Enrico Caruso

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Enrico A. Caruso

1. Cross-border Licensed Lawyer
2. International Education
3. Quick Bio
4. Professor

Cross-Border Licensed Lawyer

  • State of Michigan (United States of America)
  • Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario, Canada)
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association

International Education

  • M.B.A. – Masters of Business Administration

University of Detroit Mercy 
Detroit, Michigan

  • J.D. – Juris Doctor

University of Detroit
 Detroit, Michigan

  • LL.B. – Bachelor of Laws

University of Windsor
 Windsor, Ontario

  • B.A. (Hons.) – Bachelor of Arts

York University
Toronto, Ontario

Quick Bio

Enrico is licensed to practice law in both Michigan (member of the Michigan State Bar) and Ontario (member of the Law Society of Upper Canada) and is a Certified Mediator for Oakland County, Michigan. Enrico is also an adjunct Professor for the University of Detroit Mercy, College of Business Administration, a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) having served as CHAIR of the Custom Border Protection Liaison Committee for AILA’s Michigan Chapter and a member of the Canada–U.S. Business Association (CUSBA).

Enrico has advised large and small U.S. and Canadian employers nationwide regarding the hiring and retaining of foreign workers such as business managers, executives, technical personnel, investors, university professors and researchers, medical doctors and other health care professionals, and professionals in the hospitality industry. Addressing the challenges associated with cross-border living, and investing, Enrico:

  • Advises and represents individuals, companies, organizations in selecting the best strategy that accomplishes their goals re cross-border matters that include immigration, employment, tax, estate, medical and financial matters;
  • Counsels and represents clients seeking temporary professional or investor visas under the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) and other international treaties, and permanent visas for professionals, multinational executives, managers, and investors, including those seeking million-dollar investor visas in both Canada and the United States;
  • Counsels employers regarding provisions of the Immigration and Reform and Control Act of 1989, including I-9 audits and compliance and employer sanctions;
  • Represents a wide range of Canadian, U.S., and foreign individuals, companies and organizations before:
    • United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), the U.S. Department of State (DOS), Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), Immigration Court, Court of Appeals & Federal Court.
    • Canada. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal.

Enrico’s unique abilities and experience on both sides of the U.S./Canadian border in business, immigration and law distinguishes him as a multi-disciplined counselor. Able to formulate business and legal strategies from business formation through dissolution, Enrico is able to effectively communicate and bridge gap between multiple and, at times, conflicting legal, business, immigration and financial disciplines. With offices situated on both sides of the 49th parallel (Detroit-Windsor), Enrico is able to provide clients with both US and Canadian Border Representation, often finalizing matters that could otherwise have taken months to address. Together with a team of distinguished associates, clients are provided with effective solutions to complex cross-border issues.

Professor

Enrico is a member of the College of Business Administration for the University of Detroit Mercy, teaching MBA and undergraduate courses including Strategy, Organizational Management, Leadership, Labor & Human Resources, Marketing, Internet Marketing, Business & Society and Business Law and International Business Law.