Grace Shie

Private Practice Leaders

The accidental mobility lawyer who never looked back

From an overnight assignment to leading a cross-border practice, Mayer Brown’s Grace Shie reflects on her career, the need for a broad skillset, and navigating Washington’s reform agenda

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Immigration

UK welcomes “high-value contributors” but raises costs to employ them

Expanded skilled routes contrast with rising fees and tougher sponsor compliance obligations

Canadian dollars

Recruitment

Canada ups requirements for low-wage temporary foreign worker positions

Changes are part of government efforts to reduce the non-permanent resident population

Czechia

Compliance

Czechia streamlines workforce reporting with single monthly filing system

New “once-only” regime cuts bureaucracy but raises compliance pressure and real-time enforcement risks

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Recruitment

Slovakia targets untapped foreign talent with new job-matching tool

Platform aims to better align qualifications with labour market demand

Work Permits

Vietnam’s new documentation rules raise compliance burden for employers

New checks increase scrutiny of foreign expert, technicians, manager, and executive applications

Immigration

Race to digitise visas across South America exposes system strains

While some countries cut processing times, others face delays and infrastructure challenges as paper-based systems are phased out

Politics

Kanye West’s entry ban shows link between immigration and reputational risk

Case underscores how high-profile individuals can trigger wider operational and contractual disruption for organisations

Immigration

Germany launches new industry alliance to boost “fair” foreign hiring

Initiative aims to strengthen training systems in third countries to secure top talent

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