Joo Young Seo

Director

Business Immigration Services

Joo Young is a Director at EY Law LLP, based in Vancouver. She advises multinational organizations on complex business immigration and workforce mobility, with a focus on large‑scale immigration programs and cross‑border talent strategy.

She brings extensive experience leading broad-based immigration program delivery, including case management strategy, operational design, stakeholder coordination and process optimization. She works closely with in‑house legal teams, HR and global mobility stakeholders to design and oversee legally compliant immigration frameworks, manage risk and establish consistency across jurisdictions. She practices across the spectrum of US business immigration, including nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters, PERM labor certification, and immigration audits and compliance.

Previously, she was part of the first public defender program for immigration courts in the US, representing indigent clients in removal proceedings.

Qualifications and Certifications: 

Joo Young is a member of the New York bar and a Practitioner of Foreign Law in British Columbia. She is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.A. from Cornell University.

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