overview
Robert S. Anderson has significant experience in the areas of employment-based immigration and the representation of local, national, and international companies in obtaining authorization for employees to work permanently or temporarily in the United States.
Bio
Robert counsels and represents clients in the full spectrum of immigration legal issues as applied to their workforces and staff, including all aspects of the international movement of personnel (inbound and outbound work authorization status); formulating and implementing short-and/or long-term employment plans; obtaining appropriate immigrant (EB-1, EB-2, EB-3) and non-immigrant (H-1B, L-1, E-1 and E-2, O-1, P-1, R-1, TN) employment classifications; managing the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM); advising on immigration compliance including Forms I-9, E-Verify and LCA files; and obtaining temporary visitor and work visas for employment in foreign countries. Robert also conducts internal immigration audits and in-house training.
Robert works with a wide range of companies, including Fortune 500 corporations, non-profit organizations, and start-up enterprises in a variety of industries, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, automotive, beverage, tier-one and tier-two suppliers, engineering, and information technology, among others. He has been named among The Best Lawyers in America© since 2020.
Prior to joining Kerr Russell, Robert served as a senior attorney in the Immigration Law Practice of Miller Canfield. Previously, he was the Managing Member of Robert S. Anderson & Associates, a law firm focused on immigration; and was previously associated with a regional immigration law practice.
credentials
Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan
- Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter
- Immigration Committee Co-Chair
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- Past CBP Liaison Chair, Michigan Chapter
Bar and Court Admissions
- Michigan
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, L.L.M.
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D.
- Michigan State University, B.A.
Insights & News
April 27, 2023
Immigration Insider | April 2023
February 9, 2023
Immigration Insider | February 2023
January 18, 2023
Immigration Insider | January 2023
November 10, 2022
Immigration Insider | November 2022
September 15, 2022
Immigration Insider | September 2022
August 18, 2022
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2023 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 19, 2021
Kerr Russell Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® List
May 14, 2021
Mask or No Mask? CDC’s New Mask Guidance
October 13, 2020
Proposed Changes to H-1B Program & New Wage Requirements Implemented
August 20, 2020
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
June 23, 2020
Presidential Proclamation Suspends Entry of Some Non-Immigrant Workers
April 23, 2020
Presidential Proclamation Barring Entry of Immigrants
April 3, 2020
COVID-19 Immigration FAQs (Part 2)
March 27, 2020
COVID-19 Immigration FAQs (Part 1)
March 24, 2020
COVID-19: Immigration Impact - Update (Part 2)
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Continuity: A Message to Our Community, Clients and Friends
March 16, 2020
COVID-19: Immigration Impact
December 18, 2019
Immigration Insights for the End of the Year
August 15, 2019
15 Lawyers From Kerr Russell Are Recognized In The Best Lawyers In America© 2020
June 21, 2019
Immigration Insider - Summer 2019
March 19, 2019
Immigration Insider – USCIS Processing and Cap Filings of H-1B Petitions
December 18, 2018
Immigration Insider - Potential Changes to Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap Filings (Winter 2018)
September 25, 2018
Kerr Russell's Wayne State alumni gather for presentation from law school dean
September 21, 2018
Kerr Russell sponsors, partners attend Metropolitan Detroit's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For 2018 event
September 20, 2018
Kerr Russell recognizes our 2018 dbusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit honorees
September 18, 2018
Immigration Insider - Updates regarding premium processing, petition denials (Fall 2018)
September 11, 2018
Sneak peek of Dbusiness Magazine Top Lawyers photo shoot with Kerr Russell
September 6, 2018
Kerr Russell attorneys, friends attend second annual New Americans Appreciation Gala - September 6 at The Henry
August 30, 2018
Kerr Russell team places first at Detroit Chinese Business Association golf outing
June 25, 2018
Kerr Russell featured as advertiser in Corp! Magazine's annual Human Resources Guide
June 18, 2018
Immigration Insider: Change in Delivery of Secure Documents, FY 2019 H-1B Lottery Petitions, and I-751 Removal of Conditions Extension (Summer 2018)
January 26, 2018
Download Kerr Russell's updated firm brochure and overview of services
January 17, 2018
Ken Lombardo, Robert Anderson featured in Crain's Detroit Business
January 1, 2018
Kerr Russell selects Robert Anderson, Kenneth Lombardo as new members
December 18, 2017
Kerr Russell team makes holiday donations to Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Wigs 4 Kids, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor, and Children's Hospital of Michigan
December 14, 2017
Immigration Insider - Travel Restrictions, USCIS Ends Deference to Extensions of Nonimmigrant Status, Online Naturalization Application, New H-1B Filings (Winter 2017)
November 30, 2017
Merry and bright ... Kerr Russell welcomes the holiday season
November 16, 2017
Culture of Connection - new Kerr Russell ad to appear in Michigan Lawyers Weekly and dbusiness
November 3, 2017
Kerr Russell launches new advertising in upcoming issues of dbusiness and Crain's Detroit
November 1, 2017
Kerr Russell ranked in the 2018 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in 17 practice areas
October 6, 2017
Team spirit ... for some great causes
September 15, 2017
Immigration Insider - In-Person Interviews Expanded, Attorney Representation at Border, Denial of Advanced Parole, and DACA (Fall 2017)
August 10, 2017
A culture of giving
January 30, 2017
Immigration Alert: Executive Order & Travel
Representative Matters
Employment-based non-immigrant petitions, with expertise regarding E-2, individual and blanket L-1 petitions, H-1Bs, Ps, Os and TNs
Permanent residence processes, including PERM and First Preference EB-1, Multinational Executives and Managers
Immigrant visas - Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing
I-9 and immigration-related compliance training
Department of Labor/Department of Homeland Security audits
Family-based immigration petitions
Naturalization