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Everything an immigration law firm should be

Expert attorneys handle your case end-to-end, from the first step to final approval. Nothing stalls, and you get the best outcome.

Leading AI and technology companies trust Alma to handle immigration for their teams
Why Alma Exists

Immigration shouldn't decide who you hire

We built Alma because we’ve experienced the immigration challenge from both sides.

As immigrants, our founders know how hard it can be to navigate the system, secure the right visas, and build a career in the United States.

We also know what exceptional professional services look like. Our team comes from leading law firms and management consultancies. The standard is precision, responsiveness, and getting the answer right the first time.

Immigration deserves that same standard. Too often, people don’t receive it.

Alma helps companies hire the best talent and helps individuals build their careers, without immigration standing in the way.

How We Work

We're here to raise the bar

The legal industry is changing, and immigration law must change with it.

At Alma we put clients first, challenge outdated ways of working, and continually improve how legal services are delivered.

Two women looking at a screen together, overlaid with a chat conversation asking whether a second recommendation letter is still needed, with an attorney replying that a request has been drafted and will be shared shortly
Here’s how we operate:

Customer Obsession: Put clients first by deeply understanding their business and people.

Bias for Speed: Move with urgency and anticipate the next step in every case.

Own What Matters: Work as an extension of your team, taking ownership and action before you have to ask.

Raise the Bar: Challenge the status quo and continually improve how we deliver immigration outcomes.

Our Legal Team

Exceptional lawyers for high-stakes immigration cases

Only outstanding attorneys work at Alma. Here’s what sets our team apart:

Deep expertise

Our lawyers bring rigorous immigration knowledge and experience handling complex, high-stakes cases.

Business judgment

We understand your business goals, the legal risk, and what’s at stake for the people behind every decision.

Better work

We challenge the status quo, solve hard problems, and spend more time advising clients because technology handles more of the routine work.

"I have lived in the U.S. on a visa for twelve years, so I know what is at stake for every client we represent. I came to Alma because it pairs the strongest legal team in the industry with technology built to support it. Our attorneys move faster without cutting corners, and clients see everything happening in their case."

Nico - Head of Legal, Alma
Nico
Head of Legal, Alma
Nico - Head of Legal, Alma
Jihan - Head of Immigration Strategy and Client Solutions, Alma

"I spent more than a decade practicing business immigration in Big Law, where too much attorney time went to work that technology should handle. At Alma, technology takes the administrative work and gives clients visibility into their case, so attorneys can focus on strategy and judgment."

Jihan - Head of Immigration Strategy and Client Solutions, Alma
Jihan
Head of Immigration Strategy and Client Solutions, Alma
Immigration Attorney
Zain Abidi
Immigration Attorney
Courtney Alaniz
Immigration Attorney
Nika Gigashvili
Head of Legal
Nicolo Rivolta
Co-founder & CEO of Alma
Aizada Marat
Immigration Attorney - Assessments & Marketing
Meghan O'Keefe
Immigration Attorney
Benjamin Kia
Immigration Attorney
Danielle Mullen-Solancho
Immigration Attorney
Jen Schaaf
Immigration Attorney
Diego Menendez
Immigration Attorney (Marketing)
Geeta Darubra
Immigration Attorney
Victoria Stone
Head of Immigration Strategy at Alma
Jihan Merlin
Immigration Attorney
Alex Landivar
Technology

The technology a great law firm needs

Great technology should help lawyers move faster, do their best work, and spend more time where they have the most impact: with clients.

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Great technology should not make a law firm less human. It should give lawyers more capacity to make a difference.

Great technology should not make a law firm less human. It should give lawyers more capacity to make a difference.
Faster case preparation

Alma turns employee information and documents into structured case work, preparing cases in about two weeks instead of the industry’s normal 2-3 months.

Quality that scales

Our attorneys draw on patterns and learnings from thousands of prior cases, so knowledge compounds across the firm and quality stays high as Alma grows.

More impact for clients

Technology takes repetitive work off attorneys’ plates so they can focus on strategy, solve hard problems, and help clients make better decisions.

"Alma understands what it’s like to be a tech company. I can just ping them like I would anyone else at HockeyStack. You immediately feel like you’re on the same page."

Alvin Mak
Strategy & Finance Lead, HockeyStack
Backed by Leading Investors
Conviction
MVP Ventures
Bling Capital
NFX
Forerunner
New Enterprise Assocciates
Silkroad Innovation Hub
Village Global
Conviction
MVP Ventures
Bling Capital
NFX
Forerunner
New Enterprise Assocciates
Silkroad Innovation Hub
Village Global
Leading you with care

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A new standard for immigration law, trusted by the companies and individuals shaping the future.