Berry Appleman & Leiden

Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL) is a corporate immigration law firm founded in 1980. It advises individuals and businesses on immigration matters, combining immigration expertise, client services and technology. The firm's practice is deliberately narrow: a singular focus on immigration law, supported by purpose-built operations and coverage of more than 1,000 immigration programs across 12 administrations.

Its scale is substantial. BAL operates 13 offices in the United States and provides global coverage spanning more than 170 countries. Immigration compliance, including Form I-9 and E-Verify work, sits alongside its legal advice.

Technology is central to the firm's operating model. BAL's proprietary case management platform is designed to simplify and streamline the immigration process, giving clients real-time visibility into immigration status. The firm's technical work also covers legal technology and case management software more broadly.

Structurally, BAL is run as a single entity rather than a federation of offices, describing itself as operating under a "oneBAL" culture: one team, one brand, one profit and loss centre, one standard of excellence and one unifying technology. The firm characterises its client services as people-centred, and states that its work "powers human achievement through immigration expertise".