SHEARMAN STERLING LLP

36 Green card sponsorships · 421 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2010–FY2024
Filing volume Top 2% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
1,800 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
2.0% Green-card sponsorship rate 36 green-card filings / 1,800 employees · FY2010–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
23.4% Work-visa filing rate 421 work-visa filings / 1,800 employees · FY2010–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
25.4% Visa filings vs workforce 457 filings / 1,800 employees · FY2010–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Professional Services · est. 1,800 U.S. employees
  • 3% Green-card filings denied 1 of 36 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2024 filings
    31% Green-card filings certified 11 of 36 green-card filings · last filed May 2024 · FY2010–FY2024
    May 2024 Last filing
    25% Visa filings vs workforce 457 filings / 1,800 employees · FY2010–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    -80% Green-card filings, FY2024 vs FY2022 1 vs 5
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings 457 filings · last May 2024 · Top 5% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2024
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 457 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2024
    36 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2024
    421 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2024
    Top 78% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 154 filings / 1,800 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 78% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2024
    Top 76% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 190 filings / 1,800 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 76% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2010–FY2024
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Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

11 Certified green-card approvals · FY2010–FY2024
23 Expired 67.6% rate · FY2010–FY2024
1 Denied 2.8% rate · FY2010–FY2024
1 Withdrawn 2.8% rate · FY2010–FY2024

Filings over time

How many green card applications SHEARMAN STERLING LLP has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 1 filingsFY2011 Q1: 13 filingsFY2013 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 1 filingsFY2017 Q1: 3 filingsFY2018 Q1: 2 filingsFY2018 Q3: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 3 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q2: 1 filingsFY2022 Q3: 2 filingsFY2022 Q4: 2 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filings0613FY2010FY2013FY2017FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

SHEARMAN STERLING LLP applied to sponsor 36 workers for green cards between 2010 and 2024. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

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