Rachel Refkin

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Phone: +1 (718) 215-0256
Email: rachel@ds-immigration.com

Rachel began her career in immigration law more than five years ago. She has successfully assisted businesses and individuals in obtaining H-1B, J-1, L-1, O-1, and TN visas, as well as EB-1 immigrant visa classification, EB-2 national interest waiver filings, adjustment of status, and naturalization. 

Before joining D&S, Rachel gained experience with global corporate immigration firms in New York representing Fortune 500 companies in a wide variety of employment-based immigration matters. She has experience advising corporations across diverse industries, including artificial intelligence and virtual reality, the arts, biotechnology and pharmaceutical, financial services, food and beverage, manufacturing, and software and technology. She has also advised on the immigration consequences of criminal activity.

Rachel earned her J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she served on Cardozo Law Review and in the Immigration Justice Clinic. 

Bar Admission

New York

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, J.D.

Union College, B.A., magna cum laude

Memberships

American Immigration Lawyers’ Association (AILA)

New York City Bar Association (Immigration Law Committee and LGBTQ+ Rights Committee)

LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGaL)

National LGBTQ+ Bar Association

Languages

French (professionally proficient)