Elizabeth Chatham, Thomas Salerno named "Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona" by AZ Business

01.14.2022

Stinson LLP is pleased to announce that Partners Elizabeth Chatham and Thomas J. Salerno have been named to the "Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona" list by AZ Business magazine.

Each year, the magazine’s editorial team— in collaboration with industry experts– selects the Top 100 lawyers in Arizona from a pool of more than 2,000 of the most talented and successful attorneys from throughout the state.

Selections are based on professional success and the impact to their law firm and the legal profession as well as the communities in which they serve. Chatham was selected in the category of Business Immigration, while Salerno was selected in the category of Bankruptcy and Aviation and Aerospace.

For more than a decade, Chatham has advised multinational companies, fast-growth organizations, entrepreneurs, educational institutions, non-profits and individuals on a variety of immigration issues. Chatham helps her clients complete the application procedures for all manner of Visas, including H-1B, L-1, O, P, TN, E-1, E-2, and R as well as EB-1 Outstanding Researcher, Extraordinary Ability, Multi-National Manager, National Interest waivers, and PERM Labor Certifications. She also provides guidance on consular processing, naturalization, and immigration compliance and performs trainings for corporate human resources personnel. She has been recognized by AZ Business magazine as one of the "Most Impactful Minority Business Leaders." In 2017, she was named the Phoenix Best Lawyers "Immigration Lawyer of the Year."

Clients turn to Salerno for his national and international experience helping private and publicly-traded companies in a broad range of industries continue operations as they negotiate restructuring plans. He has advised lenders, distressed companies, committees and asset acquirers in bankruptcies and out-of-court settlements. Salerno works with a global roster of clients from an array of industries, including casinos, hotels, real estate, sports, tech, power generation, agribusiness, construction, health care, manufacturing, airlines and franchising. Many of his cases have an international component. He is an adjunct professor and prolific author and lecturer, writing for both practitioners and corporate executives. Salerno has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America every year since 1993.