating complex areas of employment immigration. The firm’s business and employment-based immigration practice provides a full range of services, including EB-1-1(A), EB-1-2(B), EB-1-3(C), National Interest Waivers (NIW), EB-2, EB-3, EB-5, H-1B, E-1/2, L-1(A)/2(B), H1B, and other immigrant and non-immigrant visas. DHP is one of a select few firms that also specialize in immigration for franchise businesses who have foreign partners/managers. As a full-service immigration law firm, DHP works closely with all clients to understand their needs and customize an immigration plan that surpasses expectations.

BIO

David Hirson is the managing partner of David Hirson & Partners LLP. He has been certified continuously as a Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization since 1990, and has worked on EB-5 cases since the program was established. In fact, Hirson filed many of the EB-5 cases that were approved throughout the first 10 years of the EB-5 visa program, and in 1991, personally prepared and filed one of the very first EB-5 cases with the INS (now USCIS). He is highly active in the immigration law community. His memberships include the immigration law sections of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Orange County Bar Association; the American Bar Association (ABA); the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA); the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA); and he is on the policy committee of the regional center trade group Association to Invest in the USA (IIUSA). 

Mr. Hirson was the founder and Co-Managing Partner of the national immigration law firm HirsonWexlerPerl for almost 25 years prior to the firm's merger with Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP in 2004. He was also the founder and Director of GVS Global Visa Solutions, LLC, prior to its merger with Fragomen Global Immigration Services, LLC in 2004.