With more than 25 years’ experience, Mr. Brendel focuses his practice on business and employment immigration law and has been named in The Best Lawyers in America and An International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers.  He lectures frequently on immigration-related topics at International Bar Association, Information Technology Association of America, American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Council on International Personnel conferences.  John was Of Counsel with the firm while he served as Vice President and General Counsel of Mastech/iGATE Corporation during 1997-2003.

John’s areas of interest include:

• Alien investors
• Appearances before U.S. consular officers
• “H-1B Dependent” employers
• Legislative advocacy
• Scientists, engineers and physicians 

Education

• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Comparative International Law Fellowship, 1976-77
• J.D. (cum laude), Harvard University, 1976
• B.A. (Distinction in all subjects), Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, 1973

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Immigration Law, 2005-2006
• Listed in An International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers

Memberships

• Former chair, Immigration Policy Committee, Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
• Founding member, Pittsburgh Chapter; member, Department of Labor Liaison Committee; American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• Member, Immigration and Nationality Committee; speaker at annual conferences, International Bar Association
• Member, Board of Directors, Jefferson Memorial Park and Funeral Home
• Chair, Board of Directors, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Western Pennsylvania

Professional Activities

• Former Adjunct Professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Duquesne University School of Law