Kohei Yamamoto is an Associate in the Seattle, Washington office of Jackson Lewis LLP. 

Mr. Yamamoto is a member of the firm’s Global Immigration Practice Group.  His practice focuses on assisting employers with a wide range of employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant matters on behalf of their foreign national employees and advising employers on immigration compliance and best practices.

Prior to working for Jackson Lewis, Mr. Yamamoto worked as an Associate with a Seattle-based business immigration law firm, where his practice included H-1B, TN, L-1, E-2, and other temporary visa classifications, in addition to employment-based permanent residence.

Mr. Yamamoto is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Mr. Yamamoto received his B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University. He earned his J.D. from Arizona State University, where he was a Willard H. Pedrick Scholar.