Linda

Linda Shapiro advises companies that provide goods or services to the federal government; she also has extensive experience in business immigration matters.

From 2009-2023, she has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings). Linda also served four years on the Thompson Coburn management committee.

During her nearly 25 years of government practice, Linda has advised clients on a wide range of matters unique to doing business with governmental entities, particularly the nation’s largest customer – the U.S. government. Linda routinely assists clients to comply with various procurement and related laws and regulations, defend or challenge contract awards and small business status, address performance issues, process claims, develop strategies for preserving small business status and preferences, draft and negotiate teaming and subcontractor arrangements and litigate or otherwise resolve disputes. Linda also represents recipients of grants and cooperative agreements on projects involving construction, manufacturing, engineering, transportation and alternative energies and technologies, including those funded from various sources.

In her immigration practice, Linda focuses on representing employers interested in hiring or transferring foreign executives, managers or specialists to live and work in the U.S. She provides immigration counsel to all industry sectors, including information technology, the sciences, telecommunications, financial, health care, higher education, manufacturing and business services.