Hadeel M. Abouhasira

Hadeel M. Abouhasira is a partner in Holland & Knight LLP’s Nashville office and a business immigration attorney. She advises international corporations and US employers on hiring, workforce management, and immigration law compliance. Her clients span healthcare, technology, manufacturing, transportation, and financial services. She helps companies expand U.S. operations, relocate employees, onboard foreign professionals, and address immigration issues connected with broader business objectives.

Ms. Abouhasira earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from Virginia Commonwealth University and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. She also earned an Employment Law Certificate from Cornell University and a Women in Leadership Certificate from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She is admitted to practice in Tennessee and Virginia.

Ms. Abouhasira handles B-1/B-2, H-1B, O-1, E-1, E-2, J-1, L-1, R-1, and TN visa matters. Her practice also includes EB-1A green cards, EB-2 National Interest Waiver petitions, EB-5 Immigrant Investor petitions, employment-based green cards, PERM labor certification, consular processing, and family-based immigration. She advises businesses on I-9 and E-Verify compliance, corporate immigration due diligence, foreign direct investment, and immigration planning during mergers and acquisitions.

Hadeel M. Abouhasira is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and serves in professional and community leadership roles. Her recognition includes The Legal 500 USA for immigration, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars, and Nashville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. Before joining Holland & Knight, she practiced business immigration law with firms in New York and Richmond, Virginia.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Vice Chair, American Health Law Association, Labor & Employment Practice Group
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, Virginia Bar Association

Licensed State

• Tennessee
• Virginia

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Virginia Commonwealth University
  Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude

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